That's foam board for sure. If that had been any other load that is an automatic fail. I would have used more straps than that. He had some weird...
What do you haul? 625 hp is getting up there. Definitely nothing to sneeze at. You might think about a kta600 then. Way better than a 3408 in mpg....
Yeah i don't have faith in the new stuff either. If it were me, I'd put a n14 in it. That would be my first pick. But if you want to stay cat...
I would stay old school with the engine if I were you. I would never put modern garbage in it. What power range are you looking for?
Yup. A western star is a freightliner with a body kit on it. Just like kenworth and peterbilt are the chevy-gmc versions of paccar.
Maybe you're thinking of the big cam 400 with the head bolt problems. Kta's could have head bolt problems too if you spanked it real hard for a...
Did you buy it used?
Don't forget about the kta600. My favorite truck engine. Pittsburgh power turned one up to 800 hp and 2200 lb ft of torque. And that was just used...
dd series are garbage. But the n14 is one of the best cummins ever made. I'd buy one in a heartbeat
Only way a series 60 is going to throw a rod is if its completely out of oil.
yeah I know that I should have been more specific on that.
Nice truck, but these new engines (Paccar, cummins, detroit and cat) made past 2000 just aren't made well. I'm an old school mechanical engine guy...
That's one of those haulers that has the budget for a nice rig but zero knowledge of hauling. Basically a cascadia driver with a handsome amount...
Their most valuable resource just 63 feet ahead just lost his job and his cdl.
Well it's tracked. Definitely is gonna have way better traction than a wheeled skidder
Bought my first rig setup when I was 19. Fun times...
Ok thanks, that looked like lumber. Even so, (and especially with foam board) the first bunks on the trailer get strapped down. Never just strap...
Was the first guy hauling lumber? Far too few straps and placed incorrectly. Got a twist in them though I'll give him that.
Since the load is farm machinery they don't need an oversize permit? Was the semi farm exempt? or was it a outside hauler?
Looks like a mexican hauler. about the kind of job you'd expect from 'em. They're gonna wreck it more if they wrench down hard on the strap over...
