Pete 389 W/'53 Reefer gross weight?

Guy on you tube goes by life is good runs a 18' 389 . He has several excellent videos regarding the truck.

 

How heavy are the refer's. A loaded 3 axle 280"wb 389 should be in the neighborhood of 19-20000 full of fuel.

 

Yes, but all his stuff is logistics loads. Lightweight and some blanketwrap items.

 

@gokiddogo runs a 389 pulling a reefer.

 

Gross weight tractor/reefer tandem trailer?

This is with 244" wb and 78" sleeper. Sleeper too big - can't get steers above maybe 11600. Trailer will hit bunk in a turn if I go forward any more. Bought it second hand with 51,000 km on it from a finance company who first customer could not make payments. Right place right time kinda thing. I make it work for me, it is a heavy unit and requires a bit more thinking as to weight distribution. My next one will have the medium size flat top I think it's 52". I don't want more wheelbase because I don't want to buy extra permits for western Canada and on occasion I venture into NYC. Overall I am happy with this combination. If I am loaded 78-80 all the time I get about 5.7 mpg. Loaded heavy one way and light return way I am seeing about 6.6. No idling/no apu- I don't operate where a.c. is for sleeping is required and use espar bunk heater for winter. My isx is rated at 500/1850. Think that about sums it up.

 

Nice rig ! About right on the money on weight my runs a little heavier on steers 11800 but 550 signature series !

 

Apu also carrier unit getting 6.2 and 7.1 13 speed 3.47 rear end