bmzero Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I have never seen one of these on the road, but it's pretty slick. It would be pretty hard for me to pull that off and scrap it. http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/trucks/for-sale/7245067/2013-volvo-vnl64t730 "Willy Mammoth" - Volvo 730, Sold Heartland Cyclone 4000 Toy HaulerT-Minus 26 years and counting to being a full timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke-E Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 You'll just have to get a new trailer that's made for that! 45' 2004 Showhauler -- VNL300, ISX, FreedomLine -- RVnerds.com -- where I've started to write about what I'm up to Headlight and Fog Light Upgrades http://deepspacelighting.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmzero Posted April 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 You'll just have to get a new trailer that's made for that! Oh yeah, that's going to happen at some point, but there are a lot of other projects in line before that makes it to the top of the list. "Willy Mammoth" - Volvo 730, Sold Heartland Cyclone 4000 Toy HaulerT-Minus 26 years and counting to being a full timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Shouldn't be an issue. All the wear parts are either steel (jaws), or plastic (facing). Built for weight savings, but imagine th Bling with a full polish. I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke-E Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I have that same problem! 45' 2004 Showhauler -- VNL300, ISX, FreedomLine -- RVnerds.com -- where I've started to write about what I'm up to Headlight and Fog Light Upgrades http://deepspacelighting.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncohauler Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I have a friend with one that I just did a truck show with this weekend. That plate with a full polish is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 They save like 100lbs over a standard plate. Some companies, particularly ones that do the same load over and over again pull all kinds of stunts to save a little weight and add a little more cargo to each load. Tank outfits are famous for this stuff. Companies that haul gasoline tankers, loads of gasoline from tank farm to gas station would use something like this. We deliver new Heil petroleum tankers to them and one of the specs is to put "dummy" landing gears on them that will only hold the weight of an empty tank and have no gears to extend or retract them, you manually pull some pins, drop the pads and put the pins in. Saves about another 300 lbs. Aluminum frames, super singles, day cabs or smallest sleeper available. Pull out all the stops and you can save upwards of 2000 or more lbs per truck, which translates into 300 more gallons of gasoline per trip in a tanker that normally holds 7500 gallons. Every 20th trip is "free". Fleet of 100 units delivering every day it finally adds up. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmzero Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 They save like 100lbs over a standard plate. Some companies, particularly ones that do the same load over and over again pull all kinds of stunts to save a little weight and add a little more cargo to each load. Tank outfits are famous for this stuff. Companies that haul gasoline tankers, loads of gasoline from tank farm to gas station would use something like this. We deliver new Heil petroleum tankers to them and one of the specs is to put "dummy" landing gears on them that will only hold the weight of an empty tank and have no gears to extend or retract them, you manually pull some pins, drop the pads and put the pins in. Saves about another 300 lbs. Aluminum frames, super singles, day cabs or smallest sleeper available. Pull out all the stops and you can save upwards of 2000 or more lbs per truck, which translates into 300 more gallons of gasoline per trip in a tanker that normally holds 7500 gallons. Every 20th trip is "free". Fleet of 100 units delivering every day it finally adds up. That's pretty impressive. The logistics industry constantly amazes me at how they measure and analyze almost every aspect of their business. It's impressive that companies can still turn a profit in such a cut throat market. I have a friend that builds some integral pieces to McLeod's software. I get to hear about their advancements pretty often. Cool stuff. "Willy Mammoth" - Volvo 730, Sold Heartland Cyclone 4000 Toy HaulerT-Minus 26 years and counting to being a full timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasFlyer Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 They save like 100lbs over a standard plate. Some companies, particularly ones that do the same load over and over again pull all kinds of stunts to save a little weight and add a little more cargo to each load. Tank outfits are famous for this stuff. Companies that haul gasoline tankers, loads of gasoline from tank farm to gas station would use something like this. We deliver new Heil petroleum tankers to them and one of the specs is to put "dummy" landing gears on them that will only hold the weight of an empty tank and have no gears to extend or retract them, you manually pull some pins, drop the pads and put the pins in. Saves about another 300 lbs. Aluminum frames, super singles, day cabs or smallest sleeper available. Pull out all the stops and you can save upwards of 2000 or more lbs per truck, which translates into 300 more gallons of gasoline per trip in a tanker that normally holds 7500 gallons. Every 20th trip is "free". Fleet of 100 units delivering every day it finally adds up. So is this to allow more of a load or to make up for the driver's ever increasing weight? John Southern Nevada 2008 Volvo 780, D13, I-Shift 2017 Keystone Fuzion 420 Toyhauler 2017 Can-Am Maverick X3-RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 The "tare " weight does include the significant posterior of some of the drivers out here. But that problem is being addressed by a skinnier demographic: http://www.dailynews.com/business/20160425/americas-trucking-industry-faces-a-shortage-meet-the-immigrants-helping-fill-the-gap Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mdonewiththis forum Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I'm surprised some companies don't fill the tires with helium!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I'm surprised some companies don't fill the tires with helium!! Hmmmm..... Rather than spend all that money on the aluminum hitch, let 5# of air out of each tires, times 18, comes to a substantial weight loss. True story....Years ago, I told the girl running the scale house at a grain elevator, that I saw someone letting air out of tires out back, to cheat the company. She believed me. She was blonde. KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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