Where is everyone #5

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  1. jamespmack

    jamespmack Road Train Member

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    My shaker is 17900ish. 235wb. Freightliner/Detroit vs KW with a Cat. Add 2000 lbs minimum.

    But it's all how they are built.
     
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  3. Lilbow

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    If you want to see some terrible shifting, you should see me driving with @Oxbow in the passenger seat. After all the miles I've driven ( not anywhere near where most of this group are) and different engine/transmission types, I somehow pressure myself to a point where I get too nervous to just drive.
     
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  4. jamespmack

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    You know @Lilbow mentioned being efficent. I got to thinking. That trailer wouldn't take much to heat. Put a bay window in one side or both for a office and a external speaker. You could give orders from the comfort of your mobile office/bunk house. Coffee hot in your slippers.

    :D
     
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  5. ShooterK2

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    Mine is a ‘99, 265” wheelbase, aerocab, N14 with a 13 speed and 24.5 rubber.

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    With a quarter tank she’s right around 18,500, and that’s with a PTO and blower.

    Get into the newer stuff with exhaust filters and the weight goes up fast.
     
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  7. Lilbow

    Lilbow Light Load Member

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    I'm not sure he could ever do that. It sounds nice to him but reality has him right in the middle of things getting his hands dirty and busting his butt ( even if his back goes out for 2 weeks). Toughest man I know.
     
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  8. jamespmack

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    You know I never liked door tags because it's a dry weight. Never tells you much.
     
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  9. jamespmack

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    Shhhhh it's a joke.
     
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  10. ShooterK2

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    Just a few things:

    1. Yes, we all think you’re weird.
    2. Main thing I think about when pondering living off the grid would be medical care/help in time of emergency. They never have that in those shows.
    3. I agree with this whole post.
     
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  11. ShooterK2

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    Yep, that’s why I weighed it after we put the blower on it. I still didn’t have all my tools/clothes/crap in it yet but it was 18,5xx with around a quarter tank. I thought I had a pic of the scale readout but apparently I don’t.

    I swear the sucker gained almost 400 pounds the day I put 10 new tires on it though.
     
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