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In order for the spring brake system on an air brake truck to work correctly the brakes must be properly adjusted. When a deadlined air brake vehicle is moved the spring brakes are commonly canned, mechanically released. Some of what you see is because the procedures are out of date and there...

What about a M1061

I found a company that can custom order mobile home windows

I would just sling it

As long as they are ASTM approved there should not be an issue. We wear them because the steel toes interfere with some of our equipment.

Be careful of the king pin setback distance.

I need the dimensions of the aperture cut in the trailer deck for the container lock assembly. I also need to know the deck thickness. They are found on USMC and army trailers. They look like this

This is a federal thing. The federal law does not contain an exemption for historic trucks. Since CA lost there court case now the Feds can tell the states how to interoperate the regulations.

If you are not running the AC during the day you will want ventilation to get rid if the excess heat

There were 29,769 produced in 1952 from what I have been able to determine

I currently have a 5000 BTU window unit in mine and it is small for the S280. This is just for me camping in it. My roof is painted with white elastomeric roof coating. Sides are painted USMC green. Thing to consider are exterior color, roof color, weather the S280 is in the shade, internal...

Be very careful with the tape. It should only be applied in accordance with the DOT regulations in the specified locations using the approved color combination. To much will make you a target for the impaired. There was a highway study started by one of the state police agencies that the...

A friend of mine just bought a kubota dirt cheap because it was very hard to start, but they did not use either, because the owner did not know about the preheat.

No, that is very dangerous. If you want to do that you should look at a jewelers torch

True If you want to go with the interlock check with your panel manufacturer Without going to an automatic set up there will be some power management involved. You can color code certain breakers to be turned off when the generator is used.

This is what we have tons in the past. Unbolt box Raise box enough to insert rollers between frame rails and box rails, rollers can be either pipe or round fence posts Use a flatbed tow truck to pull the box onto the deck Use the tow truck to place the box on blocks on the ground

Alcohol should never be used with an air dryer. It probably just needs a good service and cleaning. When working correctly they do not purge often, usually just when the governor unloads the compressor.

Riding your brakes is a real bad thing. You are better off to use the low range that way the truck will idle at a crawling speed and you actually have to use some throttle to make walking speed. In a parade running in low range the compressor does not cycle at all, but I do not use the air...

Look in the tank pull the strainer out, if equipped, and see if there is any water or crud in the tank.

I have asked to get confirmation that the CHP commercial officers are aware of the change in the FMCSA rules