Popular Post JumperAndSon Posted September 11, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2013 So I am a member of the Westmoreland County Travel All Exchange 4-H Club. This is an exchange club where 4-H kids from another state come and stay in PA for like 10 days and then us club members go and stay wherever they came from. This time it was Roseau County Minnesota. Last summer, about 15 kids from MN came and stayed here in PA. Two guys from there stayed at my house. This summer, 12 of us PA 4-H'ers went to MN and stayed for 10 days. The place was as rural as it gets. It was completely flat throughout the whole county(much unlike here in PA). The roads were dead straight running North-South and East-West, forming a grid of one mile by one mile squares. These squares were fields filled with crops except for a few that had houses. The roads were two lane and 80 percent of them were gravel. It was amazing to me.I stayed with a family that had 4 boys, ages 8 to 20. They owned 640 acres and had about 50 cattle. They happened to be baling hay while I was there and of course I got to help. The field they were baling was four miles down the road from their farm. We baled about 150 acres of hay. They were 5x5 foot round bales. To get them from the field to the farm, we used two rigs, an '06 Duramax with a 38 foot gooseneck and an International Road Tractor with an alumanum 53 foot flatbed trailer. And guess who was driving the cornbinder all by himself...... Me. 15 year old Ben Jumper, truck enthusiast. I was out on the open road, in a pretty big truck, justa haulin' some hay. I hauled five loads of 20 round bales each. It was awesome That's me and my MN friend, Brandon. He was driving the Duramax and I was driving the IH.Ben 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Good Job! Get out into the world and see what the hell is going on!My condolences that your first time was with a Binder. 2 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Excellent, the job couldn't have gone to a more suitable candidate.I must warn you however.It's in your system now, there's no turning back.Good to hear that the 4H club is still alive and doing well. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike69mackman Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Good job Ben! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205527 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Good Job! Get out into the world and see what the hell is going on!My condolences that your first time was with a Binder.Yea, it had a DT466 and a 5 speed. I wish it would've been something more impressive but hay, it hauled it Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 dunno ive driven a 466 with a 6 plus one transmission. was a sweet little truck I thought even tho it wasn't a Mack..... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1958 F.W.D. Posted September 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2013 nice pink sunglasses........And wasn't it nice driving a truck that did not require you to close the door on your fingers before driving to be able to concentrate? 3 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Well you gotta start somewhere, I guess behind the wheel of a 13 letter poo spreader should be ok. 1 Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I like those old school flat nosed IH's. Congrats on your first haul. Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastdiesel Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Great job!! I started out with a ih too. Little tanks those 466es are. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Good job. LIke said............now your hooked!I took my test in a truck just like that. So easy to drive..........a kid could do it. Oh, wait.........................LOL!!Are those Elton John sunglasses you're wearing???(couldn't find a pic of his pink star shaped glasses........dammit) Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Congrats Ben! Now you need to find a trailer for your IH and haul Hay all next summer! You probably cut 2-3 times out in PA don't you? Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Congrats Ben! Now you need to find a trailer for your IH and haul Hay all next summer! You probably cut 2-3 times out in PA don't you?Yea but the problem is our International draws a lot of attention and I'm pretty sure I would end up in the Juvenile Detention Center for driving it without a CDL Compared to MN, we have a lot less crops and a lot more cops Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 nice pink sunglasses........And wasn't it nice driving a truck that did not require you to close the door on your fingers before driving to be able to concentrate?No! It sounded like garbage and it shook like an earthquake in the cab and it had no top end power and it was too QUIET. I would much rather it have been a two stroke. But beggars can't be choosers Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 This me totally representin' Ben 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hope you don't have flip flops that match the shades... 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumperAndSon Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hope you don't have flip flops that match the shades...Nope! My genuine C.E.Schmitt steel toe boots. And I had on my usual Mack hat, Mack belt buckle, and Mack necklace Ben Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Then you need some Mack shades that aren't pink. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenlunberg Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Looks like you did a great job with your truck. Keep it up! Quote Heavy Hauling Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-205985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 excellent sounds like a blast...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32743-ben-gets-to-haul-his-first-full-load-with-a-semi-truck-successfully/#findComment-206296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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