YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
Got my license this morning and did my first solo run after work. Hauling some shit 
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Clb
another toyota from P.R.K
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Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Oh, you’re a shit sucker?Got my license this morning and did my first solo run after work. Hauling some shit
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
Oh, you’re a shit sucker?
No
It was empty
They use the trailer as a holding tank at the next town over for their pota potty trucks, then have the straight pumper truck empty it out every now and then. More efficient than having the potty guys driving all over. I saw the dispatch sitting there and offered to bring it down after work on my time for some more practice. They helped me out a lot withy license so I figured it's the least I could do. Day to day, I'm the equipment operator. I have an F550 with a ~14k excavator on a trailer that I pull everywhere. It's 38k lbs gcvw so obviously class A range.
Also found out the hard way that the switch just labeled HIGH and LOW right next to the air bag dump switch was NOT related to the suspension, but some type of 2 speed rear axle or aux trans
I wish someone would have told me something about the truck at some point I guess 18 speeds wasn't enough for someone.
Clb
another toyota from P.R.K
The infamous portal reduction switch?
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Purely out of curiosity, what’s your fuel mileage like with these equipment loads?
Hauled our 980 from Fort Bragg to Scotia today…
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Because you asked, I calculated it, never have before because it doesn’t matter. So 2 runs back and fourth, empty and back loaded twice mixed. It’s a very windy steep, nasty road. The drill rig, and 980. 501 miles, 118 gallons 4.23mpg.
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Not bad when my new power wagon gets 11mpg mixed driving empty…
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Appreciate the info and pretty good all things considered. Figured in your line of work mileage, didn’t matter much since it’s a moot point/necessary evil. Then factor in roads, less than aerodynamic equipment shapes, and equipment weight too.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
I would have guessed worse.
My F550 at 38k lbs only get 5.5-6mpg on the dash. If it was my money I would have gotten a class 6 truck, it's already a cdl and shit mpg's why not?
The only thing the F550 has is easily available 4wd. But with the heavy trailer, it doesn't do much really.
My F550 at 38k lbs only get 5.5-6mpg on the dash. If it was my money I would have gotten a class 6 truck, it's already a cdl and shit mpg's why not?
The only thing the F550 has is easily available 4wd. But with the heavy trailer, it doesn't do much really.
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Wades_76_cj7
RZR guy, NO I am not gay..
How long does it take to change out all the tires on that trailer? I bet that is a bitch with those inside duals. lol
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
I’ve slowly changed all but 2 of them in the last year or so. They don’t wear evenly or good at all. The trailer spreads in the rear, so getting the inner tires off isn’t as bad as it seems.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Wades_76_cj7
RZR guy, NO I am not gay..
yes that is what i meant when i said inside duals..You know it has 16 tires?
DT75FLH
#988 mo bettar than #580
I'll have to ride the coast more. Any good eats there?
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Many, but you have to know where to look, the Mendo coast is beautiful, but a weird place people wise.
weird as in they answer your question but also dont answer itMany, but you have to know where to look, the Mendo coast is beautiful, but a weird place people wise.
you could have at least gave him the name of one or two places
ThePanzerFuhrer
The Rock Breaker God
What do you guys call those lowboys? I have never seen one like that irl. Our 50-60 ton trailers just have 4 standard axles on them.Hauled our 980 from Fort Bragg to Scotia today…
980f best loader ever built
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
Ok fine then, Sea Pal Cove, and Giant Burger in Fort Bragg…weird as in they answer your question but also dont answer it
you could have at least gave him the name of one or two places
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
We just call them 8-10 expandos I guess, it’s what everyone runs here in CA for permit loads. At the end of each walking beam is a joint, that allows the tires to rotate. You can take them through some pretty nasty stuff as long as you don’t high center.What do you guys call those lowboys? I have never seen one like that irl. Our 50-60 ton trailers just have 4 standard axles on them.
980f best loader ever built
Clb
another toyota from P.R.K
The journey is the destination...weird as in they answer your question but also dont answer it
you could have at least gave him the name of one or two places
You don't get the full emerald triangle vibe just following the nav.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
What do you guys call those lowboys? I have never seen one like that irl. Our 50-60 ton trailers just have 4 standard axles on them.
980f best loader ever built
95% of CA trailers are 2 axle, I honestly don't know why they run them in the 16 tire configuration vs 4 standard axles. I guess it would make it easier to have them expand for wider loads, but they make similar trailers that don't expand.
I still laugh when I see a dump truck with 3 tag axles and a strong arm or whatever on the back. Not use to seeing that type of stuff at all. 90% of CA trucks are just 18 wheelers.
Mvanhelden
26 Wheeler
. Oh well, off to Sacramento I go tomorrow
We have weird trucks & trailers in TX too. Seeing dump trucks with nothing but tires from front to back looks fucked. Even more fucked is seeing one of those pulling a trailer with a 20ft neck and an identical dump body with only 2 axles under it. If that's OK then why the fuck does the truck need 20 tires but 8 is ok on the trailer?
