From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Thu Apr 5 10:51:12 2007 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Thursday, April 5 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2435 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] Delivery Valve Seals Changed out--big improvement [db] Re: [WJ-Grand] Re: gas [db] Diesel project [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? [db] fuel depot pictures... [db] J10 hydraulic dump trailer... for sale... Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:28:49 -0500 From: "Alec Cordova" Subject: Re: [db] Delivery Valve Seals Changed out--big improvement Are you talking about inside the diesel injection pump? Nice. And Harbor Freight comes to the cheap rescue again. ;-) Alec On 4/4/07, Eric Ditwiler wrote: > I took out my delivery valves, cleaned them in my Harbor Freight > ultrasonic cleaner, and put them back in with new seals from Randy > Steele. > > My 1982 300CD with 380,000 miles now idles MUCH smoother and smokes > less. > > Thanks Randy! > > > Eric Ditwiler ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:39:47 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] Re: [WJ-Grand] Re: gas On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, David Jones wrote: >-->Regular is $3.65 in Alabama. wow. >-->regular is that much in SoCal? wow... >-->right now Diesel is 2.94, regular 2.99, premium 3.21 here in Everett, WA... >-->john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:18:54 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] Diesel project looks like Omega is heading down to Centralia for the 6.2L Diesel transplant... will be done by May 7th... ordered the mounts/adapter from bjsoffroad. curtis comes up Saturday to pick it up... deal is 3 weeks, clock starts on the 16th of April... undisclosed sum of cash and parts... (ok, so he's getting the '91 360 and 727 as part of the deal. ;) he needs the funds to rebuild his corsa, I need Omega on Diesel to consume veggie oil... sounds like a win-win. :) we're keeping it simple... no customizations or outlandish mods... superdawg will wait, as usual, he's a very patient pup... john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 21:49:52 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? I'm planning to buy my neighbor's 18' long flat bed, tandem axle 10,000lb trailer "EAGLE Trailer MFG, Portland, OR" is what it says on the vin plate... made 3/02 It has electric brakes... guess I'll need to get a brake controller. Any idea what it weighs empty? I think it's a bit longer than what is normally used for hauling cars, isn't it? He got it to haul his excavator... he's getting a new trailer with a tilt bed. This one has seen some action, fenders are mangled, deck is rough, but it should be fine to haul stray Jeeps... It's got stake pockets, so I'll look at putting sides on it and then sell my J10 trailer... not as easy to maneuver around the yard, but the price is right... can't really bring the trailer into the yard any more now that it's mostly landscaped... will put pictures in: http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:08:07 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] fuel depot pictures... ok, things are finally in motion... May 7th... there are doubters... but that's ok... :) http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/johns-cars/omega-fps-4apr07.jpg so, how many gallons is this? http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/johns-cars/15x5-veggie-4apr07.jpg oh yeah, and there's about six more on the other side... :) 95 gallons??? not to mention the 300 gallons over at bruce's... rofl... how's the biodiesel project coming bruce? looks like it'll be easier to get the barrels back home with the flatbed... the J10 bed was too tall. ;) http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer/ will put a tool box on the front, get stake walls for the sides and possibly build a box that can be dumped... is 18' the normal car trailer length? If this is too long I may trade it with someone for a shorter one... largest thing I'll be hauling are Grand Wagoneers or Mercedes. ;) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:19:55 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] J10 hydraulic dump trailer... for sale... any idea what this thing is worth? open to offers... it has the factory canopy, frame mounted tool box with an onboard deep cycle gel cell, trickle charger, surge activated disc brakes, hydraulic pump with dual cylinders... http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2004/a-day-in-September/trailer-in-use-1.jpg http://wagoneers.com/fotos/2004/a-day-in-September/compost-dump.jpg http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/J10-trailer/trailer-16.jpg http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/J10-trailer/ The car trailer will replace it... http://wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer/car-trailer-1.jpg john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 23:14:48 -0700 From: chuck goolsbee Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Does this mean I can call you to rescue me next time the Jaguar "fails to proceed?" =) - -- - --chuck goolsbee 02 Jetta TDi & 06 Liberty CRD arlington, wa, usa ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:14:02 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? you bet... :) this will be an official "JRV". usually J will mean Jeep, but in your case we'll make an