Fellow Houstonian here bro 🤘🏽got into the hotshot game 2 months ago and loving it. One piece of advice I’ll offer is to run the front chains thru the 2 loops behind the bucket and to throw a strap over the bucket itself. DOT will get you for not securing any accessories with a seperate strap or chain. Eventhough we all know that bucket ain’t going anywhere during transportation but we gotta do what we gotta do 🙏🏽💪🏽
Awesome video man! I’m 20 years old and I work with a pine straw company. I occasionally delivery Pinestraw with a 30 foot gooseneck and I love hauling it. Makes me want to get my cdl and buy me a truck one day and haul loads every now and then.
If you buy a truck and get into this business you just cannot haul a load every now and then. You need money to keep your truck and little business going. Unless you have tons of money saved and pay no bills at all then thats different.
save your transmission ,when loading and unloading leave the truck in neutral set parking brake maxed out, set two wheel blocks/chocks on trailer tires, or truck fron tires, also block up rear of trailer when loading something really heavy. I seen truck trailer rolling away down a hill with rear tires of truck floating when they tried loading heavy load. Because they had no applied trailer parking brakes. Also putting truck in 4x4 with parking brake on will add parking brake force to front wheels. Definitely not always necessary but sometimes it is.
The straps are supposed to be behind the rub rail. The side rail with the DOT tape on it. The rub rail is designed to keep the load secure in the event that you get side swiped. Be safe
Word of advice primo, feed the strap through the rub rails and please use gloves. I’m a flatbeder and lemme tell ya, ive lost pieces off my hands for getting pinched, or sliced when dealing with winches. Not worth risking it bro
Love the video and definitely hope to see more videos of you doing hotshot. But, still like seeing the videos with unit 95 and can't wait to see unit 75 with the lights and on the road.
Yea no I would not do that. Backing up the skid steer would leave more weight towards the front of the trailer. And your right about the brush Hogg I could of done that.
About mpg, I have a 2018 f250 regular wheel base which means smaller fuel tank around 26 gal if im not mistaken. Miami to New Orleans round trip I spent around 1000$ in fuel. Diesel is very expensive now no doubt but as for weight I was close to 26k and for avg mpg I was around 9.5mpg driving VERY conservative lol. I have a 2017 Load max 36ft 8 ft wide. This trailer is about 2k lb heavier than a Kaufman 2 car hauler so I am pulling around more weight compared to a strictly 2 car hauler.
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc I work on a military installation we are currently doing C15 swaps for the ISX engines 🤷🏻♂️ reliable enough to use in war reliable enough to use at home.
My dad use to haul a ford tractor 7410 with a ford f 250 pickup his pickup has a 7.3 international the pickup haul it like if he is hauling a piece of paper with $50 dolor of diesel he can run 20 miles
How is it loading a skiddy on mega ramps? I always get scared on ramps especially the break over we just got mega ramps and I've watched people load our Kubota svl75 on mega ramps and it looks terrifying
I tow a 8500pd skid steer, 4 in 1 bucket, auger, and 4 bits off my bumper all the time with my f350 lol. Lil over loaded for the trailer or at max but it's fine
you missin to grind the gears when you ridin hot shot, don't ya❓️😆 how are the restriction for hauling hot shot? do you have to make breaks like on a semi? what about a reset?
