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CB was thinking of that as well- same system as on the M172A1 trailer. So when the plate is past the roller, then position the king pin before it engages with the 5th wheel. Or do as Zebedee suggests using spacers to lift up the ballast box as it goes over the roller. Getting very interested...

Hi- Moderator assistance please... We seem to have drifted into an interesting topic on its own- can it be separated out as BALLAST BOX IDEAS, starting from post #24 on the current M916A1 Tire Trials thread ? Thanks!

The box should be easily removable as will still need to have trailer access to the 5th wheel when needed. That said, it perhaps does not have to allow winch cable use over or under it, but just to pull it up and onto king pin lock, pull a little more to then tighten down binders(?), and to also...

Howard- now that really looks sharp- actually like an M19. So the idea is to load the ballast box with the rear winch, up and over the rear roller as with the M870 trailer- brilliant! It could latch into the 5th wheel, then still need some means of locking the north-south 5th wheel motion, or...

Lots of snow this winter with opportunity to try out the 14:00 X 20 Michelin replacements on the M916A1. The bigger singles, running in line, did much better than the duals last year. Got a set of chains from Artisan and can start up from dead stop on iced over hills. The posi rears and...

UP-DATE - Speedometer Correction Increasing your tire size always leads to disappointing speedometer readings. No fun to be going faster at a given RPM and have the speedometer not tell you so. Help is available for the cable driven units with a little gear box made by Clark Brothers. Take...

Yup, went through the tire inflation/load tables from Michelin and am running 75 on the rears and 85 up front as a start. I imagine if the real heavy loads were in the future then Hemett wheels with longer studs would be in order.

Matt - looks like will be rolling in on Sat. Morning. John

Certainly agree with the design mission of the LET to haul at a GCWR of 130,000lbs., and thus have the tires adequate to carry 16k at the front axle and 52k at the rear. The GVWR is thus 68k with the rest of the weight carried by the trailer. Original duels in the rear support the 52k fine but I...

Tires cont. Added an M20 A/C for some extra weight and headed to the show at just about 60k. Performance was outstanding. Familiar road- all up and down, and the change was clear. Better ride, more rationale shifting and quieter cab. Yea, I kinda like the truck. John

Tire choice discussions seem to run through many of the larger truck threads and the 916A1 is no exception. The difference is there seem to be no defenders of the original issue rubber on Freightliners with their highway style tread. The one that I picked up from GL, for no apparent reason, had...