MO DTR #30 2009 chapter thread.

[Tree DR]

So what's everyone up to these days? Got all your winter projects done?
I've got part of my winter project done.

[Gear Jammer]

Don't have extra money so there are no winter projects.

[hoffdog]

just ready for spring.
anyone going to TS this year?

[lvmknsmoke..]

im plannin on goin wit couple a my buddies.

[xzaq103]

Ill be there.

[Tree DR]

Who was it I was supposed to tow to TS??? Hopefully I'll have most of my winter project done in next two weeks.

[Pack Mule]

i haven't done a thing except tear stuff up. TS i'm hoping i get to go.

[mcoleman]

1st on the agenda is finding a new job. Then I have a few projects that I need to get done on the truck. My exhaust manifold cracked and I hope to replace it with one of the new stainless tubular headers. I will also be selling my Sledpuller 66 charger and buying a 62/71/13SS in preparation for twins. I need to get some new nozzles ordered for my water/meth set-up and get it cranked up and running before hay hauling season gets here. Always something.

[Tree DR]

So you guys don't need a lift out there then. What were the dates for TS?

[Gear Jammer]

I am in for TS.

[Brokenarrow]

We are planning on heading down To TS also.

[Chris Blevins]

Where is everyone staying at???

[straightpiperor]

So you guys don't need a lift out there then. What were the dates for TS?

May 8th and 9th

[Tree DR]

May 8th and 9th

Well we will give you credit at least you like reading about good trucks[laugh].

[puffsmokeonya]

TS is just a dream for me right now lol i cant make it

[Gear Jammer]

May 8th and 9th

Got rooms yet? Just realized you didn't even spell your name right. roar has an a. [duhhh]

[Pack Mule]

well i will not be in attendance either. which is quite unfortunate. i was lookin forward to it.

[coreydr2003]

Im stayin at the Quality Inn, Truck should be tuned and ready to Rock by may

[Kansascrewcab76]

I didn't want to be the green one, but what is TS?

[xzaq103]

a small group of us are staying at the Courtyard Marriott.

TS outlaw http://www.tsperformance.com/Ts_perf_Sled_Pull_V4.pdf

[Gear Jammer]

Can't remember where we stayed last year but I think it was a new hotel. Very nice and affordable.

[Tree DR]

May 2-3 at ? I'm not sure either

[Wild4kst8]

may 9th...

dang it... turkey hunting or rollin' coal? i think i'll be flipping a coin on this one

[Kansascrewcab76]

I'm going to Louisville, KY March 23, I don't want to make two trips, lol!

[Dodge06]

Got rooms yet? Just realized you didn't even spell your name right. roar has an a. [duhhh]

Yea i know..Most REAL DIESEL TRUCK SITES will let you have more characters.

[straightpiperor]

[nonono] My bad I didnt know that old sign in name still worked!!!!

[Tree DR]

Who all need to be towed down? I think I've got two already if I can find a big enough trailer anyone got a 38'-44' trailer? I know where one is but it might be busy. Looking for another one.

[Gear Jammer]

Why not get a 53' with a semi tractor?

[Gear Jammer]

[nonono] My bad I didnt know that old sign in name still worked!!!!

Since when are those turbo's whistling under the hood??

[hoffdog]

Since when are those turbo's whistling under the hood??

X2.........

[Tree DR]

Why not get a 53' with a semi tractor?

Don't want to put up with the DOT, and I don't have a semi right now either. And who wants to drive a semi when my dodge will do the job just fine.

[Gear Jammer]

[laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh] I sure DOT wouldn't hassle you in a pickup with a 48' trailer either. I am sure your dodge would do the job I would just like to have the extra power that a big truck would have.

[Tree DR]

[laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh] I sure DOT wouldn't hassle you in a pickup with a 48' trailer either. I am sure your dodge would do the job I would just like to have the extra power that a big truck would have.

Been there done that. Who said 48 I'm looking for a 53' to pull 44' deck 9' neck = 53'. If your in a semi you have to stop at the scales in a pickup you can drive by if your private, unless Barney is on duty. I've hauled lots of private stuff on the 2 53' trailers I had in the past and never got stoped. Power is nice but manuverability and being mobile with a pickup when you drop the trailer is very nice, not that you can't get by with a semi. After I sold my semi I never want to do it that way again, in a pickup but not a semi.

[hoffdog]

and i thought a 32 foot was a load for a pickup.[laugh][laugh]

[Tree DR]

Ya a 53 foot trailer loaded with big round bales kind of blows peoples minds when its behind a pickup.

[mcoleman]

Ya a 53 foot trailer loaded with big round bales kind of blows peoples minds when its behind a pickup.

I don't doubt that. People would look at me like I was nuts when I was just pulling a double stacked 41 foot triple axle. [coffee]

[puffsmokeonya]

our biggest round bail load was 30 bails on a 40ft trailor @ 1000 lbs each. behind dads truck.

[Tree DR]

The last 53' did have a deck over the neck so 53' of deck. I can't remember how many bales I used to put on it double stacked. I was up in Canada and some people drove by video tapeing my empty rig, to bad I didn't have a 40' sea/land container on it.
I was just talking to a guy about useing his 40' 3 axel for hauling some trucks to TS.

[Gear Jammer]

Ya a 53 foot trailer loaded with big round bales kind of blows peoples minds when its behind a pickup.

Callin BS til I see a picture.

