redneckchevy9 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 15 minutes ago, yellowrosefarm said: What did you ever do with the frame? You probably already told us but I missed it. Replaced rails 20' from rear of truck to front. It worked out great & only spend 8K for the job. VanderHaags in Des Moines did the work & I would bring them another truck in a heart beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Amazing they can do that. Glad it worked out to save such a nice truck. Always like to hear "the rest of the story". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.EVIL Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 2:38 PM, redneckchevy9 said: What brand of shingles did you buy? A full pallet of CertainTeed shingles (48 bundles) weights 3,380lbs. Owens Corning & GAF shingles (42/pallet) weight in around 3,000. GAF Timberline HD architectural shake single. Was close to a full skid, 8-9 layers with the special starter shingles and ridge cap shingles. I agree with you on the tag axle. If you delivered brick to a school or hospital, yes, a tag axle would be nice, but a JCB or Loed and a flatbed 5-axle semi makes more sense. The two summers I hauled ready mix, first year the contractors always looked at you like,"If you screw up you'll NEVER deliver to me again"! Second year it was "Thank God Denny's back!". I always hated pouring basement floors. They back you up and stick your chutes into a basement window. Your filling wheelbarrows that you can't even see. I'd rather pour walls or any kind of flatwork, even footings for walls. Filling swinging one yard buckets with a crane is good too. Those good Union crane operators can hit the same ring in the dirt every time! Seven buckets and your on your way back to town! Took a while to get started on State DOT pours, had to test slump with a cone, then pour a test bar for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Jeepers, Denny your repeating yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.EVIL Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Real!y, this POS Verizon tablet froze, locked up, wouldn't backup, shut off or anything, but it posted my message SEVEN STINKING TIMES? BJ - Can you delete six o them? I'm off to the Verizon store to stick this thing in somebody's ear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainman Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I was going to call U ,to see if your OKay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmi Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 and I thought the trouble was on mine today 6x to email seed man and said wrong address..... on return/reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.EVIL Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Well, let''s see if this new Samsung tablet works better! Seems like it. Something about a used repaired defective phone, computer, whatever never seems to work right for long. Guess I was "stuttering" before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 1 hour ago, DOCTOR EVIL said: Well, let''s see if this new Samsung tablet works better! Seems like it. Something about a used repaired defective phone, computer, whatever never seems to work right for long. Guess I was "stuttering" before. I thought you may have fell asleep with your thumb on the submit button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 4 hours ago, DOCTOR EVIL said: GAF Timberline HD architectural shake single. Was close to a full skid, 8-9 layers with the special starter shingles and ridge cap shingles. I agree with you on the tag axle. If you delivered brick to a school or hospital, yes, a tag axle would be nice, but a JCB or Loed and a flatbed 5-axle semi makes more sense. The two summers I hauled ready mix, first year the contractors always looked at you like,"If you screw up you'll NEVER deliver to me again"! Second year it was "Thank God Denny's back!". I always hated pouring basement floors. They back you up and stick your chutes into a basement window. Your filling wheelbarrows that you can't even see. I'd rather pour walls or any kind of flatwork, even footings for walls. Filling swinging one yard buckets with a crane is good too. Those good Union crane operators can hit the same ring in the dirt every time! Seven buckets and your on your way back to town! Took a while to get started on State DOT pours, had to test slump with a cone, then pour a test bar for later. That amount of shingles for that boom is comparable to a 5488 pulling a 3 bottom plow. I do not like to pat my own back Denny, but there is a sigh of relief when contractors see me get out of the truck. The other guy that runs my truck when I'm gone is crazy and has no touch with the boom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Neubauer Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 That would be handy for loading bulk seed into planters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mader656 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 12 hours ago, redneckchevy9 said: Here is couple more from yesterday morning. This was here @ the lumberyard & it was time for a new HVAC unit. They were stratching their heads how to take the old one down & get the new one up their...till I walked around the corner. Work smarter not harder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C. Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 That picture with your feet in it is especially good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Steve C. said: That picture with your feet in it is especially good. nothing else to do but sit back & enjoy the scenery. I would have thought when York built to frame, they would have put the fork slots in the middle of center gravity...not middle of the base, hence the slight lean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 12 hours ago, mader656 said: Work smarter not harder... my thought exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 22 hours ago, Cliff Neubauer said: That would be handy for loading bulk seed into planters. Got make sure dirt is plenty hard...I weigh 36K empty with full tanks and me in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Neubauer Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 13 hours ago, redneckchevy9 said: Got make sure dirt is plenty hard...I weigh 36K empty with full tanks and me in it. With the planter backed up to the ditch looks like you'd have plenty of reach to park on the road and reach across the ditch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.EVIL Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 19 hours ago, redneckchevy9 said: Got make sure dirt is plenty hard...I weigh 36K empty with full tanks and me in it. WOW, Lots of steel in that boom isn't there! My '79 Road Boss II was around 14,000# with 125-130 gal of fuel. Wheelbase was lots shorter and a sliding 5th wheel lots lighter than your flatbed. But 22,000# is a lot of extra weight. Your heavier than I was in my tractor pulling a 45 ft trailer loaded with empty 2 gallon Roundup jugs from Continental Can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 On 5/6/2017 at 9:24 AM, Cliff Neubauer said: With the planter backed up to the ditch looks like you'd have plenty of reach to park on the road and reach across the ditch. True...33' from the seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 On 5/6/2017 at 3:42 PM, DOCTOR EVIL said: WOW, Lots of steel in that boom isn't there! My '79 Road Boss II was around 14,000# with 125-130 gal of fuel. Wheelbase was lots shorter and a sliding 5th wheel lots lighter than your flatbed. But 22,000# is a lot of extra weight. Your heavier than I was in my tractor pulling a 45 ft trailer loaded with empty 2 gallon Roundup jugs from Continental Can. Yeah...she is husky girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red211 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 That is a plus size, My new one weighs 29,600 give or take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.EVIL Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 20 hours ago, redneckchevy9 said: Yeah...she is husky girl. The company I drove for only had one tired old Louisville, had a Shiny 290 and 10 speed Road-Ranger and Hendrickson walking beam rear suspension. Had lots and lots and lots of miles, something between half a million and a million. I really liked driving it to Desert Moines and back the one time I drove it, just wasn'the fast enough to make any money. Was not the lightest tractor on the road but could have been the toughest truck on the road. Willett Trucking in Chicago ran hundreds of L9000 Louisville's back when I was in Chicago every day, early, mid, and late 70'summer vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 Not sure what type of field this is, but I thought it was a pretty cool picture. Playing in the sandbox near Thomson, IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 On 5/9/2017 at 10:00 PM, red211 said: That is a plus size, My new one weighs 29,600 give or take. what chassis & boom are you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 my first attempt @ video of me running my boom. Cell phone in a shirt pocket seemed to work ok I guess. It was pretty windy & with going up over the tree, I just had the truck at an idle...hence the slowness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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