mercer transportation

Discussion in 'Mercer' started by kw12, Jul 21, 2012.

  1. CJndaTruck

    CJndaTruck Road Train Member

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    Hummm. Looks like I need to change my photo on the bottom. Don't see it on my phone, only on my iPad. Oh well. LOL
     
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  3. TruckerPete1990

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    hmm yea been reading a lot on the unlimited data:/ to be honest its 2015 almost 2016 and these cell phone compaines are just money hungry:/ The best part about east coast is u can almost find very good wifi from the cable providers that are doing the wifi for like 5 bucks aday lol
     
  4. radioshark

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    I got tmobile have had it for 3 years. Over the last year they have greatly increased there data coverage. ND and MT for data sucks. They just introduced a new program that video providers like Netflix don't count against your data also services like tune in and Pandora I heart radio don't count either. I'm very happy with them
     
  5. TruckerPete1990

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    yea ive read that alot within the last year they put up many new towers. How does the data work though. lets say im tethering to my laptop and use 15GB on the laptop what happens when its over? does it just get slowed?
     
  6. radioshark

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    You get 7 gig free hotspot. I have a adapter that allows me to put video onto my tv thru the hdmi that's playing on my phone. I have a Samsung. Watch Netflix just about every night
     
  7. TruckerPete1990

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    So I need to add a pig tail to my truck right? For dump switch
     
  8. spyder7723

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    Yes. But if that trailer is one of the great Danes. It does not have a normal plug. The cheap smart way is to change the plug to a normal one.

    And don't put another green pig tail on your truck. You can use the older black ones, they are cheaper, and makes it easy to remember which one is for the lights/abs, and which is just for the dump valve
     
  9. TruckerPete1990

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    I have a spare power cord from when I switched to heavy duty airlines. So when I hook up the pig tail there will only be 1 wire right? I'm have extra time in little rock this weekend into I can deliver at FedEx lol.
     
  10. spyder7723

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    2 wires. A hot, and a ground.

    Get the ground off your frame rail somewhere. And the hot wire will be to be routed from a toggle in the dash. If your truck has extra sparerifles it's just a matter of finding the wire along the frame. Will usually be plugged off with the writing harness running asking the frame rail, about the end of the sleeper. If you don't have spare rifles from the factory, you will need to run one from the fuse box to a new toggle you install, and then from there to the back. This means drilling a hole in either your floor or fire wall. Make sure you put a rubber grommet in the drilled hole so the wire dies not rub though. And I would also fish the wire through quarter inch air line for additional protection. Then just zip tie it to the factory harness back along the frame rail to where you are going to install the plug for the pig tail. nothing expensive about this, just rather time consuming. It's a good Saturday project while at home. Something to keep in mind, if having to run wire and plumb everything to a 7 way. Might as well run some extra wires so you can later add more things. Back up lights and beacons on the end of the trailer for example.
     
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  11. TruckerPete1990

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    This is what's there now maybe I should wait into I get home? I know auto stores sell a circuit u plug into your fuse box and has hot wire coming from it.
     

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