New work truck

[arch stanton]

Just picked this up, getting it ready to pull the Murray Lowbed thats in the pic behind my other Kenworth.

 

[BajaMike]

Beauty!

 

[arch stanton]

Nice. What's the pintle receiver on the front bumpers for? When they deliver truck?

They are tow pins, a regular truck has a small tow hook on one or both sides of the bumper, the tow pins are tied into both frame rails under the bumper it keeps things from getting bent then being pulled out of the mud or lifted, I don't need them often but when you do the extra couple hundred they cost is worth it.

 

[beerrun]

Nice I will look for you on the road

 

[HBCraig]

T370?

 

[welldigger00]

When are you throwing the ramps on her? What engine/trans combo? She’s a beaut. Here’s my work truck

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[arch stanton]

T370?

T880

When are you throwing the ramps on her? What engine/trans combo? She’s a beaut. Here’s my work truck View attachment 819920


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Cummins X15 performance 505 hp 1850 tq HP can be up rated, automated 18 speed, 46k rears with locker, 3.91 ratio, Newway ADZ air ride, 36" slider with Air release on lock and slide, able to raise suspension 4" and lower 5" from the cab, Dura Bright coated Alcoa wheels,Leather seat with heat and ventilation interior has every option.

I will make this a build thread we have started the fifth wheel ramp yesterday and will have all the parts to start the end of frame ramp Monday should take a couple of weeks to Finnish

What is the maker of your short headache rack may add one of those I have seen you around, I was driving the Raspberry Kw until about a month ago set up as a Super 10 I have a new driver in it now.

 

[beerrun]

When are you throwing the ramps on her? What engine/trans combo? She’s a beaut. Here’s my work truck View attachment 819920


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[beerrun]

When are you throwing the ramps on her? What engine/trans combo? She’s a beaut. Here’s my work truck View attachment 819920


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Wait that looks exactly like my work truck

 

[arch stanton]

Wait that looks exactly like my work truck

Well it could be yours, I do have a guy whose going to split the driving with me and if this works out I what to order another one for delivery in 6 months I just want to make sure I like the spec next one will be painted the 2010 camero Synergy green

 

[N of the rvr]

If you need low bed ramps, we do a couple trucks a month. We need your truck for 2 days. We also build a pretty slick lock out if you ever pull an end dump.

 

[arch stanton]

If you need low bed ramps, we do a couple trucks a month. We need your truck for 2 days. We also build a pretty slick lock out if you ever pull an end dump.

I appreciate the offer but we do all our own fabrication and the trucks are set up to be a super 10 when not running as a fifth wheel. The truck below is the same one in the first post takes 10 minutes to take box on or off.

were do you work ?

 

[N of the rvr]

I appreciate the offer but we do all our own fabrication and the trucks are set up to be a super 10 when not running as a fifth wheel. The truck below is the same one in the first post takes 10 minutes to take box on or off. View attachment 819948
were do you work ?

Nice looking rig! My shop is in Bakersfield

 

[welldigger00]

If you need low bed ramps, we do a couple trucks a month. We need your truck for 2 days. We also build a pretty slick lock out if you ever pull an end dump.

Got any picks of the lock outs? I’m interested. I’ve got a pair of worn out ones. We run a reliance low side a bunch too.


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[N of the rvr]

I’ll pull up some pictures and get them to you

 

[HBCraig]

T880

Cummins X15 performance 505 hp 1850 tq HP can be up rated, automated 18 speed, 46k rears with locker, 3.91 ratio, Newway ADZ air ride, 36" slider with Air release on lock and slide, able to raise suspension 4" and lower 5" from the cab, Dura Bright coated Alcoa wheels,Leather seat with heat and ventilation interior has every option.

I will make this a build thread we have started the fifth wheel ramp yesterday and will have all the parts to start the end of frame ramp Monday should take a couple of weeks to Finnish

What is the maker of your short headache rack may add one of those I have seen you around, I was driving the Raspberry Kw until about a month ago set up as a Super 10 I have a new driver in it now.

Well, I had a ton of customers that had the T880 as a go to. They all had the ISX as well Awesome package

 

[arch stanton]

I have been working on getting this truck ready to run and have built all of the ramps and hitches and am starting to install everything

 

[Rvrluvr]

I like the purple. Grape ape

 

[hallett21]

Probably a stupid question. But when you guys are doing your own fabrication. Do you certify your work in house, or do you have to have a 3rd party take a look?


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[arch stanton]

Probably a stupid question. But when you guys are doing your own fabrication. Do you certify your work in house, or do you have to have a 3rd party take a look?


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I do not certify my work with engineering but I will put my work and preparation up against an shop doing this kind of work.

All steel used is T-1 from SSAB all edges are beveled and I use accell arc 71 dual shield .045 wire with co2 the voltage and amps are correct for the process and we run on the high side. This is a 90k psi wire.

I started building my own when the factory hitch from Peterbilt failed after about 5 years that has been about 15 years ago and I have never had a failure or even a crack in my hitches all side plates and angles are 3/8" and the rear plate is 3/4" the top hinge angle is 1/2" and the hinges themselves are 1" all bolts are f911 and torqued correctly.

One of the guys I work with had a hitch plate fail while dumping at my site it was made by western construction components i know my stuff is better than the thousands of trucks they have put on the road.

 

[mash on it]

Sounds about right.

Dan'l