Southern Ray
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Spotted this as I pulled up to a traffic light. Had to take a picture. Couldn't tell if he was delivering or loading out.
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J Hamilton
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Oh wow!
I live just off of US 61 south of the Iowa state line. Years ago it was common the see new JD going down the highway with a chain around the rear axles just like that. I was hauling out of the MF plant in Des Moines IA, and I could just see a snapped axle in my nightmares.
caterpillar guy
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As long as the axle is wider than the trailer the chain will be pulling in toward the center of the tractor. Besides if that brakes the axle it was not much of an axle to begin with. 3or 4 inch and larger shaft. I've done that and hauled from Deere to points like that right over weigh scales with no issue. I do prefer to tie to the drawbar if I can. I guess some will never be satisfied with how things get done.
Nephew works @ Trail King heavy haul trailer manufacturing plant. They will weld the chain binders closed sometimes when new trailers are stacked on each other & the trailers are going overseas. He also says that they often will also "air down" the tires & then air them back up after they are chained together. They will stack 3-4 together & a contractor will pull them to a port some place & leave them set somewhere close to the port because local "haulers" aren't licensed to enter the ports staging area. Bottom trailer gets all the ware, those on top are just along for the ride.
Having been an actual DOT cop, but with the caveat that I've been retired a good 10 years, it seems I recall language regarding insuring against lateral movement. That may be ok, but I'd want to take a real had look at it before I headed down the road with it.
As far as sketchy loads go, we see a lot of new trucks being transported to have bodies put on them up here. They get secured one behind the other on the rear frame above the rear ax with ubolts and wooden blocking. I've found more than a few of them with crushed blocking and loose ubolts. We're talking one power unit with 3-4 trucks behind it. Some times what looks like a great idea doesn't work out so good.
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