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hatcity

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  1. Growing up in CT it sure felt like that. Done shoveling and HERE comes the plow. Got 4x4 Blazer, Dad says"you want to drive a truck, I got two of 'em" Next day calls me come pull him out of snow drift. Wife always drove me crazy. First one not this one. Course, right now we are just getting over a cold spell. 28 degrees IS a cold spell But we should be about 80 this weekend. Oh the Florida life
  2. Not to derail, if a fleet truck is purchased from somewhere, how can I check the maint. history. This is assuming work not done by Mack Bigen-you have been busting your stones trying to make a living. I hope what ever you get is better than what you have now.
  3. Whatchagit Rob? Is this an approved business expense? Is this gonna be MORE crap in the backyard? Will you be missing Big Jim? Seems you already lost the twins
  4. Them Texas Longhorns will puncture the radiator before they hit the truck. Got a picture of one with a 6' spread. have to find it
  5. thats because he lived the thug lifestyle so popular in Chicago politics. Had to learn the language to talk the deal
  6. When you're 20 years old-does it really matter Weren't bad. One secretary drove past, nice leg. So I asked one of the guards who drove the car. He mentions to her that the garbage truck driver commented on your legs. ext day she passes me, lets me know it was commando day
  7. Best boots I ever had came from the FCI-Danbury. When I ran a garbage truck, That was an every day stop. Inmate says" what size boot you wear?" Next day he put a box on the side. Lasted a whole year before any problems started to show up. Asked him if they had more, next day, there they were. They made leather gloves there so I never needed to buy. Heavy duty with a 4 inch stiff cuff so the coat sleeve was under. One day had a large black car ask me ifI wanted to make some money. Would require I brought some "items" into the place. My security check was "Hi Ed, how's things" Had to decline the offer. Did bang one of the female guards . . . . . . . . . several times
  8. Snow is expected from Tampa to Orlando to Melbourne FLORIDA Man says chance of sleet here. I'm just above West Palm Beach. Home heating is not quite like that up north. We have "heat strips" in the A/C units. Like a toaster. Designed to take the chill off in the mornings. Run hard in weather like this. Older units burn out, house fires, careless use of space heaters (if you can find one) Could be a loooong couple days here.
  9. Back to the original topic How cold is it? . . . . . . . . . So cold, I saw a Democrat with his hands in his own pockets
  10. Rowdy- just think how bad it could be if they didn't come down here and f-up our roads. Blue hairs that look between the dash and top of the wheel. Had one guy stop and look right at me. As I got 6th, he decides to pull out. The jake woke him up when I was about 3' behind. THEN he floored it. To late for me, I had to downshift and chug up the hill. Course on the other side i was behind him at the lite. All he saw in his mirror was bulldog
  11. I don't have the cold weather like all y'all, but, what kind of anti-gel does every one use? Any other additives that you put in fuel tank?
  12. Location: Florida Problem: unknown Take a ride by the landfill and watch the roll-off boxes get scraped with an excavator. It's even better when a compactor box needs SOMETHING, anything to come out. Excavator would drive up, boom exteded, take a couple swipes in side, back out. Rinse Repeat This is from experience in CT
  13. LAWRENCE-GET IN THE HOUSE.....NOW. YOUR GROUNDED
  14. I use a hand operated grease gun. Works every time-no battery issues, no air line issues. When greasing the boom, you rotate the pedestal to lube the ring gear. Air line would be twisted around me. Boy needs to learn the hard way before he looks for an easy one. Sometimes you need three hands to use
  15. Didn't really think this thru for your situation. Garbage truck hyd tank was on top. Disconnect AFTER muffler. Did run the truck like that for a while-til sun came up. Yeah traveling will cool it off. Alcohol will help you and the truck
  16. That right there is whats wrong in this country. If I posted that some places, I would be a racist, white supremcist, whatever. But if a black man writes/posts it (elsewhere) he is a hero to his heritage. LL, you have already stated your dislike for those that lve this way, and I commend you for that. Just like the n word. Its a term of endearment to the blacks FROM a black. But me, I'd be called cracker, honkey, blah blah. If not shot. Sorry for the rant, been up since 4:30 am. Time for bed She's waiting
  17. Rowdy-take off one elbow on your exhaust and put a piece of flex on it. run in to blow on your hyd. tank. Will warm fluid quick. Did that when I was in CT. running a garbage truck. Out the door at 3 am and its very cold, and dark. I have also dumped some kerosene into the hyd tank. But that can hurt some seals Just my .02 Oh we are expecting a freeze here tonite. Don't know if this Florida truck will want to start.
  18. They will smoke like that until cylinders get warm, then you have more efficient combustion. Thats why many trucks have a block heater. see if your trucks have one or add one yourself. different types out there
  19. You grin'er, you brought' er
  20. Grease the boom every week, running gear every month. Grease is cheap insurance. -20 mud is the worst. It don't give and you twist and roll stuff like never before
  21. hanks truck pictures has several "Man Cave"? I call it the bathroom
  22. It barely broke 50 here in "Sunny South Florida". Had my son wash and grease the truck Thursday-mid 60's. S'posed to be a freeze here tonite and Monday nite. Sorry to derail, didn't look to see where heater runs from plug.
  23. Prolly spent as much on wrappin paper as the gifts
  24. A local compny runs a side dump. I'll see if the gate is open and take a look today. Seems though that the hyd. cylinders are two way. Power needed both to dump and to return. The combo pic you have also looks to show two way via the air valve. How well do you know the mechics at the company? They may be able to help you.
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