Aftermarket exhaust brake

[tree MDS]

I thought you are up around Pittsburgh.

I just have the F350 dump which is basically overloaded when empty. I am always ready to down shift and start pumping the brakes. Its the dips in the right hand side of the roads that scare me. I stacked 2 chords in it for the first time this year, never again.

Two cords or "chords", cuz I'm not buying the notion that you can fit two cords in the one ton.... I'm sorry man, don't care how much stacking you do! Just sayin'.

 

[treemandan]

Two cords or "chords", cuz I'm not buying the notion that you can fit two cords in the one ton.... I'm sorry man, don't care how much stacking you do! Just sayin'.

Then don't buy it. What do I care?

 

[treemandan]

Ok, maybe i do care cause I ain't gonna short nobody on cord wood. 7x10x4 = 280... ##########.

dem white marks denote 80, I could have gotten more on. I do what I say, I say what I do or I don't say or do anything... ####face.

Did you get down to yer panties yet? I am.

 

[mattfr12]

we delivered two cords with the f-550 we just stacked it up as high as the headache rack it will fit.

 

[mattfr12]

Then don't buy it. What do I care?

you can usually get away with hauling 2-3 ton in a one ton when I'm getting topsoil i have them put 3 ton in my pickup all the time i put a bri mar dump insert in it and it puts it to the test.

 

[treemandan]

I got out 22 cords this season. All folding money too. Nothing that the ink can run on. Jeez dude, get some Tang you poor ####ing bastard.

 

[tree MDS]

Well I ain't gonna get into the fancy math and all Dan, but I'll take your word for it and can see why you wouldn't wanna do that again! I mean Jesus, I thought I was bad about
overloading ####! Lol.

And who stacks firewood just so they can dump it again?? What're you lawn guys or something?

 

[mattfr12]

I thought you are up around Pittsburgh.

I just have the F350 dump which is basically overloaded when empty. I am always ready to down shift and start pumping the brakes. Its the dips in the right hand side of the roads that scare me. I stacked 2 chords in it for the first time this year, never again.

i am 20 min from downtown pittsburgh we worked in the city today. i try to stay away from it enless its easy cranes and bigger chip trucks are to hard to use down their. in our small towns that i usually work in i don't even have to notify anyone to block a road. the local police told me if its a danger to public make a detour. i like working in thies kinds of areas way better. my town only has one cop on duty at a time.

 

[mattfr12]

Yeah, you can't use a Jake or exhaust brake in town... BUT you can scream around all hours of the night in a little super tuner all you want.

I was driving this old Gmc tree truck, it was fully loaded towing a chipper, it was old, no power brakes, steering. Saw a cop had someone pulled over in the right lane so I slowed down and got into the left. With no signal or warning the cops pulls out into my lane and scares the Hell out of me. We ended up having an argument on the road. He was hollering at me, I was hollering at him, the crew couldn't beleive it, they were just trying not to get deported. In the end he won, of course, but he knew how close he came to being roadkill. In retrospect I guess I should have just flattened him. It was on a steep hill coming out of Chestnut Hill, in fact it was Chestnut Hill. Yeah, i am always careful with a load on, never skimp on the brake work. I had my F350 inspected, they put badges on it, in my mind I was thinking " Man, didn't they see that rusty brake line"? It blew out after I stacked them 2 chords on. Good thing it happened in my yard.

Rick has this humongous container truck, man, its something to see go bobbin down the road. This thing is huge and heavy, I think its a 60 yard container. These are all small, windey,hilly country roads around here.

i really don't know how they can tell you you can't use a jake brake because its almost a safety device. a cop giving someone a ticket for coming down a hill with a jake on is retarded. plenty of trucks loose their brakes every year even while their equipped with a jake. its factory equipment on a vehicle mines not really aftermarket international is putting it on and its the one that would have came with it from the factory.

 

[treemandan]

we delivered two cords with the f-550 we just stacked it up as high as the headache rack it will fit.

Yeah, ole Bessie was a strugglin with it. Not so much with power but i could really feel that weight. I did it twice cause I was offering a deal on two cords. The last two cord deal I had I ended up making two trips. Everything is pretty local, within a ten minute drive... a very slow ten minute drive. I haven't been off a rural route in years. When i fill it to the brim with chips its pretty heavy for what it is. All my dumps are close.

 

[mattfr12]

Yeah, ole Bessie was a strugglin with it. Not so much with power but i could really feel that weight. I did it twice cause I was offering a deal on two cords. The last two cord deal I had I ended up making two trips. Everything is pretty local, within a ten minute drive... a very slow ten minute drive. I haven't been off a rural route in years. When i fill it to the brim with chips its pretty heavy for what it is. All my dumps are close.

ya my f-550 squats a good bit with a full load of chips its a 10 foot bed you probably have seen the pictures of the tarp it will hold a good bit it has back boards. i would say its 3 tons if i guessed i never weighed it. i sold it the 6.0 power stroke diesel was pretty laughable struggled with a load of chips and the chipper. then it was a mechanical nightmare.

