41CHEVY Posted June 28, 2020 Today's lesson is why OTR units do not make good tri axle dump truck! http://Hosted on Fotki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPR Posted June 29, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 8:18 AM, 41CHEVY said: Today's lesson is why OTR units do not make good tri axle dump truck! http://Hosted on Fotki HOLY !! A bit over loaded?? What happened here?? Light duty frame and heavy load don't play well together? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41CHEVY Posted June 30, 2020 The unit was originally a fleet tractor with single rails. It was stretched close to 3 feet, a dual wheel lift axle and contracted to haul cold planed asphalt. DOT cited it for a tad under 15,000 lbs. over weight, improper chassis modes and not CDL for driver. THe chassis broke where it was BUTT welded with only a 1/4" x8"x10" fish plate over splice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
discodave Posted June 30, 2020 That poor Mack.... I bet she stopped pretty quick! May need a little asphalt repair? Another bad dog owner strikes again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPR Posted July 1, 2020 Obviously had light axles too...... oh I bet the driver was in the doo up to his ears......hope he had his seat belt on too..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
41CHEVY Posted July 1, 2020 4 hours ago, JPR said: Obviously had light axles too...... oh I bet the driver was in the doo up to his ears......hope he had his seat belt on too..... 38,000 rears and 12.000 steer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPR Posted July 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, 41CHEVY said: 38,000 rears and 12.000 steer. a bit light on the back end, but the 12,000 f/a seems pretty much the going rate, BUT not for the loads this was intended to haul I would say....., still tho, if the frame was not beefed up, this would be the result anyway.... just a good thing it didn't happen going down a hill or on a freeway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vincen47 Posted July 2, 2020 On 6/30/2020 at 2:44 PM, 41CHEVY said: The unit was originally a fleet tractor with single rails. It was stretched close to 3 feet, a dual wheel lift axle and contracted to haul cold planed asphalt. DOT cited it for a tad under 15,000 lbs. over weight, improper chassis modes and not CDL for driver. THe chassis broke where it was BUTT welded with only a 1/4" x8"x10" fish plate over splice. Well, that explains it. A properly modified/factory equipped truck, it was not. Thanks for the info, I was really wondering about this one. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites