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Greenedriver3
New Member
DOT reg book
Another question for the experienced drivers... I am a green driver and need a little guidance. Is it mandatory to have a DOT reg book in the truck that is being occupied at all times? Just curious....
Another question for the experienced drivers... I am a green driver and need a little guidance. Is it mandatory to have a DOT reg book in the truck that is being occupied at all times? Just curious....
hvy 1ton
Senior Member
I knew Farmers Oil rung a bell. I think i recognize the second truck, but the ones that stuck in my mind were a pair (matched?) of red W9's. I think i saw them hauling anhydrous around hutch, but might have been out in the flat lands somewhere.
tonka
Senior Member
That red pete was there 2009 show truck...
here is there 2011 show truck...
check out the tool box's...
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Deere500a
Well-Known Member
Post #452KW & #464IH,sure are pretty but the color I'm mixed on but I'm not saying I won't take em down the line.
tireman
Senior Member
Seriously? Using straps instead of chains on steel? The kicker is that the straps are OUTSIDE the rub rails.Won't take much to lose that load.
tonka
Senior Member
um there is chains on that load... and that load wasn't lost so all is good....
tireman
Senior Member
Keep running straps outside the rub rail and see how long it takes for all to NOT be good.:crazy Just sayin. Worked before, so........it has to work again.And again.:stirthepot
Tireman
I'm up for an education. What is the deal with the straps outside the rub rails. No one has ever given me any good reason why. I have hauled a lot of loads that were always strapped outside, unless there was damage to the rails.
In fact, both of my flats have the rubrails bent in far enough that you mostly can't get the hooks behind them anyway. They were well used when I got them.
Heavy loads done with chain and I almost always go behind the rail, but straps are easier most times over it. Unless you rub on something to cut the strap, it should not be a problem. If you hae a habit of rubbing the side of the trailer on things, I would say there are more problems than where the strap is hooked.
But, that said, I have an open mind and would like to hear a good reason. I am always up to learn a better or safer way to do things.
I'm up for an education. What is the deal with the straps outside the rub rails. No one has ever given me any good reason why. I have hauled a lot of loads that were always strapped outside, unless there was damage to the rails.
In fact, both of my flats have the rubrails bent in far enough that you mostly can't get the hooks behind them anyway. They were well used when I got them.
Heavy loads done with chain and I almost always go behind the rail, but straps are easier most times over it. Unless you rub on something to cut the strap, it should not be a problem. If you hae a habit of rubbing the side of the trailer on things, I would say there are more problems than where the strap is hooked.
But, that said, I have an open mind and would like to hear a good reason. I am always up to learn a better or safer way to do things.
tireman
Senior Member
Well, you sort of answered yourself. The rails are bent up, you said. Well, if the strap had been there when it got bent, it would've gotten cut. And I never had the habit of rubbing my trailer against anything.But I never ran my straps over them, always under. You just never know what someone else is gonna do.No reason to have the strap exposed like that.It pulls it that much further from the load, exposing it to the (however remote) possibilty of getting snagged by something. Just a safety issue that I was taught at a young age.That's all.Never had to deal with bent up rails, though. Guess I'd try to pry them open so I could get the hook behind it.Here's a few pics of how I did it when I used straps.I always considered the rub rails more of a strap guard than anything else.I never secured anything to them, other than a tarp strap.
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Re: bent rails.
Usually the forklift is done running into the rails and bending them up before the straps get put on, so they should still be pretty safe
Otherwise, I see your point of the rub rails protecting the straps from getting rubbed on. Maybe that has something to do with their name.
Usually the forklift is done running into the rails and bending them up before the straps get put on, so they should still be pretty safe
Otherwise, I see your point of the rub rails protecting the straps from getting rubbed on. Maybe that has something to do with their name.
tonka
Senior Member
well i got the 411 on that trailer there are no rub rails on it anylonger... they were capped so no more bent rubrails...
still learn'n
Senior Member
Thanks for the pics of The Bucket List and all the rest Tonka! Great thread
Jerry
Jerry
KrayzKajun
Active Member
That is pure bada$$!!!!
KrayzKajun
Active Member
Sweet!!!!!!!!
glenlunberg
Senior Member
These trucks are very awesome. I think these trucks can carry lots of loads.
