1993 D350 with tractor trailer hitch....
01-23-2018, 03:35 PM
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1993 D350 with tractor trailer hitch....
Saw this over on CF board and thought we could discuss it here....mock, ridicule, praise...whatever...
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First gen 12 valve Cummins 5 speed standard transmission dually with a drop axle have airbags on all four corners of the rear of the truck has semi fifth wheel for towing Semi Trailers fifth wheel trailer RVs that's a bumper pull basically one truck does all tires are good needs front brakes needs drivers door panel fixed otherwise truck is in pretty decent shape for the year has 350,000 miles on the truck approximately 60000 rebuilt 12 valve. Call or text to ask questions or arrage to see the truck. I am willing to trade for one ton 12 to 14 foot flatbed gas-powered or 1 ton pickup with a wheel lift
01-23-2018, 07:14 PM
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Needs front brakes?????
Geesh...... I wonder why?
How does a truck with juice brakes, actuate the airbrakes on the trailers????
There's just so much wrong with that setup, that it makes my brain hurt
Good for a yard switcher, I guess
Geesh...... I wonder why?
How does a truck with juice brakes, actuate the airbrakes on the trailers????
There's just so much wrong with that setup, that it makes my brain hurt
Good for a yard switcher, I guess
01-24-2018, 03:42 AM
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Air Brake Kit - Fifth Wheelers Australia - Air Brake - Towing
Over here the regulations are such that unfortunately we need air brakes to legally tow any trailer over 4500Kg (9920lb). Up to 4500Kg we can use electric brakes.
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01-24-2018, 06:14 AM
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Something like this I guess:
Air Brake Kit - Fifth Wheelers Australia - Air Brake - Towing
Over here the regulations are such that unfortunately we need air brakes to legally tow any trailer over 4500Kg (9920lb). Up to 4500Kg we can use electric brakes.
Air Brake Kit - Fifth Wheelers Australia - Air Brake - Towing
Over here the regulations are such that unfortunately we need air brakes to legally tow any trailer over 4500Kg (9920lb). Up to 4500Kg we can use electric brakes.
01-25-2018, 01:37 AM
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I believe the system and installation has to be approved by an engineer. As far as a permit goes, I think the GCM on the registration papers is modified as per the engineers approval. I am only guessing here as I casually looked into it but decided it was too much hassle for me. 4500Kg covers most things I would want to tow.
We don't seem to have the heavy duty deck-over goosenecks here that you guys can get, probably because if you need to tow that much here you would just get a full size prime mover and drop-deck trailer (what you guys call an "18 wheeler").
We don't seem to have the heavy duty deck-over goosenecks here that you guys can get, probably because if you need to tow that much here you would just get a full size prime mover and drop-deck trailer (what you guys call an "18 wheeler").
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01-25-2018, 09:16 AM
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I believe the system and installation has to be approved by an engineer. As far as a permit goes, I think the GCM on the registration papers is modified as per the engineers approval. I am only guessing here as I casually looked into it but decided it was too much hassle for me. 4500Kg covers most things I would want to tow.
We don't seem to have the heavy duty deck-over goosenecks here that you guys can get, probably because if you need to tow that much here you would just get a full size prime mover and drop-deck trailer (what you guys call an "18 wheeler").
We don't seem to have the heavy duty deck-over goosenecks here that you guys can get, probably because if you need to tow that much here you would just get a full size prime mover and drop-deck trailer (what you guys call an "18 wheeler").
01-25-2018, 12:53 PM
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I see new 45' Wilson grain trailers being delivered to dealers behind pickup trucks quite frequently. Not sure of the legalities of it but their doing it so it's not illegal to do.
01-27-2018, 06:19 PM
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Curious what weight class that rig's registered as. I'm fairly certain that rig with a semi trailer would attract much negative LE attention around central PA.
I wonder how many times the trans (assuming Getrag) has been rebuilt.
Reminds me of the guy that posted on here a couple years ago that he wanted to know what he had to do to make his 1st gen truck capable of towing 40k lbs. The next 5 or 6 posts told him to sell it and buy a rig that is designed to haul that much weight ( tri-axle dump truck, semi, etc.). EVERYONE told him it was a bad / dangerous plan. He got all grumpy and quit posting for a couple weeks. His next post was that he was 200 miles from home with his automatic transmission grenaded all over the highway going up a hill and he needed help.
Maybe he should've bought this truck.
I wonder how many times the trans (assuming Getrag) has been rebuilt.
Reminds me of the guy that posted on here a couple years ago that he wanted to know what he had to do to make his 1st gen truck capable of towing 40k lbs. The next 5 or 6 posts told him to sell it and buy a rig that is designed to haul that much weight ( tri-axle dump truck, semi, etc.). EVERYONE told him it was a bad / dangerous plan. He got all grumpy and quit posting for a couple weeks. His next post was that he was 200 miles from home with his automatic transmission grenaded all over the highway going up a hill and he needed help.
Maybe he should've bought this truck.
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01-29-2018, 06:21 AM
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01-30-2018, 08:08 PM
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Pretty much.
I used to live in the White Mountains in NH and spent a fair amount of time on Mt. Washington. During the hiking season the National Park Service pays people that are experienced with hiking in that area to be in certain areas and give advice to less experienced hikers. They would tell the tourists wearing jeans, sneakers, and a wind breaker that they were not properly equipped to go above tree line because of the adverse conditions that may (will) be encountered there. There has become a mantra in that area that goes like this: If a person with knowledge of the area tells you not to proceed you had better listen. You had better heed their advise because when you don't and you have to be rescued (or your body has to be recovered) you (or your estate) must pay the ENTIRE cost of the the rescue (recovery). It helps curtail stupid but unfortunately never stops it.
That is essentially what happened in the aforementioned post. Most of the few responses went like this: You're lucky you didn't kill someone.
Yep. Can't fix stupid.
I used to live in the White Mountains in NH and spent a fair amount of time on Mt. Washington. During the hiking season the National Park Service pays people that are experienced with hiking in that area to be in certain areas and give advice to less experienced hikers. They would tell the tourists wearing jeans, sneakers, and a wind breaker that they were not properly equipped to go above tree line because of the adverse conditions that may (will) be encountered there. There has become a mantra in that area that goes like this: If a person with knowledge of the area tells you not to proceed you had better listen. You had better heed their advise because when you don't and you have to be rescued (or your body has to be recovered) you (or your estate) must pay the ENTIRE cost of the the rescue (recovery). It helps curtail stupid but unfortunately never stops it.
That is essentially what happened in the aforementioned post. Most of the few responses went like this: You're lucky you didn't kill someone.
Yep. Can't fix stupid.
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