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I get 3 a year most years.I do enjoy training students.I also trained the first female student in our district.Shes doing really well... Paul

Thanks to all who served.Theres an old guy living not far from me who did 3 tours in Nam.Born in the US to Irish folk he enlisted because "it was the right thing to do"(his words) he doesnt talk much about his experances over there.He came to his folks hometown and worked as a truck driver for many years.He doesnt go out much but a few guys check in on him most days...... Paul

I may get 1 or 2 more this year.. we dont make a lot of them....

Looks like it worked out pretty good.

Well done Joey on your first student getting their Class 1.Its a great feeling.As you know Iv been training train drivers for the last 17 years and its still a great buzz when a student makes the grade...Keep up the good work... Paul

My dad came home in 68... i popped out on 4/27/69...

Hi Mark, I think it's called a flowthru? I was looking for something that had a little bark and also something that fit the build.

What kind of muffler is that ? I think I see a muffler in that one picture .

B.T.W. my first C.D.L. student got his Class A last Thursday... pretty cool. But He wasnt ready to do what I did today.. all good.

The filler for the wet system is on a different spot.. that telehandler has a 55 foot reach. Ive used a few times... its nice. We have a bucket, 3 fork asseblies and a man basket... I will be using it!

You know these days everything is marked pretty good. Just can’t get good help these days. I know absolutely nothing about off-road machines, but it would seem to me hydraulic oil tank would be considerably smaller….. bob

I agree, just add some tubing where it is cut. I'm not sure what Swishy is referring to? this is what I mean by trunnion axles. Kinda hard to see, but short stub axle supported on hyd suspension with 8 tires across. Low deck trailer on triple axle flatbed. as to what happens when one axle on one side goes in a hole, the walking beam hits its stop on the other axle. It doesn't change much if the axles are solid, torques the tubes a bit and the 3 wheels not in a hole all carry some of the load. There are many "single point" suspensions, I haven't seen one with a cut axle before. Cozad:

Thanks Paul. I had a feeling somebody was gonna say that working on kitchen cabinet restoration right now. Sergeant Clara is out walking the dogs. I thought I’d take a breather.

White smoke generally means air in the fuel So if it was getting air in through the leaky line back to the tank and the leak has been fixed, it would make sense it smokes less now Paul

The quickest and cheapest option by far is to repair what is already there Already have s cam brakes and thats most of the battle with older floats and smaller wheels I don't see fix this low loaders suspension up as a big drama I certainly wouldn't be reinventing the wheel here, just fix it up properly and it we ill out last any of us And it easily be capable of shifting a old D7 3T or 17 A Paul

Crazy thing is the fuel and DEF caps are 6 inches apart, easy to see... oh well, i know what people mean when they say. "You work for the City Jojo"..... I hear that after I ask WHY its done that way... I am Not a know it all, just a know a bunch kind'a guy...

Forgot to mention after new lines the white smoke seems to have vanished or atleast lightened up considerably seems it only poofs out a little bit at idle

I managed to find a company that purchased all remaining stock of parts for this brand of trailer. They also had some parts made but have very few left. The gentleman I spoke with had knowledge of the brand. He mentions they produced thousands of trailers over the years. Many for municipal and specialty use. He said they made all their own suspensions and they were cutoff like that from the factory. I'm looking for a trailer to haul some vintage dozers to local shows. My D7 weighs 16 ton and that's probably the heaviest it would be used for.

the fuel truck driver did that to a brand new 299 cat skid steer with 6 hours on it. his excuse was that is where i always fuel the machines. needless to say, that was the last time we got fuel from that company.

Me thinks U need to ask your self R U gunna use the trailer every day How many ton U gunna haul if U were to weld and join the axles as ridgid The design of the suspension is a ridgid type that does not allow for side oscilation imagie one wheel dropping down into a hole .............. Whats gunna happen the are many Low Boy (low Loaders) in Australia with cut axles normally with Hyd suspension Normally called full deck widners cya

Busted !! No,, The other crew was short handed so they asked me to move that Telehandler... Some 'Jack-Leg' put the fuel in the Hydraulic tank.. I took it to Carolina Cat. We only have that machine 6 months.

they let you ride in the passenger seat?? 🤣

well, someone had to say it!!

I got to be one of the Cool Kids today..

F-650 and 750 diesels are still not available for sale in California: https://www.worktruckonline.com/10256609/california-restrictions-no-longer-apply-to-ford-f-550-f-600-diesel-chassis-cabs