Minor tip- I folded up a business card and stuffed into the electronic brake controller sliding the manual “trolley valve” like the service brakes on our big trucks over and locking up the trailer brakes manually when I load anything. It’s a lot better than rocking your truck to bits every time you load it goes negative pressure to an immediate positive pressure and then the only thing g that’s holding you is 2 rear drive tires on your pick up that get light when you go over the back less with the ramps you have buy then immediately fall into those 2 with 6 tires behind and 2 in front acting like skates while your emergency brake shoes that are about the size of ugh is the knuckle thing holding against a little piece of fork causing force between u joints that wear and transmission gears that also wear anyways I’m surprised not one person I’ve shared my little manual electric brake trailer switch lock up idea not a single person has said… oh yeah I do that. You’ll be shocked how many people big time hot shutters never knew they didn’t have trailer brakes without that and how many thought the truck ebrake also engaged electric trailer brakes… SCARY lol… it’s fun hauling around little stuff in your pick up when I’m not dragging around a big trailer so comfy good Luck and great idea to subsidize making yourself a little more versatile just be careful on the customers who think the rate should be at a pilot car rate don’t shoot your self in the foot if you know what I mean. I didn’t even tell customers I was using the smaller set up at first just to see what they expected a rate change
Si quieres pa transmisión buena agárrate una RAM que traiga la “AISIN” transmission. Son las que traen las RAM 5500. Pero RAM también se las puso a algunas 3500
With that setup are you running under non cdl and if so what kind of weight can you haul. I got a cdl but the business im starting i want to keep it under non cdl so its easy to find workers to run equipment. I did hotshot but big trucks is the way to go i know have 2 semis trucks running flatbed
You don’t need a CDL as long as you don’t operate over 26,000 lbs combined weight. I do hotshot with a 2022 F250 and a 40 ft gooseneck. Out in Pennsylvania right now all the way from Houston TX. I have 2 partial loads on me right now. A skid steer kind of like the one in the video headed to Colorado. And an industrial pallet wrapping machine headed to Utah. The skid steer is 6,630 lbs and the machine is right under 3,000 lbs. that weight plus the weight of the truck and trailer is still under 26,000 lbs. So im good on the weight limits. One VERY IMPORTANT thing to keep in mind though. Let’s say If your truck says it can tow 16,000 lbs on the door sticker and your gooseneck says it can hold let’s say 14,000 lbs. that means you can “officially tow 30,000 lbs”. And because of that reason. DOT will put you out of service if you don’t have a CDL to tow over 26k lbs. the way around that is to have your trailer “derated” at the dealership you bought it at. They’ll literally print a sticker you can put on it that says it can only hold “10,000 lbs” so that way you’ll be at or under the 26K limit. Hope this helps!
Great video bro. I’m just getting started with my hotshot company. I’m just waiting for my IRP and IFTA to get rollin. I can’t wait to get out on the road hauling and making money.
What kind of material did you use for the wide straps. I would like to some some of those in my triaxle trailer where I can strap down my hay . I don't like using the regular ratchet straps, I like your setup where I can move around the straps to wherever I need them.
so not sure of the rules where you are but heres what you would get pulled over and dinged for where i live. 1- no gvw/tare decals or company name on truck, failure to have perscribed information. 2 tinted side windows, no tint allowed on front side windows especially on a commercial vehicle, 3 tinted windshield brow. Right there would be 1000$ in fines. One thing with these or any trailer, always disconnect the power, pull the emergency break away pin and drive forward making sure the aux battery has enough power to lock the trailer brakes. It is the number one reason these trailers get put out of service where you sit until its fixed, which usually means calling a mobile mechanic service, and another 300$ ticket on top. You may not have the same rules.
What breakaway cable? BTW what about the lack of DOT or MCC numbers and no IFTA sticker? All that implies an illegal load, an out of service rig and no commercial insurance to cover anybody or anything if an accident occurs.
I'm gonna make the switch I just don't know when I don't wanna give up my sleeper lol won't have no microwave fridge and Xbox with TV no more but that shit has so much more money in it compared to semi driving
Hey man love the trucking vids, been watching for a while.Do you have any advice? I’m a senior in high school and want to get into over size trucking. Any idea where I should start
Yea I learned that after doing this video, will be running them thrue the inside now, and that rubrail did not bend with the strap. I moved a excavator months ago. and tightened up a chain to much. Plus should of not placed it we’re there was no reinforcement. Still learning but that’s what it’s all about.
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc just go back and watch the video again. I watched it bend as you cranked it down. No biggie! Good work otherwise! Good stuff!
Fellow Houstonian here bro 🤘🏽got into the hotshot game 2 months ago and loving it. One piece of advice I’ll offer is to run the front chains thru the 2 loops behind the bucket and to throw a strap over the bucket itself. DOT will get you for not securing any accessories with a seperate strap or chain. Eventhough we all know that bucket ain’t going anywhere during transportation but we gotta do what we gotta do 🙏🏽💪🏽
Awesome video man! I’m 20 years old and I work with a pine straw company. I occasionally delivery Pinestraw with a 30 foot gooseneck and I love hauling it. Makes me want to get my cdl and buy me a truck one day and haul loads every now and then.
Sweet man, do it 👍🏼
If you buy a truck and get into this business you just cannot haul a load every now and then.
You need money to keep your truck and little business going.
Unless you have tons of money saved and pay no bills at all then thats different.
