Thanks guys. Looks like my application is just the same as yours kw forage. Do you have a dairy, or do you do custom forage harvest work?
Thanks again to all. Your input is greatly appreciated. I think I may extend my grease intervals to somewhere in the region of 100 hours or...
Thanks again. I have had good luck with mobil 1 syn. grease. Any thoughts? Worth the extra money? Possible to extend intervals with the synthetic?...
Thanks bender. Even for suspension and steering components? I have always felt like they take extra abuse for our application so I tend to do...
All of my trucks operate in a vocational type of setting, many short trips in one day, some of which is off-road......so my maintenance schedule...
Very nice looking old iron!! It's nice to see the older, well maintained rigs still going up and down the road. I have an '84 W-9 that was...
'95 W.Star 3406E @500hp w/temp+boost wire, and free flowing mufflers 18 speed 4.11 11R24.5 Winter deep caps Pulling tanker @ roughly 100K gross...
Yes, a 5 gallon bucket will do it.
I believe I use regular 50 weight oil in trucks with 8LL's and mobil synthetic 50 weight in the ones with 18 speeds. I would have to double check...
A little over a year ago I picked up an '04 and an '05 Columbia with DDEC IV's to add to the fleet. One is a 500 and the other is a 515. These...
I think poplar and ash will be very prone to cracking and splittting, but i only have experience with these 2 woods through carpentry and not as a...
has anyone tried either of these conversions for the hendrickson beam suspension? Conventional air is great, but the off road capabilities...
thanks for all of the replies guys!
I think I would have to vote for the 18 speed. Depending on what you have for power in front of the trans., I think the 18 will typically stand...
Engine is a 3406E. It was recently rebuilt. After how many miles/hours should the overhead be redone? Also, when should I do my first oil...
The 300 cummins should be fine. you won't set the world on fire, but it will easily get the job done. Maybe crack the base plug and check for...
I have a couple of them, and am a bit suspicious of the EGR's. I was wondering if they can be removed/disabled without to much effort. Thank you.
I could be mistaken, but i think there are two types of beam bushings. Bronze and rubber. The bronze style bushings will have a grease fitting...
I bought 2 Columbias last spring that were Irving oil tanker haulers. '04 and an '05, both daycabs with about a million miles a piece on them....
I would recommend making sure the trans. shift lever is in neutral before you remove the 4 mounting bolts. I have better luck re-installing the...
