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    on board scales

    i have looked into these and the one i have decided to go with does exactly what zorry says to do. all it is is an air gage inclosed in a box with a door and a psi to weight chart on the inside of the door. it doesnt cover the steer axle but if you have a pretty stable empty weight then all you...
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    mbe 900 average life

    hello well 1st i understand the " it all depends on how it has been taken care of" i am looking for some feed back from people who have owned one of these engines and took care of them ie regulaer oil changes and maintenance, drives or drove it with the intentions of getting every bit of life...
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    portable generator ?

    thanks i read it and now i will start the home work. the generator i am looking at had a review were a guy plugged in a 800 watt heater and it didnt even slow it down and ran for 9 hours on a gallon of gas and we wouldnt need a heater that big so i need to see how many amps or watts my block...
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    portable generator ?

    chef just read a reply you had in another forum on mounting a generator and how you have no problem with just chaining it to a tire. we have had the same thought. since we only need it for when we are just on layovers and we have the steps to chain it to as well. what do you think? take it out...
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    portable generator ?

    we are in a straight truck with a 96in sleeper. the only place to put it if mounting on the truck would be to the frame rail some how and again it is not my truck so the owner my not appreciate me mounting a generator to his truck or a box to put it in. i had thought about getting a small side...
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    portable generator ?

    ok we are newbies. so are stuck for the time being. here is the situation. we are on a 60/40 deal. we pay fuel, tolls,and fuel taxs. we use to drive tractor trailer back in the late 80s early 90s as o/o so we know the mechanics of the industry. now for the dilemna, we would be doing quite...
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    looking at a class 8 purchase

    we are looking at a class 8 truck has all the goodies refer,liftgate,drop axle,apu. but it has 950k on it,it has a c10 cat with a 10speed auto trans and all maintenance records burns no oil and is in service now. with no problems reported by drivers. i have been told and researcheded the c10 cat...
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    c10 cat life

    we are looking at a class 8 truck has all the goodies refer,liftgate,drop axle,apu. but it has 950k on it,it has a c10 cat with a 10speed auto trans and all maintenance records burns no oil and is in service now. with no problems reported by drivers. i have been told and researcheded the c10 cat...
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