Jim@Garagecleaning
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We just got the dexter rubber ride axles oil bath, not greased with oversized brakes installed today. No springs are needed with this new axle system. These babies are huge. The axles must weigh in at 500 LBS each. We decided to go with 17.5 inch rims 8 lug. We ordered them to handle 4,850lbs each rim. They are fully welded, not spot welded, and weigh about 50lbs each. I am having them powder coated in white as we speak.
The hoses are being rewired into a 3x3 galv. steel box like tubes, the length of the trailer. We decided to go with 2 more hydraulic jacks, 2 inch pipes, mounted in the rear of the trailer, for a total of 3 hydraulic jacks. These are huge as well.
Tires are stamped regroovable "H" rated. Tires weigh over 85 lbs each and are 16 ply with 125 PSI max air pressure. However, the are only rated a max speed of 80 mph. No speeding at night.
The fuel lines are being increased to handle the 2.2 mil boilers. We found that 1/4 inch was not sufficient for both the boilers hitting 300 degree temperatures, and the fuel requirements for our 3.3 liter diesel. We are going with dual pumps with (2) 3/8 braided SS fuel lines at 8 to 10 psi. ( We have not decided yet on the psi. Tests are needed to see what is needed to hit those 300 degree temperatures. These lines will be underneath the trailer as well.
Just a note, we have 4 temp gauges on our rig with two temperature thermostats. The thermostats say 302, however for us to reach those temperatures of 300 degrees at 3,000 to 4,300 PSI, we needed 1.1 million BTU's per pump for a total of 2.2 million BTU's, especially during the months of 48 degrees or less at night.
We have also daisy chained the system for dual batteries. Though we have a belt drive alternator with the diesel, we found the current 900 cranking amps was just not enough for the system.
The trailer sub frame had to be reinforced to handle the improvements.
We continually improve our equipment with the latest technology to meet or exceed the challenges needed for Garage Cleaning.
The hoses are being rewired into a 3x3 galv. steel box like tubes, the length of the trailer. We decided to go with 2 more hydraulic jacks, 2 inch pipes, mounted in the rear of the trailer, for a total of 3 hydraulic jacks. These are huge as well.
Tires are stamped regroovable "H" rated. Tires weigh over 85 lbs each and are 16 ply with 125 PSI max air pressure. However, the are only rated a max speed of 80 mph. No speeding at night.
The fuel lines are being increased to handle the 2.2 mil boilers. We found that 1/4 inch was not sufficient for both the boilers hitting 300 degree temperatures, and the fuel requirements for our 3.3 liter diesel. We are going with dual pumps with (2) 3/8 braided SS fuel lines at 8 to 10 psi. ( We have not decided yet on the psi. Tests are needed to see what is needed to hit those 300 degree temperatures. These lines will be underneath the trailer as well.
Just a note, we have 4 temp gauges on our rig with two temperature thermostats. The thermostats say 302, however for us to reach those temperatures of 300 degrees at 3,000 to 4,300 PSI, we needed 1.1 million BTU's per pump for a total of 2.2 million BTU's, especially during the months of 48 degrees or less at night.
We have also daisy chained the system for dual batteries. Though we have a belt drive alternator with the diesel, we found the current 900 cranking amps was just not enough for the system.
The trailer sub frame had to be reinforced to handle the improvements.
We continually improve our equipment with the latest technology to meet or exceed the challenges needed for Garage Cleaning.