91140 gross and the 818

[rizzo]

moving the excavator

 

[gimpyrobb]

No close up of the rear spring pack?! How did she do?

 

[rizzo]

No close up of the rear spring pack?! How did she do?

no, looked fine. everything was fine, a little slow, but better than expected.

weights were:

10930
17980
17630
22470
22130

 

[logan]

id love one of them 172 trailers

 

[BFR]

how tall were you?

 

[doghead]

How did you get the individual axle weight measurements?

 

[rizzo]

how tall were you?

13'8"

 

[rizzo]

How did you get the individual axle weight measurements?

the DOT gave them to me. FYI all construction equipment is considered commercial even if it is personal.

 

[gimpyrobb]

the DOT gave them to me. FYI all construction equipment is considered commercial even if it is personal.

Sounds like there might be a funny story to follow that statement...

 

[rizzo]

I can't haul it using that truck unless I have a DOT inspection sticker, authority, commercial insurance, US DOT number, signs on the door, all commercial driver requirements, etc..

 

[rizzo]

I can hook one of my commercial tractors to it and change a couple things I missed and it would be fine.

 

[NDT]

I was told the army used to haul M60 tanks around Ft Hood on the 172, and those ain't light. I've seen a few bowed 172's come out of Hood and I suspect that is how that came to be. Not bad for trailer with 6 hole Budd wheels . . .

 

[gimpyrobb]

So did that picture cost ya alot?

 

[rizzo]

So did that picture cost ya alot?

I dont know. a few civil infractions.

 

[FreightTrain]

hmmm,how much does the 172 weigh?What is the deck height?There a 5th wheel trailer with a deck lower that can haul a 40,000lb locomotive?

 

[Monty]

You said it was slow, did you start in low range on the transfer case then split to the high range to get everything moving?

 

[wreckerman893]

hmmm,how much does the 172 weigh?What is the deck height?There a 5th wheel trailer with a deck lower that can haul a 40,000lb locomotive?

BAD FREIGHTTRAIN!!!!!!No locomotive in the Motor Pool. No RR tracks up here on the mountain.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I'll keep it for you FT, you can just swing buy and run it or haul it around whenever you want.

So did you find out about all the restrictions and requirments from the nice transport officer after or before you tried to move it?

 

[rizzo]

hmmm,how much does the 172 weigh?What is the deck height?There a 5th wheel trailer with a deck lower that can haul a 40,000lb locomotive?

trailer weighs 15,600. I cant remember the height, it is in the manual

You said it was slow, did you start in low range on the transfer case then split to the high range to get everything moving?

yes low range then high. It pulled about the same as with my deuce on it, just slower in high range.

So did you find out about all the restrictions and requirments from the nice transport officer after or before you tried to move it?

I had permits and was just wrong on a couple things. they were very fair with me.

 

[Rattlehead]

fyi all construction equipment is considered commercial even if it is personal.

wtf!