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wats the sleeper law for hotshoters that you cannot sleep in the truck ?
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, front mount hitch and off road lights,93 front clip, headache rack, 37" humvee tires, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks,cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, huge front bumper, oba,
in progress western style mirrors, holset turbo, airhorns, and some other goodies
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95 F350 CC PSD 5SPD Gear Vendors O/D 4x4
92 Explorer Eddie Bauer
05 Expedition 4x4 5.4 3 valve.
Former trucks:
2003 F250 CC 4x4 6.0 HEADACHE! Traded before it blew!
89 F250 2wd 7.3 5spd with 256K when sold
94 F250 4X4 IDI Turbo 7.3 5 spd 160K when sold
95 F250 S/C 4x4 PSD 5 spd with 146K when sold
00 F250 C/C 4X4 PSD 6 Spd with 126K when sold (180K now)
I pulled the rear seat out of the 00 we use. Used a camping mat and sleeping bags. Worked great.
I also have a 30" sleeper that goes on the bed rails with a small slider to get in and out of the cab.
If your interested I can part with it.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 1/1/09 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 7 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet, 1 total paint job.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 4.6 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 16.5 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
i dont have money now so ill have to pass on that mark
thanks for the link answered all but one question
what if im not moving while sleeping?
i see people sleep in their cars all the time
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, front mount hitch and off road lights,93 front clip, headache rack, 37" humvee tires, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks,cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, huge front bumper, oba,
in progress western style mirrors, holset turbo, airhorns, and some other goodies
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 88beast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i dont have money now so ill have to pass on that mark
thanks for the link answered all but one question
what if im not moving while sleeping?
i see people sleep in their cars all the time </div></div>
You still have to have the DOT minimum dimensions to get comfortable rest. When i hot-shoted after Katrina i slept in the back of my Crew Cab and it WAS not a good nights rest, believe me. Until Jan 1 05 we were not under DOT rules so i got away with it. Most of the time i just crawled back into the camper and slept which according to FEMA i was not supposed to do...........
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95 F350 CC PSD 5SPD Gear Vendors O/D 4x4
92 Explorer Eddie Bauer
05 Expedition 4x4 5.4 3 valve.
Former trucks:
2003 F250 CC 4x4 6.0 HEADACHE! Traded before it blew!
89 F250 2wd 7.3 5spd with 256K when sold
94 F250 4X4 IDI Turbo 7.3 5 spd 160K when sold
95 F250 S/C 4x4 PSD 5 spd with 146K when sold
00 F250 C/C 4X4 PSD 6 Spd with 126K when sold (180K now)
so according to dot you cannot sleep in the car if say wife kicks you out?
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, front mount hitch and off road lights,93 front clip, headache rack, 37" humvee tires, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks,cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, huge front bumper, oba,
in progress western style mirrors, holset turbo, airhorns, and some other goodies
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 88beast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">wats the sleeper law for hotshoters that you cannot sleep in the truck ?
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If you don't have a legal sized sleeper on your truck you are not supposed to sleep in the truck if you are running commercially. If you're just a private citizen you can get away with whatever you want.
Never ever log sleeper berth time. Never ever tell an officer that you slept in the truck.
Just log your 10 hour break as off duty, line 1. Don't tell them that you slept anywhere, just state that you took 10 hours off duty and refer them to the entry in your log book.
That is what I do, or did when running hotshot.
This was suggested to me by an Iowa D.O.T. officer. He said that I didn't have to prove what I did on my time off, where I slept or if I slept, just that I had to have the break. As long as I appeared to be rested, coherent and in a general state of well being that was all that was required.
He also suggested that I take out my backseat and make a bunk back there to sleep in. I told him that it would not meet the dimensions required by the regs, that it would be about 68" long instead of 75". He said it would be fine and again stated that I needed to get it done. I questioned this enough that he finally got irritated and rather loudly and firmly told me that it would be fine and that I really should get it done......soon. So, I did the next time I got home.
Now will it pass in another state or even by another Iowa D.O.T. officer? Who knows, but it sure is alot more comfortable than trying to sleep in the backseat.
I just removed the backseat. Made a frame out of osb and used angle iron brackets to bolt the frame to the floor using the original seat mount holes in the floor.
Then made the lid or top again out of osb, about 34" front to back and from door panel to door panel, hinged it in the rear next to the back wall of the cab so that the whole top raises up. Laid a 4" thick piece of foam on the top, then a thick sleeping bag over that and I keep a couple of blankets in there too. That's it. Pretty simple, cheap to make, I've got lots of storage underneath the top and it's really pretty comfortable.
I'm 6'3" and about 260lbs and sleep pretty good on it.
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"Early" '99, 4-98, F350 2WD CC DRW Lariat, Diablo tuner, Swamps 20* HPOP, 4" turbo back straight pipe & a 5" tip, S&B 12" open element air filter, CCV mod, EBV gutted, Vedder's built 4R100 with triple disk convertor, 6.0 trans cooler, Dfuser T/C lockup mod, DieselSite coolant filter, DieselSite TurboMaster, ITP reg fuel return, 4:10 gear w/lmtd slip,Centramatics, Western Diesel gauges, AIC, Ride Rite air bags & onboard compressor kit, Super-Vu convex mirrors, R.D.S. 91 gal. diamond plate aux fuel tank & toolbox combo, B&W gooseneck & 18K companion 5th wheel setup, Rhino lined, Drawtite 1,000lb leveler bars, Drawtite Activator II, Brown's Welding shop (New Braunfels,Tx)full grill/bumper/headlight guard, TurboNet V-Gate.
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