In California in the 70’s and 80’s there were many single drive axle trucks hauling containers that had similar setups to give them another axle. Thanks and take care.
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Oh kool. I did not know that! Thanks for watching 😊
@grantgordon32096 ай бұрын
How do you make left or right turns when you're loaded ?. Do you drop the air in the pin-on axle before making the turns?
@luckybananaheavyhaul34076 ай бұрын
No it still turns. You just need to be careful in slippery conditions.
@Noelle21422 жыл бұрын
I love those training videos! Really informative. Thank you!
@carldrexler78837 ай бұрын
Doug I see that third axle has smaller tires, how much weight can be put on that axle?
@coreyweaver11292 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic. Exactly what I was hoping for when I messaged you!!! Thank you very much!
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for following 😊
@richardnoack491011 ай бұрын
Who makes them been looking for one
@luckybananaheavyhaul340711 ай бұрын
These are home made
@MatthewKelpe Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video - I came across it accidently, but our company is trying to make one of these to add a 5th axle to a heavy haul tractor, and this helps. We are planning to use a steerable axle, which I think should help a lot with maneuverability, would you think this to be correct? We are in Missouri, where a quad grouping will be permitted for as much as 89,600 lbs, so adding another axle seems to be the right choice vs. a jeep, which would be a horrible pain to maneuver into our jobsites in tight urban areas.
@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Жыл бұрын
Definitely go with steerable. Just having a fixed tridem really decreases my steering ability especially in slippery conditions. I can’t imagine a fixed quad. I find it neat (a pain in the ass but neat) to see the different combinations being used in different areas.
@alvindueck21042 жыл бұрын
Didn't know you could pin on another axle. Thanks for sharing.
@Chris-tw4jm2 жыл бұрын
Using a double drop, does the spare axle really gain you much weight since you can’t have the 5th wheel plate far enough forward for the best distribution?
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Good question. Personally I’m not a fan of this configuration but sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do. With the 5th wheel all the way back you will really load the drives and we can easily permit 66,000 on 3 axles. We will of coarse be light on the steering but you sacrifice a few thousand pounds up front to gain 22,000 in the back. Just be extra cautious in slippery conditions because it won’t steer worth a shit!
@timf2914 Жыл бұрын
That was really cool never seen that before
@jimjamess86332 жыл бұрын
That’s one I never seen before! Thanks for sharing! How long have you been with your company?
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 😊 5 years at Bellemare. It’s a great company if you like diversity. We have a lot of different equipment. 5 years and still learning :)
@HeimirTomm Жыл бұрын
I am not sure (been out of this business for over 20 years) but I do believe that in Europe pin on axles on the truck are illegal. At least I have never come across them. Heard of them but never seen them in situ.
@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Жыл бұрын
They are illegal in western Canada also. Different provinces have different regulations
@michaelmcclure86732 жыл бұрын
I drove for a small outfit that used the same style like Roadway uses, it had pins that went in the frame towards the cab.
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
It definitely makes the truck versatile. Thanks for watching 😊
@tmacs3112 жыл бұрын
Very nice video lb 👍great job with all your videos 👍thanks for making them 👍
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement! 😊 Cheers
@tmacs3112 жыл бұрын
Your welcome lb 👍
@oldpete31532 жыл бұрын
Interesting...out here in BC we just use tri-drive tractors.
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Yeah… I wish we could. Eastern Canada likes to be so different and it’s hard to get permits on tridrives. We have one tridrive and the dispatchers hate it. I don’t make the rules. Thanks for watching 😊
@oldpete31532 жыл бұрын
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 after 47 yrs in the business it was always problematic operating thru different province's and states. Great videos...take care.
@scottderrah22852 жыл бұрын
Who makes those pin on axles?
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Ours are home made at our shop. I’m not sure if there are commercial versions out there.
@claudem.p.79692 жыл бұрын
Yes le best of the best. HOURRA
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
😊
@rypkepaulusma2 жыл бұрын
Stearing is seriously comprimised, and so is safety when hauling such (over)weights. All in all this is not a good solution but a 'dirty trick'.
@luckybananaheavyhaul34072 жыл бұрын
Agreed… but companies get away with it so they’re going to keep doing it.
@jacknuzzy279 Жыл бұрын
And always have clean pair of gloves
@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Жыл бұрын
🤣 if your gloves are too clean I judge you 🤣
@jacknuzzy279 Жыл бұрын
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I was watching the sleeves on that safety hoodie you had on and made sure there weren’t any grease or dirt marks when you were pinning and hooking air and electric lines that there weren’t any stains nice job !
@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha. I had a brand new hoodie for the video but they don’t stay new very long!
@butchs60996 ай бұрын
My dad use to say, the only thing you can do with gloves on is piss your pants.