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  1. 18000 mile up date Trucks are like new girl freinds they are great out of the gate but the more time you spend with them you start to notice the little things you like or don't like. figured out how to grease the front axle. Best to do all but the draglinks from the bottom the float tires really get in the way. I think remote grease banks will make this alot better should have time in spring to put them on.I grease the push axle first then put blocks under the tires and put it down that takes alot of weight off the front and makes it a shinch to jack up. I can get the drive train and the drives with out getting out from under the truck this way too. The wiper switch and washer system are hokey could use a mist mode and on the steering colom the four way flasher should be on a switch on the dash. For a volcational truck the old school four ways are clumsy my KW had them on the dash that was very nice very handy. The ride is great. The blue tooth radio is very handy Can't think of any thing else to say but I'm sure there is see you all later
  2. 12000 mile in likes and dislikes likes Good power milage coming up a little good traction off road great heater Dislikes Front axle hard to grease rattle by A post that we can't find power window controls intrude into drivers space to much knee rubs on the panel
  3. Yes I have heard of them, some of the log trucks up here are switching to them the warrant is better and they are rated heaver. I have not heard any bad things about them and I am going to buy some my self. these wheels are not polished but they do have a real bright finish on them good luck
  4. You forgot one ha ha The set forward axle sure help with the room for tanks and stuff
  5. If you are going to do the repair at home use dish washer soap to help flush the oil out of the rad and motor. I would fill run and drain a couple of times with the dish washer and plain water . good luck
  6. Ive seen that style it tatkes up why to much room. the rr trucks Scaffiddi is setting up have those where room and weight are not so much of an issue. There is a cab mount that has all the stuff under the cab with the pipe mounted on the cab it was in the last Bull Dog mag.
  7. You have a 6 speed the main is the standard 5 speed pattern. The aux has rev in the foward left position wich you can shift the main to any gear that you can handle. Low is foward and right should be used in first gear when in tuff sledding but we would use it if we were turning around and had to go back and forth with the main in 2ed or 3ed try it you will understand. High is back and right. When on road all you shift is the main rpm range is 1200 to 2100 Good luck
  8. All good advise so far Bobtails are alot harder to shift then a truck with a trailer a truck with a light load on it so try try that if you can. It been a while since I drove a two stick. Put lots of miles on a Quad and Tris Good luck
  9. It was not recommended becouse they had trouble with the mounts. You would save even more then the weight of the bracket becouse you can make the frame 6" shorter too. We made a bracket that goes on the front of the stanchion that rotates the exhaust pipe out and forward about 6" so we could get the log rack as far forward as we could and still get in there to wash the cab. I would like to see one in person with cab mounted exhaust. Good point thanks
  10. Its hard to build a truck that fits everyone. A vocational truck dosnt usually need that much fuel but we can put on 500 to 550 miles a day. The setback axle eats up alot of room as well. The salesman took lots of pics to show Mack enginering what we are dealing with. Mack allready has a Wisconsin quad axle dump truck spec. I have to give alot of credit to Scaffidi Motors In Tomahawk Wi. and Rick Lorenz the salesman for making this all come together I just had the ideas they made most of it happen. If you are in the market for a purpose built truck this is the place. They are building some railroad trucks now. Thanks for the input
  11. I think your brake spider might be bent where the anchor pin goes through. This this hapins when the pin is froze in the spider and someone drives it out
  12. Serco 7000 is the lightest of the bunch 600 lbs lighter then a Rotobec and way lighter the a Prentice Serco will build the boom any length you want up to 25' This is my forth Serco so I like them. they are not quit as smooth as a Rotobec but the hyd system is not as sencitive to debris. Serco is also about5 to 8 grand cheaper depending on options. Thanks again for the input
  13. About the air tanks Its just a mudflap not much you can do with out putting a bunch of weight on. the reason for the tanks being outside the frame is to make it easier to keep dirt and bark from building up and with the concerns with invasive species this helps keep down the transportation of them. Loader cabs Serco does not offer one but we are only up there an hour at a time at most unless you are sorting logs but the log buyer gets cold too so you stop and warm up. I have insolated rubber gloves and heated grips and a heated seat pad. The rotobec cab does fold down to make height Loglift and Kesla offer cabs as well but once again weight is the issue. In my world 500lb is worth $2200 a year so we are trying to keep it down. Thanks for the input.
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