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One thing I have learned is that exported trucks sold in 3rd world countries will be taken good care of. Think about it, you live in a poor country and you need a truck to get work done, do you let it rot or keep it running? They have little money as it is, why would they run it into the ground? Some do let the trucks go to hell but I suspect its because they don't have the skills necessary to repair them and not enough money to hire someone. Mexico isn't exactly 3rd world compared to some but I suspect this truck isn't going to be beaten to death. 75 large for a truck that powerful is a steal, your looking at well over 500G for something remotely similar, id say closer to a million for something that heavy spec.

Thank you everyone!

Before I read your post it dawned on me to either wrap the ribs in foil or just sit them in a pan with foil over it. Ill give that method a go come Saturday, they should come out near perfect. Thanks for the tips. thanks Rob!

Glad to see your back Rob. Have a good 4th.

From what I understand road trains are used for long hauls into and around the interior (AKA the Outback) of Australia and coast to coast runs. They do have to break down outside of cities and then each trailer or B train taken into the city, usually with cab overs. The interior is a desert wasteland with some mountain ranges. There in lies mines, ranches and small towns that need supplies which have no rail access. There is limited rail but the country boasts a population of only 22 million on a land area that is 81% the size of the US. The Australian population is 14 times smaller than the US population so there isn't enough of a demand or funding to lay tracks. So road trains fill that gap by hauling up to 200 tons gross and measuring nearly 176 feet long. There are mining road trains that go even longer with multiple side tipping trailers and a powered trailer to help the tractor pull 400+ tons. They normally carry 500-600 gallons of fuel as gas stations can be hundreds of miles apart. Another fun fact is 90% of the population lives in cities around the coast, the interior has a population of less than 700,000. Australia also boasts the longest strait section of road across the Nullarbor Plain running in a strait line for 91 miles. So there is a lot of flat open land there. The plain was once considered impassible by settling Europeans until one man crossed it in 1841.

I figure some of you guys might know a thing or two bout BBQ. So I have been dabbling with trying to make near perfect ribs in a regular oven. My goal is to make juicy fall of the bone dry rub ribs. I played with a few rub recipes and found one I liked. My first try came out great flavor wise but was a bit on the dry side. I used supermarket baby back ribs. I cooked this rack @ 400 for 30 minutes and @ 250 for 2 hours. Meat wasn't falling off the bone but came off easily, they were well cooked. Tonight I tried another method but I think i went the wrong route for cooking dry rub. I used a tray full of beer with a rack over it and all covered in foil to seal the moisture in. Meat is amazingly tender and falls right off the bone by just looking at it. I cooked it @ 400 for 30 minutes and @ 225 for 2.5 hours. But the flavor of the rub is nearly gone. Very little rub flavor, almost no sweet or any spices coming through, even the smell is nearly gone. Meat flavor is there though. My theory is the alcohol from the beer killed it. After the first 15 min @ 400 the air in my apartment filled with a sharp irritating odor, made my eyes water and i opened my door to vent it. I think it was the sudden release of alcohol vapors from the beer. I used spare ribs because the supermarket was out of baby back. (You can see that I already ate nearly half, still tasted good, with sauce it should be amazing) I figure next time is to stick with the tray method but instead of beer use water. I want to try the beer method again but next time use a from scratch bourbon BBQ sauce recipe i found a while back ( I use Jack). I figure that method will keep the meat flavor plus the beer flavor and then slather with sauce AFTER cooking. Any tips? I am having a small BBQ this Saturday for my birthday and I want to show off a bit and cook a few racks of ribs Cheers!

Figure the title is a bit fruity but here goes:

Ha, chat roulette has been a around for a while. South Park even poked fun at the fact that its mostly fat dudes playing with themselves.

No Rob at the show today. I phoned twice, left a message.

