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Please help us help you by defining "affordable". To some this is a new truck, to others it means pulling it out of the fence row with a tractor and chain. Here's an M2 that I consider affordable.

Awe,...sleeper team expediter. Probably hit the road mid 2018. My Peterbilt used to run reefer on the lower states west to east coasts. That's why it has so little rust and corrosion for 1.9 million. I doubt a single drive would fair too well up north in the winter. Lots of perishable groceries grown in the south. And with amazon hitch'n up with whole foods etc., probably going to see a fair bit of new and interesting spec trucks up for sale in the near future.

Saw this at Western truck center. I wonder what it was used for. Most single axle leasers or conglomerate owned singles are day cabs for dragging around doubles and triple vans with low gross weight. This high hp with a sleeper. Might make someone a nice HDT.

Just to clarify, these are the truck batteries, not separate coach batteries? The truck batteries will pretty much always have some spark as the ecm powers up even with the key off.

At 265" with a set back axle, you need to take it for a drive before you go much further. If this is your first HDT or experience in semi trucks, that length will have you calling tow trucks on a regular basis.

Though they may not be of any real value, like Big5er said, if it makes you happy, then go for it. Don't look back at the decision and question it. Just look forward and be happy with your decision. I bought a few vinyl decals for my Freightliner, but have none on my Peterbilt. It's not how you have it labelled, it's how you license, insure and operate it that matters. As long as you are not making money, and have the right license and insurance, you should be good to go. If you are stopped, don't be too quick to answer questions. Think of each question before you answer it. ODOT told me once of a rodeo rider that had sponsor decals all over his rv/animal hauler. Pulled over and was asked if he was paid to ride in the rodeo? Rider proudly said yes. Leo would not let the vehicle move until a cdl driver showed up to drive it. Rider was making money, which is a "commercial aspect" of the operation, and as such required a cdl driver.

Application and licensing. If you are making money, you are commercial. This includes indirectly making money. If you are say a sponsored rodeo rider, and tow a horse trailer behind an rv. That would a "commercial aspect" and would require all commercial licensing etc. I have had many conversations on the phone with Oregon motor carrier. Use the site ASKODOT.com and they will get back to you with answers. If you leave your phone number, they may even call you for more specifics. One of my questions was regarding how they determine commercial vs. recreational. The official called me on the phone and explained that there are no laws on Oregon (at that time) stopping me from going to town and buying a semi and an A-train and driving it to the beach. Even with a class C license. As long as I am not making a dime, I am not commercial. However, if I stop and pick up a friend and get pulled over, and this is pushing the concept, but for the sake of analogy, the cop asks if my friend is buying lunch for the ride, and I say yes. I am at that point commercial. I'm on the west side of the cascades near Portland. Here, whether or not you get hassled will be a county by county deal. The state troopers are few and far between and usually dont spend a lot of time on the highways unless it is a holiday. IMO

I'll try to provide more info later. Gotta run on errands at the moment. But start here.

First thing to do is dig up all the paperwork that was signed at purchase if you have not already done so. Like so much other stuff today, the fine print is a killer.

If you end up with no other leads, you can have them free for the gauges, and just whatever freight charge is. Or you can come pick them up if you wish. I'm just about 8/10 mile south of US26 at exit 57.

Well shoot. I thought I had chrome bezels, but they are black. I also have the tach in matched black from the same dash if you want it. Or if someone knows how to swap bezels....?

Let me get a picture of the speedo in my 377 cab and see if it is the same. It is a 1995 377. It would increase the value of your 379 by a couple hunnerd thousan miles, but I'll give it to you if it is the right style. It all worked last time I drove it. I think it shows right close to 1.5 mill.

SWEET !!!!!

Dave, someday I hope to meet up with you and we can discuss off camera your views of 9-11 and the NSA etc. I think it's a good possibility that we may have similar viewpoints. Until then, we can tell by the attitudes of some of the replies who watches, reads and listens to the MSM and thinks it real information. Some even think it is factual. Stay safe. See ya on the road soon. Don.

I have had many Eaton axle questions answered by the guys at Inland Gear in Spokane Washington.

Sorry to hear about your co-worker. I have a question for you, and it IS meant with all due respect. Without disclosing identity etc. of your co-worker, how old and what if any underlying conditions did he or she have? Again, I only ask this for what many feel is pertinent to the information out there about the nature of this emergency.

LOL. I have no idea why "they" call it triple towing. In the motor carrier world triples means 3 trailed units behind a tow vehicle. But I guess in the DMV world, or should i say planet,......"they" seem to feel triple should include the tow vehicle. To the largest extent, I can see the reasoning for limiting the number of hitch points a non cdl driver can utilize. Youtube is plumb full of people that should'nt be allowed to drive a car much less tow something with it all tangled up in traffic and in ditches. Sometimes it gets difficult to remember that driving on public roads is not a right, it is a privilege and can be revoked at any time.

