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  1. I recall seeing a Titan 90 with that set up a few years ago sitting at a shop I think in Pa. Didn't really know what it was but thought the high cab roof was interesting. Paul
  2. Running an underinflated tire in a dual assembly shifts its share of the load to its mate, which then becomes overloaded,stressed and eventually fails. In tests conducted by Bridgestone Americas a few years ago, it was found that tires with mismatched air pressures transferred the loads from the underinflated tires to the properly inflated tires. When the pressure in the underinflated tire was reduced to 5 psi (.3 bar) from 95 psi (6.5bar), the good tire ended up carrying 8,300 pounds when its maximum allowable load was 5,070 pounds! Testing has shown that even a 5 psi difference creates a 5/16-inch( 8.3mm) difference in tire circumference in truck tire, an inflation mismatch of greater than 5 psi will result in two tires of a dual assembly being significantly different in circumference. of up to or beyond 1/2 inch (13mm) Because they are bolted together, dual tires have to cover the same amount of road in a single revolution. So the large tire drags the smaller one. In a single mile, a 5/16-inch difference causes the smaller tire to be scuffed 13 feet (3.96 meters) per revolution.
  3. And supplies our play room.
  4. New levers for the 11+ inch rear brakes. Last link is for the only years that cable was used. 50 1/2 inch long with extension rod. 3/4 ton rear http://www.classicparts.com/1976-98-Brake-Self-Adjust-Kit-RH/productinfo/71-664/#.VzIpVdQrJpQ http://www.classicparts.com/1976-98-Brake-Self-Adjust-Kit-LH/productinfo/71-663/#.VzIpmtQrJpQ http://www.classicparts.com/1947-54-Parking-Brake-Cable-3_4-Ton/productinfo/71-712/#.VzIsNdQrJpR
  5. Welcome aboard! Paul
  6. How much air pressure is in the bags will effect your ride as much as tire pressure will. Low air pressure on an inner or outer tire will generate more heat and wear on those tires because they are not if full road contact and will have a tendency to "skip or skid" as opposed to a full contact roll. Start with lowering tire pressure equally on all 8 drives. Don't over think the solution. I would do tire pressure first, than maybe the air bag pressure. I would put a hand air pressure regulator valve in with a gauge to lower the air to the bags so that way lowering the pressure but still keeping the ride height. (Kind of like a lift axle set up) Paul
  7. Keep it clean and painted and it'll last as long as you'll ever want.
  8. 1980 based Aero design cab mounted on in the case a GMC Astro Chassis. Built by Peformance Product Engineering in Utah. 5 or 6 built.
  9. 41chevy

    Trump

    Probably right, because I now support a dozen or so bums, losers , low lifes , lazy crap needy people with my taxes. Couldn't do that before he took office! Paul
  10. I would dump some air pressure from the rears a few PSI at a time, until you get a full or almost full contact patch on the road. Do all 8 not just the insides. Low inflation on the inner 4 and normal on the outer 4 will cause you grief in the long run. Paul
  11. 41chevy

