Tri-axle dump truck weight?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Dino soar, Jan 24, 2025.

  1. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    the last set of rails we did on an LTL were like 5k themselves and it was 40 hours for the shop that did it I think it was about $12k with a new ride well 25k pusher

    they don’t do Mack frames though because of the taper.
     
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  3. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    I seem to remember the frame rails priced around $5,000 like you said.

    PG Adams does not make frame rails for Mack trucks?
     
  4. abyliks

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    they do not because of the tapered rail, the last guy I knew to do a set of Mack rails had to get them through Mack, and they weren’t even punched like PG Adams’s does
     
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    Here in Pennsyltucky, I'm convinced the salt brine stuff they use on the roads is what's causing a lot of the rust jacking. That and just the general climate. We have a fair amount of humidity.

    My uncle just got a quote to do the rails on his Mack. From a Mack dealer, they quoted him $42k.
     
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    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    The problem is these guys go too long before they actually do the frame rails.

    I had a truck a long time ago that it had rustjacking but the inner frame was in good shape.

    I cut the outer frame and when I popped the piece off it went right back into place. I sandblasted everything painted it and put it back together it was like new.

    If you go to long, the inner rail is destroyed.

    Then even if you want to weld them together you have to set up a jig and inner support and you have to drill all your holes and it's too much work.

    I'm going to buy one that's not bad and I'm going to repair it the way I said, at the right time.

    Then I'm going to put a super heavy duty flexible caulk right over that whole double frame from front to back.

    My feeling is that if no air or oxygen or water or salt can get in there, if it doesn't completely stop it, at a minimum it's got to really slow it down.

    And make sure there's no open bolt holes or anything.

    The frame has to be completely sealed off the best that you can.
     
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