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Old 11-19-2019, 06:10 AM   #2 (permalink)
slowmover
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The savages allowed into this country always find a way to destroy stuff in new & imaginative ways. This wouldn’t be an exception unfortunately.

But I sure wish I’d had a gap closure system on the 579 Pete EPIQ a few days ago running out of ABQ thru OKC: 41,000-lbs in the box, all the way to the doors; had the tandems back a little farther than allowed; trailer has the full skirts & tails treatment. I keep the kingpin forward of center as the front axle rating isn’t taxed. 76,700-lbs. Gap is well under 30”.

Had my tail kicked the whole way in this new tractor (80k) by the crosswinds. Were the windmill gensets turning? Ha! Hardly.

I’d have been happy to have had that additional help. Stayed at 8.3-mpg with PACCAR 13L + 12-AMT at 66-mph. Reducing driver fatigue rates as high or higher than a few tenths. One wears down early in the day.

Now, if only the industry would develop & market a shock absorber that wasn’t gone by 30k. The gas charge is GONE by that point. Body roll and wind twitch gets real real old, real real quick. Boutique shocks ain’t gonna happen.

Thanks for posting.

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