exception... ;) john On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, chuck goolsbee wrote: > -->Does this mean I can call you to rescue me next time the Jaguar "fails to > -->proceed?" =) > --> > -->-- > -->--chuck goolsbee > -->02 Jetta TDi & 06 Liberty CRD > -->arlington, wa, usa > --> > --> > --> ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:15:56 -0400 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Mine is an even 16' long. Makes it nice when replacing the planks ;) I have to replace the entire bed this summer with some nice preasure treaded stuff... I haven't found any vehicles that I can't haul with it yet. The largest was a '80 Mercury Grand Marquee Wagon. It fit fine. Jim > I'm planning to buy my neighbor's 18' long flat bed, tandem axle 10,000lb trailer > "EAGLE Trailer MFG, Portland, OR" is what it says on the vin plate... made 3/02 > It has electric brakes... guess I'll need to get a brake controller. > > Any idea what it weighs empty? > > I think it's a bit longer than what is normally used for hauling cars, isn't it? > > He got it to haul his excavator... he's getting a new trailer with a tilt bed. > This one has seen some action, fenders are mangled, deck is rough, but it should > be fine to haul stray Jeeps... It's got stake pockets, so I'll look at putting > sides on it and then sell my J10 trailer... not as easy to maneuver around > the yard, but the price is right... can't really bring the trailer into > the yard any more now that it's mostly landscaped... > > will put pictures in: http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer > > john ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:13:12 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? what are these things worth? I could fix the fenders, deck, sell it and get a shorter one, eh? thst is if 18 feet is too long for normal car hauling... thoughts? john On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Jim Hoffman wrote: >-->Mine is an even 16' long. Makes it nice when replacing >-->the planks ;) I have to replace the entire bed this >-->summer with some nice preasure treaded stuff... I haven't >-->found any vehicles that I can't haul with it yet. The >-->largest was a '80 Mercury Grand Marquee Wagon. It fit >-->fine. >--> >-->Jim >--> >-->> I'm planning to buy my neighbor's 18' long flat bed, tandem axle 10,000lb trailer >-->> "EAGLE Trailer MFG, Portland, OR" is what it says on the vin plate... made 3/02 >-->> It has electric brakes... guess I'll need to get a brake controller. >-->> >-->> Any idea what it weighs empty? >-->> >-->> I think it's a bit longer than what is normally used for hauling cars, isn't it? >-->> >-->> He got it to haul his excavator... he's getting a new trailer with a tilt bed. >-->> This one has seen some action, fenders are mangled, deck is rough, but it should >-->> be fine to haul stray Jeeps... It's got stake pockets, so I'll look at putting >-->> sides on it and then sell my J10 trailer... not as easy to maneuver around >-->> the yard, but the price is right... can't really bring the trailer into >-->> the yard any more now that it's mostly landscaped... >-->> >-->> will put pictures in: http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer >-->> >-->> john >--> ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:33:03 -0400 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? Well, I think my FIL paid about $1200 for this one brand new. "Too long"?!?! I guess I don't understand the question... ;) In my general rule "bigger is better" I'd keep an 18 footer if I had it. As for too heavy, that depends on what you're going to pull it with. I've pulled small cars (Dodge Omni) with it pulled by my Dodge Grand Caravan with a 3.3 liter V6. I regularly pull my 1939 Allis Chalmers Model B farm tractor on it behind the Grand Caravan. I probably wouldn't prefer an 18 footer if I was pulling it behind the van. Jim > what are these things worth? > > I could fix the fenders, deck, sell it and get a shorter one, eh? > thst is if 18 feet is too long for normal car hauling... > > thoughts? > john > > > > On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Jim Hoffman wrote: > > >-->Mine is an even 16' long. Makes it nice when replacing > >-->the planks ;) I have to replace the entire bed this > >-->summer with some nice preasure treaded stuff... I haven't > >-->found any vehicles that I can't haul with it yet. The > >-->largest was a '80 Mercury Grand Marquee Wagon. It fit > >-->fine. > >--> > >-->Jim > >--> > >-->> I'm planning to buy my neighbor's 18' long flat bed, tandem axle 10,000lb trailer > >-->> "EAGLE Trailer MFG, Portland, OR" is what it says on the vin plate... made 3/02 > >-->> It has electric brakes... guess I'll need to get a brake controller. > >-->> > >-->> Any idea what it weighs empty? > >-->> > >-->> I think it's a bit longer than what is normally used for hauling cars, isn't it? > >-->> > >-->> He got it to haul his excavator... he's getting a new trailer with a tilt bed. > >-->> This one has seen some action, fenders are mangled, deck is rough, but it should > >-->> be fine to haul stray Jeeps... It's got stake pockets, so I'll look at putting > >-->> sides on it and then sell my J10 trailer... not as easy to maneuver around > >-->> the yard, but the price is right... can't really bring the trailer into > >-->> the yard any more now that it's mostly landscaped... > >-->> > >-->> will put pictures in: http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer > >-->> > >-->> john > >--> > > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:59:19 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? thanx... just don't want to be towing something bigger than necessary... :) My cj-2a is only about 10 feet long. :) john On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Jim Hoffman wrote: >-->Well, I think my FIL paid about $1200 for this one brand >-->new. "Too long"?!?! I guess I don't understand the >-->question... ;) In my general rule "bigger is better" >-->I'd keep an 18 footer if I had it. As for too heavy, >-->that depends on what you're going to pull it with. I've >-->pulled small cars (Dodge Omni) with it pulled by my Dodge >-->Grand Caravan with a 3.3 liter V6. I regularly pull my >-->1939 Allis Chalmers Model B farm tractor on it behind the >-->Grand Caravan. I probably wouldn't prefer an 18 footer >-->if I was pulling it behind the van. >--> >-->Jim >--> >-->> what are these things worth? >-->> >-->> I could fix the fenders, deck, sell it and get a shorter one, eh? >-->> thst is if 18 feet is too long for normal car hauling... >-->> >-->> thoughts? >-->> john >-->> >-->> >-->> >-->> On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Jim Hoffman wrote: >-->> >-->> >-->Mine is an even 16' long. Makes it nice when replacing >-->> >-->the planks ;) I have to replace the entire bed this >-->> >-->summer with some nice preasure treaded stuff... I haven't >-->> >-->found any vehicles that I can't haul with it yet. The >-->> >-->largest was a '80 Mercury Grand Marquee Wagon. It fit >-->> >-->fine. >-->> >--> >-->> >-->Jim >-->> >--> >-->> >-->> I'm planning to buy my neighbor's 18' long flat bed, tandem axle 10,000lb trailer >-->> >-->> "EAGLE Trailer MFG, Portland, OR" is what it says on the vin plate... made 3/02 >-->> >-->> It has electric brakes... guess I'll need to get a brake controller. >-->> >-->> >-->> >-->> Any idea what it weighs empty? >-->> >-->> >-->> >-->> I think it's a bit longer than what is normally used for hauling cars, isn't it? >-->> >-->> >-->> >-->> He got it to haul his excavator... he's getting a new trailer with a tilt bed. >-->> >-->> This one has seen some action, fenders are mangled, deck is rough, but it should >-->> >-->> be fine to haul stray Jeeps... It's got stake pockets, so I'll look at putting >-->> >-->> sides on it and then sell my J10 trailer... not as easy to maneuver around >-->> >-->> the yard, but the price is right... can't really bring the trailer into >-->> >-->> the yard any more now that it's mostly landscaped... >-->> >-->> >-->> >-->> will put pictures in: http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/MISC-cars/car-trailer >-->> >-->> >-->> >-->> john >-->> >--> >-->> >-->> ----- >-->> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-->> Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold >-->> http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** >-->> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >--> ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:53:18 -0700 From: Kevin Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? For what it's worth, my 16 footer with two 3500 lb axles has pulled cars as light as an XJ or a v8 hornet or a W201, and as big as a 1979 dodge D300 club cab one ton dually. Dodge fit well enough that I'm a bit concerned about the K30 crew cab dually I need to move one of these days. Had an 86 grand marquis wagon on it too, since you mentioned it :) My trailer came from a manufacturer in idaho, who, for the same price as a big tex, sold a trailer with brakes on both axles. Makes a difference in the hills... On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 11:33:03AM -0400, Jim Hoffman wrote: > Well, I think my FIL paid about $1200 for this one brand > new. "Too long"?!?! I guess I don't understand the > question... ;) In my general rule "bigger is better" > I'd keep an 18 footer if I had it. As for too heavy, > that depends on what you're going to pull it with. I've > pulled small cars (Dodge Omni) with it pulled by my Dodge > Grand Caravan with a 3.3 liter V6. I regularly pull my > 1939 Allis Chalmers Model B farm tractor on it behind the > Grand Caravan. I probably wouldn't prefer an 18 footer > if I was pulling it behind the van. > > Jim > > > what are these things worth? > > > > I could fix the fenders, deck, sell it and get a shorter one, eh? > > thst is if 18 feet is too long for normal car hauling... > > > > thoughts? > > john > > > > > > > > On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Jim Hoffman wrote: > > > > >-->Mine is an even 16' long. Makes it nice when replacing > > >-->the planks ;) I have to replace the entire bed this > > >-->summer with some nice preasure treaded stuff... I haven't > > >-->found any vehicles that I can't haul with it yet. The > > >-->largest was a '80 Mercury Grand Marquee Wagon. It fit > > >-->fine. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:48:25 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] Eagle Trailer MFG, Portland OR? On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Kevin wrote: >-->On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 08:59:19AM -0700, john wrote: >-->> thanx... just don't want to be towing something bigger than >-->> necessary... :) My cj-2a is only about 10 feet long. :) >--> >-->Get two. :) dang, got rid of one... :) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2435 **********************************