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  1. SHARP327

    QUESTIONS FOR THE WEAVEMEISTER

    WELL AB IS ABOUT TO START HEARING FROM ME TOO! I'VE BEEN SITTING BACK LONG ENOUGH JUST TAKING IN WHAT DDX2 HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP MY MPH DOWN MY FUEL USAGE IS REALLY STARTING TO HURT! AND WITH THESE FUEL PRICES IT'S KILLING MY CENTS PER MILE!:( ENOUGH IS...
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    AUX. AXELS

    MCBRIDE WAS GLAD TO HEAR YOU WERE LUCKY IN LA. LIKE I SAID THEY HAD TO FIND SOMETHING WRONG AND NO MATTER WHAT THEY WERE GOING TOO! WHAT'S THIS ABOUT THE FLASHING LIGHTS? THAT'S A NEW ONE ON ME! I FEEL THEY TRY TO KEEP DRIVERS CONFUSED SO THEY CAN RAKE IN THOSE FINES...
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    AUX. AXELS

    I WONDER IF YOU COULD INSTALL AN AIR VALVE OUTSIDE THE CAB? LETS SAY JUST AS THE LINE COMES FROM THE AIR TANK, WHICH I COULD CLOSE AND MAKE THE IN CAB AIR CONTROLS TOTALLY INOPERABLE AND WOULD THIS THEN CLASSIFY THE CONTROL OF THE DROP AXEL AS BEING OUTSIDE? I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR...
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    AUX. AXELS

    HI WEAVE! THE ONLY THOUGHT I CAN COME UP WITH IS THE GREEN BACK! I ONLY HAD 805 LBS. ON MY TRUCK AT THE TIME. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD IS THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR OPEN/CLOSED SIGN ON AND JUST TO BE SAFE I DECIDED AT THE LAST SECOND TO CROSS THE SCALE, ANY WAY I WAS SLOWING DOWN AN...
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    AUX. AXELS

    JUST RECEIVED A $100.00 FINE WHEN I WENT ACROSS THE SCALES JUST WEST OF SHREVEPORT LA. IT SEEMS THAT LA. HAS IT ON THE BOOKS THAT A CAB OPPERATED DROP AXEL IS ILLEGAL! JUST THOUGHT I'D GIVE A HEADS UP TO ANYONE THAT HAS THIS OPTION ON THEIR TRUCK. IT SEEMS THAT THE FEDERAL DOT DOESN'T HAVE...
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    SCHOOL BUS STOPS

    WELL I'M NOT SURE WHICH FORUM TO POST THIS SO I DECIDED ON THE LOADING DOCK, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M THE ONLY ONE TO NOTICE THIS BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF SCHOOL BUS STOPS EITHER AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL OR AROUND A BLIND CURVE OR BOTH!. WHILE WATCHING THE NEWS THE OTHER DAY ABOUT ALL...
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    OUR NEW RIDE

    HI DD&DD! JUST ABOUT TO BUY THE SISTER TRUCK OF YOURS AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW WHAT THE MAX. PAYLOAD WAS ON YOUR TRUCK WITHOUT THE TAG AXLE? ALSO IT APPEARS THAT YOU OPT-ED FOR PULLER AXLE INSTEAD OF A PUSHER, CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? IT'S JUST THAT THE TRUCK WE'RE GETTING HAS A PUSHER...
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    tag axle

    WELL I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THIS SUBJECT I'M ALSO LEARNING AS I GO! BUT FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED YOU'LL WANT TO KEEP YOUR LANDING GEAR TO REDUCE THE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR TRUCK! BUT THE THING YOU MAY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IS SHOULD YOU GET A PULLER OR PUSHER TAG AXLE AND I MAY EVEN BE WORDING...
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    WHERE TO LOOK?

    HI FOLKS! JUST A QUICK QUESTION! BESIDES THE CLASSIFIEDS AND FIND TRUCKS SECTIONS HERE ON EO AND THE TRUCKPAPER, DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY OTHER PLACES TO LOOK FOR A CLASS 8 EXPEDITER TRUCK? KINDA BEEN LOOKING FOR A LATE MODEL TRUCK WITHOUT A CAT 3126 BUT WITH AN ALLISON TRANS AND AT LEAST A 72"...
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    software

    HI PAPERBACK! JUST THOUGHT I'D JUMP IN HERE WITH MY TWO CENTS WORTH! I HAVE THE COPILOT TRUCK GPS SYSTEM AND WHEN MY LAPTOP HAD TO GO IN FOR REPAIR LAST MONTH IT WAS LIKE I'D FORGOT HOW TO LOOK UP ADDRESSES OR DO ROUTING. I GUESS YA GET SPOILED A LITTLE! IT'S SET UP TO KEEP YOU OFF ROADS AND...
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    What´s in a name?

