Heavy Duty Truck Parts

Minimizer Fenders

2010-12-03T11:09:00.000-08:00

About a year ago i wrote an article on minimizer fenders and am glad to announce that these fenders have surpassed our expectations in the heavy duty truck business. Our customers have had nothing but great things to say as not one has returned for warranty as of yet

New Holland Max-Valve

2010-01-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

The Name of this valve explains itself.The MAX-VALVE replaces most height control valves on the market.The 90 degree push connect fittings and several length control arms included in every kit, allows the MAX-VALVEto replace Height control valves on SAFHOLLAND and competitive suspensions.Unique universal mounting system allows the MAX-VALVE to fit most mounting plates without drilling holes.The valve can be mounted vertically or horizontally.

The simple design and durability of material combine to provide a world class quality product with reliable performance.

Stocking the MAX-VALVE will reduce excessive inventory of other one-fit valves. The quick connect fittings and unique 90º adapter fittings save time and money during installation.

Economically priced,

making the MAX-VALVE a logical choice.

Heavy Duty Truck Fenders

2009-04-13T14:27:00.000-07:00

Minimizer offers a variety of Heavy Duty Truck Fenders and Tool Boxes. With a reputation that can not be beat, minimizer is a tough, reliable , unbreakable heavy duty truck fender and tool box product. Minimizer fenders are maintenance free and will not fade.

Well you will still have to wash them, nothings perfect.....

Minimizer speaks for itself. Once put on your truck you will never regret the purchase that you have chosen. You can visit there website at : http://www.minimizer.com/

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Heavy Duty Truck LED Light Bar By Grote

2009-04-13T02:45:00.001-07:00

Your Heavy Duty Truck can not go without grote's new LED mini Light Bar. With 30 different patterns with a new scan lock feature. This new light bar is a very high intensity light. Heavy Duty Truck Drivers can't seem to get enough of this new light bar.

A construction company put 20 of these lights on because of the amperage draw that they have thus not having the truck idle on the side of the road for hours on end. Saving a lot of money on fuel. Because with the increasing price in fuel company's have been trying to find ways to decrease fuel consumption. Heavy Duty Truck Fleets also have turned to this light for durability and low maintenance of the light bar. Vibration is not a problem for this puppy.

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Heavy Duty Truck , Checking Your Camshafts

2009-04-10T12:41:00.000-07:00

I have been at Heavy Duty Truck Parts Sales long enough and can't count how many time a customer has walked through the door asking me.."Why is it that when a Heavy Duty Truck is new the brakes last longer than when I buy them here???? Well let me start off buy saying the keyword here is NEW!!!!!

When you buy a New Heavy Duty Truck Everything is New. Checking your camshafts and slack adjusters are a major factor in brake wear. By Checking your Heavy Duty Truck camshafts I do not mean shacking it up and down and saying "It's still snug".

Check it with a Dial Guage with a magnetic base like this one..

Making sure that there is no more than 10 thousands of an inch in mouvment in your Heavy Duty Truck s-cam . If you have more than that you will need to either replace your cam bushing or your cam itself. Make Sure that the neck of the cam that is usualy on the inside of the spider is not wore as well a this will also affect your braking perfomance.

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Stemco Seals For Your Heavy Duty Truck

2009-04-06T15:15:00.000-07:00

Easier Instalation For Your Heavy Duty Truck Needs
The Voyager seal features a bonded rubber Outside Diameter and piloted entry an easy and square installation. The ribbed rubber outside also forms a superior seal between the seal case and the hub of your Heavy Duty Truck. STEMCO's unique seal ribs ensure the proper hub bore alignment preventing wrongful installation into the hub.

Reduce Heavy Duty Truck Seal Failures
The Voyager seal utilizes a four zone labyrinth contaminant system. This technology is incorporated into a fully-unitized hub-installed seal.

Avoid Seal Damage Upon Installation.
The Voyager seal's double steel outside construction allows positive hub installation without damage of plucking the seal.

Increase Reliability For Your Heavy Duty Truck.
The temperature-resistant polymer "pumping" feature keeps the oil where it is intended to be.

Eliminate "Pry Bar" Removal and Component Damage.
The Voyager seal bonded rubber ID and OD allow for easy removal, yet STEMCO's patented anti-rotation features lock the ID surface in place.

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Desired Battery Charging For Heavy Duty Trucks

2009-04-05T16:29:00.000-07:00

Anything above 2.15 volts per cell will charge a lead acid battery in a heavy duty truck, this is the voltage of the basic chemistry. However, most of the time a higher voltage is used because it forces the charging reaction at a higher rate. The voltage to avoid is the gassing voltage, which limits how high the voltage can go before undesirable chemical reactions take place.The basic lead battery is ancient and a lot of different charge method have been used in your Heavy Duty Truck. The lead acid is fairly tolerant of over charging, which allows marketing organization to get to extreme and cheap chargers.

When charging a Heavy Duty Truck Battery it is always best to charge at a low amperage at around 5 amps from 16 to 24 hours. Charging a battery at high amperage will not create the desired reaction for the battery for optimal performance.

