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  1. patracy

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month - October VOTE HERE!

    Please vote here for your favorite MV of the month. And contestants, please feel free to "campaign" for votes here as well! Let's have at it! 1. Augdog1964 2. TedG 3. airbornebandsman 4. westech 5. zxmedic 6. goldneagle 7. ckinger 8. bigmike 9. Bob H 10. DJones...
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Amateur Radio / Communications Thread

    Seeing that the rally is over and a new 2015 communication thread is started. I'll zip this one up.
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    Front airbag suspension in a 5 ton

    The more I've been reading things, I think this would be the easiest and most cost effective. I'm going to try to find a set of bags with internal bump stops and just replace those.
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    Please log any formal complaints with staff (Me, swbradley, recovry4x4, clinto, mwmules, doghead, exc.) via PM. However, if you have suggestions (take the marker board idea I posted earlier) then by all means post them in the thread. However, I can say there's not much that can be done with...
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    Front airbag suspension in a 5 ton

    Well that volvo setup looks like it'd be pretty simple to use outside swapping the spring mounts. Maybe an airbag between the pack and the frame would improve the ride.
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    A video I made... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ6mvAGW5W4
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    Front airbag suspension in a 5 ton

    I *think* that volvo setup is a leaf spring and the bags are to fine tune it. But I would say a monoleaf like that probably would squat real quick if the bag burst or had a leak.
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    Front airbag suspension in a 5 ton

    That looks like it's more "in line" like a leaf spring would be. But I wonder how bad the hop/twist would be on it when the axle tries to wrap under power or braking.
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Amateur Radio / Communications Thread

    Is this the same individual that caused all sorts of trouble on a side by side with no helmets and ignored the durhamtown staff 3 different times to stop?
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    Price trends of m939's

    There weren't nearly as many M939 series trucks made as the M39/44/809 series trucks.
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    Even though last year the wifi was working, they have a single connection and bandwidth was very low. Set up a cell booster that backbones over the web and you'll put their wifi network on it's knees. BTW, there's three APs/repeaters to get to us from the main office to the field.
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    Something of that nature would require multiple carriers since Verizon alone has it's own network isolated from most. I doubt they'd furnish a mobile tower for our event, unless we paid them.
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    Front airbag suspension in a 5 ton

    No, I'm looking to have the front end setup on a air ride suspension, the axle will remain the 5 ton rockwell. The rear inverted leaf tandem setup would stay the same too.
  14. patracy

    Front airbag suspension in a 5 ton

    Has anyone done one? I'm thinking about doing something with the "SEMTT" like this. I was looking at a trailer air ride suspension and I would think that something like this could be used if you added a panhard rod and maybe some sort of swaybar setup? I'm thinking one with an eyelet setup...
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    So, do you have any ideas on how to mass broadcast "dinners ready" or "trail ride in 30" that can be done to cover the woods, vendor lot, campground area, exc. Remember, we're talking hundreds/thousands of people, thousands of acres, no cell phone service for the most part, no wifi... I'm all...
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    Price trends of m939's

    From what I've seen, this is the normal cycle of MV auctions. Take the deuce for example. At first they were sky high at auctions, then the glut of them were coming out. During the glut, there were running and driving trucks selling for $1000 or so. Now towards the end of the deuces and when...
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    Well, the odds were kind of against us to communicate this year. As mentioned, the PA system handles the brunt of it. The problem with a flyer would be the fact that there's no exact timeline when it comes to the rides and MKT. And as sure as you printed it, something would change. I would...
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    Patracy's "SEMTT"

    So the SEMTT had the longest hardball run this week to the GA Rally and back. Went there and back no real problems, but I did have the emergency cut off valve form a fracture that started leaking about 70 miles from home. I kept on pushing it and made it home no problem. (Well it did act like...
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    Got home ok, but I developed a problem around Conyers. The fitting for the emergency cut off fractured on the SEMTT. I kept smelling diesel fuel and by the time I got into Atlanta, I noticed it collecting on the body. Since it was still running ok, I pressed on. Went to take the fitting off...
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    Official 2014 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR14 thread

    Answers: 1. 132.5 (Rayzer's half way ran) 2. 0 3. 134 (Andy's trucks was fixed as well as Rayzer) 4. 1 (Papabear's K-18, was there for display really since the engine isn't ready)
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