@@elvergontemeto714 😭😭😂
That exhaust brake though 😮💨🤌🏼
Hell yea bro it’s hard 🔥
Man this makes me want to hotshot. I would love to do that locally where I live! Thanks for all of the knowledge you give to us!
This is awesome can’t wait for more. Love to the see the ram in action.
Very nice video. Thank you for sharing your road experience with us.
by far one of my favorite vids yet the krogers and gas station you passed coming thru katy at 22:40 i live not too far from there
Born and raised in houston. Recognize a lot of the places in the video. Good people there. Great video, man
save your transmission ,when loading and unloading leave the truck in neutral set parking brake maxed out, set two wheel blocks/chocks on trailer tires, or truck fron tires, also block up rear of trailer when loading something really heavy.
I seen truck trailer rolling away down a hill with rear tires of truck floating when they tried loading heavy load. Because they had no applied trailer parking brakes.
Also putting truck in 4x4 with parking brake on will add parking brake force to front wheels.
Definitely not always necessary but sometimes it is.
Thanks for the feedback will start doing that 👍🏼
Super video I’m just starting to do hotshots doing my CDL classes now. ordered my truck last Saturday
Sweet, good luck on your journey
Really great video! You put a lot of effort into the camera work and it shows
The straps are supposed to be behind the rub rail. The side rail with the DOT tape on it. The rub rail is designed to keep the load secure in the event that you get side swiped. Be safe
Thanks for the info
Run them straps on the inside of the rub rail boss man. Great content.
Thanks for the tip, don’t really use the trailer so still have many things to learn
and put a chain or strap over that bucket.
Word of advice primo, feed the strap through the rub rails and please use gloves. I’m a flatbeder and lemme tell ya, ive lost pieces off my hands for getting pinched, or sliced when dealing with winches. Not worth risking it bro
Love the video and definitely hope to see more videos of you doing hotshot. But, still like seeing the videos with unit 95 and can't wait to see unit 75 with the lights and on the road.
Loving the content bro all the way from Oakland ca💪🏽
Need to rig up some work lights for loading and unloading after dark.
Definitely have thought about that
Always back skid steers up on trailers and honestly, I would of just set that brush hog on the trailer from the side of it.
Yea no I would not do that. Backing up the skid steer would leave more weight towards the front of the trailer. And your right about the brush Hogg I could of done that.
About mpg, I have a 2018 f250 regular wheel base which means smaller fuel tank around 26 gal if im not mistaken. Miami to New Orleans round trip I spent around 1000$ in fuel. Diesel is very expensive now no doubt but as for weight I was close to 26k and for avg mpg I was around 9.5mpg driving VERY conservative lol. I have a 2017 Load max 36ft 8 ft wide. This trailer is about 2k lb heavier than a Kaufman 2 car hauler so I am pulling around more weight compared to a strictly 2 car hauler.
Hell yeah bro. Cummins is slick
Lol at keyboard commandos telling you how to do things
Saw your truck on a video immediately determined adjustments had to be made
🤣 on my previous video everyone is saying how bad cat engines are this and that. Like any other engine does not need any work ever 🤦🏻♂️
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc I work on a military installation we are currently doing C15 swaps for the ISX engines 🤷🏻♂️ reliable enough to use in war reliable enough to use at home.
My dad use to haul a ford tractor 7410 with a ford f 250 pickup his pickup has a 7.3 international the pickup haul it like if he is hauling a piece of paper with $50 dolor of diesel he can run 20 miles
How is your truck holding up I have the same truck and what’s the limit on your trailer
How is it loading a skiddy on mega ramps? I always get scared on ramps especially the break over we just got mega ramps and I've watched people load our Kubota svl75 on mega ramps and it looks terrifying
I tow a 8500pd skid steer, 4 in 1 bucket, auger, and 4 bits off my bumper all the time with my f350 lol. Lil over loaded for the trailer or at max but it's fine
Dot will fine you for tint on front windows and winshield. I just pulled mine off. Insurance is high enough.
F that, i have window tint on all my cars. This heat is no joke
you missin to grind the gears when you ridin hot shot, don't ya❓️😆
how are the restriction for hauling hot shot?
do you have to make breaks like on a semi?
what about a reset?
