JumperAndSon

Those are SICK. I want to get one some day with a 12V92TTA in it. The biggest problem with having one as a show truck is that you have to haul it wherever you take it. But I still want one. Ben

I have a POS Scania 475 that has repowered our B60 has Mack on it, probably from an early R model. Detroits will always get you home unless you run out of oil. Or arrested for disturbing the peace. Tim

Okay let me get something straight here. I'm pretty sure that if you were near a Detroit Diesel, you could not hear a pin drop.... Ben

I remember cashing in on pop bottles too! My Grandmother had a giant 3 liter Coke glass bottle that had a .25 deposit on it- huge money in the mid 70s. That was the brass ring of deposits, most Regent quart bottles were ten cents and Pepsi and Coke returnables were like five cents. One day after I mowed the lawn and weeded the flower beds, she gave me the bottle as payment! I gladly took it in and spent the quarter on candy or something. In hindsight, I wish that I still had that bottle , it's probably worth 25 bucks, I've never seen another. Tim

Well as a representitive of the "younger crowd", I'd like to share my piece. The first thing is the part about being spoiled. Yes, I do have everything I've ever wanted, but I greatly appreciate that and I do not just expect it. Nor is it just handed to me. You see, I go to a place where not too many kids my age have been, it's called WORK. Yes, it's a place where I commit physical labor and get things done in order to EARN all of the things that I have. Okay, I do have a cell phone and I do a lot of texting, but it is not my whole life. There are many a day when I forget my phone inside and/or leave it there on purpose and guess what? I don't ever miss it! I go to Boy Scout Camp where we don't have phones or electronics for a week and unlike most of the sissy-lalas who sit and complain about not having them, I'm proud to get away from it. If I get bored, I take a walk. OMG, that means actually using my leg muscles to propell myself across the ground! If you took away my phone and my facebook account, I wouldn't think twice about it. And one more side note about technology, my family hasn't had a dryer for probably 5 years now. We hang our clothes on an actual line using clothespins to dry them. Another thing is video games. Your good ole Pacman game that you had to walk 6 blocks to the arcade and put a dime in to play? Yea that would be a 100% technological upgrade from what I have. My video game is called GO OUT AND GET A LIFE. It's a fun game where when I wanna have fun, I go outside and physically do something fun. Instead of sitting around playin GTA or 18WOS or something, I'll go out and actually drive a real vehicle around and have some real fun with it. Instead of playing some barnyard game on the wii, I go out and clean some pens and care for my 30+ real animals. And another thing is the part about my social life. Instead of having 1500 "friends" on facebook that I've never even met before in my life, I go out and get actual friends that I can physically sit and talk to. For example, I'm in five 4-H clubs, three Boy Scout Troops, two different homeschoolers groups and other assorted extra-cirricular activities. This means that I am actually out of the house much more than I am in it. I'm not that kid that spends every evening in front of the screen playing xbox. I'm the kid that is out somewhere actually learning things and making real friends. Another thing I'd like to mention is my (attempt at) courtesy. Back in the old days, it was assumed that if a person was walking up do a doorway and you were standing there, you best open that door for that person. And if any person under the age of 25 said anything that even hinted a swear word, they'd surely be beaten severely because young people should not use any language like that. If you called somebody gay just because of something they said to you, well that just showed that you were unintelligent. Well guess what? That's how it is for me now. If I'm anywhere near a public doorway and somebody is headed towards there, you better bet that I'm gonna stand there and hold it open for them, no matter who they are or where it is. And I also want to mention that all the swear words, are not part of my vocabulary at all. No exceptions. Wether I'm in the woods with my buddies or in the living room with my dad, you will absolutely not hear me say a single syllable of a swear word. And you certainly won't hear me call somebody some rediculous name that doesn't make sense either. There is also my appearence. It's assumed that teenagers like to dress like bumms but that's not me. If you see me at any given moment, it is garunteed that I will have a belt on, my pants will be pulled up to my waisteline, and my shirt will be properly tucked in. And you will definately not see any piercings or tattoos either. I was told by my father that if I ever had any piercings, they would be removed with Vice Grips and any tattoos will be removed with a belt sander. And guess what? I don't want anything like that anyway because I want to look like a respectable young citizen not some hobo off the railroad tracks. So before you go making stereotypes about people younger than you, make sure that you are aware that there are, though few in number, exceptions to those assumptions. Thanks for reading all that Ben

Yea, I'm about two days too late so I'll have to put a lot of exclaimation points...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUSIN VINNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ben

Happy belated birthday Vinny! Sorry Ben and I weren't here yesterday to wish it on time. Tim and Ben

How can we tell the difference between a 673P and a 711? We thought that because of the split manifold that ours is a 711 but how can we know for sure? Ben

I just can't bear to pay a fee, I'd be losing like a years worth of savings! Pizza delivery was a great job according to my high school buddies, till they started getting robbed and shot in the ghetto. So let's see.......,if I separate the 1982 and older full copper ones, I could double my take?

After 17 years of marriage, I have finally filled a polar water jug clean to the top with pennies! Not that way either, get yer minds outta the gutter. I spend cash only,no debit or credit cards, and each morning, I put the silver in a container that gets robbed all of the time, and the pennies in the jug. Today I emptied my Suburban of change and the jug was full. I can't hardly lift it, weighs over 100 pounds. I'll try the bathroom scale in the next couple of days. Anyone know what it's worth? It's literally my life savings, lol! The bank lady said that I have to roll them to cash them in, any other ideas? Tim

That's some good stuff there haha. Ben

Sweet! Ben

Happy BDay Barry! From Tim and Ben

Yea I'm definately with you guys on the fact that the guy on American Truckers is a complete and total loser. He said "It's rolling! I can't even believe it!" Like seriously? What did you think it was gonna do, just stay there? Grow up. Ben

There's a guy that uses an old Superliner everyday back and forth from Pittsburgh and back an I see him all the time. He uses it to haul coal, and he rolls coal too Ben

Whew, the beast is kinda rough. A Parkway is called that because it was originally designed as a highway through a park, the Pittsburgh Parkway was designed with a green space median, but financial and space limitations relegated it to its present state. Old Milwaukee 16 oz was a drink of choice back in the day, however, the Beast was a last resort. Tim

Snow is actually clear! It reflects white light to make it look white, hope this helps! Drinking I.C. light to help me ponder. Tim

Maybe it was the kenworth that had the cummins. That would make sense. Ben

Yea, I think the red is ugly. The blue is pretty nice. Ben

Gotta eat your wheaties Ben

Hmmmm that is true. In the small pic it looked like a single. But I do know that the one that is currently with the truck is a single because I saw it on TV. I wonder whats up with that? Ben

I don't think I've ever seen "U model" and "sweet looking" in the same sentence before Ben

$8500 is a little steep but that would definately be a great yard truck. Ben

If you notice, the red trailer has tandem axles and the blue one has a single. The one that is currently with the truck has a single axle so I would think it's supposed to be blue. So if the trailer is supposed to be blue, I would think they should paint the whole rig with the blue color scheme. But that's just a thought. Ben

Well I wouldn't really know (I try to stay on the straight and narrow path) but I'm sure my cousin Vinny would be more than happy to help you out Ben