Bollweevil

Since the weather here has been so crummy, I have actually watched TV a lot. Sometimes I even turn the damn thing on.

I don't know if anyone actually understood your question, myself included. Ordinarily a dump truck PTO is either in or out, and raising or lowering the dump body is a function of the pump. Pump pressure being controlled by the operator using the throttle and hoist control. If you have a PTO that would be better suited to pumping off a liquid or driving a compressor to blow off a powder of some kind, I would be interested. In times past Cummins used a modified PT style fuel pump with an additional gov. to maintain a set throttle speed just for such a function. Give us a little more detail.

An RTX14613 would give you the same final drive ratio of .87. Although, I'm not sure if your bell housing will work. Check with Glen. The RTX14613 has new generation helical cut gears front and rear, as opposed to spur cut gears in the 12513.

Most truck applications had shut of valves on both hoses, if either valve is closed off, no heat. It used to be a big deal in the fall of the year. The AC would about halfway work with the heater valves open, so you closed them to keep from melting. Then you had to stop and open them for the heater.

Up to and including the Big cam 111 engine, cooling systems were similar to the ones used on automobiles. The water pump pulls cool water from the bottom radiator tank, circulates it through the engine and dumps hot water back into the top tank. You would have to have some circulation to have hot water at the top. An 855 Cummins is a high millage engine, at some time in its service life it will need a water pump. It would be safe to say that all over heating problems are not thermostat or water pump related. Different problems present their selves in a different manner. Most Cummins engines are vented by a no. 4 hose from the thermostat to the top radiator tank. What kind of an issue are you experiencing?

Yeah, and most of those 800 pounders wear sweat pants with half their ass crack showing as they waddle in to the buffet. I wear a company uniform shirt and blue jeans all the time, a man wearing sweat pants just never looked right to me. I have one pair that I wear under my jeans when it's really cold, otherwise I don't even wear them at home. And then there's some with the backwards cap and short pants-nothing wrong with wearing shorts when it's hot but I don't at work because most places I go require long pants, long sleeves, hard shoes,etc. At the age of about 8 years, one of my grand daughters once asked, Poppa, why do you wear overalls all the time? My answer was, because there is nothing more disgusting than having to see the crack in some old fat guy's ass, and I don't want somebody looking at mine.

On my very first trip west bound through the Eisenhouer, I discovered that I really did not know how to drive in the mountains. It didn't take me long to find some local drivers that did, and was glad to sit through a tutorial which was freely given. Over the years I have not forgotten the kindness of other professional drivers, who were quick to share their knowledge, and experience, with someone who was as green as a gourd. In my lifetime, I have made a point of doing the same thing, whether be trucking, or working on them.

If you haven't done it already, either clean or replace the insert valve.

My Ga. registration is $150.00 per year. IFTA registration has changed somewhat, now, you can only estimate out of state millage for the first year. I think you had mentioned having a locally based DOT officer inspect your truck. I think it can be done by appointment, at your place of business. If they were to find something wrong, they would just say fix it. If Ill. is a partner in the CVSA program. a CVSA sticker in the windshield is good for 90 days. If current, it is usually good for a pass at a roadside inspection. Another plus is the fact that if the receipt is kept in the truck, it will stand for the annual inspection that is required. If you are not going out of state often, look into what can be done under a trip lease.

I have no knowledge of licensing requirements in Ill. If I were considering doing the same thing in Ga. I would register the truck with the county that I live in, RE. No IRP, no estimated mileage or reporting to come back and bite your ass. I would register at less than 55,000 lbs. RE. no filing of 2290 involved. I also would not consider IFTA at all, RE. reporting is a never ending pain. You probably won't be able to get around having or applying for a DOT number. If you will only be going out of state occasionaly, the cost of a temp permit is less than being pissed off for the rest of your life. Check with the individual states between ILL and NH about travel without cargo in your own vehicle. When I brought my RS back from Oregon I had to clear a Wyoming port of entry, it was the only fee that I paid. I had called each state along my proposed route, and avoided potential problems. Travel on the weekend helped.

I have heard of them before, in fact you talk about them every year about this time. I don't remember seeing them grow before, but I would not be against trying them.

Thanks guys. It is collard greens in my part of the world. I have a big pot of them coming off the stove now

You would plug only the side that was leaking. You could hear the leak on the spring brake or parking side of the camber, because it requires constant pressure to release the spring brakes. A leak on the service brake side shows up as a loss of pressure when the brakes are applied. Harder to find. A service brake leak normally would not affect the parking brake. You could clamp it off or plug it and be on your way. You just can't plan for every problem, but a few bits an pieces will make your life easier.

