Southbound 2012

[gregstahlman]

Mark i am confused as to why you load one layer at a time??

[Allen]

LOL, I'm about 45 mins southeast of the I-81 / I-78 junction.
When u head north let me know, maybe we could meet somewhere near there for lunch.

[sqkcrk]

I will if I remember. Maybe you can remind me when you see me going North on beesource.

Greg, I put a layer of dbl deeps on the deck and then pick up a stack of two pallets, one pallet dp plus medium and one pallet of dbls. My Bobcat can't pick up three pallets at a time. Besides, the top pallet in a stack of three would be well above the head board of the Bobcat. I'm also on uneven terrain.

If I had a skidsteer w/ a mast then I could load three pallets at a time. How do you load?

Hoping to come home in the Spring w/ more story and a halfs and some singles, on fourway pallets.

[hpm08161947]

If you get a chance, take a pic of the boards and straps as they go on the semi.

[timgoodin]

Very interesting to watch for us non-migratory types. Certainly a learning experience. Have a safe trip.

Tim Goodin

[Gregg]

I was wondering the same thing gs.

I load stacks of 4 pallets high (story & a half) at a time on the truck.

[sqkcrk]

What's your machine like? I'll be loading mine 4 high story and a halfs next Spring. At least part of the load. That's the plan.

[Gregg]

Hummerbee.

Helps a lot to have a level loading area though. Mine is not the greatest so it is slow going in areas, esecially stacking them up and moving in position to load the truck.

[Mbeck]

This might be real close to how he loads them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0W24jHtsY&sns=em

[sqkcrk]

I only have one load plus and work by myself, so I go nice and slow. If I had thousands to load I'd do it like GS too. There is an abandond Walmart Parking Lot I have dreamed of using.

Thanks for Posting that Mbeck. Anybody else got one? There must be a Hackenberg Video out there somewhere too.

[gregstahlman]

Gotcha guess i didnt notice there was both doubles and 1 1/2 stories on the truck

[sqkcrk]

Only 5 degrees warmer in SC than here in NY. Maybe I should stay home? Nah.

[jim lyon]

Nah is right. The food is better down south.

[cg3]

I wish it was 5 degrees warmer here.

[hpm08161947]

Nah is right. The food is better down south.

Yea.. it is good down here... You ever try to order Chittterlings in Vermont?

[sqkcrk]

I wouldn't order chittlins anywhere.

[sqkcrk]

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Herb asked about the spreader boards. Here they are.

[swarm_trapper]

why dont you use 2x6 instead mark? just wondering.

[sqkcrk]

I do on my own truck. Actually they are 2X10s. But, my trucker lost one once, which can be a bad thing. So now he uses the spreaders, as most of the truckers who move bees do these days. The ones I know anyway.

Do you use 2X6s on your semis.

[jim lyon]

2x6's are pretty much all I see anymore, sometimes used together with "v" boards though I kind of think that's overkill except for the front and back. The spreaders look like a nice setup but perhaps a bit bulky to haul?