Mark T

Just now, Joey Mack said:

MarkT,,,  I can picture how it's done, NOW,,  That is awesome..  I almost want to flatten a tire and knock it off the bead, just to try it...  

Just a touch of air in it, and WD40.  A Dayton you need a couple 2 X 4 to get the rim off the floor.  

17 hours ago, Hayseed said:

That's a Cunning Stunt........LOL

 

I have seen someone (with bigger gonads than I) put a clip on  Tyre chuck  on & fold/Kink the hose over to  block it, Dribble a little bit of Petrol (gas to you) around the Bead, then throw a lighted match & let the hose unkink at the same Time. 

The Whoosh creates a vacuum & the rush of Air will seat the Bead..!!

A bicycle tube lubed up with a little air in it in the gap on the side you mount it from, take the valve out of the stem on the rim you're putting the tire on and as it airs up it squirts the tube right out as the bead comes up.   Not dangerous or anything. If you get the hang of it it works pretty good. Tubes come in 20" and 24" . Done hundreds of them that way over the years until I snagged one of those rings with the holes in it and the air.   

You can use a bicycle tube.

He might think it's 8 cents......8 eigh.   What a moron

Truck tires are way easier to mount and dismount than car tires.   Sounds dumb, but  I think they're way easier. Tubeless ones anyway. 

Are they tubeless ? 

They used to destroy the seal in the turbo. Then the exhaust gasses would be going through the oil return into the crank case.  It was an issue with them, maybe poor combination of turbo and exhaust brake compared to others ???  There was even a test of putting the turbo's oil return into a bucket and looking for bubbles.  Then if you had one, the lash on the Jake itself was set larger (like an extra twenty five thousands or something like that)  so without readjusting that lash without the exhaust brake part, the Jake itself could develop issues.  They just weren't the best mousetrap. 

1 hour ago, MACKS said:

Yeah it’s easy to get a ny statewide permit but there no where near 79000 ..

I've had them since in the early '90s. I remember the lower 7 county ones were a big deal then.  Most every other one has been somewhat cut back. A statewide prior to the lottery could easily have gone for in the area of 10K.   I don't think the ones down state needed a long truck either.  They were the crown jewel of permits at one time.

Yes, they can stay with the truck, but IDK if it can be transferred anymore and come back as high. Lower 7 county permits were always different. All I know is over the years all my statewides lost weight, and I don't personally know anyone who applied and was turned down (lottery system) .  I'm a little curious to know what you're asking myself.  

An 11 22    in tubeless would be a 12 24.5  if you change to tubeless 11 24.5 is a popular size, but would actually be a hair smaller than an 11 22  . Doubt anyone would really notice. 

I don't think you can do that anymore. Something about only the entire company ???  Back in the '90s ???   easily a five digit figure, now ???   IDK if they die with the truck now, or what. There's been so many changes.

2 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

If it was mine, I would free it up and get it working 

I don't believe you can ever have to much braking

 

Paul

They weren't very effective. Better chance of one of those damaging the turbo , than adding much stopping power.  All they really did was preload the valve so the Jake could bump it open a little later ( bigger lash )  .  Not very effective on an E7.

Yes, that's an old Stealth Brake .  (exhaust brake) .  Probably not worth trying to repair at this point.

4 hours ago, Onyx610 said:

I thought Joey was gonna put that in a truck for you?? 😏

🤷🏻‍♂️  If he would, then it's not for sale 

Used to be common on packers, or DOT macks with a plow. Unless you find just the right stuff in somebody's way....not any cheap way to do it.

I have one I'll sell ya. $18000.00

If you're not looking for more weight capacity (that the 315s have)  Maybe you could just use a 12/24.5 ?  It'd be a little bit bigger tire and you wouldn't need much other than to just change the tires.  Not sure the availability of those as steers anymore either, but they did exist at one time.

You have to wonder with rising interest rates and more and more places not wanting the older trucks how long the used market will stay like it is.  I don't see any substantial rise in trucking rates that goes along with cost of equipment. Then there's the cost of drivers. Between the money one costs and the return you get for that money ???  Doesn't seem like it can go on like that for smaller for hire carriers. 300 K  for a dump truck..... to even approach the money to pay for it, it'd be worn out in two or three years. Then there's the finding someone to work on them. (same story)  Dealer thinks nothing of keeping the truck for weeks .  Name of this thread is very accurate. 

1 hour ago, tjc transport said:

the 2022 was $185,000 for the cab chassis, and $239,000 delivered.

level 3 leather interior, navplus  with 6 speakers, 9 way adjustable heated/AC seats, power/heated mirrors, steering pusher axle, 425 front floater tires, dura-bright alcoa 24.5 rims, 565HP X15 cummins, allison RDS 4500 trans, 4.56 gear meritor rears, meritor steering axle, disc brakes on steering and pusher axle, full digital instrument cluster, and a bunch of other things i can not think of rite now. 

the 18.5 foot 1/4 inch hardox 450 steel body with high lift gate was $54,000 installed and painted. .

That same truck would be another 50 K right now, and that's if you can get it. Prices have gone nuts. Even used ones, price is unbelievably high 

9 minutes ago, MACKS said:

 

No. I'm saying for the price to drop that much for a new one, everything else would need to drop to ( for whatever reason)  

2 hours ago, tjc transport said:

my 2022 Kenworth T880 was $239,000 delivered with body, high lift gate, and pintle hitch attached plumbed for air brakes. 

the 2023 on order was quoted at $265  for cab chassis. 

dealer is pushing for signed contract and wanting $10,000 deposit. 

we are waiting for the price to drop 80-90 grand.

80-90 grand ?   I wouldn't get my hopes up. Even if it did, trucks'd be get'n paid $70.00/hour then.  Typical Jersey big power crossmemberless steel body dump truck will be around 300K and a aluminum body one around 320.   The price of them is insanity.  A nice daycab tractor is easily over 250K.  Who is it that's make'n the money to afford these ?  

1 minute ago, Bullheaded said:

First truck I ever drove full time was a Ford LTS 8000 with an 8V53 and a 5&4

Lots of the Detroits used a Spicer of some form .   8516 was a popular one (or some variation of the 12 or 16 speed)

Just now, Bullheaded said:

We should make them all test with a 6-71 and a 5&4 LOL

Exactly 

I'm serious. Can you picture some hotshot used to a ISX and an 18 trying to operate a Small Cam with a RTO 12513.  Forget about something like a 673 and a quad

It's over. At this point you couldn't hardly find a guy that can drive a truck with a manual transmission like an 18 speed in something with power who could drive something old with a Big Cam and an old 13 speed and keep it moving.