After Fuel to the Moon and Crashing Rates

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Big Road Skateboard, Jul 21, 2022.

  1. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    everyone drools over yellow, but when it comes down to it, there is a reason you couldn’t swing a dead possum without hitting a truck with an 855 in it when those were new, you can almost always get them home
     
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  3. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    Definitely updating my flat bed at some point, customer we usually use that for is kind of slow this year though so I’ll wait a little longer on that, May or may not look for a t600/800 to start the same thing I did to my w9 all over again but I’m not paying $35,000 for a project truck
     
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  4. Brettj3876

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    How much heavier is the kw? A while back I ran into a guy with a t600 that had an aluminum frame.
     
  5. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    I still can’t get behind aluminum frames, looked at a 5 year old dump trailer with one, guy told me how great it was and trailer was going to sell itself, blah blah blah, took me less then 15 minutes to find those hairline spider cracks between the tandems and up by the 5th wheel.

    I can’t even think of the last time I had my w9 and flat on a scale but I want to say I was a smidge over 30k empty,
     
  6. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Some farmer friends have a 70's? W900 with an aluminum frame. My T600 is double framed too, so it's a lot heavier.

    With my CK90 Reitnour my WIA was 28,800 loaded, while the KW is 31,500. 2700lbs
     
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  7. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    I was being half serious though. I have a 1980 Freightliner with a big cam in it. It’s just waiting to be restored.
     
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  8. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Nothing, unless it’s needed. Too much junk now. I guess I’ll buy that 22’ boat someday. Maybe one more classic Mopar. Otherwise I’m not buying, I’m selling.
     
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