Thanks for the comments, Craig! I guess I'll re-tire my comic relief for
now.
Kevin in now frozen Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
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Craig posted this last summer. It's worth another mention for any new
members on the list:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897
-Dave Walton
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com wrote:
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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:42:27
I missed that one the first time around. I wonder how old the tires on my
300SD REALLY are? They were sold to the PO in 2004.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Anyone had experience with Hercules automobile tires? Their
prices at tire warehouses seem to be okay.
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl#station_search
Thanks,
Gerry
From: Loren Faeth
The worst tires are generally the mobile home tires. They
This morning was the coldest so far that I have started the SDL at about
20F. I have to glow for about 20-30 seconds to get a smooth idle (no
missing) right after start. Once the oil pressure pegs out, I put the
car in gear and go. But go is really creeping forward at an idle with
the
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:33:03 -0600 Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com
wrote:
Most car hauling trailers I have seen have 15 wheels. If you put
15 truck tires on, you get capacity and longevity. There were
pickups in the 50s that had 16 rims. Put 185 or 195 width truck
tires on them and
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:35:18 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
Well take for instance, how much does a 140 weight? Im not sure. Its
a heavy car I know that. Trailer is a regular old steel flat bed 18'
trailer. dont know how much that weights.
Our car hauler weighs around
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:30:42 -0600 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
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I don't have the itemized invoice yet. That will come in the mail at
the end of the month.
Oh.
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2000 Suburban, original alternator, 2-3 yr old Sears Die Hard Gold
battery. A few weeks back the morning of the first cold snap, wife
leaves home, drives 10 miles, stops for gas, would not start again. I
go there with spare battery, try a jump, no start, put in spare battery,
OK to go. Take
Probably the battery. They act funny on the way out, in my experience.
Fine one day, dead the next.
Take it to Interstate and have them test it.
Allan
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Check belt tension and alternator brushes.
-Dave Walton
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
2000 Suburban, original alternator, 2-3 yr old Sears Die Hard Gold battery.
A few weeks back the morning of the first cold snap, wife leaves home,
The actual temperature (i.e. NOT the wind chill) was 6 degrees - plus we have
30 mph wind gusts - yesterday we had 50 mph gusts.
Donald H. Snook
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Ok Don wrote: Since we're in line to get the ice/snow storm (only 30% chance
though), I went to put the snow tires that came with the car from Donald Snook
on this afternoon. When I let the first tire down, a LOT of 1 to 2 cracks
appeared on the sidewall. Crap - dry rotted tire. Off it came,
Could be the battery, but also could be worn brushes in the alt, or
perhaps regulator trouble. Go to FLAPS and let them test
everything. Oreilly and autozone at least do this free. Sounds more
like alt to me, but check for corrosion at the battery terminals
also. brush the inside and
Cadillac doors on that model are unrepairable. Once they start squeaking it
means the interal hinge bearings (sealed) are shot, so the entire DOOR must
be replaced at a cost of $1200.00.
This is why you should have bought a Mercedes.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Tom Hargrave
I never pay more than $60 ea. for new tires and they have always been
wonderful, whether Yokes, Sumitomo, Dunlops or some other Japanese or Korean
brand that starts with the letter A that I purchased form Just Tires. The
industry is so compettive that you don't have to really worry anymore, IMHO.
Dave wrote: Check belt tension and alternator brushes.
I don't think you can rebuild these alternators IF you find that the brushes
are worn. Unfortunately, GM makes them so that you just replace the whole
assembly rather than rebuild them.
Donald H. Snook
How big is the motor on that? I'm thinking to get a gen-head and put it on my
Cub Cadet 7hp tractor. The question is how big. Most 3k gensets are a 5hp
motor, I'm wondering what 7hp buys me.
3000/5=600 so 600w:1hp? In which case 600*7=4200. A quick Google seems to show
that to be approximately
The worst tires are generally the mobile home tires. They are made
to go up to 2000 miles when new. Period. trailers made from mobile
home axles generally have tire troubles.
Most car hauling trailers I have seen have 15 wheels. If you put
15 truck tires on, you get capacity and longevity.
Rich Thomas: 2000 Suburban, original alternator, 2-3 yr old Sears Die Hard
Gold battery. A few weeks back the morning of the first cold snap, wife leaves
home, drives 10 miles, stops for gas, would not start again. I go there with
spare battery, try a jump, no start, put in spare battery, OK
Seems like I heard that 20F is when diesel begins to gell. May depend on
winter or summer fuel.