    HI FOLKS! THOUGHT SOME OF THESE NAMES WERE REAL COOL! WEAVE! I WOULD'VE NEVER FIGURED YOURS OUT! SOUNDS LIKE ONE H... OF A TIME! MINE CAME ABOUT BY HAVING THE LAST NAME OF SHARP AND BY HAVING A 327 ENGINE IN MY 67 NOVA, WHICH WAS MY MOMS CAR BACK IN 1967 THAT I'D BORROW AND CRUISE...
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    Dan The Man Tilley

    HI EVERYONE! I'M CONSIDERING GETTING A 7400 INTERNATIONAL JUST LIKE THE ONE AT THE EXPO, MY CONCERN IS WITH THE STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE CAB AFTER HAVING SO MUCH STEEL REMOVED, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY WAS VOIDED OR IF THE CAB WAS REINFORCED IN SOME WAY? I ASKED THIS...
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    Name That Forum - Win a Prize!

    HI EVERYONE! WELL THESE ARE SOME MORE CHOICES I GUESS! HODGEPODGE (BY IT'S SELF) AND/OR WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDED ON HODGEPODGE CHAT FORUM CORNER CONFAB TOPICS TABLE TALK THAT'S THE BEST I...
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    Thanks and Fuel

    HEY WANNABE! WELCOME ABOARD! THE FOLKS ON THIS SITE HAVE BEEN REAL HELPFUL TO ME IN THE PAST TOO! AS FOR THE FUEL THING, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO ME JUST TO LET YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR MILEAGE. I ALSO HAVE TWIN 70'S AND I GET AROUND 11 MPG. AND SOMETIMES...
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    GENSETS

    THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR HELP! NOW IF I DECEIDE TO GO WITH AN AUX GENSET I'LL BE PREPAIRED WITH A BIT OF KNOWLEDGE FOR ASKING THOSE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS LIKE THE REPAIR MANUAL AND SUCH! HEY THANKS AGAIN!!! KINDA WISH IT HAD BEEN PRAISE INSTEAD OF FAULT BUT THAT'S WHY I ASKED! :-) :( :-) :(
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    GENSETS

    ABOUT TO PURCHASE A NEW TRUCK WITH A AUX GENERATOR, HAS ANYONE OUT THERE HAD ANY DEALINGS WITH AN AUX? IF SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS OF THIS UNIT? ALSO TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN THE HAWK AND THE GENHAWK UNITS AND WHICH ONE IS BETTER FOR OUR TYPE OF APPLICATION? ANY INPUT WILL BE...
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    Getting Involved

    I'M FOR IT! WHO KNOWS MAYBE IT WILL BE ENTERTAINING AND USEFUL AT THE SAME TIME! :7
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    Is Your Trade In Really Gone/Really Despicable Pr

    RE: Is Your Trade In Really Gone/Really Despicabl HEY THANKS FOR LETTING ME/US KNOW ABOUT THIS HAPPENING WHEN YOU TRADE IN YOUR TRUCK WHEN BUYING A NEW ONE!, IT COMES IN REAL HANDY KNOWING WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR WHEN MAKING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PURCHASE! I'LL BE GOING TO TSI REAL SOON TO POSSIBLY...
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    CLASS 7 vs. CLASS 8's

    THANKS FOR THE COME BACK davekc AND XO6COL, YOUR ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED AND WILL BE HELPFUL IN WHAT EVER CHOICES I END UP MAKING! I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST TO ATTEND THE EXPO AND I'VE BEEN BEATING A FEW BUSHES TO SEE WHAT THE BEST DEALS ARE OUT THERE! I'D HATE JUMP SHIP WITH WHO I'M SIGNED...
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    CLASS 7 vs. CLASS 8's

    HI EVERYONE! GOT A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS! I HAVE A CLASS 8 RIGHT NOW AND I LIKE MY TRUCK ALOT, MY BETTER HALF AND I ARE ABOUT TO GO ON THE ROAD AS A TEAM AND WE WERE CONSIDERING GETTING A NEW/NEWER TRUCK (CLASS 8) WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANS AND A BIT LARGER SLEEPER, WELL THAT WAS WELL INTO THE...
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