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Freightrain

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  1. That big 7" will drone like a mad man and you'll be wearing ear plugs to survive the day. Even my lil 673 was unbearable with a 5" pipe. The 4" has a nice bark without the drone of the big pipe. grand rock sells reducers: http://www.grpipes.com/catalogpages/Reducers.pdf
  2. In typical fashion, the seller wants to make a "good" buck on the item if they are selling it to a collector, but then scrap price is good enough if they don't get anyone interested. Sounds like a typical Epay auction. "If no one buys it for the inflated "I want MUCHO GRANDE" for it, then I'll take a few bucks from the scrappers.
  3. Sad when they sit and no one whats it...til one person shows up and realizes it's too late. That ladder truck is cool, but what would you do with it? I remember building a similar model to that growing up. Ahhh, if we all had deep pockets LOL!!
  4. Good looking truck! Thanks for sharing the pics.
  5. The two way power stuff will be easier in the long run. Nice to not have to run power to keep stuff cold or heat your water for a quick wash/shower. My 20# bottle last all summer easily with what I run. Having to run a genset the whole time to keep the frig cold will get old and will likely cost more in the long run. I don't have a full size frig, only 1/2 size which is plenty big for weekends. A 3K honda is $2000, so balance the books and see. My old 4K Onan only cost me $500. Stop over and check it out.
  6. They didn't offer an automatic behind the mack engine?
  7. New definition of "air shocks"??
  8. All fuel trucks are set up with front exhaust. Guess they worry about heat and sparks.
  9. Toterhome!!! Be really gutless with that 3208 though(and the automatic). Have to upgrade the power.
  10. Look'n brand spank'n new!!! Nice work. (just watch for Ken..........with ALL them sideways pictures he may pop a blood vessel)
  11. Neat lil tractor. Must have something big under the hood? I see lots of little pusher fans in front of the radiator. Plus the added cooling hole in the top of the bumper. I like the interior layout with the console and the flamed door panels. Like the frenched in lights in the rear frame too!
  12. Those APU are nice, but kinda spendy from what I have seen. Used ones might not be so great either due to mechanical costs to fix them when they break. I suppose if you walked into a good deal, I wouldn't say no. I have no first hand use of one, but just from reading on the forums.
  13. I took one of those Lowes educational wiring seminars and I is an electrician now.
  14. Just a little pic of the wiring in my trailer..............just to get you started. Just hook power to the blue wire with red tracer.................... Buwhahahahahahahahaha
  15. Shouldn't the "L" mean lightweight components. Brackets and such even if not alum. frame.
  16. "BFH" works every time
  17. Wow...bet those would light your world up. My current Halogens are still candles at night, especially in the rain. The high beams are super bright, but the low beams are just slightly above 6v sealed beams. If it wasn't for my Perlux, I would be driving blind. Currently don't have $1K for a pair of headlights.
  18. Ya everyone knows me when I show up. Lots of attention on the highway too. Will never be as comfy as my dually but it is getting there.
  19. Yup, when I had my new 2000 PSD, it would run circles around my B pulling the same trailer. I could run up Fancy Gap at 55+ mph, just feathering the throttle in 6th gear(OD). I'm pretty sure the ol B would be struggling at 35 mph LOL!
  20. How I did my race trailer. Two deep cycles to run the lights, radio and winch, plus it powers the control circuit of the frig. The frig I have 120v/gas, along with my hot water tank. That way I can run either way(depending if I have power or not). Little more money for both, but better for "camping" situation when you don't have shore power. You can use invertors to turn your 12v to 120v, but I would not suggest it. You have to control your usage and then run the generator to recharge the batteries(more then 1-2 or them to get good longevity). Get yourself a good, quiet generator, that way you can run it day/night. I got my older Onan RV unit for $500. You will need to get a fuel tank for it and make sure you have enough gas for long stays. If you want heat and a/c, get a roof mount unit and then you will need the genset to power it. You could also get a house unit and mount it in the wall, then use portable electric heater for heat if you need it. I put a long 30amp twist lok cord on the front of my trailer and plug it into the generator on the truck. I installed a remote start inside the trailer and run a separate smaller cord for that. That 30amp cord comes to a small circuit box in the trailer that everything comes to. The 12v stuff is all on a small car type fuse panel next to the batteries. If you are around sometime, stop at the house and look at my trailer.
  21. "It's just a truck".........................................(that is the common notion)
  22. Looks like someone just welded the original 4" stack upright into the 5" chrome duals set up. Wondered too about the single stick. No flipper for 10spd, didn't think about 237 repower. Definitely a spotter fifth wheel. Wonder why the whole bottom of the cab has "new" panel? They get rusty, but never seen one with that big of a repair panel.
  23. Apparently you haven't driven a B model lately LOL!!!! What I wouldn't do to have double my present HP rating. Truck look good though!!
  24. Welcome aboard. Very nice work!!
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