Harry
This morning was the coldest so far that I have started the SDL at about
20F. I have to glow for about 20-30 seconds to get a smooth idle (no
missing) right after start. Once the oil
Yeah, I will probably go to a FLAPS or maybe Sears too, later today and
see what the deal is. It could certainly be the alternator, 8.5 yr old.
135k miles, but because it is somewhat flaky (and cooler weather) I am
thinking battery. I think it does not like going from Houston to a
cooler
The alternator can show 14+ volts at idle, yet have insufficient
charge rate under normal operating conditions. It is important to
test the voltage with lights on high beam, radio, and all other
accessories on, and the engine running at speeds between idle and
normal highway rpm.
Beyond
That is a good idea, I'll take a look at that. It does have those
double cables.
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
Here is one thing you can check: Check the battery cables. I think your truck has a
double post positive battery cable. It has a spacer on it that you ca remove and replace
for $2.
That's not the issue here. If it were gelled fuel, the problem would
not go away so quickly after such a short time. I'm wondering if this
is more like delivery valve seals
harry watkins wrote:
Seems like I heard that 20F is when diesel begins to gell. May depend
on winter or summer
I don't have the itemized invoice yet. That will come in the mail at the
end of the month.
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com wrote:
I was hoping you'd put the individual items' cost after the hyphen to let
us know how much those things cost in your neck of
Need to get some heat in the head to make it go Bang.
My PowerChoke is 10 times worse that my SDL was. At 0° it takes it 2 minutes
to calm down.
Pete
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From: Luther benz-n-h...@gulseth.net
This morning was the coldest so far that I have
I am not sure how effective they are for a suburban. HF has them on
sale. They are good for gasser small cars.
At 11:00 AM 12/15/2008, you wrote:
Yeah, I will probably go to a FLAPS or maybe Sears too, later today
and see what the deal is. It could certainly be the alternator, 8.5
yr old.
Tom Hargrave wrote:
It turns out that the tires he was running weren't up to the load even
though the tong weight + 1/4 of the Suburban weight were well under what was
marked on the tire sidewalls. He went up one load rating and the problems
went away.
If he ran the pressure where the tire
Silly, but sort of neat too.
Randy
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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:18 PM
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Subject: [MBZ] Land Yaught
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
I spent a summer working on the Casco Bay Bridge in Portland and we had loads
of trouble with the low oil sensors. All our generators had them disconnected...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:53:42 -0500
From: Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Backup generator
To: Mercedes
Sounds cold. I remember days like that. My kids/wife were whining because it
was 64 degrees in the house this morning and I didn't think the furnace was
necessary. I gave in and it ran two cycles, got the temp up to 67, then I
shut it off again.
Bob R
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Curt mentioned:
the Casco Bay Bridge in Portland
I drove across that bridge many times in a ten day period in September,
1988.
I really enjoyed my time in Maine
Bob R
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On Behalf Of Curt
My 140 SD fired right up this morning at 16 degrees with about 10
seconds of glow.
Luther wrote:
This morning was the coldest so far that I have started the SDL at about
20F. I have to glow for about 20-30 seconds to get a smooth idle (no
missing) right after start. Once the oil pressure
I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have scales. Do
you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up on the scale or what?
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:35:18 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
Well take for instance, how much does a 140 weight?
I dont know about all that but I do see all those GM cars like that with
the squeeking doors all the time. Guess its a common thing.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Cadillac doors on that model are unrepairable. Once they start squeaking it
means the interal hinge bearings (sealed) are shot, so the
Luther:
Sounds like you need to adjust the ALDA. Check the archives. I did
that 50k miles ago on my SD, with 260k on it at the time, and it made
a huge difference. IT's getting sluggish when cold again, so I
probably have to advance it some more. I didn't advance it much to
begin with.
Donald Snook wrote:
Dave wrote: Check belt tension and alternator brushes.
I don't think you can rebuild these alternators IF you find that the brushes are worn.
I suppose it depends on whether the alternator is riveted or bolted together.
Mitch.
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I had some troubles with trailer tires so I started carrying 2 spares.
Fortunately the 4 hole wheels for my little snowmobile trailer are cheap. One
time I bought a new tire and rim, the next time I went and asked for another
tire and rim. They claimed they couldn't get another tire and rim
I just hosed down the hinges on my Sub, Chev pickup, and Cad with
aerosol lithium grease, with noticeable improvement in
creak/squeakiness. It's important to squirt it inside too where the
retainer thingies rolls on a roller.
