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CUCVRUS Repair Projects

Mullaney

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Sometimes your nuts can be this tight. This guy either staged this or he has a lot of confidence in that 3/8" ratchet. looks like a new Harbor Freight. ICON do it. Named by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Happy Holidays.
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Funny how things work...
Every time I have been on the side of the road - needing to change a tire - I've never had a spare truck to pull a ratchet strap like that

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Maybe this guy could have picked himself up a 4-Way Lug Wrench.
I have seen the cheap ones pop off at the weld - or one of the legs warps off to one side...

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It's not every day you get to drive the Honda 4514 tractor with the 383 CARC green paintjob. I taped up all the decals and painted over the red. The Honda dealer was mind blown when he seen it. That was 20 years ago, and I still use the tractor to blow snow and haul the wood splitter into the woods. DSCF7638.JPG
The little Honda 3013 is painted with 686 desert tan CARC and I used it the past 6 winters to haul wood. it started out red and I disassembled it rendered all the grass cutting and catcher capabilities useless and converted it to a rock and wood hauler. hydrostatic equipment is the best.
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The thought crossed my mind for the Kubota but it quickly left. I will not repaint the Kubota. I wash and wax that machine.
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cucvrus

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Can anyone identify the trailer chassis in the picture? Any GVW and do they have air brakes? I was sent this picture and told they could be bought. Any help. I need a trailer chassis for my rock crusher. Any nomenclature on the tan one in the foreground would be helpful. I cannot use an air brake trailer. Thank you. I have not been to see these live yet. Coming soon.
 

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Can anyone identify the trailer chassis in the picture? Any GVW and do they have air brakes? I was sent this picture and told they could be bought. Any help. I need a trailer chassis for my rock crusher. Any nomenclature on the tan one in the foreground would be helpful. I cannot use an air brake trailer. Thank you. I have not been to see these live yet. Coming soon.
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I can't tell you what the heck these are, but that tan one in the foreground definitely doesn't have air brakes. Seems like it was built for something pretty darn heavy - because it really has a rack of springs under that axle! The 6 lug wheels might be Bud maybe? It is hard to tell, but the axle seems "jeep wide" rather than "hmmwv wide" maybe - just guessing...
 

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Thank you. I like the looks and the springs on that trailer chassis. I want to find out more about these trailers and get an eyeball on them. I am hoping they have surge brakes on them. Thank you for the reply. I am sure someone else out there knows something about these trailer chassis.
 

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Can anyone identify the trailer chassis in the picture? Any GVW and do they have air brakes? I was sent this picture and told they could be bought. Any help. I need a trailer chassis for my rock crusher. Any nomenclature on the tan one in the foreground would be helpful. I cannot use an air brake trailer. Thank you. I have not been to see these live yet. Coming soon.
Looks like a M116A3 "the green one in the back" towards the bottom of the pile. That one should be lighter duty and have the surge brakes your looking for.
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No these do not have leaf springs and the trailer you pictured is not heavy enough for my crusher. Weight, maximum: 3160 lb (1434.64 kg) is 20 lbs more than what the crusher weighs. These have torsion suspension and 4200 GVW. perfect for my application. I don't want the HMMWV tires and wheels. Do they have any useful value?1641652701633.png
 

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The big wheeled 6 lug trailers have leaf springs. But they also have air over hydraulic brakes, and I don't want to mess with them. They are overkill for what I need, and I don't think the distance between the wheel housings is enough to get my Rock Crusher between. But really the air over hydraulic is a deal killer for me. The small HMMWV trailers are the ticket.
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The big wheeled 6 lug trailers have leaf springs. But they also have air over hydraulic brakes, and I don't want to mess with them. They are overkill for what I need, and I don't think the distance between the wheel housings is enough to get my Rock Crusher between. But really the air over hydraulic is a deal killer for me. The small HMMWV trailers are the ticket.
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Do you think the torsilastic axle will be what you want since all that weight will always be on that rubber in that axle ? Seems like it would finally start to sink over time
 

cucvrus

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That would be a new one on me. We built trailers at work, and we had the torsion axles as an option. It was a popular option, I never heard of any issues with torsion axles. I would have thought the military would have thought of that. I am willing to take the chance. I am not even near half the GVW that is listed. And for what I am using it for it will work perfect. Now I need to get it home and titled.
 

chucky

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Torsion tube axles fail all the time when they fail the rubber lets go in the tube and lets the spindle twist and it not support any weight ive had 4 of the 1102 trailers and loaded different amounts at times on them but not leave it on them . I hope you have good luck with it and will be a good test over time to see ! What im seeing when looking up 1102 specs saying max payload 2740 lbs
 
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cucvrus

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This is what I am working with. Since my current crusher and running gear/trailer chassis weighs 3125 LB's I think I nailed it with this chassis. This trailer comes complete with QR code.
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