jenandjon

What hazardous waste was there to dispose of? Its just scrap iron.

So many options. I will probably go with the TST.

I know this has been discussed before but it has been a while. There are some new members here so I thought I would open the conversation again. I am looking at tire pressure monitor systems. I finally decided to get one. I will also use it on my Commercial truck. Most of them look to me that the sensor just screws on the valve stem. Since we only go on one or 2 long trips a year it makes sense to be able to switch from one truck to another. I will be using it on my commercial tractor only so I need 10 sensors. It just so happens my HDT is singled so If I just unscrew those same 10 sensors and put them on the HDT I will have enough for the trailer also. Is it really just as easy as swapping out valve stem caps and putting the monitor in the other truck? Just looking for suggestions. There are some really nice pricey ones and some that look pretty cheap.

Your hitch looks like the Comfort ride 204. Its just too small apparently. You should look at the 308.

I am registered as RV. State Farm considers my HDT as a personal passenger vehicle.

I have the X15 cummins in my new Kenworth. With 7 axles on the ground loaded 95,000 lbs plus I can pass these 80,000 lb freight trucks going up hill. But every once in a while one of them cattle pot trucks will blow my doors off.

I would suggest you travel to a different town to a better shop. You will want on open shoulder. Don't buy cheap junk.

Remember, you get what you pay for. With a Jackalopee when you call the help number you talk to the guy that made it. Not some call center.

Dave, its been a while but I dont remember my Pete having any of those brackets. Just a straight pipe off the drop down from the turbo then some flex to the T.

Found a little time to jerk the old generator out and get ready to put in the spare. Time to wipe the dust off the Brute and put it to work. It will fit in there but I have to take the wheel kit off. Then I will plumb in the fuel line to run off my 50 gallon generator tank. I will be adding a second shut off on the fuel line. I have one on the tank I am gong to add one just before the inlet on the generator. Its gravity fed so shouldn't be a problem. As for power the wire going to the old Onan will just get a plug put on. That will power up the breaker box on the truck. I will be able to plug my camper in the same way I always did. The old Onan is getting mothballed for the time being. I need to evaluate if it's worth it to me to fix it or get a different one. I really would like a bigger one. All it needs is extract the broken bolts, finish cleaning the carbon, rings, head gaskets, head bolts, carb kit, reseal the intake and all new exhaust.

They started coming out then got tight. I worked them back and forth until the first one snapped. There were 4 that were stubborn. We will see how this goes.

It snowed so I thought I would do a quick tune up on my generator. That turned into a couple broken bolts and needing new rings. I was going to actually follow directions and pull the heads off to clean the carbon. I sold have just kept buying new spark plugs. The first side came off real easy. The head gasket was leaking. Not a big deal they are $12. The other side was the one that wouldn't come apart very easy. So for now I am gong to pull it off the truck and install my spare. I may be in the market for a new generator. We will see. The bolts were really messed up so I'm not confident that the threads will be much good either.

I think I would go ahead and swap it out Dave. They make a smaller gear reduction starter now. Pull the monster out and replace with a starter no bigger than one off a old Chevy. I have not personally done this but I have seen them. When its time that is what I will be doing. Too bad you cant put an old air starter on there. That would wake up the neighborhood!

You need at least 3. I run 4 because I have an inverter to run the fridge and stuff.

If that was in my area it would have been sold in 2 days.

Looks really good. Nice job.

I have a couple grab handles off a Peterbilt that I want to put on the Freightliner to help the wife and kids get in easier. I figured a few self taping screws and we will be good but the skin is awfully thin right there by the doors. I will have to pull some interior panels out and find some structure.

That is they way I have been doing it for years. Good to see it the right way.

We are going to need pictures when you get them seat covers on.

Get rid of them. I am a big fan of the Hankook DL12 smart flex. But they are open shoulder. Some people dont like open shoulder.

I guess I cant answer that. It enough to air up a tire and run my cheap little air impact. That's all I really need.

I dont know if this will work in your application or not but I just plumbed into the supply line for the trailer. I put a quick coupler on the end. When I want air I push the red button.

Dave I had 7 inch stacks on my Pete. I burned myself a few times. Wife was not happy riding either. She got burned a few times also. When I got my new KW I was shooting the bull with the sales manager. He said more and more guys are gong back to the factory style "classic look" of mufflers and 5 inch tips. They have a heat shield and more grab bars so the wife wont get so hot climbing in.

The gravel pits around here have an assortment of trucks. The one closest to me has changed out from Mack trucks to Peterbilt 567. However I have a friend that owns several rock trucks and he will only run Kenworth and Western Star. In our Farming operation we run 3 Kenworth T-800s with the heavy duty 20,000lb steer axle and one T880 with a 16,000lb steer. I ran a Mack Vision for a while. I really liked it also. Rode great plenty of power but it had the Mack E7 engine and only the dealer cold work on it. Independent shops do not have access to the software. The 3rd time back tot he dealer for something simple I traded it off on the Pete. I ran that for a while and I loved it but I tore it up. Too much off road work. Sat too low. That is when I went to the T-880

Got the truck back. this new transmission is real tight. I didn't realize how worn out the old one was. Straightened the gear shifter out a little bit so it wont the the seat in 1st and 5th. Straightening it moved over it over a few inches and also made it a little taller. That messed up my muscle memory a little bit. I ground a couple gears. Still got a slight vibration when I coast down the back side of a hill. I crawled back under and checked everything out. The only thing I found was a little play in the drive shift splines where it slides in and out. I pumped in about 20 pumps of grease before the gun ran dry and that tightened up some. So more grease and take it for a drive to see what happens.