--R
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I dont know about all that but I do
yea
Tom Hargrave wrote:
WalMart is slow on purpose. The longer they take the more likely you
will buy something in the store.
You did buy something, right?
Thanks, Tom
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Curt Raymond wrote:
An ST generator head like http://www.powersolutionsllc.com/5kw should last me
just about forever...
The idea is to have something easier to carry to camp and put on our Cub
Cadet up there and have not get stolen...
Depends on your definition of easy to carry.
A 7.5 KW
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:19:00 -0500 Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
wrote:
Anyone had experience with Hercules automobile tires? Their
prices at tire warehouses seem to be okay.
http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl#station_search
That URL takes me to http://www.reifendirekt.de/, Tires Direct
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:07 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have scales. Do
you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up on the scale or what?
I would imagine that at a truck stop you would have to pay for it,
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:22:57 -0600 Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
The actual temperature (i.e. NOT the wind chill) was 6 degrees - plus we
have 30 mph wind gusts - yesterday we had 50 mph gusts.
Good thing you weren't in Denver. It was -19 deg.F. there this morning.
Anybody still
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Anybody still believe in man-made global warming?
Was a huge problem until Al Gore Jr fixed it for us.
;-)
Mitch.
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Craig McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com said:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:22:57 -0600 Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
The actual temperature (i.e. NOT the wind chill) was 6 degrees - plus we
have 30 mph wind gusts - yesterday we had 50 mph gusts.
Good thing you weren't in Denver. It was -19
'Just make sure you're not over weight for your trailer license. 'May bring
a ticket if you are.
Wilton
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Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Using truck
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:01:00 -0500 Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.com
wrote:
'Just make sure you're not over weight for your trailer license. 'May
bring a ticket if you are.
You're right, Wilton. Though I didn't have much to worry about, Kaleb
might.
Craig
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:58:31 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Craig McCluskey diese...@cnsp.com said:
Anybody still believe in man-made global warming?
Sounds like you haven't heard the latest declaration that global warming
is causing global cooling.
Pure nonsense. Not to
How 'bout weighing the rig at local grain elevator?
Wilton
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Craig McCluskey wrote:
Anybody still believe in man-made global warming?
It is AVERAGE temperature... Just because the average global temperature
goes up doesn't mean every single spot on the planet gets warmer. could
go up 2* someplace and down 1* somewhere else. Still a net gain of 1*
Wilton Strickland wrote:
How 'bout weighing the rig at local grain elevator?
I've done that a couple of times. When I needed a weigh slip to license a
trailer, they charged me $2. When I just wanted to know what the trailer
weighed, they just told me the weight and didn't charge anything.
We had a set of Hercules truck tires on our 4Runner. They were fine. No
problems.
Randy
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Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 12:39 PM
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Or scrap metal/salvage/recycle facility?
Wilton
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To: mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Using truck scales
How 'bout weighing the rig at local grain elevator?
Wilton
I went and tried to start the Burb again, battery totally dead again.
Unless there is something drawing a lot of current from the battery (not
sure what that could be), the battery is shot.
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How cold has it been where you are? If a battery is low enough to freeze, it is
usually junk even if it will take a
charge again. Most places will load test the battery these days. That is
generally a pretty good indicator of its
value. Do you know if Sears load tested when you had it there or
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Don't forget the humble A124,
Ah, yes, the one that's so humble they didn't bother to put a proper roof on it.
There is a T word that the Germans use to describe a shooting brake, estate,
station wagon, etc, and I'm reasonably sure that word is the reason why the MBZ
Craig wrote:
I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have
scales. Do you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up
on the scale or what?
I would imagine that at a truck stop you would have to pay for
it, though I can't imagine that it would be much. If you can
find
It seems than at Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:25:42 -0700, Craig wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:33:03 -0600 Loren Faeth
lfa...@leadingchange.com wrote:
Most car hauling trailers I have seen have 15 wheels. If
you put 15 truck tires on, you get capacity and longevity.
There were pickups in the
It has been in the 30s here (that constitutes cold here in the Low
Country) so I doubt if it has frozen. And no, I don't think they load
tested it, just put it on the charger and said it was holding a charge.
