Truckers, lets see your rigs!

[biggy238]

Oh yeah, I'm in training again to day. Let the lobotomy begin. 😁

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[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by biggy238

This is my opinion, but it looks like there is pressure at the corporate level to phase out components for non emissions engines.

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That would be odd to me since I believe they are still selling or offering a few mechanical engines the last I checked.

But in all honesty that wouldn’t surprise me, I only buy gaskets from cat when I open a yellow engine up

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by RascalMafia

With your experience, who manufactured the best OTR engine and why?

I mostly agree with Cody, it seems with Cat the issues they have can be fixed. The S60 Detroit was a very reliable engine but because of the goofy seals and gaskets there was no fixing the leaks. And the myth that the parts are cheap only applies to the external parts, internal is the same if not more than Cat. With the ISX it's loaded with crap designs. The head around the injector tip is paper thin and crack, they break valves as often as a Cat would blow a HG. The wrist pin is way oversized which makes the distance between the pin and the top of the crown thin and they crack. Belt driven water pump is annoying, if my truck breaks a belt I can keep on trucking.

Cummins has one job and that's to build engines. They should be the best at everything and sadly they're not. I mean with Cat they build equipment and sold truck engines just as a side gig. The only Cat issues we had non stop was head gaskets and since we've been o-ringing the heads, filling the groves and lowering compression on the Acert's, (for anything over stock power) those issues have disappeared. Occasionally they will crack a liner flange but that's pretty rare. I don't know how to fix the ISX issues, I mean valves aren't new technology but it's apparently above Cummins ability. And these issues aren't on modified trucks, about 50% are stock so it's obviously a manufacturing issue. Seeing "made in China" on the new Cummins parts doesn't make me feel any better than these issues will be going away soon.

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by biggy238

Oh yeah, I'm in training again to day. Let the lobotomy begin. 😁

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I'm in training too, but my classroom is way different and way more fun.

[biggy238]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

I'm in training too, but my classroom is way different and way more fun.

I do miss being in the field every day.

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[biggy238]

Originally Posted by SmokinCAT

That would be odd to me since I believe they are still selling or offering a few mechanical engines the last I checked.

But in all honesty that wouldn’t surprise me, I only buy gaskets from cat when I open a yellow engine up

We do, but the parts are more costly and more scarce.

We keep having to pull parts from ridiculous places offshore. I think we got a block from Singapore a couple of months ago. I pulled a cam from Russia last summer.

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[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by biggy238

We do, but the parts are more costly and more scarce.

We keep having to pull parts from ridiculous places offshore. I think we got a block from Singapore a couple of months ago. I pulled a cam from Russia last summer.

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That is not uncommon with any of the big 3 I believe. We ordered a Holset compressor wheel and it came from Singapore, cam I wanted to try was only in Belgium for my 855.

[JWhite]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

I mostly agree with Cody, it seems with Cat the issues they have can be fixed. The S60 Detroit was a very reliable engine but because of the goofy seals and gaskets there was no fixing the leaks. And the myth that the parts are cheap only applies to the external parts, internal is the same if not more than Cat. With the ISX it's loaded with crap designs. The head around the injector tip is paper thin and crack, they break valves as often as a Cat would blow a HG. The wrist pin is way oversized which makes the distance between the pin and the top of the crown thin and they crack. Belt driven water pump is annoying, if my truck breaks a belt I can keep on trucking.

Cummins has one job and that's to build engines. They should be the best at everything and sadly they're not. I mean with Cat they build equipment and sold truck engines just as a side gig. The only Cat issues we had non stop was head gaskets and since we've been o-ringing the heads, filling the groves and lowering compression on the Acert's, (for anything over stock power) those issues have disappeared. Occasionally they will crack a liner flange but that's pretty rare. I don't know how to fix the ISX issues, I mean valves aren't new technology but it's apparently above Cummins ability. And these issues aren't on modified trucks, about 50% are stock so it's obviously a manufacturing issue. Seeing "made in China" on the new Cummins parts doesn't make me feel any better than these issues will be going away soon.

While I agree with what you said, you have to remember that Cummins is just a fly on CATs shoulder in the grand scheme of things. Cat can (and probably has) sold engines at a financial loss just to keep sales from competitors.

Cummins likes to do cost downs all the time. Like you said, cheapen up the valves until they break, then that engineering team just blames it on the rod bearings going out and there's piston contact

[biggy238]

They only have to make it through warranty.
Screw mission criticality.


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[allan5oh]

Got some cool news. Mike Ryan and his Pikes Peak freightliner are back! He fixed up the truck and will be doing another drifting video soon. Without jumps I hope.

Back in 2016 he had a bad crash on Pikes Peak and his future at the race was uncertain. Turns out it was due to doing a jump in one of the videos. Caused a crack that was missed.

Hopefully he stays safe!

[SmokinCAT]

Originally Posted by JWhite

While I agree with what you said, you have to remember that Cummins is just a fly on CATs shoulder in the grand scheme of things. Cat can (and probably has) sold engines at a financial loss just to keep sales from competitors.

Cummins likes to do cost downs all the time. Like you said, cheapen up the valves until they break, then that engineering team just blames it on the rod bearings going out and there's piston contact

Yeah, because the 855 design isn’t one of the most sold engines all all time...

[JWhite]

Originally Posted by SmokinCAT

Yeah, because the 855 design isn’t one of the most sold engines all all time...

I'm sure they did, but that's not what I was referring to. That's before my wrenching career started

[malibu795]

Originally Posted by jfaulkner

You might be the guy to ask, any idea what this trailer is for? Friend sent me the pic, about 30+ft long and only 4’ wide.

Pipe.. sheet metal..

Seen guys having similar Trailer for sheet metal car ports.. trusses are usually carriered upside down.. have removable riggers to support the lower end of the trusses..

[malibu795]

Empty pod type storage units... I've hauled couple before..

[Signature600]

OK, something newish....

Anyone able to obtain a build sheet for a Kenworth? Trying to figure out which engine and transmission are in a truck, and the guy has no idea...trying to save myself a wasted trip.

Chris

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Signature600

OK, something newish....

Anyone able to obtain a build sheet for a Kenworth? Trying to figure out which engine and transmission are in a truck, and the guy has no idea...trying to save myself a wasted trip.

Chris

What year? Cody just got one from like 1977 so......

[Signature600]

2010...I know I can call KW...just wasn't sure if that was the only/easiest way

Chris

[Signature600]

I got it...Cincinati's parts guy hooked me up with the particulars I needed.


Who would you guys recommend to stretch or shorten a frame around here...
Chris

[jfaulkner]

Originally Posted by Signature600

I got it...Cincinati's parts guy hooked me up with the particulars I needed.


Who would you guys recommend to stretch or shorten a frame around here...
Chris

What exactly are you wanting to do?

[Rig Wrench]

With all this PreCooler talk, I got one in the shop now that's comin off, oddly the 2 preformed hoses and the small surge line had let go during the cold spell we had here a couple weeks ago. The owner said they were rock hard when he first started it, but the rest of the coolant lines were normal. I phucked with it all day tryin to get it to build pressure in the system. Got nothin. Manually pressurize it up. Doesn't drop. Wtf