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Posted: 12/21/2019 11:36:15 PM EDT

Last thread went into the archives, it got too cold to work on the truck for a while and I didn’t update it.

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I got a set of hood rests because the left side were both broken

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Installed a new rubber hood cowl seal at the same time.

Drove over to Rifle, CO and picked up a set of Pete oval wheels. Spent a lot of time polishing them up.

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Bobtailed all the way to northern Iowa and picked up an old Wilson grain trailer I bought.

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Swapped some aluminum wheels onto the trailer

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Been cleaning up and fixing quite a few small things

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Not too bad for an ‘86 truck and ‘85 trailer. Who want to come polish this trailer out for me?

Posted: 12/22/2019 12:05:06 AM EDT

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I hate trucks. Bought one to put on the road in 2016. Leased it to a trucking company to get some passive income with an eye towards a second career in a few years. 5 months later a bad load tipped the trailer and took my truck with it. And the trucking had let the ins lapse.

I hate trucks. Lawsuits are still pending.

Posted: 12/22/2019 12:29:13 AM EDT

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I hate trucks. Lawsuits are still pending.

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That doesn’t sound like the truck’s fault.
Nice looking rig OP

Posted: 12/22/2019 2:03:15 AM EDT

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Nice truck!

Posted: 12/22/2019 2:04:06 AM EDT

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I hate trucks. Bought one to put on the road in 2016. Leased it to a trucking company to get some passive income with an eye towards a second career in a few years. 5 months later a bad load tipped the trailer and took my truck with it. And the trucking had let the ins lapse.

I hate trucks. Lawsuits are still pending.

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That sucks. I hope you get made whole. People can be skeeze balls.

Posted: 12/22/2019 2:55:13 AM EDT

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What's the back story? Is the truck new-to-you? Are you using it full time trucking or do you just haul your own crops with it?

Posted: 12/22/2019 10:17:07 AM EDT

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I bought the truck at the end of July. I have a full time job as a lineman so this will just be a side gig. Always liked these 359’s and could pass this one up when it sold on an auction.

Posted: 12/22/2019 11:51:23 AM EDT

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Not too bad for an '86 truck and '85 trailer. Who want to come polish this trailer out for me?

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when the ~~sucker~~ person shows up to polish the trailer..get them to do the fuel tanks too.

Posted: 12/22/2019 12:26:59 PM EDT

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The fuel tanks aren’t in the greatest shape. Rock pits in the front caps and groves worn in them from the straps would make them difficult to polish.

Posted: 12/22/2019 1:38:51 PM EDT

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I bought the truck at the end of July. I have a full time job as a lineman so this will just be a side gig. Always liked these 359’s and could pass this one up when it sold on an auction.

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Just curious as I have had a CDL for years and drive an old w900 part time during harvest.....where are you finding loads and how do you make insurance work out?

Every time I looked into this I found myself unable to make money without running the truck full time.

Posted: 12/22/2019 3:15:22 PM EDT

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Just curious as I have had a CDL for years and drive an old w900 part time during harvest.....where are you finding loads and how do you make insurance work out?

Every time I looked into this I found myself unable to make money without running the truck full time.

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Truck is registered on farm plates so insurance is very affordable. I seem to avoid scales and inspection stops conveniently. I feel like I got a pretty good deal on the truck and trailer so it doesn’t cost me much to have the truck sitting.

Posted: 12/22/2019 4:39:12 PM EDT

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Truck is registered on farm plates so insurance is very affordable. I seem to avoid scales and inspection stops conveniently. I feel like I got a pretty good deal on the truck and trailer so it doesn’t cost me much to have the truck sitting.

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Awesome, beautiful truck. Wish I had a similar setup myself

Posted: 12/24/2019 1:23:30 AM EDT

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I polished a Allison dump bed on my 89 Mack r model tandem years ago with one of those touch up wheels from some aluminum manufacturers and it took 26 hours that was ruff

Posted: 12/24/2019 10:17:27 AM EDT

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Truck is registered on farm plates so insurance is very affordable. I seem to avoid scales and inspection stops conveniently. I feel like I got a pretty good deal on the truck and trailer so it doesn’t cost me much to have the truck sitting.

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Your luck won't last. DOT isn't stupid

Posted: 12/27/2019 7:10:24 PM EDT

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Truck is registered on farm plates so insurance is very affordable. I seem to avoid scales and inspection stops conveniently. I feel like I got a pretty good deal on the truck and trailer so it doesn’t cost me much to have the truck sitting.

Your luck won't last. DOT isn't stupid

sadly this.

Hope you are all set when the man comes around

Posted: 12/27/2019 7:49:13 PM EDT

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sadly this.

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Truck is registered on farm plates so insurance is very affordable. I seem to avoid scales and inspection stops conveniently. I feel like I got a pretty good deal on the truck and trailer so it doesn’t cost me much to have the truck sitting.

Your luck won't last. DOT isn't stupid

sadly this.

Hope you are all set when the man comes around

Thanks for worrying about me.

Posted: 1/12/2020 1:23:41 PM EDT

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Been rewiring the trailer and fixing some air lines. I mounted some led lights under the trailer pointing down at the traps. They’re wired to the center pin on the plug which is switched coming from the truck.

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Posted: 1/28/2020 12:40:27 AM EDT

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Hauled a few round bales over the weekend.

The transmission grind when shifting from high to low range. I’ve decided I’m going to gather parts and pull the back half of the transmission and fix the synchronizer.

