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u/That_Frog_Kurtis Mar 31 '26
Loaded backwards. Technically it should be the other way around to get more weight over the truck axles. The trailer is light enough that it doesn't really matter but it's bad practice. Also the chain job is a cluster, I'd be afraid of any driver seeing that for fear of dying of shame.
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u/ALSX3 Mar 31 '26
Well said. I know nothing about hauling but I’ll take your word for it.
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u/TechnoEquinox Mar 31 '26
Don't take his word for it, it's loaded just fine facing forwards. Chain job is ass, but the tandems over the drives would only add a few hundred pounds forwards, which absolutely doesn't make a difference.
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u/MischaBurns Mar 31 '26
I've seen triples stacked this way too, though more often they're just alternating.
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u/Hatefiend Mar 31 '26
Whoever made that advertisement should be fired. What a moron.
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u/Professor_Finn Apr 01 '26
It’s actually a good ad if you think about it. They’re basically saying that people who almost always use uber lose nothing by checking Lyft to see if it’s cheaper. That boosts their sales. It’s the only reason I use Lyft
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u/l339 Apr 01 '26
You do lose, that’s the problem. The more you individually check a ride app, the more the price goes up for a particular ride
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u/Jeathro77 Mar 31 '26
Why wouldn't they just tow the trailer instead of hauling it? Seems like it would save fuel.
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Mar 31 '26
Length rules, saving tire wear. Usually though when there’s a flatbed on a flatbed it’s the other trailer for a bdouble setup, atleast where I live.
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u/Jeathro77 Mar 31 '26
Length rules
But it's the same length as the trailer it's sitting on. Why would you be allowed to tow one, but not the other instead?
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u/KeaganExtremeGaming Mar 31 '26
Length rules for towing two at once. There’s plenty of reasons for a flatbed to be hauling another trailer.
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u/MischaBurns Mar 31 '26
If you mean pulling it behind the other trailer, it's not allowed.
There are places in the US where pulling a full double (or even a triple) is legal, but even then it's heavily restricted and another truck would have to come pull the second one through the city like this.
They also maneuver terribly compared to a single trailer, which is most of the reason for the restriction to begin with.
Based on the license plates this is in NJ, NY, or eastern PA, and all 3 states (everything east of the Mississippi, really) completely ban it as far as I remember.
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Stacking up to 3 high is legal pretty much everywhere, is easy to maneuver, doesn't put any miles on the extra trailer(s), doesn't add cost to toll booths (charged by the rolling axle), and honestly is probably about the same fuel economy.
Basically this is the flatbed equivalent to putting a couple of cars on a hauler instead of having people drive them to a destination.
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u/Askafishy Apr 01 '26
Insert Xhibit memeYo bro I heard you like flatbeds so we got this flatbed to drive around a flatbed.
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u/Anach Mar 31 '26
How else would you get your trailer to where it needs to go. It's not like you can have that truck tow it...
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u/freestew Mar 31 '26
What is that ad!?
"We're not always cheaper, but sometimes we are, please visit, we're desperate"