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if you believe that ,,iv got some swamoland here in florida to sell yah lol

 

Dino i believe hippo is the new lizard mac daddy at his local t/s.

 

Rob posing with his broken Trans with a feeling of accomplishment.....

 

The sign say's it all. Way to go hippo!

 

wondering if this was the exsoression on his face when he actuly turned some of those wrenches,,,whooohoooooooo its finnaly out!!!! now fix the #### thing an GET THATG HIPPO BUTT ROLLING!!!!!

 

So dino where's my land?

 

You going to be pulling a hopper also Hwy?

 

I plan to, it seems to be a good gig. The customers are decent (all but once in 2 months time - a record!) and the locations are usually away from the cities and traffic. Ever seen a tagged hopper?

I'm considering stalling out until the new year though. By the time I bobtail up to NE and pick up the trailer, the full weeks of the year will be gone and I'll only have a couple of half weeks left to pull freight.

Notes on the truck:

After having the tires balanced and rotated on my truck (some of the wheels took a half pound of weight), I realized the front air bag that's been leaking has gotten worse. Running on borrowed time is one thing (for a month), but pushing it is just wreckless.

I'll be trying to figure out how to come up with the money to change those bags (both if I can), and working on getting a small business loan to start a fuel and maintenance account. There's also an oil and lube coming up too soon to save for later, and I have a 500k mile service due on the engine - although that can wait if it needs to.

I've been looking to having a few fleet restrictions flashed out of the ECM - it's locked down to 70mph and 1800rpm. It's a Cummins ISX 15 Liter @475HP and 1,650ft/lbs - but they're easily good for 500 to 525 and 1,850 - with a 2000rpm limiter. The higher revs would be good for pulling upshifts when climbing, and I think the higher HP would do some good because the peak horsepower rating is at 2,100rpm right now and I never make it up that far.

The 13 speed I have is rated at 1,650ft/lbs, but a friend told me that it should be able to handle 1,850 without "buying the Pharm" (sorry, I had to *grin*). The advice came from a knowledgable source, so I'll have to see if a shop can hook that up for me. Torque is where you get a broad powerband and most of your mpg - so an improvement would pay for itself fast.

 

Buying the Pharm, that's pretty good. Getting a loan for maintenance not a bad idea unless it has high interest. You might check some salvage yards for some air bags. They may not be any better but it might be worth a shot.

 

just west of u,s 27 in broward county SNAP!!!!!