I was planning on dropping the truck off this spring, but now it’s on hold until spring 2021. I don’t want to start a restoration project and buy a new truck both in the same year.
Securing a bobtail tractor
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Long FLD, Feb 7, 2020.
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If you had the old budd steel wheels all around on that cabover, you can probably chain through them.
You will want blocks at all wheels both front and back under. X your securement in the front of rig and back of rig.
If you go after the front steer axle, wrap chain several times between spring and wheel and go back to the pocket with the other end. We tied a Ford 550 backhoe this way on it's front. It never went anywhere.
Try to hook a chain against the possibility of your cab tilting. Just to be a safety net.
The frame is tempting but tie just enough to be snug but not depress the suspension. Ive seen some strong-strongs crank and crank and crank. Then complain that they are tired already. -
Yet the factory sends them out piggy backed every single day with nary a ran cap on the brandy new stack. I guess they arent worried either.
Wind does not get a turbo spinning like 30psi @900 egt. And bronze sleeve bearings dont just sieze up.kylefitzy Thanks this. -
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I’ll concede that possibility. But one guy I know would do that just to drive a JCB 214 backhoe on a beaver tail trailer and take it 3 miles down the street. Overkill, I’d say.Lonesome and spyder7723 Thank this. -
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I'm pretty sure I've seen guys wrap something around the air breather intakes too. It should provide the same result.
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That’s the first I’ve heard of that too. Wrapping the air breather. But anything to stop the air flowing through the engine on valve overlap.
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Bottom line though, like @rbrtwbstr said, why take a chance on a claim being filed against you, when it's just as easy to seal it off, keeps other nasties outta there too....
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