Wicked carnage, very impressive
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Yes, yes it is!
Snowbird13
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I would call the second one a drop deck. Regardless, the one we use for our 210s and 130s is like the first one. We move them all the time with no issues. If the boom is properly curled no issues. Our bigger machines are moved on trailers like the second one.
that was in Portland Maine July 15 2019, but you are closeSomewhere in portland yesterday
Let’s say the mtl’s weigh 11k each, D3 is about 16k and the Harley rake, holy shit Batman. The trailer looks to be bent behind the axles. Driver should be shot. Almost 40k plus the trailerOne more for today. From the interwebs, looks a bit overloaded for a single wheel
Boss
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that was in Portland Maine July 15 2019, but you are close
I heard about one yesterday and that's what google gave me.
Thought it was strange because the reporter said concrete was damaged and that's a steel bridge. Either way that was some impressive carnage.
WaterH
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Driver from our sister company found out the negative results of big dumb loads and not knowing how to read a tape measure. Said he was 14'2" but somehow he hit a 17'8" bridge
Had to go to the scene and it took two of our picker trucks and a winch truck to get this fixed. He hit the bridge at 62 miles an hour and it actually bent the boom of the excavator and destroyed the bridge. Wish I had many pictures of the bridge but it was 2 in the morning and WE HAD to GET OUT BEFORE THE PO PO SHOWED UP
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Fullsize80cherokee
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I remember at the old site in the fail thread there was a JLG vs overpass pic and the JLG won, the bridge fell over and it wasn't a small overpass
Johann
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There is no possible way that an excavator on an oil field flat bed is 14' 2". Well maybe if you took the boom and cab off..... Dude either didn't bother measuring or just didn't give a fuck.
I'll bet the excavator itself is 14'2" and someone forgot to add the trailer!
Snowbird13
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A 160 isn't that tall, unless the boom is up.
10' to top of cab.
ThePanzerFuhrer
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This is my big dumb load lol. Old Ford was built specifically for pulling these guys around. Machine weighs 145k.
1981K20
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It was a tiny excavator compared to the others we haul around, one of our customers has 3 JLG 350's and and a fleet of Cat 336's. This is one of the smallest we haul and he hits a fucking train bridge lol. We are baffled at this drivers idiocy and he was let go immediately.
WaterH
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OK, guys, I have a BDL coming up possible next week. I want some opinions. I'm looking to haul a 9000 lb. machine on a 7000 lb. trailer. I know allot of guys would do that without a second thought. In this case, I haven't had trailer brakes on this trailer since I got it. I bought it with no wiring. I wired the lights and have used it ever since that way. One time when I was working underneath, I noticed it had electric brakes on one axle. So in preparation for this load next week, I got the brakes working. I didn't have a brake controller, so I wired the brakes to the brake lights. I took it out for a test drive and now when I look at the brake pedal, the tires lock. Of course the trailer is empty now.
Im guessing someone else has wired brakes like this before. Will the brakes not be so touchy when I have a load on the trailer? Do you think the tires can lock with 9000 lbs. on there? Right now it just drags the tires, but if they lock with all that weight, I'm wondering if I will go through the windshield. Lol.
Lots of flaming expected. Maybe some constructive comments would be nice.
Im guessing someone else has wired brakes like this before. Will the brakes not be so touchy when I have a load on the trailer? Do you think the tires can lock with 9000 lbs. on there? Right now it just drags the tires, but if they lock with all that weight, I'm wondering if I will go through the windshield. Lol.
Lots of flaming expected. Maybe some constructive comments would be nice.
You're lucky you didn't blow the brake light fuse. DO NOT run your trailer brakes like that. Buy a fucking controller you cheap bastard.
Norm
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WaterH
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The magnets only draw 3 amps according to this site.
https://www.elecbrakes.com/blog/can-standard-trailer-wiring-power-electric-brakes/
Basically what you did was make it so that the brakes apply 100% when you touch the brake. A controller ramps up the voltage gradually to whatever you preset it to so as to prevent tire lockup.
Buy a brake controller like others have said. That is not something to be a cheap ass about.
Buy a brake controller like others have said. That is not something to be a cheap ass about.
2big bronco
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Isnt it all flat in florida? No brakes with 10-12k Is fine if you dont drive like an idiot. Bring some blocks of wood that fit between the axles and trailer frame in case the springs arnt happy and put the tires into the fenders.
But this is a good excuse to buy a brake controller... or possibly look into a bluetooth one. I've heard nothing but great things and you dont need a controller in the vehicle so your set with anything you want to tow with.
But this is a good excuse to buy a brake controller... or possibly look into a bluetooth one. I've heard nothing but great things and you dont need a controller in the vehicle so your set with anything you want to tow with.
+1
one side braking? Was it a roundy rounders rig?
9k load plus trailer weight no brakes needed...sounds like an f150 commercial
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1981K20
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Fucking priceless, i didnt know it was as serious as it was so my first question was can you chain it back down and get the fuck outta there. He couldn't because the excavator was hanging off the trailer
I was 10 minutes from the scene when he sent a text saying cops showed up
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I hope you'll be pulling it with the Bronco. If flat towing the hemtt was testing your towing skills I'm sure this will go dandy.
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This is your excuse to buy a brake controller but with 9k on a 7k trailer having the brakes on 100% as soon as you touch the pedal will be a good thing. Put your tires at 10psi over the sidewall max if you're going to be going fast with this. I'd personally go slow.
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Just came across. Video of a car with a stack of pallets going down the road. Silly girl behind the camera says it's the most illegal thing she's ever seen.
I'm thinking to myself, you know, it's really not that bad. Send it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=7K96PuYO4Ng&feature=emb_logo
I'm thinking to myself, you know, it's really not that bad. Send it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=7K96PuYO4Ng&feature=emb_logo
She is probably boring to be around.
I have a cheap ass brake controller, pm me your address and I’ll mail it to you
aczlan
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Or hit your local junkyard up, I have a couple of Tekonsha Sentinel proportional brake controllers that I got at my local junkyard for under $15 each all wired up for our vehicles.
Aaron Z
Aaron Z
WaterH
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I understand what I did. What I'm asking is will the tire not lock when there's a load on it? I'm thinking these brakes will just put a drag on the tires.
Thanks for the offer, Twinkie. Let me say for the record, I'm not "not buying" a controller to save money. I don't have time to install it right now. I will probably install one in the future. The blue tooth style has got my attention.
Do you really think the axles will bend? I would think there's enough "safety factor" built in to the trailer to handle it. I wouldn't consider this over thousands of miles, but I'm talking about a 100 miles of slow driving.
There's no place around here that rents trailers like that. Besides, I'm looking at an excavator to buy. If I drive a hundred miles with a rented trailer, the guy will probably not negotiate at all. If I show up with mine, I can just drive home if I don't want to pay asking price.