I was sorta surprised they did not do more as I could have done that,
but then
It seems than at Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:07 -0600, Kaleb wrote:
I have thought about doing that at the truck stops that have
scales. Do you have to pay for that? Do you just drive up on
the scale or what?
Truckstop scales are typically $5-$10 with re-weighs either free
or $1. Re-weigh is if
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:35:50 -0600 John Robbins je...@msstate.edu wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Anybody still believe in man-made global warming?
It is AVERAGE temperature... Just because the average global temperature
goes up doesn't mean every single spot on the planet gets warmer.
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Turnier is German for tournament and more historically jousting.
I think I had the spelling correct as Turnier.
See this AMS cover, where I believe it says at the bottom that they have a road
test of a Ford Focus Turnier:
It seems than at Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:01:00 -0500, Wilton wrote:
'Just make sure you're not over weight for your trailer
license. 'May bring a ticket if you are.
Not just weight. Once there, they may look into license, tax,
mechanical inspection (brakes, lights, hitch), etc.
I may be
I think I am correct in saying that our average temperature has been lower this
year. We had a cold summer and a
cold fall and it is now much colder than normal. I suppose that somewhere it is
warmer than normal but I sure wish
that was here and the cooler than normal temperatures were somewhere
In early '63, I started going on alert with B-52's 3 and 4 days at a time.
For several times about midmorning the first day of a 3 or 4 day alert tour,
SWMBO would call to tell me the car (year-and-a- half-old '61 Pontiac) would
not start. I'd tell her to call neighbor, service station, etc.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
True, but when the polar ice caps on Mars melt and the cloud tops on Venus
get warmer, it's certainly not due to anything mankind has done. Same for
the observed warming on earth.
And then there's the fact that certain data got changed by the proponents of the
warming
You have to look at the trend, not just a single winter.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:34 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
I think I am correct in saying that our average temperature has been lower
this year. We had a cold summer and a
cold fall and it is now much colder than normal. I
Long story made short, you want to use trailer tires on a trailer and
not passenger car tires. The reason for this is that passenger car (and light
truck for that matter) have more flexible sidewalls to allow them to maintain
traction during all sorts of maneuvers - pulling, stopping, turning,
But don't forget the four tires on the car, so the total load available will
no doubt go up as they support the car ... ;=)
Ashamed to put my name on that one
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Sent:
Installed the WIS, trying to use it to get info about taking off the
timing cover, slide rails etc for this 140. This seems like a very
complicated program, Im having a hard time figuring it out. Anybody
have this installed and messed with it any?
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92
Oh no, those big SUV's have a far reaching effect.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:35:50 -0600 John Robbins je...@msstate.edu wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Anybody still believe in man-made global warming?
It is AVERAGE temperature... Just because the average global
Y'all may recall Lt. Don's suggestion to Kaleb to investigate Union Pacific
jobs. Well, the apprentice diesel mechanic really sounded interesting to me.
Would be a step down in pay, but I think it would be much more satisfying that
what I do now (Marketing/Sales). Unfortunately, UP is not
Speaking of towing max weight. This is the first real heavy load I have
pulled with the dmax since I installed the diablo tuner on it and
installed the 65hp economy tune. Before when going down the
interstate at 70-75, if I started up a decent grade, it would downshift
(with cruise on).
I don't think they will let you pack heat while on the train, though, so you
will have to leave Sweetness at home.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Christopher McCann xtofer1...@yahoo.comwrote:
Y'all may recall Lt. Don's suggestion to Kaleb to investigate Union Pacific
jobs. Well, the
PS, all good but the damn things do not last very long.
Kevin wrote:
Long story made short, you want to use trailer tires on a trailer and
not passenger car tires. The reason for this is that passenger car (and light
truck for that matter) have more flexible sidewalls to allow them to maintain
hmmm, maybe have to check that out as well. Maybe train driver though.
Christopher McCann wrote:
Y'all may recall Lt. Don's suggestion to Kaleb to investigate Union Pacific
jobs. Well, the apprentice diesel mechanic really sounded interesting to me.
Would be a step down in pay, but I think
Make sure to keep an eye on your pyrometer when you're doing that so that
your PISTONS don't MELT. Some of those chips can get things pretty hot without
a load.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 03:26:13PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Speaking of towing max weight. This is the first real heavy load I
It is absolutely imperative that you keep them inflated properly. I've also
noticed that balancing the tires makes them last a LOT longer - when I bought
my trailer, the original tires weren't balanced and wore wonky.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 03:27:05PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
PS, all
Hey Andrew, I've lived in this country long enough to believe it is a trend.