The correct temp repair in such a situation would be to cage the brake chamber, and block off the spring brake hose. To do so requires some advance planing. A cage bolt is supplied with each brake chamber at manufacture, and is attached to the chamber. It is up to you to make sure it is there. You will need a 3/4 in wrench to use it. With a rubber supply hose you can clamp it off with a small pair of vise grips. You could clamp a plastic hose, with the understanding that when you do so you have ruined it and it should not be reused. A better idea, would be to remove the line from the release valve or junction and plug it. It takes tools and fittings, no matter how you do it. You can't just hook the lines together, as you have two brake systems to deal with. The service brake needs air pressure to apply, and the parking brake needs constant pressure to release. Learn how to use a cage bolt and figure out what you need for the next time. Getting home is a triumph.

Yes, gunnery sgt. 1st and 2nd squads will push, 3rd and 4th will ride. 3rd and 4th squads mount up, 1st and 2nd line up for a 1000 mg RJS. Squads, forward, double time, hoowee.

Only if you have enough rich pine, or used engine oil to complete the job. A pole and a war dance would be optional.

Glen, I have been there and done that. A 15 could have one of two different range caps. one with an air bleed, and one without. Each has it's very own Road Ranger Valve, or shift Knob. If a fellow is just a little nutty, and would like to drive himself completely crazy, he could mix them up and try to make the transmission work. ,

In regards to replacing the lines, the most self serving thing you could do, would be to round up some fittings and replace them with hard plastic air line. The filter regulator is at the rear, top, right, of the trans. It can be serviced. it doesn't look at all like the filter on the 12 speed.

If you have a good clean air supply through the filter, and you are dead certain you didn't cross the air lines, remove and inspect the insert valve in range cylinder cap. On the left rear, there is a brass air bleed in the bottom of the cap. Run it out and with needle nose pliar's remove the valve. It is about as big around as a pencil and an inch or so long. It is easy to get to, and I have had them cause a multitude of symptoms.

If you will be pulling from out of the field, off road performance should be the deciding factor. Both transmissions are 1.0 in 9th gear. Overdrive in the 10 is about .74, the 13 is .87. Gear reduction in the low side would probably be better with the 10 speed. Go to the Road Ranger home page, and pull up the gear charts for both. The site has a really good road speed calculator, located under tools you can use. Enter the specs from both trucks at about 1600rpm.

Good Dog, danged asstechs should have stayed out of the pond to start with.

Cold weather has adverse effects on bias ply tires. When they sit for extended periods they seem to take what is called a set, or a flat spot, where they meet the ground. When you use them every day, they will still take a set, or flat spot, which will go away after a few miles, as the tires warm up. In the past I never owned a non working truck, and have been more concerned with tire life, than ride. An elderly, under inflated, flat spotted, bias ply tire is more likely to expire than smooth out. at least put some air in it. You may find inflation values that were molded on the tire. I guess I put this in the wrong place, since Trent knows all this. I am a little flat spotted and stuck to the ground myself.

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I like tools also, I have one or two, or quite possibly three of everything. I remember quite well my very first tool purchase, with my own money. My Mothers youngest brother, who was off fighting commies in Korea, had promised before leaving, to help me buy my first bike. The only stipulation was that I had to save up the first five dollars toward the purchase. To an eight year old country kid, in 1953 it seemed like fortune. In my memory it seems like it took forever. Finally the glad day arrived, when my dad was able to take me to the Western Auto Store to buy a bike that was as almost as tall as myself. After a short while it occurred to me that a luggage rack on a bicycle was totally useless. Lucky for me, my dad was not prone to lock his tool box, In short order that rack was gone. With the rack out of the way the fender bolts were easy to get to. This thing was looking more like a race bike all the time. With the chain guard off my pants cuff was pretty much chewed off, It didn't really matter that much though, both knees were torn out from flying ass over tea kettle over the handlebars. I could not get all those washers back into the New Departure rear axle, so I really did have to put my foot on the front wheel at the front forks to slow down. One Saturday while visiting my Grandma, I was able to slip away long enough to get to the local Economy Auto Store. The big attraction was the bicycle section, they had everything there axles, bearings, chains, lots of stuff that i had not seen yet. Then, there it was, a little butterfly shaped spoke wrench. About half the size of a business card, and only thirty five cents. I had to have it, my very own first and personal tool. I could not wait to get home, as I was sure that the spokes on my bike were dangerously loose. Sure enough they were, by the time dad came home from work, neither wheel would turn more than half a turn. They were never completely true again. I don't know what he did with my spoke wrench.

Pretty good test, you got it in the carport with out knocking it down. Now you need to extend the carport about 50 ft.