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Google Advertising Cookie And Privacy Policies

2009-04-03T18:46:00.000-07:00

Google Advertising Cookie and Privacy Policies
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Centramatic Wheel Balancers

2009-04-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

Centramatic wheel balancers are a great product for your heavy duty truck that is starting some conversation in the heavy duty truck industry. Centramatic has claimed that you can improve your tire mileage from 25-50%. Woot Woo imagine the money in your pocket, well folks today the fact was proven through one of our customers at Parts For Trucks. The Customer in question improved tire mileage by 30% so far and there is still some tire left.

Your probably thinking how does centramatic reduce tire wear. It Reduces it by:

GREATLY REDUCES VIBRATION
SMOOTHER RIDE
PREVENTS TIRE CUPPING
TIRES OPERATE 8-10 DEGREES COOLER

Well folks the product speaks for itself and you would be stupid not to try it. If you increase your tire mileage by 25% just on tire wear on your heavy duty truck...that's incredible. But Remember this...Tire wear is on thing but labor costs are another. Please visit Centramatic For More Details

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Right Brakes For Your Heavy Duty Truck

2009-04-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

Choosing the right brake for your heavy duty truck is a very crucial matter. It will not only affect the stopping power of your Heavy Duty Truck but the right choice will save you money. All brakes are not created equal. Each brake lining has it's own recipe and it's own ingredients. And no, were not baking a cake. Each brake lining company has it's own way of creating the lining. Making brake lining is like a cook and his recipe. And some cooks are better than others. The difference between cure time in the lining and the materials used in creating that block of brake lining will determine the life or wear of that specific brake lining. Now that I have given you a brief explanation on how brake lining is made. Lets continue with coding for your heavy duty truck friction.
Have any of you noticed what is stamped on the side of the Heavy Duty Truck Fricition that you have purchased in the past???? Well most companies stamp the part number but also there is a small coding like FF or GG stamped on the side of it.
Most salesman will say that the GG is better than the FF or the FF is Better than the EE. In a matter of speaking this could be true but the factor that determines this code is very vague. When testing the brake lining they take a piece of brake lining about 2 inches square and kinda push it down on a treadmill. Do not take my terminology to be accurate it is just for explanation purposes. And the dragging will determine the GG or FF or whatever it will be but, an FF and GG can be very close and be no difference in quality and endurance. Now that I have you confused I will tell you: Every Parts Branch has a Brake Guy and if they don't ask to talk to a rep. Explain your application and what type of area you hall in. Is there a lot of hills is it mostly highway is it off road and from there he or she will tell you what you need. Do not buy the cheapest brake on the market because the fact of the matter is that if it is cheaper more than likely the composite of the lining is cheaper and will not have any durability.

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New Grote Light, LightForm™ Technology

2009-03-30T07:45:00.000-07:00

Hey folks , I know I've not posted any thing all week. But I was at the Parts For Trucks National Sales Meeting.

As we all know grote has been the leader in heavy duty truck lighting for many years. But has surpassed all my expectations by far with this new lighting technology. I have not seen this anywere else. Grote has come out with a brand new clear plastic led light that is around the same thickness as a business card. This new technology will save everybody a lot of time and money, This new light will be a peel and stick light with pretty much the same adhesive as conspicuity tape . Check Grote website to see this new light.

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Heavy Duty Truck Scale..Known as the Smart Scale

2009-03-25T08:09:00.000-07:00

I came across theHeavy Duty Truck Smart Scale about two years ago, and just to show how long it could take for a great product like this one to take off. The Smart Scale is the BEST truck scale in my opinion that has hit the market. When Heavy Duty Truck drivers think about the Smart Scale, the only benefit they see from this product is that they will save money on tickets for being overweight. While surely that is a great benefit, the Smart Scale can optimize your payload. How do you ask??? It can optimize your Heavy Duty Truck by not being to heavy and costing you more on fuel. Your probably thinking well I get paid by the ton so if I don't get caught, I will make more money. But my question to you is, have you ever delivered your load and you were under weight..The Average Truck will see a return on his investment betweem 3 to 6 months.

Here are some more benefits

Increased Driver Productivity. Drivers can take a measurement in the truck cab, the loading area, or wherever it’s convenient-up to 500 feet (155 meters) away.

Maximize axle loads on your Heavy Duty Truck. Accurate to Within 0.3% of actual gross vehicle weight. 150lbs

Two Year Warranty

Low-powered radio signals are intrinsically safe.

Eliminate overweight fines, Time spent redistributing loads, and out-of-route miles for check-weighing.

Decrease your operating expenses. Consistently reach maximum payload quickly and with confidence.

Simple 10 minute installation. No wires or cables. Eliminate expense and downtime associated with a hardwired scale installation.

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Heavy Duty Truck Batteries. Checking The CCA

2009-03-23T12:32:00.001-07:00

Example Battery Spec. - 31 series Battery
CCA 925 CA 1050
Rating @ 0 Deg F. Rating @ 32Deg F.