My grandmother was union and is hardcore left. Personally I don't give two shits about either side as they are all full of hot air and BS, you pick the lesser of two evils. When you enter high school and college its a fight for your independence as you carve a life for yourself. So its easy to get caught up in all the feel good save the world socialist ideology BS. Then as you grow older you realize everyone is an ass hole and stop caring. I went to catholic school so we didn't have a second language, we had religion. Then I went to a public high school (vocational, i took electrical installation) and was suddenly presented with spanish. The part that pissed me off is the damn spanish kids had no problem passing, it was complete bullshit. Long story short, i had to take it in summer school and thankfully the public summer school teachers didn't give a damn and just passed the class. If you ask me they should just go back to teaching latin so everyone is equally screwed.

Man your thinking is all wrong, you need a bunch of skinny chicks which = one fat chick. More variety(blond, red head, brunet etc.)

Serious: When driving without a trailer, the tractor protection valve should be in the- a) Emergency position Left alone c) Normal position d) Out position edit: I like how the b ) is interpreted as a smiley face, had to put code tags around to fix it. Damn forum software, need a method to escape those strings.

This truck is awesome: http://trucks.trovei.com/0608121.html# Id put a roll back bed on it.

Apparently berries are a bitch to grow unless you are in the garden around the clock or have a green house. We used to grow strawberries, they are practically a weed and grow all over. But the damn ants get them. I think you have to watch them carefully and then get the fruit off the ground once it buds (maybe use string).

Yea I read that a while back. Apparently its an ancient tradition practiced by very few and only by the ultra orthodox Jews (the ones with the funny hats). I think it dates to a time when the circumcision was performed with the teeth, they didnt have any decent tools. Hell there are Sheppards who still castrate sheep with their teeth, the old fashioned way.

I have seen that before. One thing is for sure it better have two stations: one to board the ride and the other to "remove" the passengers.. Otherwise the would-be passengers might get cold feet.

Those cars are made for midgets. My brother knew a kid in college that came from a rich Norwegian shipping family and who also made a few million bucks with some kind of video game thing he did. He owned a Lamborghini, the Dodge Ram with the viper engine (with a $20k sound system) and a Dodge viper. He was willing to let my brother drive it around the complex where he lived but my brother being 6'4" had trouble just getting into the car. Once in the seat he couldn't press the pedals without his knees getting hung up on the dash board. He didn't go anywhere and jut got out.

Sir please stay at your computer and do not leave your home. A black ops team will be at your home shortly. Thank you.

How awesome is this site? Only here can someone pop in talk some Mack trucks and post that they are purchasing a new truck. Then another member who works for Mack posts pictures of your truck being built. What other forum has that kind of comradery and dedication?

That is a proper running Detroit. Great engine that turns oil and fuel into noise, smoke and oil stains....oh and horse power, almost for that. They liked to hunt like that when cold or when they needed adjustment, hunted at idle. Oh, here is a real neat cracker box I found on TP, day cab, tandem, and a 318! : http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=3556007&

think well all pass on that one. You can join Rob in the bailer though.

It just key sobbing "Why?"

I figure a new set of head studs are all they need...

Nothin exotic about dumplings

Being of Polish descent myself I am fond of pierogis. They are best when you boil em until they float and then fry them in a bit of butter then serve with sour cream on the side. My favorite fillings are potato&cheese but there are many other fillings like sauerkraut, onion, mushroom, cheese, potato and a bunch more. The best is when they mix the fillings like potato and cheese, potato and onion or sauerkraut and onion or mushroom. Drowned in butter and then served with onions is another way but my mother and grandmother never cooked them like that. A nice Polish dinner of pierogis, potato pancakes (with sourcream and apple sauce) and boiled kielbasa (aka polish sausage) is good eatin. And that supermarket crap they try to pass of as kielbasa is just that, crap. Only a real Polish butcher or store carries the real deal. Another nice side dish is kapusta, sauerkraut cooked with onion and you can add mushrooms or even bits of meat, my grandmother adds fatback. That goes good with the smoked kielbasa. If they have stuffed cabbage called Golumpki (pronounced go-wump-key) then try it. Ground meat mixed with rice or barley wrapped and cooked inside cabbage leaves in a tomato sauce. Good hearty old-world eatin. Dammit, now Im hungry.