My W9 with the 550 acert gets about 4.5 pulling 105-106,000. And on winter blend to boot
Anybody here have or has access to Kenworth Prospector? I'm working on getting a copy but haven't yet. I'm wanting to sit down and custom spec a 4 axle heavy haul W900 as light as I can get it. The dealers have these recommended specs they all tend to follow, like tryin to tell me I have to go to 295"WB to get tanks behind the cab. Thanks.
I wouldn't worry too much about frame length. I would have to look at the glider spec I just got but its weight per foot isn't as much as I would have thought. Your not going double frame are you? Wouldn't the length help you with permits? I have a few daycab W9's at 215" and a W9 with a 62" sleeper that's 245" and if I order a glider it will be 260" because every foot helps with Ohio's dumbass bridge law for OW loads.
Either double frame or spec the heavier single rails. Don't forget I need the lift axle and try to keep at least 54" axle spacing. The length would help somewhat but becomes a washout due to lost turning radius with the dual steering gears and flotation steers. I may end up getting away from the flotation steers and doing a 14,600 steer to get back some turning ability since I can't seem to get much more than 12K on my steer anyway with a conventional neck lowboy. If I ran the neck at 14-16 feet long I could load my steer but then have to deal with length issues when unloaded.
I personally don't see much need for double frame on a truck that spends most of its life on pavement or at least flat ground. On a log truck pulling 150k+ through the woods......maybe, but a hwy truck pulling legal weight permit loads IMO its added weight an a rust nightmare.
Agreed! Looked into it a little today, can get a heavier single rail, which is the way I'm gonna go.
Hope you have a good dealer, the ones here are morons. For example when KW first said they would offer gliders the sales manager here said "I can get you a W9 with an engine but no trans/rears!" Yea dip chit its those 2013 transmissions and axles that suck! He will get stock trucks in that are totally screwed up. Always orders the old narrow fuel tank straps that the rubber gaskets always roll up. Only colors that exist to him is white/blue/red.
He probably sold ovens before switching to trucks. Ill never forget the salesman that told me a super 10 was a good transmison for a farm truck:doh:
John, what dealer are you working with?
Yuk! Like the look, hate the wall behind the seat! KW of Birmingham always stocks nice trucks, along with Coopersburg KW in PA. Both stock some well spec'd trucks.Think I'm gonna do a modular 42" this time
Doesn't bother me at all because I'm so short plus the fact that I only want it for logbook sake! Trying to build this one more classic looking than the aerocabs.Yuk! Like the look, hate the wall behind the seat! KW of Birmingham always stocks nice trucks, along with Coopersburg KW in PA. Both stock some well spec'd trucks.
Dayton was the jackass I was describing but I called Columbus too. Waiting to see if things pick up before I order anything.