Yep. Oregofornia is one of them. Don't know the outcome, so this is just conversation and not information. But, a few years ago I did see a dually towing a 5er with a boat towed on the 5er pulled over. Speeding maybe? Kinda doubt it, but may have been warning an out of stater that "triple towing" is not allowed here in rv configuration.

I think you already have some great insight as you mentioned the drive line rotates before the wheels. This is the rear axle(s) gearhead(s) There are a few points of wear within the gearhead. The pinion to ring gear lash. The spider gears on their pins and the spider gears to side gear wear. And then the axle shaft spine wear. Ad to that in a tandem configuration, you'll have the interaxle differential and the mechanisms that go with it like the reverse rotation pinion drive gears in the front gearhead, the interaxle diff itself,and the drive line between the two axles that is at a very steep angle and wears much faster than the rest of the drive line. However, in a long wheelbase rig, if a carrier bearing holder is worn out it too can ad to that feeling you have in the cab going from power to compression braking. Transmissions can have some lash as well. But generally, IMO, that lash will correlate to how much noise it makes through the stick.😮 Edit to ad. Even in a brand new rig, there will be some lash. But naturally they will gain lash as they gather "experience".🧐

So IMO you might consult your state's RV statutes regarding passenger restraint. If the statutes state that passengers can move about while in motion, then the seat and seat belts can likely be sourced at automotive or off road performance outlets. But again, that's just my OPINION on it, I'm in no way an authority. On the window, if you scroll down or go back to page 2, you should see a thread about installing sleeper windows.

Two healthy men can carry, though not comfortably, a complete single speed drop in gear head. I just sent a text to the guy that bought my 3.36:1 eaton 40ks. They have a rear locker, and were in excellent condition, out of my 96' Pete 377. No rust. I asked if he would sell them. I'll let you know when he gets back to me. They're in western Oregon, but easy nuff to ship.

Yes. Sorry, but yes, they do profile and read into each customer walking up to the desk. If you have a friend that has mechanical aptitude and can talk the talk, send the truck either back to that dealer in a month with your friend driving it, or have him (or her) take it to another TEC dealership and request the same process, but with the appropriate language. Might be another reason to cry.

Oh ya, very common. It gets worse when you have a semi trailer with air brakes stuck as well as the tractor. Dont be concerned about taking anything apart. It's a common issue with air drum brakes, and especially in humid or wet climates.

Public forums always will "sidetrack" somewhat as each individual interprets questions asked and answers given, in different ways given their environment and past. 1: No. Other than road rage, I do not feel an HDT is anymore likely to be a target of crime. 2:No. Though we choose not to camp/boondock/or otherwise park out in the middle of nowhere, we do "dry camp" and leave our rig locked up and unattended for periods of time in secluded areas, as we either bike or motorbike etc. to our destination when the truck can't go there. That is just our preferred way of vacation at this point, and in no way a suggestion that anyone should follow or that we are missing out. 3: No. In relation to the news reporting these deaths, which i did'nt even know about until this thread, we feel no more vulnerable than ever before. In relation to life in general as an HDTer, no, we feel far less vulnerable than we would in a car or pickup with a towed rv. On the prior mention of taking classes etc. for self defense and being aware of your surroundings etc., if you take these classes or courses, do not take them completely as the be all, end all. Glean information and bend it or modify it to apply to your very own situation. A lot of people that take these classes as "the only way" are the type of people that believe the government's "suggested" weight for a given height is law, not a suggested guideline. My gf was in law enforcement and is now working with prisoners in a maximum/medium and minimum security "correctional facility" aka prison. She's kinda hard wired to look for certain details when finding a place to park or stay. As rickeieio says about your brain being your strongest weapon, no truer factual words have been spoken. Be in control of your situation/destiny. Do not let your situation control you. If you truly feel that is easier said than done,..............my condolences to you. You are now destined to become a victim.

As the OP asked, lets please keep this civil and not get into rival wars over what defines "boondocking". For those that think crime is a more recent invention, I can assure you it is not. Back in the 90s, a couple on Seaside beech here in Oregon were killed in what was labelled a "thrill kill". I actually knew a guy, an adult at the time, that stopped to help a stranger on the side of a highway that "appeared" to be broke down. The stranger had an accomplice hiding in the cab on the seat. When the good guy stopped, the other two took him by gun point to his vehicle and forced him to drive them out of state, using what cash he had to buy more gas to get them further. Thankfully he was then let go unharmed, but this was in the early 70s, here in nowheresville small town rural Oregon. The news media will always spin every single story they come across in a fearmongering way to train the viewer's mindset. Is crime really that much more prevalent today?.........I doubt it. Pretty much everything is relative. If 1% of any given countries population is "evil" and criminal, 1% of 30 million will create far fewer news stories than 1% of 300 million. I challenge anyone here to go 6 months without watching the news, listening to the news, or reading the news. I have not even owned a tv since 2002. I listen to music in the radio, not news or talk shows. Life without the brainwashing influence of the mass media, has been ever so awesome. You'd be amazed how free you can be and how much more confident that you can handle any given situation, once you leave the shackles of the media behind.