    Trump

    This is 14 months and close to 1000 + new regulations ago... Obama’s 3,554 Rules and Regulations Cost Households $15,000 Washington Post November 30 2015 by ALEX SWOYER President Obama’s 3,554 published rules and regulations throughout the past year come with a heavy burden on U.S. taxpayers. They cost the average household nearly $15,000, according to Sen. James Lankford’s (R-OK) annual report on government waste, fraud and abuse. “The federal government diligently tracks total tax collections and annual spending levels,” the report explains. “However, it does not officially account for total government-wide regulatory costs. While certain regulations are important to keep us safe, the current Administration has churned out new regulations at a pace that exceeds 3,500 per year.” While in the past year Obama signed 224 bills into law, he also published 3,554 final rules. “This means that for every law passed by Congress, the federal government created 16 new rules,” according to the report. These 3,554 regulations impose significant costs on the American economy. The National Association of Manufacturers calculated the total cost of federal regulations in 2012 to be a staggering $2.028 trillion (11 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product). If our $2 trillion federal regulatory cost were a country, it would be the ninth-largest in the world, ahead of Russia. In 2013, the federal government received $1.234 trillion from individual income taxes. However, the federal government’s regulations cost individuals and business more than $2 trillion. One year later, in 2014, the government published 80 “major” regulations considered “economically significant” costing taxpayers more than $100 million each year. According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, covering the cost of federal regulations costs American families close to $15,000 of their average income. “Can you imagine what your family could do with an additional $14,974 for groceries, gasoline, and savings? Congress owes it to the American people to carefully scrutinize the regulatory process to ensure regulations work for the people,” Lankford’s report notes. “We can balance responsible regulations with cost-effective solutions that work for families.” A recent example of a rule that would burden taxpayer’s in Lankford’s report is the Waters of the U.S. rule the Environmental Protection Agency finalized at the end of August. According to Lankford’s report, the rule would cost businesses $500 million each year and creates “federal intrusion in private water and land rights.” Lankford’s report highlights another regulation that would burden taxpayers from the Department of Labor. The rules cost manufacturing to lose roughly $1.3 billion a year in productivity. The Department of Labor’s rule would “double the salary threshold exemption for executive, administrative, and professional employees, known as the ‘EAP’ or ‘white collar’ exemption. In other words DOL plans to expand EAD to most blue collar workers who will be eligible for overtime pay for working more than 30 hours a week.” According to Lankford, the rule would force “every company to use part time workers only, the clear consequence of the rule will be more workers with fewer jobs having any benefits. The U.S. needs more job opportunities not fewer.” The proposed rule’s analysis estimates the proposal will cost roughly $255 million in direct expenses to employers each year. The annual paperwork burden of the regulation is estimated to be 231,250 hours. The regulation overall will result in 21.2 million hours of lost labor each year, which amounts to $1.3 billion in lost productivity. A third regulation Lankford highlights as burdensome in his report comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” regulation put forward in August aims to increase diversity in rich neighborhoods in order to reduce housing discrimination. Lankford argues the Fair Housing Act from 1968 gives HUD the power to address discrimination based on race, color, religion, familial status, national origin, sex or disability. “But new regulations that make a federal housing agency the ultimate arbiter of neighborhood design and tie federal funding to specific plans directly contradict what many communities want” the report states. Fits in with the "you didn't build that speech" . . . .
  12. 41chevy

    Trump

    He knew exactly what was going to happen. Here is the thing everybody is afraid to admit. Most all his legislation, executive orders and "gimmie" programs are in his mind is to punish specific groups of Americans for success, slavery, wage and education disparity and just plain hatred of the USA. He is not happy until those Americans pay. He wants us to we feel the pain of what his people suffer "every day from the stigma of slavery" and the suffering of the Third World. Now you can yell at me.
  13. 41chevy

    Trump

    He gets a free ride because of color and she gets the same free ride because she's a woman (I think)
  14. Great scenery! Snowden Bridge? Paul
  15. ??? Looks like an old Tug Boat power plant?
  16. The pressure should be the same, difference would be where the oil goes in the filter, inside through to the outside or the other way. There is a small bleeder on the top can to purge air out, could possibly have some effect on your leak too. Also the O rings as I remember are D shaped and fit only one correct way. I THINK
  17. The clamp could be spread open and not pulling the top and bottom together. Paul
  18. Chassis' are stretched and shortened all the time with little or no problems. IMO if you feel uncomfortable or worry about being in over your head I would pay the extra to have a shop do it. You may be able to disassemble and reassemble yourself to save labor. You end up with better welds, no worries and no guess work.
  19. http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=538767&cc=1144415 K series suburban It's a place to start.
  20. I would guess the drivers lack experience, knowing about his unit, it's operation, apparent lack of common sense and the ability to recognize a problem brought this about. Scary and a sad state for a lot of major companies today. Paul
  21. I like em with 2 psi per inch...
  22. I would think that a later model I.H. chassis section and suspension would be the best fix. Probably find exactly what you want easily. Wit the double rails you can stagger the splice sections. With all the memories I would do what every it takes to get it to the way you want it. Paul
  23. I would strongly suggest with the system being open and major parts replaced you should replace the dryer and any oil it is required to have in it. Any major AC repairs it is advised by the OEM's. Paul
  24. Did the compressor fail? If it did and the system was not flushed there could be debris that ended up in the Expansion Valve.
  25. 41chevy

    Trump

    OBAMA TO TRUMP: You’re ‘Not Equipped to be President’ by Keith Jacobs 0 President Obama says that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not equipped to deal with the challenges of being president. “I think that he is not somebody who even win within the Republican Party who can be considered as equipped to deal with the problems and stress of this office or the problems with the economy.” President Obama said in an interview Monday with WMUR, an ABC affiliate in New Hampshire. If Trump does become the Republican nominee, Obama said he’s confident that the Democratic nominee will win in a general election match-up hands down. “If in fact the Republicans nominate Mr. Trump, then it’s going to be an interesting fall season,” he said. “I’m confident that ultimately the Democrat will win with a land slide.” THe Grand High Eaulted Mystic Wizard of OZ has spoken......................
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