Winseer:
Are there any trailers over 16’2" in circulation btw?
When the loaders forget to lower the hydraulic roof on your 16’2" mega trailer, yes!
And a top deck full of washing machines… Multumesc!
Used to pull a twin axle Hoyner car transporter artic trailer years ago and it was old then. It’d lean so much the tyres would smoke rubbing the arch but never felt unsafe.
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How stable are double deck trailers? Here’s your answer:
How many posts have you seen on here of a single deck trailer/container/bulker rolled over?
How many posts have you seen on here of a double deck rolled over?
"One advantage is they have stabilising systems on them so if you do take a corner too quick it’ll in theory brake the ABS as long as people plug in the ABS / EBS lead. It only does so much however so best not rely on it. "
Don-Bur did an investigation into why their DD trailers were being rolled on corners or wedged into bridges that they should have negotiated without problem…and it turned out that the ABS/EBS leads were not being connected. They also control the air suspension on the trailer, which controls both the trailer ride height and the ‘yaw’ element of the trailer’s stability system.
nuff said
xjrv8:
How stable are double deck trailers? Here’s your answer:How many posts have you seen on here of a single deck trailer/container/bulker rolled over?
How many posts have you seen on here of a double deck rolled over?
I would argue that one should compare “rolling a lower trailer” to “hitting a bridge with a higher trailer” when it comes to the regularity of such incidents…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdeRv4tWK-E Near Miss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9edHXd-I5Do (Lopsided on LHS load, which then shifts?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-8nmQWzjJs (Gotta ask yourself “What was that van driver thinking?”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PhsqyhCLE (notice that not all bridge strikes are from high-top vehicles over 15’…)
When I worked for a Palletforce company, they were very strict about not loading heavy pallets on the top deck. Pallets of lead or paving/bricks etc went on the bottom with another pallet on top of them. The forkies were highly skilled at judging how to fit it all together.