Man I hate it when this happens

[coltont]

Stuck. It is Monday this stuff is to be expected I guess. The driver told me when he pulled on the scales at the mill his gross was 96k.

 

[Mike-M]

How does it turn with all those axles?

 

[treeslayer2003]

holy **** Coltan, that things all wheels. bet ya had to unload it.

 

[coltont]

The front two are steerable . unload and drag out . Stuck:

 

[treeslayer2003]

yea man i been there done that to many times..........you need some truck matts

 

[coltont]

I need winter dammit!!

 

[treeslayer2003]

it leaving bro........it gonna be cold this weekend.

 

[1270d]

no push bar? Or is that thing on the back of the loader a pusher? looked like a light bar. Must be tough working for you guys that cant freeze any ground.

 

[coltont]

To heavy to push or pull

 

[treeslayer2003]

you cannot pull or push a loaded truck with the axles dragging.........pull it in half. matts boys, never a problem.

 

[1270d]

we push and pull our guys when needed (usually loaded since it takes an hour for them to load). They are not stuck the way Coltont's truck is though. Usually just spun out or ditched. Our trucking has to stop if the roads get soft.

 

[treeslayer2003]

we push and pull our guys when needed (usually loaded since it takes an hour for them to load). They are not stuck the way Coltont's truck is though. Usually just spun out or ditched. Our trucking has to stop if the roads get soft.

the way you guys are set up, im surprised you don't matt the road. i thought you did???

 

[1270d]

Never been around a matted road or landing. Actually haven't heard of it being done here, though it has been I suppose. Maybe its done further west of here where the soil turns to red clay.

The soil in most of the areas I work is one of three types. Sand, rock, or black organic muskeg/bog. Not a whole lot of sand and no roads in the swamp unless its cold. Rocks are plentiful.

Lots of the logging roads have been in place for 60 or 70 years, sometimes more, and are well graveled. Its not uncommon to be 10 mile or more on the job road.

 

[treeslayer2003]

well i wouldn't want to buy 10 miles of matts lol.
i like to truck on um but i hate buyin um. if the woods is on a road, a few matts laid in a hole punched in the woods on an angle and i can work. skidder seldom has much trouble working.

 

[northmanlogging]

Think I'm spoiled having gravel pits nearby,

Load a of rock for $20-40 and whatever gas to get it there... nary a problem.

 

[epicklein22]

Stuck. It is Monday this stuff is to be expected I guess. The driver told me when he pulled on the scales at the mill his gross was 96k.

That must be an Ohio truck to have that many lift axles. The surrounding states have a lot looser weight restrictions, so you'll see Ohio trucks with that many axles quite often. I drove 6/7 axle dump trucks for a year and a half. The 6 axle was legal with 70,000 and the 7 axle (like the log truck pictured) was legal with 73,000 I believe. I usually hauled around 80,000. Had numerous loads over 90,000 though. It's tough on the truck and you'll be bent over hard if caught by DOT.

 

[coltont]

Nope that's a Pa truck

 

[epicklein22]

Man, tri-axles in PA can carry over 70,000 legal. What is that thing legal with?

 

[coltont]

I'm not sure. That's the sawmills truck. They send it when our truck can't keep up. There is no loggers in Pa that haul legal weight.

 

[square1]

The front two are steerable . unload and drag out . Stuck:

that's about the steepest hill I ever seen