 

[treemandan]

Well I ain't gonna get into the fancy math and all Dan, but I'll take your word for it and can see why you wouldn't wanna do that again! I mean Jesus, I thought I was bad about overloading ####! Lol.

Well maybe that is half yer problem sparky, you can't add it up? I dunno but you should know what to expect when you call me out. Come on dude, its me.:msp_sleep:

I just stick to singles now. I measured a space 180 and just toss it in. My Dingo won't load split wood very well at all. People call me back and say the meaurement is a little over a cord after they have stacked it.

 

[treemandan]

ya my f-550 squats a good bit with a full load of chips its a 10 foot bed you probably have seen the pictures of the tarp it will hold a good bit it has back boards. i would say its 3 tons if i guessed i never weighed it. i sold it the 6.0 power stroke diesel was pretty laughable struggled with a load of chips and the chipper. then it was a mechanical nightmare.

I was figuring around 5k with the two cords, maybe more. The one load got rained on before I got the pile covered so I imagine it was more. No jake brake on that truck. No, what we have here is a 94 with a plow all its life. YEEFNHAA.

Would I let anybody drive it? NO ####ING WAY! I am jess trying to earn a living, not get anybody killed.

 

[mattfr12]

Well maybe that is half yer problem sparky, you can't add it up? I dunno but you should know what to expect when you call me out. Come on dude, its me.:msp_sleep:

I just stick to singles now. I measured a space 180 and just toss it in. My Dingo won't load split wood very well at all. People call me back and say the meaurement is a little over a cord after they have stacked it.

ok dan heres some advice i need my guys got into selling firewood on the weekends but their operation is kinda weak at the moment do you have a way for measuring out a cord that works well or do you just stack it then measure it. because they are stacking it and measuring it with a tape measure i didn't know if their was an easier way to do it or not i don't burn any wood at the moment where i live i can't its local code against wood burning stoves. but I'm planning on moving and when i do I'm gonna get one of the big shed looking outside units that does the hot water and everything.

do you cut the wood 20' or less i know nothing about selling fire wood only ever burned in marshmallow roasts they been cutting it between 18-20 i guess my big question is is their an easy way to measure out a cord or do you pretty much gotta stack it and then measure it out.

i also tossed around the idea of putting it on pallets and lifting it up with forks but i don't know if thats more work than its worth.

 

[tree MDS]

Well maybe that is half yer problem sparky, you can't add it up? I dunno but you should know what to expect when you call me out. Come on dude, its me.:msp_sleep:

I just stick to singles now. I measured a space 180 and just toss it in. My Dingo won't load split wood very well at all. People call me back and say the meaurement is a little over a cord after they have stacked it.

And that was kind of a joke, but I still can't imagine stacking two cords in a one ton, just to dump it.. how much dud they pay.. was that dish towel pic later on in the day?? Lol..

 

[mattfr12]

I was figuring around 5k with the two cords, maybe more. The one load got rained on before I got the pile covered so I imagine it was more. No jake brake on that truck. No, what we have here is a 94 with a plow all its life. YEEFNHAA.

the local chip recycling plant that we dump at had a semi brake down fully loaded with chips along side the highway. and they towed the truck and left the trailer their for days got a lot of rain and it bent it in half. was one of those trailers with the walking floors. the roofs are open on them trailers just a mesh tarp.

 

[jefflovstrom]

We are talking about a cord, right?
A cord is 4'x4'x8'.
Just trying to picture that in a truck.
Jeff

 

[mattfr12]

We are talking about a cord, right?
A cord is 4'x4'x8'.
Just trying to picture that in a truck.
Jeff

ya thats what my understanding of a cord was

 

[treemandan]

And that was kind of a joke, but I still can't imagine stacking two cords in a one ton, just to dump it.. how much dud they pay.. was that dish towel pic later on in the day?? Lol..

The deal was two cords for 350 COD. Its a strong truck, dumps fine. It wasn't a dish towel, it was a blankey, a bunny blanky #####.

Da bun da bun da bunny
Da bunny da bunny da bun
Da bunny da bun da bunny
Da bunny is so much fun !

####, gonna need a bullet to get that song outta my head. Worst thing is- I wrote it!:bang:

 

[jefflovstrom]

The deal was two cords for 350 COD.

Odd, a cord here averages 300 to 400 bucks.
The Indians sell what they call a cord, but it is a face cord. basically, 2x4x8.
Oh well, Jeff