Thoughts on KW T660 with 86" Studio pulling a 53" step?

Sorry to hear you had this.
Good luck.

Hurst,with the states you run,could you go to a single screw with a lifteble pusher axle?

 

It wasn't about fuel.
A setup like that will stop much shorter in the rain as both steer and drive axle have load on them.

But you need to know what you need to run your operation.

I will give this advice,if you buy a new truck i would buy one with diskbrakes.
And if you get your own trailer,install a lift axle on the first axle off the trailer.
Again it will help in braking.

 

I think overall there are some misconceptions goin' on here.....and as far as air discs go.......they are not a silver bullet. If you run in salt, slush, sand and crap in the winter time drums are MUCH more forgiving and easier to maintain. I'd like air discs to have a few million more refined miles before they are shoved off as being perfect for the North American market.

 

Cummins power? 10 spd? What rears? Roof fairing? WB?

 

So in the +12y they have been running them as standard on all tractors in the EU, they have learned nothing?
As far as safety goes,there is no drum that comes close because no drum ever stays a perfect circle.
They all go oval,some more then others but ALL change.
And with disks it doesn't matter as the brakeclaw can slide should the disk warp a little.(haven't seenany warped disks yet)

 

The major plus to disc brakes, is that DOT can not inspect them. There is no way to measure them like they do drums.

 

You take that feeling of disgust and self loathing in your guts, grab it with both hands and resolve to be better. That is all you can do. Just don't let it control you, don't let the post traumatic stress make you less of a man by controlling you, make it make you a better man by tackling it head on and learning from your mistakes.

You've been through the looking glass, if you weren't shook up there would be something wrong with you.

Now I am sure if John Wayne were here he'd say something like

"Pilgrim, you just need to get your self back up on that horse and ride, the longer you wait the worse its gonna be."

 

A 35,000 empty weight pulling a step is OK,,you want a 13 or 18 spd,,auto or stick is OK,,500 hp is enough for any where and overweight loads,

DO NOT BUY and XL trailer,,I had 2 and mega problems with both and the worst warranty help , It takes 4-7 weeks to get them to fix warranty problems.
A great step and with the best warranty in Doonan, I owned one they they broke their backs to fix problems and make me happy,they also have a very good resale.
Stay away from aluminum,,aluminum eventually starts to crack from stress,aptiong deck a must.