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Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 08:14 AM UTC
Dave
"Don't be afraid to think outside the box"
"Animal wants Trucks!!"
New York, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 02:54 PM UTC
Looks good, Dave. I like it. It's quite fancy.
Jim
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 11:16 PM UTC
Awesome job Dave, I love it !!
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Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 05:06 AM UTC
Thakns Damian.
Dave
"Don't be afraid to think outside the box"
"Animal wants Trucks!!"
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Posted: Friday, April 30, 2010 - 02:57 AM UTC
Dave I really like how you built your lift gate and everything else except one thing I would of done different, and I hope you don't get mad when I say I would of checked on how long of a frame you can stretch it to like 300 and some odd inches for a Peterbuilt has like on my Mack I think the frames go by 6 inch increments like mine is 216 inch wheelbase but I'm not sure how Peterbuilt goes by because I never owned a Peterbuilt so they might go by 6 inch increments but I'm not sure but you should be able to call any dealership and one of the salesmen should be able to tell you, that way your box will look the right length to haul expedited frieght because I remember something about the hotshot haulers had a certain length they had to be to sign on with the company I was leased to so I believe all the other companys had the same rule.
Now if your not sure how to measure your wheelbase you go from the front axle or hub on your front wheel to the middle of your rear axles, not on any of your rear axles but right in the middle inbetween them and that will give you your wheelbase if my memory serves me right.