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  1. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Thats kind of how this one is, just wireless. Uses 4 gauge as well. They did better yesterday but had the normal loader. Not even two buckets to fill it. Had it at 79k. They have a big hole in the ground. The other side of the road has one that is huge compared to most you will see in...
  2. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    That was actually how he loaded it but in order for me to get the gross down I had to unload everything that was over the trailer tandems. I know they said it wasnt his normal loader (980c versus the 988g that was busy) and I noticed he couldnt get the bucket emptied completely but I noticed...
  3. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Yes I was. Dont have actual weights but had over 90psi in trailer suspension which is well over 40klbs and only 30psi in the tractor. If I wouldve had to go far I wouldve dumped at least the majority of it so they could get some on the drives. Goimg back for another load tomorrow. Hopefully...
  4. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Big load of lime from today haha. It's actually 22 ton, just looks really small inside this trailer. Its all the way to the back because they overfilled me by 13,000 so I had to unload that much onto the ground, thus moving the entire load back.
  5. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    I like the new dashboards too except for the radio location. Its soooooo faaaarr away. Doesn't matter what height you are, if you are short the seat will be forward but your arms are shorter so you still have to reach way over for it. I'm tall and sit with the seal all the way back in the...
  6. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    I really really like the looks of this truck although Im generally more of a sleeper door/window fan. Its at one of our dealers other locations. Only issue is the 102k price tag. Couldnt get a big picture so heres a link to the listing. http://wisconsinkenworth.com/used/Detail/1724
  7. durallymax

    New Oil & DEF Setup

    DEF has never been much of a hassle to me because I like all of the other advantages, however making a nice easy setup does make it nicer. I always had plans too but nobody else followed them and then I would loose interest as well. Keeping it simple and easy should make things work a little nicer.
  8. durallymax

    New Oil & DEF Setup

    We dont have many 100* days and I could not see fuel economy gains coming anywhere near a large enough number to justify the drastic price change. I have not done a ton of testing myself, but base a lot of it over talking with other fleets. I don't know of many trucking fleets running synthetic...
  9. durallymax

    New Oil & DEF Setup

    Warning: Long winded post, skip to bottom for pics and the actual details on the setup. Recently I decided to switch us to a different oil company. We had been using a small oil company before that sold cheap house blend oils. Their motto was cheap and simple. It worked, and probably works...
  10. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Yeah my neighbor said I shoulf get over 11 bobtailing at 63mph. He runs a trucking company and runs T660s and just got his new T680. He has his guys run 63mph and gives them a good fuel economy bonus every month. We run 70mph but only do short hauls and time is more important. So I didnt think...
  11. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Tater trailers are popular here too. They want very narrow belts which works good for their equipment. We haul culled potatoes and feed them to our cows. Around here wet kits are on a ton of trucks. I dont remember the last self contained belt trailer I saw. With a tater trailer it would...
  12. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Haha no dirt. Its fresh fiber from a local methane digester. Simply put, they take manure, collect the methane off of it using an anaerobic digester, run that through a couple of big gensets to create electricity, then spin the spent manure through a centrifuge to seperate the water. This...
  13. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    I snapped a few pics of the details. Access panels on front fenders. Underneath covers, you can see red cap on grease zerk and the tensioning setup. Roller right before landing gear between landing gear and 5th wheel plate. You can see both front access plates in this...
  14. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Yes we run 80k farm plates. Cost is just under $600 for the year. Regular 80k state tags are just under $600 per quarter or $2,400/year. The plates are identical ours just have a yellow restricted sticker. They limit you to only hauling your own products. Also do not need a CDL if within 150 miles.
  15. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Apparently i forgot the picture.
  16. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Got the new belt today. Drove out last night. Lots of construction, still made it in 8hrs. 9mpg overall. Needs a bath and needs to be polished but the actual functional parts are nice. Wireless controls are veey nice. Ill get some more pics tomorrow, I have 3 loads of wet fiber from the...
  17. durallymax

    Big Rigs. What do you prefer

    Thanks for the heads up. Ill try avoiding those times but looking at the map it looks like ill either be driving through it in the morning or back through that afternoon. Just going off google maps time looks like id hit it around 10am, then fargo just before 1 im sure an hour will be wasted in...
  18. durallymax

    New Cat Skid Steers.

    Oh after you already own them it is whatever your local retread shop charges . Dont have a real number but id guess depending on the tread you pick $100-300
  19. durallymax

    New Cat Skid Steers.

    You mean if you wanted to buy a retread versus a virgin? Doesn't work that way yet. There would need to be a very large surplus for dealers to actually have retread's available. As of now, you just take your set to the local retreader and have them done for a couple hundred usually. However you...
  20. durallymax

    New Cat Skid Steers.

    I got some answers from Tweel on the life of the poly "casing". They are working on their legal warranty right now, but they will essentially be covering it for the initial tread life. They poly is rated for UV exposure to 30 years and millions of load cycles. It is rated to operate in...
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