Recent content by Xplorer99

hey guys. im getting ready to get my 2 trucks on the road. i have a 20ft flatbed straight truck (25,500 gvwr) as well as a small hotshot. all the research and calls i have made still leave me with out a definite answer. ifta says if your under 26k you dont need to register but you CAN if...

ah good point. i was more concerned with over loading the drive axle with the short WB... but then again the front axle would also be an issue with the longer WB. thanks for the input... ill have to get hit a scale with it before i change the WB. loading freight would be much of an issue...

general friegh from where i work. as stated its a DUMP bed....so with removable side. gravel andfirewood - which is my concern. weight of what? 26k truck. there are all speced pretty much the same. 8k front 17.5k rear. c/c weighs just under 10k (that was factory its now a little shorter. so...

what would be a better way to go? the 218wb that its at now, or would 254 be better? as far as how much weight i can put on it? i kinda thought that rear axle would max out alot faster at 218. ive never really thought this much about load placement before since i always ran a 53' spread...

hey again guys, i have 2 questions and would like some input on axle placement. just bought a use 20ft flat/dump bed for my truck. the truck was originally a 254wb with a double frame most of the way back. last owner move it up to a 218wb. im a little concerned with axle placement...

do they charge you for the line setting ticket? i tried e-mailing the company that owned the truck... no response... wonder if id have any luck calling them??

thanks for all the info, its been helpful. on aside note, is there any way i can find out what rear axle i have? theres no tag on it. having trouble finding part numbers for the u-joints and brake pads too.. dumb question i know lol but ive neverhad to order parts myself before haha thanks!

hmm... im starting to think against it, atleast for the moment. one last question regarding the frame... i just took some more measurements a few minutes ago. cab to axle is 12.5 ft double frame ends 16" after the center of rear axle axle to end of frame is 6' 9" now when you...

ah good info. so the optimal axle placement would be just under half way (as you said 12x2 = 24 -2ft to get the 22) with a 22ft box (which is what i was orgainally thinking) id still need to lengthen the frame tho since its only 18ft now. im guessing that wouldnt cost much tho. keep in...

i agree with you on that... when it comes to buying a used truck i have always read that you should try to find a reason NOT to buy it. if you cant find a reason NOT to buy it, then its the right truck for you.. i almost did not buy this truck, but after looking for a few months (and almost...

im not sure what i want to do yet, right now as it sits i could put a 18ft on it. or just lengthen the back as you said. my way of thinking is the more deck space the more cargo, which means more money. company i workd for gets material by the truck load, but sends small ammounts of junk...

right now the frame is 18.5ft. 12ft from cab to axle. 6.5ft from axle to end of frame. the DOUBLE frame ends at the axle. the 6.5ft behind the axle is single frame.. the wheel base is only 218

hey guys, been doing alot of reading on here... had a couple questions on setting up my new truck. i got an amazing deal on an international 4700. originally a 254wb but the last owner shortened the WB to 218 and has 18.5' of frame behind the cab. its double framed to the center of axle...