Truckers, lets see your rigs!

[cummins cowboy]

bad azz hay truck.. how much you get to gross?

Im legal to 105,500 but can fit more than that on there with alfalfa. The extra room is nice for hauling straw products though

 

[White Knight]

I'm not a real trucker but here's some from my work:
I drive the Volvo (we put sides on them to hold more)

Doing this:

We also have a couple hook lift trucks:

I wish I had some pictures of the 6x6 Oshkosh's we have to haul chip vans in the dirt. They're kind of ugly but look mean with some big knobbies up front.

 

[joefarmer]

We CAN pull doubles (like B-Trains) but they still limit you to 120k with a permit (steel coils only) and have a heavier empty weight so in OH and KY you can haul less with trains. The lift axles are for MI only, they don't allow any more weight in OH although you can use them if you wish. The bridge laws are stupid.

Which mill do the coils head from/to here in Ohio? Anything out of Protec near Findley? AK? Sharon?

 

[jfaulkner]

Which mill do the coils head from/to here in Ohio? Anything out of Protec near Findley? AK? Sharon?

All of the above. AK in Middletown, Zanesville, Coshocton. And bigger processors like Worthington in Monroe, Delta and Columbus. There's a mini mill in Delta called Northstar Bluescope. I've never been to Protec just driven past. There's about 400 processors like Precision Strip, Berwick, Coil Plus, Misa. Coil slitters are like gas stations, they're on ever corner.

 

[p7100]

How many hp do you have in these big trucks in america, in average i mean?

In sweden it's very common with lift hook trucks as they can be used to do everything.

 

[revolutiondsl]

I would guess most OTR trucks anymore are in the 425 to 450 range for normal trucks that haul no more then 80k. The bigger trucks like out west that haul over 100k or heavy haulers are in the 500hp to 600hp range but with 18 speeds instead of 10 like most trucks.

 

[cummins cowboy]

I see plenty of trucks out here from back east that can have anything over 350-400 hp. I pass them going up a 6% grade pulling 100,000+lbs and I only have a 460 hp N14

 

[jfaulkner]

The 3 that we have that haul the heavy loads are all PDI tuned C15 Cats and are about 700hp to the tires. :rockwoot: The others that haul the lighter loads are C12-C13's at 430hp. However I would eventually like to have them re-flashed as well. Been told that a tuned small block will embarrass a stock 550. :hehe::st:

 

[joefarmer]

All of the above. AK in Middletown, Zanesville, Coshocton. And bigger processors like Worthington in Monroe, Delta and Columbus. There's a mini mill in Delta called Northstar Bluescope. I've never been to Protec just driven past. There's about 400 processors like Precision Strip, Berwick, Coil Plus, Misa. Coil slitters are like gas stations, they're on ever corner.

Very cool. I'd be looking to go back to the steel/auto if work ever picks up again.

 

[Chimera]

No pics of my current truck, but enjoy:

My Last Truck:

Trucks I Used To Drive:

Best Friend's Dad's Truck:

Pics from my old work:

"Let It Buck!"

 

[Mr.T]

How many hp do you have in these big trucks in america, in average i mean?

In sweden it's very common with lift hook trucks as they can be used to do everything.

my truck is a 565hp ISX cummins, all of our rigs are between 475 and 600

I would guess most OTR trucks anymore are in the 425 to 450 range for normal trucks that haul no more then 80k. The bigger trucks like out west that haul over 100k or heavy haulers are in the 500hp to 600hp range but with 18 speeds instead of 10 like most trucks.

yep, all our trucks are 13 or 18 speeds, cant do sh*t with a 10 LOL

I see plenty of trucks out here from back east that can have anything over 350-400 hp. I pass them going up a 6% grade pulling 100,000+lbs and I only have a 460 hp N14

those N14's were one of the best engines ever made, they'll easily go over a million miles without being opened up and they have good power and get good mileage

 

[chevota84]

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[madmikeismad]

anywhere from 105,500 in washington to 108,000 and 110,000 in montana. i can only haul 110k (legally) if im bridged out 20 feet behind my lead trailer, i have two scale tickets this last week where i was over 120k gross LOL i only did that because i didnt have to go through any weigh stations

I know 10k is a big difference with lighter loads, but with a load over 100k, do you notice when you +/- 10k?

 

[Chimera]

yeah, you notice ever 1000+/- lbs it seems, even with a high horsepower engine under the hood.

and Chevota84, MORE DETAILS PLEASE! I love those older Pete's I'd love to get my own one of these days

 

[chevota84]

Its an 85 359 exhd with a 400b cat and a 15 speed.

 

[Little03]

Ny brothers old truck 600 cummins 18 speed eaton hauling a comander.

Brothers buddy 625 cat accert twin turbo 18spd eaton hauling a compressor.

 

[TheBigDeOGE]

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Love to have that trailer!!!!!!!!!! nice rig. here is a few of mine.

03 w9 c15 cat PDI 600hp 2050tq ecm and wastegate ajusted.

(My buddies is on the left. love that truck)

(borrowed this cab over but its a nice one of my buddies)

i mainly haul shavings to dairy farms/ chicken houses but do what i can on the side. as u can see i haul the sled for local pulling accocation around here and refer every now and then.

 

[4x4dually]

Sweet! A BJ Mckay truck!

 

[TheBigDeOGE]

Sweet! A BJ Mckay truck!

haha yeah. that thing runs and stounds good. cant turn worth a crap thow.

 

[chevota84]

My dad had a k100 when I was little so I've always had a soft spot for them. How do you like the pdi stuff?