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How Much Payload Do You Lose When You Mount a Piggyback?
How much payload do you lose when you mount a Piggyback? On a typical Class 7 flatbed, roughly 40%. The exact number depends on the model you mount and the truck you mount it on, but the math that finds it works the same everywhere. The stranger part is that the number appears on no paper you'll touch during the purchase. The forklift spec sheet tells you what the machine lifts. The door sticker tells you what the truck can legally weigh. The 7,100 lbs. sitting between those two documents stays out of sight until the truck crosses a scale with a load it was never legal to carry.
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5 Truck and Piggyback Customizations that Improve Daily Operations
Across a full route, small problems tend to stack up. Loading conditions change from stop to stop, ground is rarely level, and crews are often working around tight sites, weather, and time pressure.
Do you notice loads shifting on the deck, or that the forklift feels less steady during pickup or transport? Do you lose time hunting for tools or working in low light at the worst possible stop?
We hear these same problems in the shop all the time. They start as small delays. Then they turn into bent hardware, worn frames, broken lights, and extra service time that nobody planned for.
This post covers five customizations we use to tighten up daily operations. Each one is built around what happens in real work: loading, travel, unloading, and the wear that shows up after hundreds of stops.