Recent content by Jim Deggys

I agree it's not hard but the commercial insurance, medical certs, and requirements that come along with the CDL are a hassle and expensive. I will likely get the CDL unless I can find a loop hole. Thanks

I live in Louisiana and am looking to use a 5ton for a food truck. However, i would like to avoid the class B cdl since I will weigh about 30K. Anyway to get around the CDL that you know of?

Thats a very good idea and would work. My current box is 24' and if i took the front off the box would be 8 ft back which fits the standard 5ton without much modification. Only issue is i'm still at 13 feet since my existing box is not the standard height but a 9ft high cube box. I guess I...

I would need about 8 inches more to make half of the box. This sketchup shows the tires a little forward of half However, It really wouldn't be that noticeable pushing everything 8 inches. Thanks for the info but i think my biggest challenge is going to be the Class B CDL portion of it. I...

Thanks for the info, Do you by any chance know how in-depth the Class B rating is? Is it something I an attend a school bus driver class and then watch a Youtube video and pass? I could never pass a Class A CDL without a school.

Thats some great info, you obviously have access to a M923. Anyway you could measure from the back cab to the front rear tire. basically trying to see the distance from the cab to where the rears already sit. Also the distance between the 2 main mounts of the boogie. Knowing my luck I will...

Also, I measured "roughly estimated" using google maps the turning radius to be 108ft, lol its ridiculous but actually doable in the downtown streets of a city. The turning radius of a deuce is 35ft, now it's 108ft with the 13ft addition of frame. I added 13ft to the wheelbase bringing the...

You are 100% correct, I would have been better off with a 5 ton. I was scared off when someone said class CDL and found out that the class A CDL school was expensive and took a while. From what I gather its a pretty easy cert since a full blown Class A is not required. The Deuce is an awesome...

This is the single axle mock up Its a nice looking truck and an easier option. It also gives me the better layout.

Im in Louisiana, One of the questions I forgot to ask in my original post was: How easy would it be to move the rears back a few feet on the M923A2? The Deuce has rivets and very difficult to move the rears without cutting the frame. I noticed the 5ton rears are bolted and the frame still has...

Thanks, the 46" tires are definitely the way i will go, that will keep me under 12'

can you send some installed pics of the airbags on your A3.

Thanks! I came across a guy who drives a M923a2 and said he has a class c with an air brake cert.

I have a mockup with one axle in the rear or "bobbed". This is my last option because I want to keep the 6x6 look. The link is of the Del Popolo food truck which is a single rear axle and I feel it looks good, but not quite the tough look im going for...

Thats an awesome bit of information! does the bottom plate of that airbag weld in place? Would you also suggest losing a few springs make less stiff?