I learned today why it's important to load and unload on level ground: the ground was tilted to one side and it took me awhile to get the pin locked because i couldn't get the gooseneck pin 'eyes' sit properly on the trailer pins. everything was crooked!
CLEARED CUSTOMS. it only took 4 hours. Dealing with RIV now. RIV means 'register of imported vehicles'. You have to jump through some hoops (fees, inspections etc) before the US-made trailer can be licensed in Canada. I checked the list of approved local INSPECTION SITES and found .. a Canadian Tire store. Called them and explained it was a heavy haul commercial trailer, not a pickup truck light trailer. They said, 'Oh yeah - we do those too. Takes about 20 minutes. Come any time!" So, that's the next move but first I gotta pay the $200 fee to RIV for processing. That covers the cost of inspection. Then I still have to pay for the services of the customs broker who cleared me at the border. The financial company paid them but says they will invoice me, so it's my responsibility. As I mentioned, buying a trailer in another country is never easy ;)
Congrats Sergei, your plan is coming together!. You might need to get some guards for your rear axle before you have to replace a windscreen for a unhappy client. Wishing you all the best from the land down under. Cheers, Dave.
Looks pretty good Sergei, but just an observation. By having the rear tires exposed (open) at the top, does this not pose a problem for rocks and what not to be flung forward potentially? You will be loading in some muddy conditions, I can see that load you have on now, being peppered with mud for sure and maybe some rocks. That would damage the paint on the unit you are hauling.
3:00 .. When Sergei moves the long lever his feet look awfully close to being *under the trailer! .. Maybe the camera angle makes it look closer. Anyway, it might be safer to be standing *on the trailer when moving the long lever. (just saying!)
Good job Sergei. I've enjoyed your videos and I'm looking forward to this next phase in your career and the videos you create. Can't wait to see the Mack hooked up to that trailer. Any bites on the sale of your truck? Best of luck!!!!
Sergei u need one of them back up cameras mounted on rearframe of ur truck aimed towards ur lowboy pins so u dont have to keep getting out and checking
Stones from your rear drive tires could be an issue when hauling new vehicles like this. You may need full fenders. Dozers and the like it would not be a big deal.
Hey Sergei don't get your toes under that front deck . I was always a little uncertain about those trailers but you will get the hang of it. She is a beauty.
Lowboys are a pain in the butt imo I pulled around and old 86 eager beaver and any slight uplift in the road would hang it up. I saw one Thursday makin a turn on one of our back roads, when he went to make the left the road went up and he got hung up. Held everyone up for half an hour he raised it up somhow in the front of the trailer I don't know how he did it.
мои видики теперь должные стать более интересными. буду показывать погрузку и разгрузку тяжелой колесной и гусеничной техники. в этот раз груз был обычный поскольку я просто нашел попутный груз. нужно сделать регистрацию и получить нормальные номерные знаки, вот тогда дело пойдет!
hey sergie are you gonna post another video of a rgn loads on the loadboard, it would be interesting to see how much the loads pay and how many there are
no more kindergarten hands holding. you see what type of trailer i eventually switched to? make your own conclusions BUT each geographic area is different; each driver is different, everybody wants different things. i know a guy at landstar who tried various trailers including a double-drop/lowboy similar to mine and he settled on a 4 axle lowboy. in his opinion, that's the best trailer. another guy from ontario who has a 52 ton lowboy and a 3 axle tractor told me he was not happy because loads for this kind of equipment were scarse and he couldn't do really heavy loads because he had only 6 axles. on the other hand a Canadian landstar driver i know just quit landstar because he couldn't make good money with a 3-axle stepdeck (48') and was tired of the e-Log ... wheres I was doing okay with my 53' tri-axle step. Go figure ... as i mentioned - everybody is different: what works for one guy doesn't work for the other. so, no more information on rates because it is misleading when viewers don't fully understand what's involved.
Sergei, The truck your carrying was designed & built in Leyland, England. Was Leyland Trucks, Then Leyland DAF, now Daf Trucks apart of the Paccar Group
I think you're mistaken. It's a KENWORTH truck. The logo on the hood and the paperwork all say, 'Kenworth'. But that 'roadpatcher' thing on the top was worth 1.5 times more than the truck chassis itself ;)
Kenworth are apart of the Paccar group that own Daf Trucks. Under the skin its a Daf LF. Its built in America for the US market. We have had it for around 13 years & just had a facelift to meet new emission's in Europe.
when you load it, it goes fully on the ground (the front part); then it rides at 6-8 inches of the ground. it's normal for this class of trailers. if you use a regular height trailer, you cannot haul 12 foot tall machinery.
