tkobes43 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I have a quote to move a crane boom it's 50ft long, 35000 lbs. it's only moving 2 miles from one side of the construction site to the other side. How would I go about securing it to my trailer? I have chains and binders just wondering what's the best way to secure it. Here's a pic of the truck and trailerTom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Is it flat going Tommy, or uneven slopes and hills, and is it a good size where the trailer will be top heavy? Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Is it flat going Tommy, or uneven slopes and hills, and is it a good size where the trailer will be top heavy?Yea all flat, its a good size boom, Not really that tall just LONG! Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Longer than trailer, I think you have all the binders and chains you need to secure it, but you have to go slower than hell, even at 5 miles an hour it will only take less than half hour to get there. See wwhat these other guys have done in same situation, but you also don't want to damage boom, especially if you put it up on the deck over the 5th wheel. Will you're trailer handle thjat weight too? Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 yea trailer will be fine, The truck probably won't like it much Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I was reserving comment that it may be time for you're rigging division to add a twin screw tractor to you're fleet or at least if you can get enough of this type of work to pay for it. Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 I was reserving comment that it may be time for you're rigging division to add a twin screw tractor to you're fleet or at least if you can get enough of this type of work to pay for it.Well the fellow who called me just signed a contract down in north carolina for a oil pipeline... Ill add more details when and if i get the job... Crossing my fingers. Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 VERY VERY COOL, GOOD LUCK. Also make sure you have a helper with you, you don't want to be working around that kind of weight alone.......Paul Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Well todays the day!!! Wish me luck boys! Ill be sure to take a lot of pics!!Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 GOOD LUCK TOM Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 STRAPS ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you put a chain on it that is the easiest way to never get called back and they will unload you after chewing your ass out! 2 straps 1rst 10 feet by law 1 every 10 feet. I like a few more. Maybe 2 on the back. I would say 8 or 10 straps. Make sure not frayed. But 2 miles your call. Do it right the first time and you'll have less headaches. You might also need bridges to level it out. Get wood and make sure it levels and secure to deck 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 EXACTLY RIGHT SLPWLKER, I HAD A 4 SPINDLE BRIDGEPORT MILLING MACHINE BROUGHT BACK HERE FROM CT ONE TIME LIFTED ONTO THE TRUCK AND CHAINED DOWN WITH NO WOOD OR PADDING OF ANY KIND AFTER I GAVE THE GUY PADDING, WOOD AND LOT OF HEAVY RUBBER. SCREWED UP THE PAINT AND CHIPPED THE WAY EDGES. HE SAID ALL THE EXTRA THINGS WEREN'T NEEDED, LAST TIME I USED HIM. Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 EXACTLY RIGHT SLPWLKER, I HAD A 4 SPINDLE BRIDGEPORT MILLING MACHINE BROUGHT BACK HERE FROM CT ONE TIME LIFTED ONTO THE TRUCK AND CHAINED DOWN WITH NO WOOD OR PADDING OF ANY KIND AFTER I GAVE THE GUY PADDING, WOOD AND LOT OF HEAVY RUBBER. SCREWED UP THE PAINT AND CHIPPED THE WAY EDGES. HE SAID ALL THE EXTRA THINGS WEREN'T NEEDED, LAST TIME I USED HIM.Sounds like a modern day trucker they dont care and dont know if it doesnt concern them in their cab they have no clue about it, proper load securement and protecting the cargo, HA! I have seen some guys tear equipment up loading it and just shrug it off chain it down and pull on out, I watched one guy load one of our machines(spike driver), break the nippers(clamps the ties) off it chain it down and head out like it never happened, he didnt even try to hide it just took the broken parts and threw em on the machine. I get kinda ticked talking about this kind of stuff since Im the one that has to fix it after they break it and then there is no recourse they are back hauling something else a few days later. Oh the company is Best Specialized! 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 EXACTLY RIGHT SLPWLKER, I HAD A 4 SPINDLE BRIDGEPORT MILLING MACHINE BROUGHT BACK HERE FROM CT ONE TIME LIFTED ONTO THE TRUCK AND CHAINED DOWN WITH NO WOOD OR PADDING OF ANY KIND AFTER I GAVE THE GUY PADDING, WOOD AND LOT OF HEAVY RUBBER. SCREWED UP THE PAINT AND CHIPPED THE WAY EDGES. HE SAID ALL THE EXTRA THINGS WEREN'T NEEDED, LAST TIME I USED HIM.On another note you still got the milling machine working? 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Yes, only on special jobs, its a 4 spindle Bridgeport Tracer Mill like this one but with 2 more heads, with chipped paint on ram and around ways behind the table. Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucerne tractor Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 STRAPS ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you put a chain on it that is the easiest way to never get called back and they will unload you after chewing your ass out! 2 straps 1rst 10 feet by law 1 every 10 feet. I like a few more. Maybe 2 on the back. I would say 8 or 10 straps. Make sure not frayed. But 2 miles your call. Do it right the first time and you'll have less headaches. You might also need bridges to level it out. Get wood and make sure it levels and secure to deckI was about to scream the same thing. Do not scratch a crane boom, no chipped paint means no rust, "Rust Bad" use straps, use thick rubber under the straps, conveyor belt type. Block your trailer up level and make the blocks wider then the boom, carpet them. I always strapped through the bottom of the booms not over the top, it's acording to how wide they are, these were 9 1/2 feet square by 40'. I used the 2" staps four, like slpwlkr says, every ten feet. Mine set up on blocks because we carried 2 20,000 lb counter weight under the boom. Hauled many booms up many old mountian trails and cross states to wind tower projects and they stayed on just fine. I know I am too late but maybe some help Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Yes, only on special jobs, its a 4 spindle Bridgeport Tracer Mill like this one but with 2 more heads,HPIM0795.JPG with chipped paint on ram and around ways behind the table.HMMM, I have a lot of neat projects running thru my mind that could be useful for , Im too cheap to buy a good milling machine even though I know I would use it alot! 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hi superdog, That machine is all hydraulic, no screws, you can see the hydraulic pump to the left on the floor, you put a model or part under the stylus to the right of the heads and it copies it in 3 dimensions. For heavy work you probably need a big turret mill this size........Paul Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 It was an overhead crane in doors all the time. I asked what they preferred and the said chains and binders over straps. I had corner protectors and put them under the chains... Everything went ok, I broke my landing gear handle, broke a bead on a trailer tire, got harassed by Randy JK!!!! But everything went well! Pics coming soon. If you like my face book page you've seen them already. 1 Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Glad to know you're Ok.Paul, great equipement! 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 1 Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 GrrrrrTom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul roncetti Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Thanks for compliment on equipment Vlad, all old line names, Bridgeport, South Bend, Brown & Sharp, Cincinnati, DoAll, Pratt &* Whitney, etc. Shame is, and I dont know how this government let it happen, several have filed bankruptsy and long gone, 10 to 20 years ago, Bridgeport, South Bend, Brown & Sharp, Pratt & Whitney to name a few.............Paul Quote RONCETTI Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yea....what JT said! Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Broke the landing gear handle Yesterday morning.... Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/29486-truckers-i-need-advice/#findComment-158557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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