Every blasted winter is cold!!! This
one is worse than the last one. Maybe I'm just getting old. Time to ingest more
anti-freeze.
Randy
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Craig McCluskey wrote:
True, but when the polar ice caps on Mars melt and the cloud tops on Venus
get warmer, it's certainly not due to anything mankind has done. Same for
the observed warming on earth.
I wasn't trying to make a comment on man-made vs. nature vs. not
happening... just that
I dont have any of that stuff installed. Im just running the basic
economy tune. I would need that if I ran the performance or extreme
tunes, but the low settings does not matter too much.
Kevin wrote:
Make sure to keep an eye on your pyrometer when you're doing that so that
your PISTONS
I never have balanced trailer tires, guess it wouldnt hurt though.
Kevin wrote:
It is absolutely imperative that you keep them inflated properly. I've also
noticed that balancing the tires makes them last a LOT longer - when I bought
my trailer, the original tires weren't balanced and wore
I think you'll get hired if you don't smoke pot...at least not on the job...or
wait, maybe that's Amtrak? :-)
Remember all those Amtrak wrecks (late 80's, I think) due to supposedly stoned
engineers?
Chris
--- On Mon, 12/15/08, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
From: Kaleb C.
My permit is no good in KS anyway. Locomotive repair shop is across the border
in KC, KS. Will use a 3 foot long open end wrench for self-defense.
Chris
--- On Mon, 12/15/08, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lt. Don MAY have
*http://tinyurl.com/6jsccz
*(1968 Saab 96)
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didnt see anything in my area
Christopher McCann wrote:
I think you'll get hired if you don't smoke pot...at least not on the job...or
wait, maybe that's Amtrak? :-)
Remember all those Amtrak wrecks (late 80's, I think) due to supposedly stoned engineers?
Chris
--- On Mon, 12/15/08,
Become a geographic bachelor.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
didnt see anything in my area
Christopher McCann wrote:
I think you'll get hired if you don't smoke pot...at least not on the
job...or wait, maybe that's Amtrak? :-)
Remember all
I'd say keep the lug nuts tight too. I acquired a boat trailer in the fall with
dual axles. Has small wheels and
tires - 12 inch by 4.80 if my memory is reasonably accurate. I suppose the idea
is to keep the boat low to the
ground so that it is easier to launch and retrieve. In any event, I will
you should buy it
Wonko the Sane wrote:
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If I had the discretionary income, I probably would. More of a tank than
even a 240D and a blast to drive. Drove one frequently up in Maine during
the 70s and early 80s.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
you should buy it
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Find out what RR has a hub or some kind of operation in Tulsa, then search
their site for openings. I don't think BNSF has anything in Tulsa.
Chris
'85 300SD 241K mi/'92 Dodge B-350 Ram Wagon/'82 VW Vanagon Diesel 229K mi/'75
240D/'80 300SD/'83 240D/'84 300Dt/'85 300Dt Cali (parting out)/'87
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well take for instance, how much does a 140 weight? Im not sure. Its a
heavy car I know that. Trailer is a regular old steel flat bed 18'
trailer. dont know how much that weights. Tires I have on now are 1499
per tire, so 5996 total capacity.
That's not much for
Not to be a buzz killer but there was an article in one of the papers
the last few days that all transpo companies are cutting way back since
freight traffic has dropped off a lot the last few months.
Not sure where you live, you ought to check into wind machine stuff, lot
of that going on
When I had the Loadstar tires on there I ran it at max 55psi. These
auto tires are max 35psi, which is where I am running them. It does
have 205/75R15 on it right now. I notice by going with a larger size
(215, 225, 235 etc) the load rating goes up. So, if I ran larger size
in lt truck type
Volt meter says 14+V, not that that means anything..
It does not unless you put a load on it, such as the headlights.
RLE
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Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:58:31 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Craig
On a move from Boston to Houston I rented a 24ft box truck, loaded it up
with all my shop stuff and various other things. It struggled mightily
in the mountains to get up those long grades. I stopped for gas
somewhere, and there was a truck scale there, so I ran the truck over
it. I think
'Better hope the loose lug nuts havn't allowed the wheels (at the holes) to
cut into the lugs (the bolts) at their bases, weakening them.
Wilton
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