Check out what rolled into our shop today...

[muck]

That what you looking for to pull your trailer Steve (stircrazy) ?!?

[paddyob]

Maybe he can invest in the environment someday, seeing he has so much to give.

Look at the exhaust stack on that b****.

[Wingin It]

I've seen one very similar to that driving kids to school here in Calgary...It is almost as tall as my bus!

[Cranky When Wet]

I want one!
Bunny

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by muck

That what you looking for to pull your trailer Steve (stircrazy) ?!?

nope to small and girly looking. that is a mid chassi so a class 6 truck, I want a full class 8 (high way tractor) the mid chassis are a nich market and very expensive where you can pick up a used volvo 780 or 880 for about 15 to 20K and put about 5K into it and you have a tower that will seat 6 and tow 80,000 lbs if you want. to get into a used mid chassi you are looking at at least 80K. plus the class 8 will get 12 to 14 mpg not 8.

there is one of thoes international sports chassis running around kamloops also.

Steve

[zum14]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

nope to small and girly looking. that is a mid chassi so a class 6 truck, I want a full class 8 (high way tractor) the mid chassis are a nich market and very expensive where you can pick up a used volvo 780 or 880 for about 15 to 20K and put about 5K into it and you have a tower that will seat 6 and tow 80,000 lbs if you want. to get into a used mid chassi you are looking at at least 80K. plus the class 8 will get 12 to 14 mpg not 8.

there is one of thoes international sports chassis running around kamloops also.

Steve

Ok well I hope you dont have your heart set on 12 to 14MPG but I agree with your theory. We had a guy in last week, exact sort of setup your talking about. Had a sweet air ride 5thwheel hitch and a monster trailer. Was a sharp looking setup. Just had Pleasure use only decals on the side of the truck. Can skip right by the scales with that for some reason. I wouldnt turn one of those trucks away if they were giving them out though.

[FishyFishy!]

Drooooool!!!!!!!

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by zum14

Ok well I hope you dont have your heart set on 12 to 14MPG but I agree with your theory. We had a guy in last week, exact sort of setup your talking about. Had a sweet air ride 5thwheel hitch and a monster trailer. Was a sharp looking setup. Just had Pleasure use only decals on the side of the truck. Can skip right by the scales with that for some reason. I wouldnt turn one of those trucks away if they were giving them out though.

you need more than a decal to skip buy scales, it has to be regestered as a RV or a private truck. so no longer comercial.

as for the milage lots of class 8s are getting 12+ bob tailing, with a 18K trailer it will hardly changes.

Steve

[zum14]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

you need more than a decal to skip buy scales, it has to be regestered as a RV or a private truck. so no longer comercial.

as for the milage lots of class 8s are getting 12+ bob tailing, with a 18K trailer it will hardly changes.

Steve

Which ones??? I work at a Mack/Volvo dealer and havent heard those numbers before... Maybe 10 or 11 out of some of the old D12C. Soon as 02 hit and EGR started in on these things mileage like that doesnt really exist anymore. Anything in the 15 or 16L wont see any higher then 8 bobtailing. Even the D13F's CF is running with the tiny daycabs arnt getting those numbers. But again lots of EGR and now catalysed DPF hurts mileage too. Ive heard some of the old detroits would get around 11 but then your getting pretty old then. One of the old V92's I think or an early 60 series.

[Murminator]

Look like he is trying to compensate for something ......Just sayin