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Putting together a 25995 under CDL single axle Log Truck.

Started by Ohio_Bill, October 25, 2016, 11:21:03 AM

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Ohio_Bill

Yes the bunks have caps on them and hopefully water will stay out . We made some more progress today and got the bumper / hitch on and also the deck covering the drive shaft . Now its time for paint and wiring .



 



 
Bill
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LT 40 HDD42-RA   , Allis Chalmers I 500 Forklift , Allis Chalmers 840 Loader , International 4300 , Zetor 6245 Tractor – Loader ,Bob Cat 763 , Riehl Steel Edger

YellowHammer

I've been following this build for awhile, that looks great, I'm jealous. 
YellowHammerisms:

Take steps to save steps.

If it won't roll, its not a log; it's still a tree.  Sawmills cut logs, not trees.

Kiln drying wood: When the cookies are burned, they're burned, and you can't fix them.

Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

reprod

First post here...  Actually just joined the forum.  I built a very similar truck a few years back.  I have hauled 100's of loads with it.  It is great for short logs, up to 16' long.  I average a little over 1mbf/load, more if I load it heavy.  1.6mbf was the heaviest load I've ever got to the mill.  I go right into the mills just like the bigger trucks.  The stacker operators scratched their head the first few loads.  There is enough room above the frame and under the logs for them to reach in and grab the load.
Hopefully the pic will show up. 
Cheers,
Steve


Ohio_Bill

Welcome to the Forum  Reprod .  That is a very nice looking truck. I like the style bunks that are on it. There use to be a lot of smaller trucks around but they are becoming fewer and fewer. Seems like everything is getting bigger.
Bill
USAF Veteran  C141 Loadmaster
LT 40 HDD42-RA   , Allis Chalmers I 500 Forklift , Allis Chalmers 840 Loader , International 4300 , Zetor 6245 Tractor – Loader ,Bob Cat 763 , Riehl Steel Edger

reprod

Thanks Ohio_Bill,
I knew I was on the right forum when I saw your truck build. 
The bunks that I have on the truck have worked out about right.  I always wish they were taller, but if I load the truck with as much as I can, I am still usually under weight by a 1000 lbs or so. 

Ohio_Bill

Got warm enough to get the bed painted and with a little help should be able to get it mounted tomorrow.



 
Bill
USAF Veteran  C141 Loadmaster
LT 40 HDD42-RA   , Allis Chalmers I 500 Forklift , Allis Chalmers 840 Loader , International 4300 , Zetor 6245 Tractor – Loader ,Bob Cat 763 , Riehl Steel Edger

Ohio_Bill

Thought I would give a update on this project . Been using the truck for about a year now . It has worked out very well . I stopped logging for the most part and use the truck to haul logs from other loggers to my mill also make some deliveries of finished products to customers . I travel to another state from time to time so applied for DOT numbers which put me in the new entrant program . Several hoops to jump trough for the DOT . Federal inspection , health card , UCR , Maintenance files ,  Driver files and a DOT New Entrant  Saftey Audit  . So got trough the audit and using the truck a good bit .


 
Bill
USAF Veteran  C141 Loadmaster
LT 40 HDD42-RA   , Allis Chalmers I 500 Forklift , Allis Chalmers 840 Loader , International 4300 , Zetor 6245 Tractor – Loader ,Bob Cat 763 , Riehl Steel Edger

YellowHammer

Good job, I know it's not easy navigating the laws.  I am also DOT registered, and it's a bunch of paper and leg work.  Oddly enough, I wasn't required to get a DOT number in Alabama, and wasn't required to get one in Tennessee either, if I didn't cross state lines and stayed under 26,000 lbs.  But as soon as I crossed state lines, and was over 10,000 lbs rated sticker weight (who isn't?) I became an Interstate Trucker and was required to have a DOT number and everything that goes along with it.   

All this was politely explained to me by a friendly State Trooper, who gave me a lights on escort to the nearest weigh station and started a "multiple violation citation" even though I was unloaded.  What fun. 

