On second thought, I think I need to be less flippant about dismissing the buckstop MPT to LT bead conversion. I'm going to try and learn the technical detail behind the two beads. A forged 20x11 with a 7k weight rating would fit the bill for the 40x15.5R20 Toyos. It's just a bummer it's not a...
I had looked at them in the past and I'm not finding my notes. Called (because they don't list weight ratings) and talked with Jim (thanks Jim!) who was super helpful. They have a 20 x 9.5 and a beadlock and a 17 x 8.5 beadlock. Both have a weight rating of about 3800lbs. This puts me right...
If I'm going to get into custom-made wheel territory, I'll just spend the money and deal with the hassle of military tires and get some billet Wehring super singles. Just doing the cost-per-mile calculations on any military-ish tires other than the continentals is just really painful. And I want...
So, I keep coming back to this, and I feel like I just must be missing some set of products out there.
I've had Toyo MT's on several rigs and I love them. I'd like to put a set of 40" toyos on my next rig. I'd also like to use all of the rear axle weight rating which will probably be about 9k...
I've been looking at doing a steel frame with an aluminum skin backed with standard rigid insulation board, but the stiffness provided by the honeycomb board you chose is very attractive (and thankfully very easy to find!--don't worry, I won't mention you). Have you had any issues with...
for those following with bated breath: turns out you can become your own CDL-class-certificate writer (make yourself a test, write yourself a certificate) in WA: http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/cdlemployer.html
LOL, yeah, yeah.... :) WA still requires you take a class from one of the companies on their "list" though (which is 160 hours of "class" time). Would just have to get (show) residency elsewhere. Just debating whether it's worth getting a dif driver's license and finding somebody in Idaho...
Sort of frustrating that it looks like it's very different state-to-state. E.g. looks like if I were a resident of Idaho I wouldn't be required to take a class.
Ok, thanks that's helpful.
Did you get the impression that your CDL would have covered you adequately in all of the countries that you passed through had they asked? Or do you get the impression that you would have needed a local version of a CDL in any of them?