I really enjoyed the content on hotshot trucking it's amazing bro
Minor tip- I folded up a business card and stuffed into the electronic brake controller sliding the manual “trolley valve” like the service brakes on our big trucks over and locking up the trailer brakes manually when I load anything. It’s a lot better than rocking your truck to bits every time you load it goes negative pressure to an immediate positive pressure and then the only thing g that’s holding you is 2 rear drive tires on your pick up that get light when you go over the back less with the ramps you have buy then immediately fall into those 2 with 6 tires behind and 2 in front acting like skates while your emergency brake shoes that are about the size of ugh is the knuckle thing holding against a little piece of fork causing force between u joints that wear and transmission gears that also wear anyways I’m surprised not one person I’ve shared my little manual electric brake trailer switch lock up idea not a single person has said… oh yeah I do that. You’ll be shocked how many people big time hot shutters never knew they didn’t have trailer brakes without that and how many thought the truck ebrake also engaged electric trailer brakes… SCARY lol… it’s fun hauling around little stuff in your pick up when I’m not dragging around a big trailer so comfy good Luck and great idea to subsidize making yourself a little more versatile just be careful on the customers who think the rate should be at a pilot car rate don’t shoot your self in the foot if you know what I mean. I didn’t even tell customers I was using the smaller set up at first just to see what they expected a rate change
Que año es tu RAM bro ? no te salió mala la transmisión para el trabajo ?
Es una 2012. Apenas me esta fallando la transmisión en las 275,000 millas
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc cual transmisión es ? si la usas mucho para hacer haul ?
Si quieres pa transmisión buena agárrate una RAM que traiga la “AISIN” transmission. Son las que traen las RAM 5500. Pero RAM también se las puso a algunas 3500
Awesome video!!
With that setup are you running under non cdl and if so what kind of weight can you haul. I got a cdl but the business im starting i want to keep it under non cdl so its easy to find workers to run equipment. I did hotshot but big trucks is the way to go i know have 2 semis trucks running flatbed
You don’t need a CDL as long as you don’t operate over 26,000 lbs combined weight. I do hotshot with a 2022 F250 and a 40 ft gooseneck. Out in Pennsylvania right now all the way from Houston TX. I have 2 partial loads on me right now. A skid steer kind of like the one in the video headed to Colorado. And an industrial pallet wrapping machine headed to Utah. The skid steer is 6,630 lbs and the machine is right under 3,000 lbs. that weight plus the weight of the truck and trailer is still under 26,000 lbs. So im good on the weight limits. One VERY IMPORTANT thing to keep in mind though. Let’s say If your truck says it can tow 16,000 lbs on the door sticker and your gooseneck says it can hold let’s say 14,000 lbs. that means you can “officially tow 30,000 lbs”. And because of that reason. DOT will put you out of service if you don’t have a CDL to tow over 26k lbs. the way around that is to have your trailer “derated” at the dealership you bought it at. They’ll literally print a sticker you can put on it that says it can only hold “10,000 lbs” so that way you’ll be at or under the 26K limit. Hope this helps!
Great video bro. I’m just getting started with my hotshot company. I’m just waiting for my IRP and IFTA to get rollin. I can’t wait to get out on the road hauling and making money.
Congrats, and best of luck on your journey
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc thank you very much
When you hook the chains drive ahead or back whatever side you hook then you only need to ratchet the other end
Do I need a cdl for that even if it’s something that is not that heavy like some metal wood something like that?
What kind of material did you use for the wide straps. I would like to some some of those in my triaxle trailer where I can strap down my hay . I don't like using the regular ratchet straps, I like your setup where I can move around the straps to wherever I need them.
They sell those channels at the trailer stores, not expensive $80 for like 4 or 5 ft of channel
so not sure of the rules where you are but heres what you would get pulled over and dinged for where i live. 1- no gvw/tare decals or company name on truck, failure to have perscribed information. 2 tinted side windows, no tint allowed on front side windows especially on a commercial vehicle, 3 tinted windshield brow. Right there would be 1000$ in fines. One thing with these or any trailer, always disconnect the power, pull the emergency break away pin and drive forward making sure the aux battery has enough power to lock the trailer brakes. It is the number one reason these trailers get put out of service where you sit until its fixed, which usually means calling a mobile mechanic service, and another 300$ ticket on top. You may not have the same rules.
What breakaway cable?
BTW what about the lack of DOT or MCC numbers and no IFTA sticker? All that implies an illegal load, an out of service rig and no commercial insurance to cover anybody or anything if an accident occurs.