YellowHammerisms:

Take steps to save steps.

If it won't roll, its not a log; it's still a tree.  Sawmills cut logs, not trees.

Kiln drying wood: When the cookies are burned, they're burned, and you can't fix them.

Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

starmac

They call that the price of schooling, what an education you get huh.
I built similar bunks and installed them on my log truck, so I could haul 24 foot shorties this fall. I didn't make a full length frame for them, since it wasn't set up to dump. I just split some I mean a foot long and bolted to the frame, then bolted the bunks to it, so I could pull them off real quick and put my regular bunks back on. It takes about an hour. I also put a little more clearance between the frame and bunks, because If I pulled into the mill here and let them unload it, they would total the truck before it was unloaded. The mill does not take the short logs anyway and it turned out there was no danger where we were hauling these to.
I also have 2 inch thick walled pipe in the top of my bunks, so I could have stake extensions up to 14 foot, but still remove the back ones so didn't have to pick the trailer up high enough top clear the whole 14 feet to load and unload.
Old LT40HD, old log truck, old MM forklift, and several huskies.

Skeans1

Quote from: reprod on November 23, 2016, 12:13:04 AM
First post here...  Actually just joined the forum.  I built a very similar truck a few years back.  I have hauled 100's of loads with it.  It is great for short logs, up to 16' long.  I average a little over 1mbf/load, more if I load it heavy.  1.6mbf was the heaviest load I've ever got to the mill.  I go right into the mills just like the bigger trucks.  The stacker operators scratched their head the first few loads.  There is enough room above the frame and under the logs for them to reach in and grab the load.
Hopefully the pic will show up. 
Cheers,
Steve


Nice little thinning operation there, what part of NW Oregon are you out of?

coxy

 I like that truck  8)   what is the reason you went  6x6 posts   are tandem has 4x4 posts and never had any trouble   4x4 would have been a lot lighter  ;D  in NY if the truck has air brakes even if it weights 3000lbs you must have a CDL

starmac

The factory stakes on my bunks are 3x5, 3/8 thick, but they also start tapering to a point about two feet up, the pipe for the extensions are on the outside.

The shop built ones are 3 x 5, 1/2 in thick and a little taller.
These are for full loads, 1 bunk on the truck and 1 on the trailer handles a 63,000 pound payload legally, they may have accidently been overloaded a time or two, but are no worse for wear.

I have a set of light duty bunks for just a truck, no trailer and no provisions for extensions that are just 4x4, 1/4 inch thick.
Old LT40HD, old log truck, old MM forklift, and several huskies.

mike_belben

Quote from: coxy on December 30, 2017, 11:35:53 PM
  in NY if the truck has air brakes even if it weights 3000lbs you must have a CDL

Or if the trailer is 10k.  NY uses the highest of any 3.  Scaled weight, manufacturer rated weight or registered weight.  If you tag for 12k on a 7500lb car trailer, you need an A license with combination in NY.  They dont care what state you are from or whats legal in that state.  When in NY, yer a new yorker. 

Their CDL manual still says hauling personal goods not engaged in commerce is exempt, but i still got towed, impounded and a criminal charge for an empty trailer, while sleeping at a rest stop. 
Praise The Lord

Ohio_Bill

Quote from: coxy on December 30, 2017, 11:35:53 PM
I like that truck  8)   what is the reason you went  6x6 posts   are tandem has 4x4 posts and never had any trouble   4x4 would have been a lot lighter  ;D  in NY if the truck has air brakes even if it weights 3000lbs you must have a CDL

I had plans of using smaller uprights , but these were available  from scrap so a substantial savings . If I remember correctly it still only weighs 1900 . The completed truck comes in under 12000 .   BTW the load on the truck is Ash . Its pretty much all dead here in Ohio .
Bill
USAF Veteran  C141 Loadmaster
LT 40 HDD42-RA   , Allis Chalmers I 500 Forklift , Allis Chalmers 840 Loader , International 4300 , Zetor 6245 Tractor – Loader ,Bob Cat 763 , Riehl Steel Edger

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