The new ride.

rustyplow · Jan 21, 2016

Backed this horse under the wagon yesterday. Been driving some kind of truck or another for 38 years, but this is the first new one.

rrlund · Jan 21, 2016

Gotta haul a lot of milk to pay for that thing.

Janicholson · Jan 21, 2016

Are you at 100K GVW? Very nice Jim

Jerry Coulter · Jan 21, 2016

I never saw so many wheels under a tank trailer. Are you one of the ice road truckers?

RayP(MI) · Jan 21, 2016

Man has that got a lot of wheels!

jon f mn · Jan 21, 2016

Awesome truck! The only problem with a new truck is after 3 or 4 years they are not new any more.

jacksun65 · Jan 21, 2016

LOL Michigan road train. You should have seen when they used to pull a tanker like that with a pup on behind loaded with Gas.

VicS · Jan 21, 2016

How many gallons, or pounds. Do you haul? How many HP. Awsum rig!

kevinj54 · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 15:25:04 01/21/16) Are you at 100K GVW? Very nice Jim

Here we can load that many axles to 160k

kevinj54 · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 15:22:40 01/21/16) Gotta haul a lot of milk to pay for that thing.

You outta see the amount of the big milk haulers going in to the plant in Coopersville.

Last I knew it was around 100 trucks a day

kevinj54 · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 15:59:06 01/21/16) LOL Michigan road train. You should have seen when they used to pull a tanker like that with a pup on behind loaded with Gas.

Yep, we used haul 17,000 gallon if I remember right.

Many were powered by a 318 & 350 Detroits & the big horse we had was powered by a 425 Cat.

RandyB(MI) · Jan 21, 2016

Do you ever really pay for them ?? Payment stubs still coming when you have to replace all those tires. Like said above.... " does hauling milk really pay that much" ? And unless you hire a part timer, you work 7 days / 52 weeks a year. Just glad someone does it I guess.

Dave H (MI) · Jan 21, 2016

That's mighty purty! Does make one speculate though. When the tires wear out on the trailer, is it just cheaper to replace the trailer?

Married2Allis · Jan 21, 2016

Now that's a truck.

big fred · Jan 21, 2016

The guy that installs the axles must have been getting paid piece work.

Glen SW Wi · Jan 21, 2016

Where do you store the spare?

the tractor vet · Jan 21, 2016

Nice ride , now i am glade it's your truck and you have ALL them tires to fix and buy and not me . Most i had was a six axle and down sized to five when the porables got six sets of scales and started hammering on six axles and leaving the fives alone . Did away with dual stacks and went just one five incher and a all aluminium trailer and went bigger power under the hood and kept on haulen the same weight just faster . The rule was look light and haul faster with a LITTLE TRUCK . BIG trucks were K W'S and PETE's with all the chrome and big dual LOUD exhaust Run quiet no extra chicken lights keep it clean . Be able to pass loaded freight boxes on the hill while being twice there weight and they would never even look at you WITH A LITTLE truck.

rustyplow · Jan 21, 2016

151 and some change.

rustyplow · Jan 21, 2016

Have they got the 4 new bays up and running yet? I haven't been over there since oct. I think.

kevinj54 · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:01:09 01/21/16) 151 and some change.

Too long to load the steer?????

We had to get 18k up there to haul 160k

kevinj54 · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:04:58 01/21/16) Have they got the 4 new bays up and running yet? I haven't been over there since oct. I think.

I don't drive anymore and never hauled milk so I am not sure if the new bays are open.

There is still a lot of construction stuff around there yet.

rustyplow · Jan 21, 2016

12,000 gal. Not sure on the HP. The boss never said. But it's enough.

rustyplow · Jan 21, 2016

Ice road trucker? No, but sometimes when the roads get slick...... LOL

rustyplow · Jan 21, 2016

Axle is not heavy enough. only 14,600. Weighed it last night. was 14,320. Boss was happy.

kevinj54 · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:20:03 01/21/16) Axle is not heavy enough. only 14,600. Weighed it last night. was 14,320. Boss was happy.

14k seems pretty good with that outfit.

We had to run cab overs or short set back steer conventional to make the length laws and that system let us load the steer up.

hd6gtom · Jan 21, 2016

SUPER DUPER but I'm sure glad I retired from the tire business, probably take me all week to retire that 1. Hope it drives as good as it looks.

JRSutton · Jan 21, 2016

you musn't have many pay-by-the-axle-toll roads! I think around here you'd be out of business by the time you got past New Jersey.

I've never seen one like that.

Congrats on the purchase, that's gotta feel nice!

J.Wondergem · Jan 21, 2016

That sure made a pretty outfit. What motor is in it, one of those new ones everybody is avoiding?

John Deere D · Jan 21, 2016

The Grand lady looks GREAT.....)
Bob..

Bob N.Y. · Jan 21, 2016

How do you turn that trailer???

Donald Lehman · Jan 21, 2016

I don't know about other areas, but milk haulers get good money here. They earn it.

glennster · Jan 21, 2016

i call shotgun!!!!!!!! Do i get to toot the horn? That is one sweet ride !

J.Wondergem · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 20:08:25 01/21/16) How do you turn that trailer???

Usually you can pick half of them up to turn.

Lowell Gehring · Jan 21, 2016

nothing like a KW

Frank41 · Jan 21, 2016

Nice truck. Hope you have a 550 Detroit and a 13 speed in it. I would rather haul it than have to milk that trailer full.

RBoots · Jan 21, 2016

That's a good looking rig my friend! I myself am a KW fan, they're a good working truck.

Ross

showcrop · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:36:41 01/21/16)

(quoted from post at 20:08:25 01/21/16) How do you turn that trailer???

Click to expand...

Usually you can pick half of them up to turn.

You don't have to lift them to turn these days, they castor. Then if you put it in reverse without lifting, it will lift automatically. One time I let the truck roll back on a slope with it in neutral and the dolly axle stopped it pretty quick. Rusty Plow's trailer looks like it has four dolly axles.

showcrop · Jan 21, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:36:41 01/21/16)

(quoted from post at 20:08:25 01/21/16) How do you turn that trailer???

Click to expand...

Usually you can pick half of them up to turn.

You don't have to lift them to turn these days, they castor. Then if you put it in reverse without lifting, it will lift automatically. One time I let the truck roll back on a slope with it in neutral and the dolly axle stopped it pretty quick. Rusty Plow's trailer looks like it has four dolly axles.

jimg.allentown · Jan 21, 2016

I always figured that if a guy really wanted a booming business, he would open a truck tire shop in Michigan. That it the only place I ever saw so many axles.
Would I be correct to say that you can haul any freight of any weight in Michigan as long as you have enough axles to put under it??

CGID · Jan 21, 2016

Beautiful truck! To need all those axels, you must be hauling in Wisconsin, Michigan or Minnesota on corduroy roads.

Doug Wilkins · Jan 25, 2016

Did this rig go through Marlette, MI today?

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