M543A2 doin a little work

[rizzo]

moving a semi trailer across the yard

 

[DaveP]

earning it's keep! and your having fun at the same time. way cool.

 

[rizzo]

I didn't get paid though.

 

[Armada]

Cool pics. It's great to use the trucks for actual work. How can the wive's complain about them sitting in the yard? It's a tool, not a toy.

 

[M1075]

Hey Rizzo, it looks like you are running Goodyear AT-2A 16.00R20 tires on the front and Michelin XZL 16.00R20 tires on the back. Is that correct? How are the 16s working out? With the taller tires, do you still have enough reach with the outriggers?

 

[rizzo]

Hey Rizzo, it looks like you are running Goodyear AT-2A 16.00R20 tires on the front and Michelin XZL 16.00R20 tires on the back. Is that correct? How are the 16s working out? With the taller tires, do you still have enough reach with the outriggers?

I havn't used the outriggers yet, but I have some blocks. I know I'm gonna need em.

the 16's work good. I was wondering if the multi would pull it or not. I towed my deuce with no body on the back and it pulled it fine.

 

[jasonjc]

Looks like you need the other wrecker that has the 5 wheel plate

 

[rizzo]

Looks like you need the other wrecker that has the 5 wheel plate

I saw a cic one last month. pretty sweet. I am getting a angle iron adaptor made for my towbar. The tow bar will hook up backwards and the angle will hook to the ring. then the angle will go under the edge of the semi trailer or truck fram or bumper. Chains will be hooked to the fram and run around the angle to the hook. the weight of the vehicle on the chains will hold the angle in place at the vehicle. this will stop the front to back swaying movement. The tow guys used to do this before semi under reach/hook setups.

 

[sod-buster]

it's called a drawbar. in the 50's they used what was called a suiside bar, it had a pivit at each end and that made it inposable too backup and the truck beeing towed wood sway from side too side wile going down the road

 

[OSO]

I like your pics did the guy said you did all that damage to the front of the trailer where all the rust was where the trailer sides meet the metal for the fifth wheel pin is mounted on. When you move another trailer maybe slide a piece of 3/4" plywood where the block rides on the trailer . I have done move for people and some times they just complain about damage to there stuff

 

[rizzo]

it got dented where the block was.
that was my plan to put the plywood in there, but can't remember why we didn't.
"customer" was my friend. did it for free.