pulling 43000lbs 3500 miles
07-12-2005, 05:01 PM
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Originally posted by fabricator
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i believe most would agree either
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been around for a while
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Kudos to ridofpwrstroke for moving a load like that safely on a journey up the Alcan, which is not always the easiest of roads to drive.
07-14-2005, 12:46 AM
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Thanks everyone. Believe me, at night while I was sleeping, I had nightmares. Even when I got back home, all I could think about was pulling the dam trailer. My wife got sick of that real quick. It definately was a stressful trip. It took a little longer to get the picks on the computer, but I finally figured it out. The shop is going up this weekend. I will take pics and show you all how it turns out.
07-19-2005, 11:44 AM
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I got past the scales by driving right past them. When I drove down from alaska I asked a few weigh stations if i needed to weigh in. THey asked if I was commercial, and I wasn t, so they said I didnt have to stop. Most weigh stations I drove past were closed as well. I did get stopped in fort nelson and had to weigh in, but I got over on that. As far as straps, I used around 15 5000lb straps and about 10 10,000lb straps. While in Iraq, units were throwing them away and I just picked them up and sent them home in the connex.
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I saw those pics!
MAN!!
I do gotta ask though..........................
How did you get out of TEXAS with that load???????
I run up and down 287 from Ft Worth up to Quanah/Childress on a daily basis(about 200 miles out and 200 back). I see the DPS pulling over the ACE and ACME drivers, the 2-3 car auction haulerdrivers, and the multiple cargo trailer hauler drivers on a daily basis. Most of them are running 1 Ton Duallys with 32-40 foot flatbeds.
And you made it out of here with that!!
My hats off to ya................................................ ..
MAN!!
I do gotta ask though..........................
How did you get out of TEXAS with that load???????
I run up and down 287 from Ft Worth up to Quanah/Childress on a daily basis(about 200 miles out and 200 back). I see the DPS pulling over the ACE and ACME drivers, the 2-3 car auction haulerdrivers, and the multiple cargo trailer hauler drivers on a daily basis. Most of them are running 1 Ton Duallys with 32-40 foot flatbeds.
And you made it out of here with that!!
My hats off to ya................................................ ..
07-20-2005, 06:37 PM
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I didnt pick the shop up until I got to nebraska. The only thing I had on the trailer was a four wheeler, two post lift, and a tire machine and balancer.
07-21-2005, 08:44 PM
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Originally posted by ridofpwrstroke
I didnt pick the shop up until I got to nebraska. The only thing I had on the trailer was a four wheeler, two post lift, and a tire machine and balancer.
I didnt pick the shop up until I got to nebraska. The only thing I had on the trailer was a four wheeler, two post lift, and a tire machine and balancer.
