show your ram at work

[Cummins12V98]

Ok here is a real pic from my working days. 98 12V 5 speed 2wd. Sold it to a friends son. Has well over 400k on it.

 

[Dasmoeturhead]

Saving the day. When the shed company almost lost it over my driveway. Had to put her to work. Steep gravel driveway. Never even spun a tire.

 

[SnoKing]

Saving the day. When the shed company almost lost it over my driveway. Had to put her to work. Steep gravel driveway. Never even spun a tire.
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That system to deliver sheds is really neat. We have a guy that comes into our summer park doing it. We moved this shed ourselves because the park refused to move it with their forks on the front loader.

 

[Wiredawg]

I posted mine doing work. forgetting I actually bought it to tow our 21Klb Mobile Suites. It got about 12K of the 37K miles on it dragging it around the middle and western U.S.

Former truck and current RV

former truck and former RV

Heading out next week for a week near a river in Lampasas TX.

Cheers, Ron

 

[Cummins12V98]

Chris is that you watering the Cedar tree???

 

[SnoKing]

Chris is that you watering the Cedar tree???

No, I am trying to break a 2x6 board! And after pulling the trailer out, we slide the shed in between the two trees. A few rolls can really allow a person to move a large object.

 

[Cummins12V98]

No, I am trying to break a 2x6 board! And after pulling the trailer out, we slide the shed in between the two trees. A few rolls can really allow a person to move a large object.

Well yea turn it 90 so the board is MUCH stronger.

 

[SnoKing]

Well yea turn it 90 so the board is MUCH stronger.

And a 5.5" board fits in a 3 inch opening HOW?

 

[sarj]

And a 5.5" board fits in a 3 inch opening HOW?

there's probably a pretty funny joke in there somewhere

 

[brucejohnson]

And a 5.5" board fits in a 3 inch opening HOW?

Easy...How about with the maul the other guy is standing on???

 

[Cummins12V98]

And a 5.5" board fits in a 3 inch opening HOW?

Cut it at an angle across the face so the tip is 1.5” and angles 2’ up edge of board. Now jamb into 3” opening with cut edge up. Lift away.

You asked.

 

[SnoKing]

Cut it at an angle across the face so the tip is 1.5” and angles 2’ up edge of board. Now jamb into 3” opening with cut edge up. Lift away.

You asked.

Yep, carpenters know how to shorten and cut boards. Wood workers can do that and make them longer again also. Also wood workers do not need a finish carpenter to hide their mistakes.

 

[nukegm]

Yep, carpenters know how to shorten and cut boards. Wood workers can do that and make them longer again also. Also wood workers do not need a finish carpenter to hide their mistakes.

comrade sno - ha ! you nailed it. im a finish carpenter, and i mostly hide everyone elses mistakes. cheers sir !

 

[AH64ID]

Don’t use my truck for work, but I do work to use my truck for fun!

This is typically my heaviest load of the year. It’s the trip into the wilds of Idaho for elk hunting. I didn’t get quite as heavy on the truck this year since I had a 2nd opportunity to bring in more alfalfa, only 6620 on the rear vs just over 7K last year. Still a nice 23.5K GCW before filling the 30 gallon fuel station at the last town before the dirt. The trip to camp from town is 65 miles, 58 are dirt and there are 2 slow steep grades. 7-8 miles of upwards of 8% in 1st and 2nd gear, and one stretch where 4Lo is needed. Love the Cummins/Aisin/auto-level combo.

 

[AKDoug]

Official Member of the Shoulda' Bought a Dually Club

 

[NIsaacs]

AKDoug, I like that super single equipped Diamond C trailer. What is the model & dimensions?

 

[NIsaacs]

This guy hauls some serious weight with his Ram 5500. Trailer has 16k axles, 38k gvw I think.

 

[SSchang]

OK, so I guess it's more play than work for me, but it's plenty of work for the truck!

 

[gsbrockman]

This guy hauls some serious weight with his Ram 5500. Trailer has 16k axles, 38k gvw I think. The scale ticket won't load, file too big, but it says 47,980, tare is 20,780.

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How does the steer, drive, and axle trailer weights break down? That indeed is a good’en!

 

[NIsaacs]

How does the steer, drive, and axle trailer weights break down? That indeed is a good’en!

The ticket don't say, looks like a farm type ticket. I managed to shrink it and load it on the original. It would be interesting to know, especially the drive axle.