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Old 01-28-2022, 09:27 AM   #2445
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Re: GM Semis

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Originally Posted by special-K View Post
I never see trusses hauled on the proper truss trailers anymore. Maybe because they are so damn big they are too tall, need to come with flat top to add peak trusses on top. The proper trailers had a single center bean with cross bars of steel tube front and rear. The ends of the tub were angled down, and once taken loose they'd get slid off the side into a stack. The framing crew would have to tidey up the stack to be stacked and aligned, unless they were ready to start hauling them up into place. The plant near here carried them on roller flatbed on their sides, with the peak hanging way out the side. I can't believe the troopers allow it. They hand off the right side farther than allowed off the rear. And those jockeys haul butt right on down the road. Real sketchy once off the interstate onto the local roads.

I would love to find an old S10 long bed 4wd to run. Wouldn't mind having a General, too but...
This trailer was adjustable in a couple of places so that they could keep the height below 13'6". The framers had a Lull and were able to take them off and place them where they wanted them. The trusses came out of Canada. Most of the time around here they come on the roller flatbeds but they have to have an escort.
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