Here’s the deal: after years of driving a regular truck, it’s hard for them to break the habit and think “this is not a dry van with 22,000 pounds...
Legal weight, on hard ground or pavement, use low gear, maybe 2nd (some call that 1st gear) if you’re pointed downhill a little bit.Not low range....
Transmission (and rear-end ratio) is probably more important than engine on a vocational truck, although you want an engine with at least 400 hp...
That’s a good tip to pass on to the next generation of flatbedders. My daddy didn’t show me that trick because, well, we didn’t have pull-ups...
Can you get them to send an after-hours tech out to do it and charge that back to the shipper or receiver? Surely you’ve got some leverage...
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Will an ISC 315 work? You’re not in mountainous terrain, so I’m sure it will. But you won’t be happy with it, it’s too weak. And remember,...
There’s two ways to do it- the safe, legal, factory pinned fifth wheel plate, or the Billy Bob cobble-it-together method, of which there are...
I see, said the blind man.......to the deaf man. Thanks!
Well if I knew how to cut and paste your quote into this reply, I would do so. But you said “everyone at ACT treats me with respect and is...
Many thanks to both of you for the explanations. Now I understand. Since my trailer is hydraulic, I don’t have ramps on the truck. But it...
Does it matter what size tires to run on the single axle Jeep? In the photos on this thread, it appears that you guys are running the same as on...
Thanks; I’ll study on all of this and try to figure out what I’m going to do. I’m pretty sure that having a Jeep built is the way to go. Now, I...
:3some: Well it’s Wednesday evening, momma’s waiting by the phone; It rings but it’s not his voice; Seems the highway patrol has found a...
Nope, not a blonde, and even if it was that’s better than a mean redhead question. GVWR will be the combination of the front axle and the rear...
Yep. You gotta be an old timer to remember them.
X1 we are probably getting pretty far away from OldeSkool’s original question, but you are probably one of the few on here who can figure out why...
[ATTACH] I’ve had several T800’s, and the ones with the old style instrument panel -2005 and older- have a poor AC and defrost system. Hot in the...
[ATTACH] Thanks to all for the help and ideas. I did measure the swing clearance and it is definitely 95 inches. I’ve attached my empty weight...
Rules for operators: 1) Don’t side load, even in a subdivision. Bring old truck tires and some helpers to keep them moved under your tracks. 2)...
