ebinmaine 67,484 #1 Posted July 14, 2022 Now, for the record... The BBT made this video specifically for me. Bear. Eric. EB. It's ..... Possible..... A little... That I've been known to have some degree of difficulty remembering exactly how I like to hold our tractors to the trailer. We do this only twice most years and my memory is... Challenging. So my wonderful thoughtful little Other Half made me a video recording of the procedure. Figured some o you folks would be slightly amused. 8 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,412 #2 Posted July 14, 2022 Eric, I can definitely relate, and yes I was more than a bit amused... Every time my wife watches/helps me strap one of the Wheel Horses to the trailer, she has to know why I don't do it the same way every time, and why I don't just write it down some day. Seems to me that's missing the point, certainly takes some of the fun and creativity out of it. But what do I know? By the way, I never noticed but your BBT has such a nice sweet voice, it's easy to forget that she could kick ALL of our arses at the same time. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #3 Posted July 14, 2022 BBT… But obviously you didn’t consult @Pullstart…. There’s no multiple deck stacking… 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,319 #4 Posted July 14, 2022 12 hours ago, ebinmaine said: We do this only twice most years I hope the ride is a short, slow one, and not on I-95. You get 3 bonus points for the diagonal and front-to-back tie downs. But - I am not so thrilled with the upper deck method with no weight below - the tractors (that's how we say it in RI) being up there raise the center of gravity a lot, making for squirrelly handling of a short wheelbase trailer - 1 demerit. Which leads me to item two - IF one of the tractors shifts off those rather narrow ramps in transit, it addresses the issue above with less than desired results - 1 demerit. The lack of fixed stops in front of the wheels is a concern - gotta watch out for deer & moose up there and stop short- 1 demerit. All in good fun folks, ya gotta have a thick skin to work this crowd!!! Good creative use of tie-down points - good video. Bill 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #5 Posted July 14, 2022 Yep very good informal video of how to strap it down 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,852 #6 Posted July 14, 2022 14 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: Yep very good informal video of how to strap it down Nice cab over! We don’t have any big rigs, so we play with our school bus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #7 Posted July 14, 2022 We almost bought it but my dad saw the inside and I told him it was a 2 stroke and he went like I don’t want a gasoline power semi flatbed so that was the end of that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #8 Posted July 14, 2022 My dad wanted to trade one of our Suzuki four wheelers for it but then he bailed and I was sad cuz I’ve always have wanted a COE and it’s a white Freightliner flt64 I think it is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #9 Posted July 14, 2022 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,625 #10 Posted July 14, 2022 @ebinmaine marvel at your ease of video application for instruction , is there any source of help that you use do do your videos ? having a nightmare on the most basic attempted , send anything , looking for direction , thanks pete 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #11 Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, ri702bill said: I hope the ride is a short, slow one, and not on I-95. You get 3 bonus points for the diagonal and front-to-back tie downs. But - I am not so thrilled with the upper deck method with no weight below - the 1. tractors (that's how we say it in RI) being up there raise the center of gravity a lot, making for squirrelly handling of a short wheelbase trailer - 1 demerit. Which leads me to item two 2. IF one of the tractors shifts off those rather narrow ramps in transit, it addresses the issue above with less than desired results - 1 demerit. 3. The lack of fixed stops in front of the wheels is a concern - gotta watch out for deer & moose up there and stop short- 1 demerit. All in good fun folks, ya gotta have a thick skin to work this crowd!!! Good creative use of tie-down points - good video. Bill Man you guys are a TOUGH crowd!! Good thing I got those three positive points ahead of time. 1: Hi center of gravity is of very little concern in this particular situation. It's important to note that the trailer we own is COMMERCIAL DUTY. This is a far far cry from the inexpensive imported garbage that you can buy nowadays. Being in the trucking industry and having great concern for the safety of myself and the rest of the world I consulted several different fabrication professionals before we put the trailer in this form. Current registered GVW is 3,400 lb and with additional springs it could carry quite a lot more. 2: I absolutely agree with the potential for side slide and to be perfectly frank with you it bothers me quite a bit as well. That's why we have that third strap pulling straight down on the front axles of each tractor. I would rather have them facing fore and aft but..... this is what we've got to work with..... for now. We've been using this trailer set up in this manner for several years now with great success. 3: I agree with the concern here as well but not because of the deer and moose. It's because of the two-legged animals driving around in the other cars. 59 minutes ago, peter lena said: @ebinmaine marvel at your ease of video application for instruction , is there any source of help that you use do do your videos ? having a nightmare on the most basic attempted , send anything , looking for direction , thanks pete Trina and I use nothing more complicated than our own smartphones to do our videos. I've attempted editing on mine a couple times. I think I did okay but it isn't something I'd be interested in doing a lot because it's very time consuming. We just think about what we want to do say and point out ahead of time and go for it. If I screw up something awful I just start right all over again. 🤪 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,319 #12 Posted July 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: but not because of the deer and moose. It's because of the two-legged animals driving around The 2 legged ones can and will text while underway - the 4 legged ones can't - they got no thumbs!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #13 Posted July 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, ri702bill said: The 2 legged ones can and will text while underway - the 4 legged ones can't - they got no thumbs!!! Yeah but you give a four-legged animal a stylus and teach them to hold it in their mouth.... Watch out world!! 😬 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,319 #14 Posted July 14, 2022 Just now, ebinmaine said: give a four-legged animal a stylus Give 'em a corded mouse - they'll eat it!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #15 Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Man you guys are a TOUGH crowd!! Hmm... depends on how you look at it... I guess... 'Dis be a tiny bit off topic... but you'll enjoy... Redsquare has politics whether anyone wants to admit it or not... Conservative.... moderate... liberal. Conservative: People with 1 Wheel Horse. Moderate: People with 2 Wheel Horses. Liberal: People with 3 or more Wheel Horses. Don Edited July 14, 2022 by Snoopy11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,319 #16 Posted July 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Snoopy11 said: Conservative: People with 1 Wheel Horse. Don, we all know that Horses need a stable mate, or 3, or 5 .... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #17 Posted July 14, 2022 I only got one and it’s well enough for me and I got it for free 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,714 #18 Posted July 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: I only got one and it’s well enough for me and I got it for free Ha ha... you say that now... I said that very thing a couple of years ago... Now... I've got 3... and some green junk... and... oh well... I'm a nutcase... Don 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #19 Posted July 14, 2022 Well I did get it for free it was my great grandpa’s tractor used for plowing he died in 2004 I think and my uncle continued to use the rj up until 2008 when it was parked in my grandparents backyard and my grandma gave me her dads rj for free 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #20 Posted July 14, 2022 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #21 Posted July 14, 2022 My grandma sent me the pics of grandpa Reese on his rj in Kansas or Ogden I don’t know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #22 Posted July 14, 2022 This is the exact spot it sat in for 14 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #23 Posted July 14, 2022 Well not exact but 4 ft to the left of the pic it sat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #24 Posted July 14, 2022 19 minutes ago, Snoopy11 said: People with 2 Wheel Horses People with 12 Wheel Horses... Maybe I'd be level four. Lunatic? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,484 #25 Posted July 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, The Freightliner Guy said: Awesome story man. That's just super cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