You Cannot Check CCA or CA On A Brand New Heavy Duty Truck Battery Accurately
If you do check brand new batteries the reading will not be consistant. You can take two brand new batteries and test them both and the readings will not be the same. Batteries Must Cycle At Least 1 or More Times . When using hand held testing electronics make sure that the connections are on lead posts and not on the metal stud post. The actual stud is made out of steel and also will not give an accurate CCA rating. To accuratly test batteries with steel post a lead adaptor must be screwd onto the screw post and make sure that it's screwed on tight.

Usually a posted cca rating on a battery is the min CCA rating that it will give out. After The Battery Has Cycled The CCA Rating Will Read Higher Than Rated
This Rating Is ONLY The Guaranteed Minimum For Each Unit Of This Series
Excessive Heat Will Discharge A Battery. Please to try to store in a cool dry place.

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Off Shore Products..

2009-03-23T07:51:00.000-07:00

All right people... I am not going to politicaly correct here so if you are very sensitive you might want to go to another post. What in the hell would direct truck drivers to buy offshore products. ok ok..Yeah the price.. Ok there are some products that are manufacture offshore that are of great quality. But there is also a lot of knock offs out there people. I think that heavy duty truck parts are in a great need of being regulated. Steel wheels being sold that are not up to spec with the centers breaking off what the hell got in to you to buy a wheel .375 or 3/8" thick.
This is a Real Under Spec in our country and for most industries especially logging, flat decks or dump trailers….
This is a seriously lighter wheel and will fail much sooner than our .437 or 7/16" thick center disc. You wanted to save a couple of bucks. What are you gonna do when your wheel breaks off and kills my family. That 20 bucks you saved is gonna bite you in the ass. For a million dollar lawsuit for what 20 bucks. Get it through your heads you morons, you need to buy quality products that are up to spec. Make sure that salesman stopping into your shop or fleet of what ever the case maybe that he is not screwing you over. Ask as many questions as you can in order to make sure that you are getting a quality product.

I am sorry if I offended anybody that was not my intention. All Heavy Duty Truck Parts need to be top notch quality.Thank you for reading . I felt great getting this off my chest.

Heavy Duty Truck Parts Review the Grote Trilliant

2009-03-22T18:14:00.000-07:00

While the price of these lights is steep, the benefits are huge. The power draw of an LED is a fraction of the amount an incandescent bulbs pulls, and while you may change your regular lights several times a year the average Grote LED WhiteLight lasts 50,000hours vs. the 300 hour life of a typical incandescent. That's right, you'll change over 150 regular lights before you need to change your Grote LED WhiteLight! A prototype of the Trilliant was tested during the 2006 Baja 1000 race. The lamp gave drivers optimal sight distance while reducing eye fatigue — and the light literally outlasted the vehicle.

As the saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words. Grote has variations available of this light depending upon your needs.

The Grote Trilliant is available at Parts For Trucks

Heavy Duty Truck Parts

2009-03-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

Wonder why your always changing that AD-9 air dryer ??? I can tell you why. Your buying that knock off that is coming from china a 89 dollars I suppose because that is what its worth. Why not buy geniuine bendix at 149.95. Parts For Trucks can provide you this at a cheap price with oem quality products why buy all that offshore when you can buy it at Parts for Trucks with 15 locations across the maritimes. Visit There Website at http://www.partsfortrucks.com/. Providing Quality customer service and genuine quality parts for all your needs. Parts for Trucks also sell equipment. Please Check out there website and contact your nearest store. Big or small let parts for trucks deal with your needs Click Here to Visit there Current Flyer .

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Choosing the Right Brakes For Your Heavy Duty Truck

2009-03-22T10:13:00.000-07:00

I have been at this for a number of years now and somthing that people can't through their tiny shells is that if you pay only 25 dollars for your friction materiel well that's about the life of your brake. Heavy Duty Truck Parts need to be top quality. If you have a Logging trailer for example and put 20 000 lbs friction materiel with ff rating it will not last you 6 months. But now if you but on let's say abex 685 on that same logging trailer it will probably last 150 000 miles or 10 months or more all depending on what driver you have on the tractor. The main concern of Heavy Duty Truck Part dealers is that they want the business no matter what they have to sell. So they have the salesman go to the fleet and tell them that there friction material is just as good and will last just as long for half the price. Well that is a bunch of bullshit. I f you want the right part for the right job make sure that the guy selling your brakes knows what he is talking about. Make sure that your friction material is CMVSS 121 Certified . Don't let him tell you well if it wasn't I would not be able to sell it. That is also a bunch of bullshit, Ask for the certification. In my opinion Abex 685 is the best bang for your buck. I can not mention any fleet name but have an example for you. One of our customer is tracking the miles he is putting on this friction and before he was putting between 90 and 120 000 miles and now woth abex 685 he is putting in around 160 000 and 185 000 miles can you imagine the money saved over the life of the trailer.
Imagine he just found the perfect brake because his brake lining and drum are wore out at the same time only touched once. Heavy Duty Truck Parts need to fit the appication. Make sure your Heavy Duty Parts Tech has actually had experience with what he is selling and not just pushing a price.

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