Posted: 1/28/2020 10:42:03 AM EDT

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Hauled a few round bales over the weekend.

The transmission grind when shifting from high to low range. I've decided I'm going to gather parts and pull the back half of the transmission and fix the synchronizer.

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trying to convince my son in law he needs a rig like yours to haul hay (so I can drive it ).

right now they use 2 tandem axle fifth wheel flat decks and pick ups.

Posted: 1/28/2020 9:52:34 PM EDT

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Hauled my first load with the, new to me, old ass grain trailer. Loading my second load up now to take to the feedlot.

Posted: 1/28/2020 10:18:25 PM EDT

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I don't know about CO, but in MO the DOT kind of overlooked farm tags.

I've had our W9 loaded at 110,000lbs (high side Timpte) at the last end of the field before.

Curious, what are you making per bushel? The marked got saturated with dudes hauling for 10-15 cents.

Posted: 1/29/2020 12:10:43 AM EDT

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This corn I’m getting 15 cents to haul. It’s for a guy I work with and it’s only a 12 mile haul. I’m not going to complain about getting two loads hauled after work 9 hours today at my day job.

Edit: by the time I haul 12,000 bu for them I will have gotten over half my money back that I spent on this trailer, so I’m plenty happy.

Posted: 1/29/2020 12:31:35 AM EDT

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If you need help sourcing parts or anything, PM me.

I have 100ish trucks. Mostly paccar now. A lot of older stuff and newer stuff. I can LTL cheap.

Awesome looking everything so far. Hauling grain is a good gig.

Posted: 1/30/2020 8:41:45 AM EDT

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That is a good looking rig.

Posted: 1/30/2020 11:27:58 PM EDT

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If you need help sourcing parts or anything, PM me.

I have 100ish trucks. Mostly paccar now. A lot of older stuff and newer stuff. I can LTL cheap.

Awesome looking everything so far. Hauling grain is a good gig.

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If you need help sourcing parts or anything, PM me.

I have 100ish trucks. Mostly paccar now. A lot of older stuff and newer stuff. I can LTL cheap.

Awesome looking everything so far. Hauling grain is a good gig.

I’m going to buy an aluminum hood for is sometime. Sure don’t see any for sale in Colorado.

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That is a good looking rig.

It’s a project so it will continue to get fixed up. Hopefully someday it’s too nice to drive on a regular basis.

Posted: 1/30/2020 11:53:42 PM EDT

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I’d like to try my hand at this when I retire from the Army. Or Hotshot trucking.

I really like the rig.

Posted: 2/5/2020 9:24:48 PM EDT

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Thinking I’m going to make a trip from Colorado to Wisconsin this weekend to buy an aluminum hood for the ol truck.

Anyone need anything hauled up that way? Anything cool I should stop and see?

Posted: 2/6/2020 9:53:37 AM EDT

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If you need help sourcing parts or anything, PM me.

I have 100ish trucks. Mostly paccar now. A lot of older stuff and newer stuff. I can LTL cheap.

Awesome looking everything so far. Hauling grain is a good gig.

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and you are just telling us this now why?
and pics?

Posted: 2/9/2020 8:50:21 PM EDT

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Pickup up an aluminum hood this weekend.

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Also gathered enough parts to get a second air cleaner mounted.

Posted: 2/22/2020 8:25:04 PM EDT

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Got the truck out and worked on polishing the stacks and tanks.

Posted: 3/3/2020 10:13:49 AM EDT

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Pulled a load of heifers with the ol truck last Friday.

Posted: 3/3/2020 10:56:12 AM EDT

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Doesn’t insurance and licensing eat up most of what you make?

If you were hauling every day it would be one thing but a load here and there has got to be spendy.

Posted: 3/3/2020 1:16:45 PM EDT

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and you are just telling us this now why?
and pics?

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If you need help sourcing parts or anything, PM me.

I have 100ish trucks. Mostly paccar now. A lot of older stuff and newer stuff. I can LTL cheap.

Awesome looking everything so far. Hauling grain is a good gig.

and you are just telling us this now why?
and pics?

Two 2020 KW T880's I just got at the end of last year. One is on the road, the other is still getting upfitted with a tank body. I have 3 of them right now. Probably going to order at least one or two.

Two of 10 Peterbilt 348's I bought last year. I have 3 more on order so far this year.

Rest of the stuff I can't really post pics of, because it literally has my name on it.

@Striker

Posted: 3/3/2020 2:22:24 PM EDT

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Two 2020 KW T880's I just got at the end of last year. One is on the road, the other is still getting upfitted with a tank body. I have 3 of them right now. Probably going to order at least one or two.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/148484/D8E20553-E3BF-4717-B57D-2AE1183475C9-1096759.jpg

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/148484/6CDE0582-2E5C-4C68-A92F-D6B61BE0B37A-1096184.jpg

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Two of 10 Peterbilt 348's I bought last year. I have 3 more on order so far this year.

Rest of the stuff I can't really post pics of, because it literally has my name on it.

@Striker

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the first pic..needs to be murdered out with a big old moose / bull guard on it.

Posted: 3/3/2020 7:47:16 PM EDT

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Doesn’t insurance and licensing eat up most of what you make?

If you were hauling every day it would be one thing but a load here and there has got to be spendy.

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I don’t have commercial plates on the truck, non commercial insurance. Everything I’ve hauled is for friends, it’s mostly a restoration project. I registered my trailer through a different state under permanent plates. $116 one time instead of Colorado’s ownership tax on vehicles.

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