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Lets see your "ultimate" service truck!
- Thread starter DirtySouthTruck
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The compressor engine will probably heat the cab. I havent tried it only becouse I am usually out in the middle of no where and if the truck wont start it could be a long walk to get cell service.
When its cold out you have to have the truck engine running for atleast a half hour to get the compressor hot enough to start.
Last time I was in getting some work done on the compressor the service guy mentioned that the had hooked them up to work the A.C.
The compressor has a 2 cylinder kubota diesel.
When its cold out you have to have the truck engine running for atleast a half hour to get the compressor hot enough to start.
Last time I was in getting some work done on the compressor the service guy mentioned that the had hooked them up to work the A.C.
The compressor has a 2 cylinder kubota diesel.
N.B.CONCRETE
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Thats interessting , alot of extra weight too ? Its so easy to get these things way over weight too with some parts laying in the bed .
You run any type of system off your cooling system to heat up equipment coolant for better winter starts in the bush ?
The Sterlings GVW is like 8800 kg and I am pretty close with no parts in the back. Not good when the road bans are on.
Dont have any thing off of the trucks coolant system to heat up a frozen machine. I have a welder though. In the winter plug in the machines block heater and get the herman nelson going with a parachute. Couple hours at
-45 and a guy can pretty much get anything to start.
Dont have any thing off of the trucks coolant system to heat up a frozen machine. I have a welder though. In the winter plug in the machines block heater and get the herman nelson going with a parachute. Couple hours at
-45 and a guy can pretty much get anything to start.
The herman nelson is a heater and the parachute is a actual parachute. Its made of silk so it will hang over the machine or drape over the machine. Keeps the heat in. Wish I had a picture.
N.B.CONCRETE
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I know I'm over the GVW 9026 kg constantly . I got a Miller in back for juice and apprentice welding/grinding school . Got a pair of quick disconnects on the front grill with ball valves and two length of hose , it will have a frozen machine running in less than 20 min . Some of my newer machines have ESPARs in them , so thats easy . I use a parachute to keep the snow off when I'm working in a snow storm , super easy to store and fold up .
I like your coolant quick coupler idea thats slick. I would do that but I work for like 30 different outfits.
N.B.CONCRETE
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That would be alot of plumbing . Things still busy out your way ? We are moving at a better pace than last year .That Chile earth quake wrecked a bunch of pulp mills down there .
N.B.CONCRETE
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That would be alot of plumbing . Things still busy out your way ? We are moving at a better pace than last year .That Chile earth quake wrecked a bunch of pulp mills down there . Things are drying nicely and road restrictions lifted yesturday so its a good spring .
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jbanderson
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I need a new job!
Colorado Digger
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the herman nelson and parachute thing
all i know is a weed burner and a concrete blanket go a long way at -20f. all of this is so elaborate and well thought out.... leave it to the mechanics i guess.
all i know is a weed burner and a concrete blanket go a long way at -20f. all of this is so elaborate and well thought out.... leave it to the mechanics i guess.
N.B.CONCRETE
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I usualy light my Cigar with a weed burner on my way home .
N.B.CONCRETE
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Logging contractors & Concrete contractors . Its warmed up some .
wildhorse trnr
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extra cab
I always had singles till recently, the extra cab space really comes in handy if you work out of town much or if you have need for rain gear. Most of my essentials are stillin the front with me though.
I always had singles till recently, the extra cab space really comes in handy if you work out of town much or if you have need for rain gear. Most of my essentials are stillin the front with me though.
Muffler Bearing
Senior Member
I wouldn't call it the "Ultimate", but..
This is the hand-me-down 1990 Int I get to run service calls in. The labels on all the toolbox drawers are in spanish, (so far I've figured out "impactos") the cable on the crane is nasty, the whole truck is pretty rundown after a hard life in the gravel pit. BUT! I've outfitted it with one beautiful assembly that makes it all worth it. That's a really bad photo of my custom "Drum Jumper Unit" I can pull up next to a downed mixer, hook up two pressure lines and a case drain, hit the pto on the service truck and spin 10 yards over fast enough to kill a load, or use the control valve to even off load the mud if I want to.
So far I've tested it on a load of sand, maybe I'll never have to use it, but it's nice to know I have it.
This is the hand-me-down 1990 Int I get to run service calls in. The labels on all the toolbox drawers are in spanish, (so far I've figured out "impactos") the cable on the crane is nasty, the whole truck is pretty rundown after a hard life in the gravel pit. BUT! I've outfitted it with one beautiful assembly that makes it all worth it. That's a really bad photo of my custom "Drum Jumper Unit" I can pull up next to a downed mixer, hook up two pressure lines and a case drain, hit the pto on the service truck and spin 10 yards over fast enough to kill a load, or use the control valve to even off load the mud if I want to.
So far I've tested it on a load of sand, maybe I'll never have to use it, but it's nice to know I have it.
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Muffler Bearing
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I don't have any leads for it yet!!! hahaha