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Load Tractor On Flat Bed Truck
Moving equipment on flatbeds was the norm around here for a very long time.
Every farm equip. dealer had a sort of loading dock in the yard, usually a 3-sided affair made out of old railway ties or concrete and back-filled with earth that formed a ramp at truck bed height such that you could drive right up onto or off of a truck deck.
Most farms had them too, that way you could load or unload a truck very easily.
If all you want to do is move equip. back & forth to a dealer, see if they have a 'dock' then build one of your own.
Best of luck.
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There's all sorts of crazy ways to do it.
A guy near here loaded a full size TLB on a step deck tractor trailer daily for years without ramps. He did like Jeff described, using the FEL to raise the front wheels up to deck height (~40" high) then backed the truck up until the front wheels were on the trailer, then used the backhoe to raise the rear wheels up and shove it forward onto the deck too.
I couldn't believe he thought that was a better way than just getting ramps or a proper trailer.
Best of luck.
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[QUOTE=kthompson;181927] I really believe I am correct but want to be 100% sure for don't want to support my local mounties from missing this:
I take the GVWR and subtract the NET weight and that gives me the amount of load it is legal for. That is all of the load, people and cargo. Right? [/QUOTE]
Correct, but the terms you (and the Mounties) will be using are GVWR and 'Tare' (often called 'curb') weight.
If, for example, a typical 3500 series one ton truck has a GVWR of 11,000 pounds and has a tare weight of 8,000 pounds, it can legally carry 3,000 pounds.
You will also need to have the truck licensed for 11,000 pounds to do this though.
I would seriously urge you though to look at using a trailer rather than a load on a truck. Getting the balance between front and rear axles right (to keep you legal) can be a real PITA and a truck that loaded handles a big bunch different than you're used to.
As a rule of thumb, we try to never put more than 75% of what a truck is rated for on it, so as to keep things safe, comfortable and reduce the 'seat of pants pucker factor' when some idiot cuts you off or some such thing happens.
Best of luck.
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