[Tree DR]

I don't know that I ever took a picture. No the bale didn't weight more than 700lbs if I remember correctly. It wasn't the weight because 35 bales weren't that heavy 24500aprox. The size of it was what got your attention. Going 300 mi with it got lots of people a chance to pop some eyes out.

[Pack Mule]

that's a heckuva load. 53ft trailer i'd guesstimate you had close to 55 or 60. and puff, they we're 1100 and 1200lb. and ya figure 55 at 700lb that's 38,500 or so. then add trailer at approx 9500 ya got around 48,000lb. which isn't to shabby. ours we guesstimated to be around that to 53,000lb. they will pull it for sure. mike, didn't you tell us a story about seeing a red dually hauling a white peterbilt one saturday?? it was our first meeting at bass pro.

[Tree DR]

34 bales x 700lbs + truck and trailer about 39k. Average with my 30ft + 9ft top deck with square bale averageing 75lbs was 34k and heavy as 42k once that was going 300mi. Never had a problem stoping with vac/hydrolic DISK brakes on two 12k axels
Never got stoped and that was over a period of 3 years hauling about 3mo each year 3-4 loads a week.

[mcoleman]

Yep, he was headed down 65 towards Arkansas with a peterbuilt on a gooseneck running 60 mph at least. What's a Pete weigh? 17000 lbs. We usually haul 21 to 22 bales on that 41 footer. I haul 18 on the current trailer I use unless I'm making full size bales. I can make a 6X6 with my baler. And they supposedly can weigh 1700. I've never weighed one but I do know they are harder to handle and move around with my tractor and the people I do hay for can't even pick them up.

[Gear Jammer]

I guess my question is why not get a semi or even a single axle tractor. These "pickups" were not designed for this. It is not safe plain and simple. What's the GVRW for a pickup? Lets see some pictures of all this....

[coreydr2003]

Hell i have pics of our 96 farm truck loaded with 70 bales, I just had to throw that in there hahahaha......

[mcoleman]

My truck handled the 22 bales easy. With brakes on 2 of the 3 axles I had no braking issues. The shorter trailer I use now also has brakes on both axles. My 4 horse slant load w /LQ also has brakes on both axles but it's only a 30 footer. I've never found anything unsafe about any of them and there's no sense in spending money on something if you only use it a couple weeks out of the year. You see diesel pickups going up and down the road I live on with 18 and more bales on a daily basis. Nobody thinks anything of it. With brakes on more than one axle and something other than an el cheapo 50.00 controller for the brakes there just aren't any issues.

[Gear Jammer]

Hell i have pics of our 96 farm truck loaded with 70 bales, I just had to throw that in there hahahaha......

[dummy] You take the cake!! LOL

[hoffdog]

i think i better get the rubber boots out [laugh]

[straightpiperor]

I just saw this in todays NewsLeader.


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Prime Trucking is canceling all orders for their Peterbilt over the road tractors....

They will be replacing thier fleet with 08 Dodge 1 tons...

[puffsmokeonya]

I just saw this in todays NewsLeader.


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Prime Trucking is canceling all orders for their Peterbilt over the road tractors....

They will be replacing thier fleet with 08 Dodge 1 tons...

[laugh][roll][laugh][roll]thats hilarious

[coreydr2003]

I had to say something LOL You all act like your 5. ( My daddy can haul more thin yours. Shut up Stupid, or my daddy is going to kick your daddys butt) You guys are funny :)

[Wild4kst8]

I had to say something LOL You all act like your 5. ( My daddy can haul more thin yours. Shut up Stupid, or my daddy is going to kick your daddys butt) You guys are funny :)

just about to post the same thing... there for a minute i thought i was on the ford website

[Gear Jammer]

just about to post the same thing... there for a minute i thought i was on the ford website

[nonono][nonono][nonono]............

[Pack Mule]

hell i didn't know we was having a d*** measuring contest. i like to hear about some of the stuff people haul that's a bit ridiculous. i have a picture i'll put on here for those wanting to call b.s. it's square bale though. mike, that was my dad you saw that day. a day cab pete isn't very heavy though. less than a backhoe, d4, or road bore machine we haul around. and that would be a good move if Prime changed to the dodge instead of the pete. things would be less expensive to fix.

[Wild4kst8]

[nonono][nonono][nonono]............

just pokin fun...

i'll be in your neck of the woods first weekend of turkey season... don't blow my doors off [laugh]

[Tree DR]

I've got a picture of a load of square bales somewhere. Oh and yes I had brakes to stop with. Two 12k axels with vac/hyd DISK brakes. After I loaded the farmer I picked the hay up from was asking how I stoped so I said ride to the scales with me. Got going about 60 and hit the brakes, his only comment was "I hope no one was behind you".

[Gear Jammer]

just pokin fun...

i'll be in your neck of the woods first weekend of turkey season... don't blow my doors off [laugh]

Huntin round the ville are ya? I will try not to road hunt then!!

[Wild4kst8]

Huntin round the ville are ya? I will try not to road hunt then!!

technically @ Rayborn (blink & you'll miss the sign)

Hutsell farm

[Gear Jammer]

Yep that's what I was thinking. Know right where it's at.

[straightpiperor]

technically @ Rayborn (blink & you'll miss the sign)

Hutsell farm

Watch out for the snakes!!!!!!:o

[Tree DR]

I was listening to the gobblers this morning in AR. Probably take one of the kids out for the youth hunt.

[puffsmokeonya]

hey guys just to update everyone. i got my girlfriend a VW BUg its 99 TDI with a 5 spd silver. its so freakin pimp