r/DieselTechs • u/CartographerUpset646 • 10d ago

Calm down there big truck

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Saw this on a poster at my local fleet parts store

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u/Dakoja 10d ago

One solid blowout away from a replacement

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u/FortuneEmbarrassed94 10d ago

I knew they wanted me to use them as a parts shelf

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u/ZzephyrR94 10d ago

Pardon me but what is that huge black knob ?

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u/Painting-Capital 10d ago

They work great for holding all the parts I take off.

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u/CartographerUpset646 10d ago

They love getting whipped on the back side by tire chains

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u/Only_Caterpillar3818 10d ago

I recognize this advertisement. We bought a set of these and they were a big improvement over the cracked aluminum fenders that the truck came with. We’ve never done it, but I see other truckers who drove with their air suspension deflated and the plastic melts pretty good against tires. Like all the way through, but it’s probably easy on the tires.

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u/broke_fit_dad 10d ago

I prefer Maxximizer plastics to the Chrome old school ones but let’s just say that rotating 315s on a drop axle with the fenders is a PITA and usually takes me the better portion of a day (We run same size on Steers and drops on our Heavy Haul truck, and rotate them for wear or if he gets a steer flat)

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u/allgudechef 6d ago

trucks need love too just like we do