- May 20, 2010
NEW MIG GUNS FOR CUSTOM JOBS
Tregaskiss MIG guns meet demands of light- to heavy-duty applications
Options available for light- to heavy-duty applications
Complimentary value-added feature
180- to 650-amp models available
Air-cooled and water-cooled versions
WINDSOR, Ontario. May 20, 2010—To meet the demands of welding applications ranging from light- to heavy-duty, Tregaskiss offers two brands: TOUGH GUN™ MIG Guns and TGX™ MIG Guns.
Both MIG guns feature Tregaskiss’ exclusive TOUGH LOCK™ Retaining Heads with Dual Taper Technology, a tapered design that locks the contact tip securely in ...
- November 09, 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Do-It-Yourself
Custom KW Door Window Trim
Give your Kenworth’s cab the chopped look by adding upper window trim panels
A popular customizing trend among KW owners is adding a painted trim piece to the top of the door window frame to give the cab a chopped look.
The trim fits along the door lip at the top of window without interrupting the window operation and there are a number of aftermarket stainless offerings available. (Prices range from $90-$120 pair.)
But if you are ...
- May 06, 2009
Installing aluminum diamond-plate flooring brightens up the cab of any custom rig
By Bruce W. Smith
Ten years and a million miles do a wear-and-tear number on just about anything in a working rig. Just look down by your feet. The floor covering, which was once pristine, probably looks as if half those miles were driven over it.
Even if you're diligent keeping the cab floor clean, years of exposure to extreme temperatures and climate conditions take their toll, as does moisture from ...
- April 01, 2009
HEADLIGHT LOW DOWN
I saw a 379 Pete with the headlights mounted in the bumper. How were the holes laid out, cut, and the lights mounted? The low-mount headlights look like they’d be great in fog and rain driving instead of mounting fog/driving lights. —Ed Smith, Eugene, Oregon
Ed, what we do in our shop is, once the customer decides on what style headlights they want mounted in the bumper, to make a paper template of the lights. Then we position ...
