Freightliner Coronado Frame Rail Change....

[RUSSELL5000]

Great thread. Enjoy reading these.

 

[ranger 393]

Have you thought about using an aluminium frame rail?We used to build quite a few of them.

 

[Wayne M.]

This is in our central shop in Queens. The truck is a very special R model Mack dump that was the first in a series of an emergency buy that was used at ground zero during 9/11. Its undergoing a restoration and will be an museum exhibit. A special funded "spare job" thst was just brought back in after the summer heavy work.

 

[Wayne M.]

18-12 years is next to new in the private sector when it comes to a vocational chassis.

There would be nothing left after 18 years in the enviro 100% duty, municipal salt trucks see. Besides, emission mandates kinda eliminate a lot of the old iron.

 

[JR]

Wayne are you guys handling the resto in house? Any paint scheme plans, or taking back to OEM finish?

 

[jhenderson]

There would be nothing left after 18 years in the enviro 100% duty, municipal salt trucks see. Besides, emission mandates kinda eliminate a lot of the old iron.

Slight error on my part. I didn't notice the typo. I intended to write 8-12 years as you stated for service life. There are plenty of tri axle log trucks and dumps around here over 12 years old. Very few double frames because of what we discussed.

 

[Wayne M.]

Wayne are you guys handling the resto in house? Any paint scheme plans, or taking back to OEM finish?

Yes, the picture I posted is at our central shop in Queens. It's supposed to look as it went into action, so not factory, but department ready.
On 9/11 and a week or so after, until the outside contractors could set up, the DSNY and DOT were starting to haul, and this particular series of truck were an emergency buy, off the lot so to speak, and not NYC spec. They didn't have plows, different PTO's different body, etc etc. they can be identified by "26AT" code prefix.
We have a paint shop, but I'll be amused if it's capable of anything near a presentable finish!

This is one in that series, but plows were fitted later on. Many are still in service today. Supposedly the subject was the first one we got.

 

[fest3er]

We torched ours off.

Oh, right. *That's* what a smoke wrench is.

 

[mwilson]

Well Faithful Thread Followers, our Huck gun and pump took a dump and cannot be repaired....we tried..

So now here is our Brand New Huckspin Two kit...

Wanna play a game??? Tell me what you think it cost.......

Pictures below.....

 

[TFucili]

I'll guess $10K???

 

[mwilson]

I'll guess $10K???

Keep going......

 

[kcv67]

Oh no! my guess was 10k. 15k?

 

[jgillott]

$35K?

 

[mwilson]

$35K?

Oh goodness no.....not that bad......

 

[mwilson]

After my Top Gun shopped the Hell out of a replacement unit we had to spend just under $14,000.00 for what you see...

Pump
25' Hose Extension
Power Head and hoses
#12 Head (1/2")
#16 Head (5/8")
#20 Head (3/4")

People sometimes don't realize what many of these specialty tools cost........

 

[TFucili]

Holy smokes, that's highway robbery.

 

[Wayne M.]

That’s more than I thought, but unique commercial quality tools are not cheap.
I’ve finally devoted some time in reading a series of books about engineering, building, and fitting out race cars written by Carroll Smith, who was a engineer/ mechanic in the spirit of Smokey Yunick and Carroll Shelby. In his hardware book, he devotes more than a page on these “Huck” fasteners in the rivet section.
They’re favored because it’s a quick, strong and quality consistent fastener.

 

[mwilson]

Home Heating Oil unit getting a new LH frame rail.

Had to remove quite a bit of stuff to get this one out..

 

[mwilson]

Old frame rail, was cracking around the rear spring hanger bolt holes.

Under warranty..

 

[kcv67]

How many shop hours?