USMC Gunny
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That's an every Sunday occurrence heading back across the border.
That's an every Sunday occurrence heading back across the border.
YupThat's an every Sunday occurrence heading back across the border.
i am impressed the jack isn't digging into the pavement. doesn't even look to have a WD hitch on it either. someone jam some 4x4s between the springs and bumps?
Conversely, this had one orange ratchet strap over the left front and right rear wheel.That's pretty well strapped down for a load like that...
Aaron Z
The number and quality of ratchet straps is inversely proportional to the value of the load...Conversely, this had one orange ratchet strap over the left front and right rear wheel.
Hell our aluminum 9,000 gallon tankers are barely 11,000lbs. Stainless and insulated though those are bricks.
Random shitty FB pic.
Move it back a foot and put lights on the back and it would probably look better, a little more weight on the trailer axles and less on the truck, not sure on overall length, might still be too long.
Random shitty FB pic.
You probably have a point. I know certain states have trailer length limits when it is pulled behind a "truck" and the power unit must be titled as a tractor to utilize the longer trailers.Move it back a foot and put lights on the back and it would probably look better, a little more weight on the trailer axles and less on the truck, not sure on overall length, might still be too long.
Aaron Z
Only if the piece of paper that you paid the government for says that it isThat truck and trailer is good to a real world 20k.
Serving and protecting as usual.
Not sure what state that is but I think some states limit overhang past the rear axle of the trailer and most (if not all) states want lights and/or flags past 3' of overhang.You probably have a point. I know certain states have trailer length limits when it is pulled behind a "truck" and the power unit must be titled as a tractor to utilize the longer trailers.
A good panic stop would make a great Fail video!
This is some wisdom right here folks.Not sure what state that is but I think some states limit overhang past the rear axle of the trailer and most (if not all) states want lights and/or flags past 3' of overhang.
No reason not to do everything you can to look legit when you look like you are pushing the boundaries of what's legal/safe like that.
Someone once said to only break one law at a time, I would amend that to say to do your best to look like you're only breaking one law at a time (or go all out South American caravan, ignore all of them and hope that nobody has time to write all the tickets that you are "eligible" for)...
Aaron Z
There was some Aussie ****s making a hydraulically actuated air brake controller. I can't find it now but I bet you could cobble something like that if you wanted. I remember thinking about it for a long time and deciding the hard part was finding a way to actuate the air without spending a ton of hydraulic volume and getting a mushing pedal as a result.Or just cage the brakes and use that RV fifth wheel hitch for good instead of evil.
I've thought about getting one of them lever operated trailer brake valve thingies that all the o/o trucks got
plumb it up to some onboard air and you'd have all the shit you'd need for dragging around an air trailer with a normal juice brake truck
yeah, you could do a pressure sensor in the hydraulic loop and some computer magic to turn that into variable air pressureThere was some Aussie ****s making a hydraulically actuated air brake controller. I can't find it now but I bet you could cobble something like that if you wanted. I remember thinking about it for a long time and deciding the hard part was finding a way to actuate the air without spending a ton of hydraulic volume and getting a mushing pedal as a result.
You could probably mount some sort of solenoid or valve from the pedal to firewall to actual text it in parallel with the hydraulic service brake.There was some Aussie ****s making a hydraulically actuated air brake controller. I can't find it now but I bet you could cobble something like that if you wanted. I remember thinking about it for a long time and deciding the hard part was finding a way to actuate the air without spending a ton of hydraulic volume and getting a mushing pedal as a result.
Conversely, this had one orange ratchet strap over the left front and right rear wheel.
Tie this into your brake pedal: E-3, E3 Single Circuit Foot Brake Valve w/Pedal Ref: 277863, KN22100, 034038 | eBayYou could probably mount some sort of solenoid or valve from the pedal to firewall to actual text it in parallel with the hydraulic service brake.
Deuce and a halfs have the capability I believe. They have hydraulic brakes for the truck but there is a glad hand out back for the air brakes on a trailer. The power assist on the deuce is from pressure from the air compressor. There is no separate control for the air out to the Glad hand. I've wondered if parts from a deuce could be used to achieve this.There was some Aussie ****s making a hydraulically actuated air brake controller. I can't find it now but I bet you could cobble something like that if you wanted. I remember thinking about it for a long time and deciding the hard part was finding a way to actuate the air without spending a ton of hydraulic volume and getting a mushing pedal as a result.
Crispy.Maybe it’s a rental they stole and have to go