Puro ram Cuminns 6.7 puro torque amigo Gerardo ánimo puro padelante
Estan con ganas tus vídeo y el t 800 de tu papá está con madre ponle el mismo turbo que trae tu camino
Keep pushing out videos like this one 💯 🔥
Is this a non cdl hotshot? Truck, trailer, and load was over 26,000lbs. Someone please advise.
It is a Cdl hotshot but I don’t do it often so just run it like that. Plus most the time it’s to move my machines
Do you have any work done to the transmission I just had my 18 deleted and I’m afraid to get on it because of the 68 rfe
Awesome video man! You’ve come a long way
I been thinking about doing a little hotshot on the side of truck on my days off but idk, I have the same truck as you but don't know if I should
You should be good man. These 2500 will do just fine
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc just finding the loads is my problem I wouldn't even know where to look
Nice! Hey we're did you get those tie down chains from?
I'm gonna make the switch I just don't know when I don't wanna give up my sleeper lol won't have no microwave fridge and Xbox with TV no more but that shit has so much more money in it compared to semi driving
Sweet ole Cummins always getting the job done! What would be your next truck?
I would love a chevy duramax dually
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc hell yea brotha l5p🔥
Do an equipment tour
i like your style b
Thanks dawg
Awesome video
Me gustas cómo explicas lo que estás haciendo Ya que lo estás haciendo muy profesional
Hey man love the trucking vids, been watching for a while.Do you have any advice? I’m a senior in high school and want to get into over size trucking. Any idea where I should start
Find a company that does dock to driver programs. Get your cdl and get some experience. You can do whatever you want after that.
It’s always better to put your straps Thur the Guard rail of the trailer
Where was you emergency trailer brake cord?
Dude...straps go thru the rub rail. I just watched you bend the rubrail cranking down on that strap
Yea I learned that after doing this video, will be running them thrue the inside now, and that rubrail did not bend with the strap. I moved a excavator months ago. and tightened up a chain to much. Plus should of not placed it we’re there was no reinforcement. Still learning but that’s what it’s all about.
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc just go back and watch the video again. I watched it bend as you cranked it down. No biggie! Good work otherwise! Good stuff!
Where's your breakaway cable?
Y’all got some dump truck out there for sale in Houston?
EXCELENTE VÍDEO PARABÉNS GUERREIRO 🇧🇷🇧🇷👍
Ok 👍👍👍
What happen with edwardo
Nice truck vato✌
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
U need a dually
Would love to own one, but this 2500 works for this light hauling
can i hotshot with a ram 2500? or do i have to get a 3500?
2500 is fine as long you don’t go to heavy and go with 7k/8k axles on trailer
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc ok got it thanks
Straps go inside the rub rail, dot man give u a good ticket
Cool did not know that. Thanks for the info
Que ondas mi brother. Te acabo de ver. Vas rumbo a magnolia por el 249
Tudo de bom sucesso para você guerreiro 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👍
Does pickups are very economic
Can a 2500 haul same
Yes you can
👍
Shortbed and a triple axle pffffffftttt 🤣😂😂🤣
Ram 3500 or 2500
Love the content bro.
You need to raise up the neck of ur gooseneck is really low just fyi.
The way it sits right now is perfect, allows the weight to be on all 3 axles. If I go higher then the last axle would be holding more weight.
A little french molding on the box never hurt. Or keep to the hard road I guess.
I see multiple dot violations
The leaked melted ice cream in the cup holder is 1.....2 is the woman's underwear used as a rear flag .....
What is hot shot trucking? Why didn't you take Kenworth for this load...i saw that this pickup was bit struggling.
Klk hermano bendiciones
💯🥀
how much money can you earn if you work a lot? Hot Shot, travel a lot
Está mamalon el hotchata
Algo leve
@@Grtruckingdemolitionllc Nececito una Duramax batalla la 1500 Silverado
Sube videos en español saludos
Go wak❤️❤️❤️✌️day i wak me today truck me
hola, estaria mejor el video sin la camara rapida, me encanta el sonido que tiene tu dodge, saludos desde argentina.
When pickup trucks try to do real truck stuff.
This was very painful to watch, we do this daily in the midwest, what was the purpose of this?
omg dude how many times you gonna mention your merch? Makes me NOT want to buy it.
No chocks bad for trans , 🤦♂️
You talk to much.
Is it necessary to get CDL for this job ?
Yes if you exceed 26k lbs gvwr