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  1. JPSouth

    Swapping steer wheels/tires to 315/80R22.5

    Considering swapping the 12R/22.5 steer gear on my 1998 Peterbilt 378 to 315/80R22.5. Best as I can figure, I need to get a couple of 22.5 x 9" flat-face offset rims, mine happen to be stud-piloted Budds. With the present tires, I have a good 1"- 1 1/4" spacing from the inner sidewall to the...
  2. JPSouth

    Zieman 45K trailer not tilting

    Bought a couple used trailers, this one has had some recent work on the axles but far as the shop knew stock elsewhere. It's in good shape, had reasonable care in a dry climate. I've only run smaller tilts, so I don't know a lot about the bigger ones, but this config is what I was looking for...
  3. JPSouth

    Peterbilt shop manuals

    I acquired a '98 Peterbilt 378, and went to looking for shop and operator's manuals for it. So there's a spread available, but appears that they are 'Custom Maintenance Manuals', not specific to a particular year, but some evidently specific to a 6 digit chassis number. I ordered one that was...
  4. JPSouth

    Mechanical Engine Shutoff Timer

    I'm in search of one of these, but can't find any info, manufacturer or otherwise. I see some aftermarket chrome trim plates for them, but nothing more than that. I have driven Petes and KWs that had them installed, 80s/90s vintage. Anybody know whether they're made anymore, or if there's a...
  5. JPSouth

    Autocar/Volvo

    Need to know the good/bad/ugly on mid-late 90s Volvo/Autocar trucks (ACL64). Whether the ones shipped from the factory as dump trucks were paid better attention to, as I learned from the '97 Ford L8000 I've owned for a few years now. I know the cabs are plastic, as was my '97 IH 2554. Looking...
  6. JPSouth

    Railroad ties for small irrigation diversions

    Is there such a thing as buying new ones? You used to be able to buy switch or siding ties, but I've not seen those in some time. Lumberyard ties in bunks are $23 apiece, and about 1/2 aren't worth hauling home - I salvaged better looking stuff off jobs the last year or two.
  7. JPSouth

    FMCSA/USDOT Biennial renewal

    Mine was due this last spring, dutifully filled out the MCS-150 form and sent it in. Shortly after the 2-year expiration, I started getting a bunch of spam calls informing me it was out of compliance. Which turned out to be correct when I checked. So I sent in another copy, with a note that I...
  8. JPSouth

    Wacker Neuson RTSC3 - cold start problem

    After a couple years of looking, I found a Wacker RTSC3 roller that fit the budget/condition, 390 hours and tight. It has the Kubota engine, not the Kohler/Lombardini. Runs like a champ, but under about 40° or 45° it struggles to fire. Glow plug voltage/resistance/continuity is good, fuel/air...
  9. JPSouth

    Telehandler as a loader

    I'm helping a friend on his small mine, and he has a plan that includes a telehandler, and I'm not confident it's going to work. I've only got a hundred hours or so in one, all with forks, so not real sure what they're capable of. In the underground operation, there is an area which needs to...
  10. JPSouth

    Bobcat FastTrack system

    Looking at older Bobcat 442 hoes, I see a few references to the FastTrack system on some of their excavators circa early 2000s. From what little I can find, it appears very similar to the drive system used on skid steers, they dedicate a variable displacement pump to each of the drive motors...
  11. JPSouth

    Cat 308e CR SB - long stick

    So after making noise for years that I'd never want anything all that new, I ran across a guy who wants to sell his 2012 Cat 308e CR SB, pre-emissions. I've run a Cat or two here and there, don't know what the suffix letters mean. I've been thinking of moving up one notch in size from my...
  12. JPSouth

    Dump truck insurance rate hike

    So last fall I get a call from my insurance agent requesting all the maintenance and inspection records for my dump truck, a '97 Ford L8000 tandem. This hadn't happened before on my '97 IH 2554, so I asked why. She said insurers were weaning away from insuring anything older than 2005 models...
  13. JPSouth

    L8000 truck suspension

    Mounted on a '97 L8000, I know what it looks like, but can't find an exact match. Look familiar to anyone?
  14. JPSouth

    New hydrant install - twice

    I just got back from a customer call, good folks to work for. And I'm stumped twice now. Short and sweet: New Woodford Y34 hydrant install, May '17, T'd into a 1" poly line passing thru to 2 horse waterers, something I've done a lot of. River run/light sand, easy digging, bucket compaction...
  15. JPSouth

    Nikon Forestry Pro

    Am teaming with another guy to build a pretty long stretch of UTV trail in a mountain range near me. The lower part is not a concern, nothing more than 15% and a couple boggy spots to bridge. Easy enough. The upper third has got some grade to it, some probably in the 2 or 3/1 range with timber...
  16. JPSouth

    Locates - private contractors

    Thought I would pass along an experience I had 2 weeks ago for a heads up. Was hired to dig in an 1200 square foot addition to an existing home built about 1995. The job was stalled a couple days so the utility company could run a new electric service as the old 3-wire 4/0 passed underneath a...
  17. JPSouth

    A300 grapple suggestions

    While doing some work for a guy, I wound up cleaning a bunch of irrigation feeder ditch for his uncle. There is a complex system of ditches going into this ranch, and one of them is long overdue for a complete rebuild; it was last tended to in the early 60s. It is around 1.2 miles long and...
  18. JPSouth

    Bobcat gurus - 7-pin disconnect tool question

    The 7-pin connector on my 2005 A300 loader arm got broken late last year, I got a kit and stole an hour of warm afternoon Friday to repair it. Went fine, but ran into a tool question. I have a 3 piece Thexton Deutsch disconnect tool kit which I've used on Harleys and a few other odds and ends...
  19. JPSouth

    Utility locators, Ridgid, Vivax etc.

    I had 3 bad locates this year, 2 from the PoCo, 1 from a private service. Gas line traced/flagged, when actually the nearest one was over 50' away, another gas line, no trace, I got lucky and spent a little more shovel time on a hunch, there it was. A fiber optic where there was none...
  20. JPSouth

    Upgrade excavator or turn down work?

    Lost a considerable sum in work lately, due to the fact that the sand-embedded river cobble found some areas around here is pretty unstable, easy to dig but requires a great deal of material removal to achieve depth and safe working conditions. My KX161 does fine, but the 24" bucket takes time...
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