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[maniac]

Heres mine And another

 

[Freightrain]

My avatar pic is as close as you're gunno get right now.....

You guys want big power.........I've got it..... :draw
673 ci, 170 HP, twin straight pipes, 15 gears of twin stick fun ;p

Might not pass you.........buy you'll hear me tryin.....

 

[maniac]

My avatar pic is as close as you're gunno get right now.....

You guys want big power.........I've got it..... :draw
673 ci, 170 HP, twin straight pipes, 15 gears of twin stick fun ;p

Might not pass you.........buy you'll hear me tryin.....

I learned on a B-73 10 wheel dump with a tri-plex

You got a cool truck there

 

[Freightrain]

Thanks........ :Sly

Sounds like you didn't have much fun in yours??
Come on.........they're

 

[apextrans]

These are mine. The load in the picture was just over 82,000lbs., 85 ft. long bumper to bumper (measured from the cars loaded on the truck) & 13'11" high. Got tickets in Maryland, Virginia, & North Carolina. The pickup is legal as far as I know.

 

[Sbrem]

I finally got some pictures scanned in of some of the trucks that I drive at work.

 

[Duke]

Stephen,

Great looking L's!!

What diesels power them?

 

[Sbrem]

Stephen,

Great looking L's!!

What diesels power them?

The LTL tri axle has a 3406 Cat 425hp with an 8LL
The tandem has a 3406 350hp also with an 8LL
The single axle L8000 pulling the lowbed has the 7.8 Ford diesel (I don't remember what hp it is) with a 5&2.
The Mack has an E7-427 with a Mack 18 speed

 

[Sbrem]

These 2 I drive from time to time, but not as often as the Fords.

The '90 IH tandem has a 3306 325hp Cat. It's a decent truck, but I don't really care for it much. The 3306 really feels under powered compared to the 3406s. It also rides really rough and has a horrible turning radius. It is a good, solid truck though, I just like the Fords better.

The '05 Sterling tandem has a 450hp Mercedes with an 8LL. I haven't really driven it enough to have a good opinion of the Mercedes engine, but so far it seems to be doing good. The guy who usually drives it seems to like it a lot. Has a great turning radius.

 

[Duke]

Man, your boss has one sweet set of Fords. I hear them get criticized so much, but i think they were a nice truck with great visibility & nice turning radius. My friend has an L-8000 S/A with an 8.3L Cummins. I can't believe how easy it is to manuever. Motor is a little weak at 215HP, though.

The 7.8L Ford diesels had 210-270HP. How many miles are on the 7.8L?

 

[Sbrem]

Man, your boss has one sweet set of Fords. I hear them get criticized so much, but i think they were a nice truck with great visibility & nice turning radius. My friend has an L-8000 S/A with an 8.3L Cummins. I can't believe how easy it is to manuever. Motor is a little weak at 215HP, though.

Yeah, I really like the old Fords. They are no Pete or KW, but they are a good truck. And you are right, they do turn good. Even the Long nose LTL tri axle gets around fairly decent considering its length.

The 7.8L Ford diesels had 210-270HP. How many miles are on the 7.8L?

I think this one might be a 250hp, but I don't remember for sure. It does good pulling the small dozers and rollers. Sometimes we move the Komatsu PC120 excavator on it, and that is asking a bit much, but it will do it. I think it only has around 35- 40,000 miles on it. Almost all we use it for is pulling the small lowbed around. It very rarely gets used as a dump truck.

 

[Duke]

How well does the LTL Tri-axle pull with the 425 CAT when loaded-say 20 ton + ?

 

[Sbrem]

How well does the LTL Tri-axle pull with the 425 CAT when loaded-say 20 ton + ?

It does good, but not quite as good as I would have expected a 425 to do. I would think that if it had a good tune up it would pull a lot better. An LTL would make you a nice truck if you do end up getting something bigger and it seems like quite a few came with the 425. Although if you are going to be off pavement with it a lot a regular L-9000 might be better. I have a lot of problems with the front end sinking out of sight in soft stuff with the LTL. The regular L does much better. The LTL is great on the road though. There is a guy around here with an LTL tandem with a 425 that has been turned up to 475(I think) and that thing will move right along real good!

 

[93turbo_animal]

none of these are mine these are all from louisville truck show getting ready to go back

 

[93turbo_animal]

heres some more including one of the trucks from Trick my truck and one of the Chrome shop mafia trucks and one of the truckrodz trucks and the one of the rolling memorial of 9/11