***** Sergei, i'm a car hauler and let me tell you, i'm the only one I've seen that wears steel tips, all the others wear sneakers. yes i'm the odd man out. Tim
не, нормально все. главное не опускать до максимума когда не надо. у меня был трелер-ступенька (stepdeck) с маленькими колесами так у того расстояние от земли до низа платформы было еще хуже! так что опыт есть. буду работать очень осторожно.
I learned today why it's important to load and unload on level ground: the ground was tilted to one side and it took me awhile to get the pin locked because i couldn't get the gooseneck pin 'eyes' sit properly on the trailer pins. everything was crooked!
CLEARED CUSTOMS. it only took 4 hours. Dealing with RIV now. RIV means 'register of imported vehicles'. You have to jump through some hoops (fees, inspections etc) before the US-made trailer can be licensed in Canada. I checked the list of approved local INSPECTION SITES and found .. a Canadian Tire store. Called them and explained it was a heavy haul commercial trailer, not a pickup truck light trailer. They said, 'Oh yeah - we do those too. Takes about 20 minutes. Come any time!" So, that's the next move but first I gotta pay the $200 fee to RIV for processing. That covers the cost of inspection. Then I still have to pay for the services of the customs broker who cleared me at the border. The financial company paid them but says they will invoice me, so it's my responsibility. As I mentioned, buying a trailer in another country is never easy ;)
Congrats Sergei, your plan is coming together!. You might need to get some guards for your rear axle before you have to replace a windscreen for a unhappy client.
Wishing you all the best from the land down under.
Cheers,
Dave.
Awesome stuff, good luck on this first run.
I'd recommend some full length fenders before your buying some windshields.
Congratulations on your new lowboy trailer, I wish you a lot loaded miles and good earnings. I hope to see your new truck soon
Can't wait see new truck pulling this keep up the good work all the best from Minot north Dakota
Looks pretty good Sergei, but just an observation. By having the rear tires exposed (open) at the top, does this not pose a problem for rocks and what not to be flung forward potentially? You will be loading in some muddy conditions, I can see that load you have on now, being peppered with mud for sure and maybe some rocks. That would damage the paint on the unit you are hauling.
Hopefully that pig iron trailer holds up. Happy for you man.
Keep the videos coming cant get enough
Somebody has a new toy! keep up the good work and alway going forward. .be safe out there and make money.
see if you can find some conveyor belts to put on the wood when dealing with tracked stuff. last longer then and rubber is good for securing also:)
3:00 .. When Sergei moves the long lever his feet look awfully close to being *under the trailer! .. Maybe the camera angle makes it look closer. Anyway, it might be safer to be standing *on the trailer when moving the long lever. (just saying!)
Good job Sergei. I've enjoyed your videos and I'm looking forward to this next phase in your career and the videos you create. Can't wait to see the Mack hooked up to that trailer. Any bites on the sale of your truck? Best of luck!!!!
Sergei u need one of them back up cameras mounted on rearframe of ur truck aimed towards ur lowboy pins so u dont have to keep getting out and checking
you need to bring that road patched here to Montreal!
Hey Sergei keep making these videos ! GREAT JOB
I love your new trailer Sergei, good on ya mate
Hi Sergei, are you getting use to the lower ground clearance on your trailer? Enjoy your videos.
С обновкой,Сергей!Пусть принесет побольше денег ))
Nice one Sergei good luck and good fortune with your new trailer
How do the hydraulics that lift the gooseneck work? Please make a video showing that.
Stones from your rear drive tires could be an issue when hauling new vehicles like this. You may need full fenders. Dozers and the like it would not be a big deal.
I read the comments about fenders you can mount permanent fenders on the gooseneck it is the easiest.
Was this loads pay comparable to a step deck load of the same mileage/destination?
Just an FYI.
Watch your feet and hands. You'll lose one fast with a lowboy, if you are looking in the wrong place.
Another great vid, nice work.
Looks like your having fun!
Uh,rubber duck, this here is your Big Brother
. Good job!!
Hey Sergei don't get your toes under that front deck . I was always a little uncertain about those trailers but you will get the hang of it. She is a beauty.
Beautiful trailer!
As far as the load goes, is that one of those weird Kenworths that really is a repackaged DAF?
