New or old asked again

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Tug Toy, Aug 30, 2015.

  1. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    I see people cry about cascadias and so called lesser makes but take a look most of today's drivers ?
    They pound the piss out of a truck , take zero pride in it and hold it on the floor .
     
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  3. Geronimo17

    Geronimo17 Light Load Member

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    Glad to see everything is still going well. Thanks for taking the time to update us.
     
  4. bigguns

    bigguns Road Train Member

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    650cat425 Thanks this.
  5. Tug Toy

    Tug Toy Road Train Member

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    I got all kinds of justifications and excuses but it boils down to looks for my application.

    They are made for wider tire (315) which increases the load carrying capacity. Not needed in my application.
     
  6. jamespmack

    jamespmack Road Train Member

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    @Tug Toy

    I had not been over to your post here in a long time. But good on you for keeping it going and very open and honest with cost and experience. Good or bad.

    So just consider this a thanks on all posts, cause I'm not going thru 40 pages to thank them. :D
     
  7. Tug Toy

    Tug Toy Road Train Member

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    Spent last week doing annual maintenance under the hood of the truck.

    Overhead with new valve cover gasket.
    Fresh full service including water filter
    New belts
    New front cab mounts
    New windshield fluid pump
    Full engine degreasing and pressure wash

    Now working on upgrading to a 13 speed. Had trouble with getting the correct bell housing. Got er all fixed up now. Going back in tomorrow. B0B287E5-85E3-4B29-BDCF-D112B849F613.jpeg D00AF204-1331-4D47-8E65-CC3FBD7F96D5.jpeg
     
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  8. Tug Toy

    Tug Toy Road Train Member

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    New complete cut off with only 60k miles on it with disk brakes starts next week. 3.08 gears. Will be adding about 3’ to the length at the same time. 8461DFC3-B7F3-41F6-8A11-C054E3E8C6F2.jpeg
     
  9. ready2truck

    ready2truck Medium Load Member

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    Where did you get this cutoff?
     
  10. Tug Toy

    Tug Toy Road Train Member

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    Vander Haags

    Its a Freightliner unit but the frame dementions are the same.

    I was able to get 7’ in front of the front hangers because that hadn’t cut it off yet
     
  11. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    What year and model Freightliner? What did something like that run you cost wise?

    I like where your going with this. I would like to add 3 feet of length to the sleeper on my 9300 , I've located a sleeper and I am a glass man so the roof is a piece of cake to me .

    Would be almost quicker for me to buy a nearly new cutoff than reseal all my 23 year old rear ends and completely replace the complete brake system and suspension.
     
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