It's a DAF LF.
Sergei, That's a step deck load. I though you were going to haul big & heavy stuff now. Hope it pays well.
Lowboys are a pain in the butt imo I pulled around and old 86 eager beaver and any slight uplift in the road would hang it up. I saw one Thursday makin a turn on one of our back roads, when he went to make the left the road went up and he got hung up. Held everyone up for half an hour he raised it up somhow in the front of the trailer I don't know how he did it.
Hay sergei what are the black things on the sides. Thats a awsome lookin toy for sure.
Nice
Серега молодчага! давно хотел посмотреть как такой прицеп работает
мои видики теперь должные стать более интересными. буду показывать погрузку и разгрузку тяжелой колесной и гусеничной техники. в этот раз груз был обычный поскольку я просто нашел попутный груз. нужно сделать регистрацию и получить нормальные номерные знаки, вот тогда дело пойдет!
Great job
scary work!! you earned your pay that day
Pretty light load. Did you leave the lift axle up for this trip?
.. at 4:38 the rear axle looks to be off the ground ;-)
Remember to put it back down in Canada!
Super WOW.
hey sergie are you gonna post another video of a rgn loads on the loadboard, it would be interesting to see how much the loads pay and how many there are
no more kindergarten hands holding. you see what type of trailer i eventually switched to? make your own conclusions BUT each geographic area is different; each driver is different, everybody wants different things. i know a guy at landstar who tried various trailers including a double-drop/lowboy similar to mine and he settled on a 4 axle lowboy. in his opinion, that's the best trailer. another guy from ontario who has a 52 ton lowboy and a 3 axle tractor told me he was not happy because loads for this kind of equipment were scarse and he couldn't do really heavy loads because he had only 6 axles. on the other hand a Canadian landstar driver i know just quit landstar because he couldn't make good money with a 3-axle stepdeck (48') and was tired of the e-Log ... wheres I was doing okay with my 53' tri-axle step. Go figure ... as i mentioned - everybody is different: what works for one guy doesn't work for the other. so, no more information on rates because it is misleading when viewers don't fully understand what's involved.
Sergei, The truck your carrying was designed & built in Leyland, England. Was Leyland Trucks, Then Leyland DAF, now Daf Trucks apart of the Paccar Group
I think you're mistaken. It's a KENWORTH truck. The logo on the hood and the paperwork all say, 'Kenworth'. But that 'roadpatcher' thing on the top was worth 1.5 times more than the truck chassis itself ;)
Kenworth are apart of the Paccar group that own Daf Trucks. Under the skin its a Daf LF. Its built in America for the US market. We have had it for around 13 years & just had a facelift to meet new emission's in Europe.
Ah, okay. I didn't know Kenworth was related to DAF.
Sergei, you should start TRUCKING HEAVY HAUL WITH SERGEI DRATCHEV
nice trailer
I know it is called a lowboy but didn't seem like a lot of clearance from the ground to the bottom of the trailer
when you load it, it goes fully on the ground (the front part); then it rides at 6-8 inches of the ground. it's normal for this class of trailers. if you use a regular height trailer, you cannot haul 12 foot tall machinery.
makes sense
Sergei how much does that vehicle weight?
probably about 20,000 lbs but the trailer is 22,000!
***** Sergei you "bonehead"! I saw you hooking up that trailer with "sneakers" on.. Tim
tim hrib Even steel toe boots won't help if you set the trailer down on your foot.
tim hrib bonehead? just because i was wearing black sneakers? what color would you recommend?
***** Sergei, i'm a car hauler and let me tell you, i'm the only one I've seen that wears steel tips, all the others wear sneakers. yes i'm the odd man out. Tim
yep its a daf good video.
Two man bro. This work is for two man.
Меня только одно беспокоит, не слишком ли он низкий? Нигде шаркать не будет?
не, нормально все. главное не опускать до максимума когда не надо. у меня был трелер-ступенька (stepdeck) с маленькими колесами так у того расстояние от земли до низа платформы было еще хуже! так что опыт есть. буду работать очень осторожно.
Hay sergei what are the black things on the sides. Thats a awsome lookin toy for sure.
outriggers for wide loads
Killer2600 they are CAMOUFLAGED to look like outriggers. actually, those are nozzles of high speed 20 mm canons. don't cut me off ;)
I've seen how fast you drive, you'll never catch me :D btw does that mean there are low speed cannons?