Popular Post other dog Posted May 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 Slow week for pictures, i'll try to make up for it with even more gripping than usual descriptions. Like this-A boulder on the shoulder.New Fed-Ex sleeper cab?Holy mackerel!Speaking of flags on the mountain, I wonder who climbed out there and planted this one? Been there a long time, in Iron Gate, Va. Fred and Lamont.I had got to drive this on my second trip, to Erie, Pa. I have to get to drive it again to Monroeville, Pa. tomorrow.I like this pickup. Not blurry like the last picture, just a dirty windshield.I got a few items out of the red truck when I picked my trailer up in Roanoke, saw this laying in the floor...Looking at dumpsters through a Freightliner windshield...hmmmmm, ought be a country song,eh?Smoke from some power plant somewhere in Pa. going straight up, making a cloud.Taken from the top of Town Hill Mountain.I saw this girl in Winfall on the way home yesterday, so of course I screeched to a halt to enquire as to whether she needed any kind of assistance. She said no, she was just doing her daily stretching exercises beside the car. 7 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Back In Black Pulling Posted May 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 Of course the one time you stop to help and she doesn't want any? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1958 F.W.D. Posted May 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 Of course the one time you stop to help and she doesn't want any?He said he stopped to enquire if she needed help, that doesn't mean he would have helped her if she did............ 3 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Maybe Fed Ex is implementing some sort of new air bag system in case of an accident?Sorry to hear about the freightshaker..... 1 Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Underdog Posted May 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 So that's where clouds come from... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 interesting,,shoulda grabed your mike,,,,and said...hey fedex,,,,what are you doing with that pillow ,,,goofy??????like the chick,man...,,thanks bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hatcity Posted May 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 saw this poor lass stuck in the sand.'I gave her a shovel to help dig 5 Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 So, I went over to the shop today to wipe a little of the grime out of that nasty Freightliner, and took my Wilson 2000 antenna that I had in the shed with me, because either the antennas on it were no good or nobody said anything on the CB from Roanoke to Erie and back last week. The mirror brackets are flat, couldn't mount it there...no grab handles to put it on, so I just mounted it on the bottom of the antenna that was already on it on the driver's side. Then I just put the coax in the door, and closed the door easy to make sure it wasn't too tight and would cut the coax...and locked myself out. Must have locked the doors accidently when I was cleaning.You can't lock yourself out of a KW, but you can lock yourself out of a Freightliner. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 If it ain't one thing, it's another....Hopefully it is a good grilling weekend with proper liquid refreshment and a better week coming up! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Timothy Maikshilo Posted May 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 Nobody wants to drive a Freightliner and the Freightliner doesn't want anyone driving it, clever locking system by Freightliner. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 If it ain't one thing, it's another....Hopefully it is a good grilling weekend with proper liquid refreshment and a better week coming up!Gee- funny you should say that- I just finished grilling some hamburgers after I just got back from the Wal Mart store after I just got back from the shop. And I did happen to pick up 24 cans of Yuengling at the Wal Mart store...yep, pretty good day! 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 2, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2015 Nobody wants to drive a Freightliner and the Freightliner doesn't want anyone driving it, clever locking system by Freightliner.I don't want to drive one- the cab is 14 feet wide, the KW only 4 feet wide. That's a lot to get used to. It's probably the same 10 speed transmission, but it shifts altogether different. It has a DD15 in it, and it does pull better and has a much stronger engine brake than the Paccar engine, but other than that- I hate it.I told headquarters Thursday that "this truck will need a transmission by the time I get back, because i've scraped every gear i've tried to change since I left in this POS!"Of course they said "you're a non-truck driving m-effer!"I said "I know that"...not much of a wheel man.I told them "that quadruplex in my mixer shifts easier than this POS!" 4 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Green Dash Posted May 3, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2015 Of course the one time you stop to help and she doesn't want any?He said he stopped to enquire if she needed help, that doesn't mean he would have helped her if she did............She prolly would've accepted his assistance but after seeing what he was driving decided that he needs help a lot more than she does. 5 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 damn, locked out of a fright shaker!..... guess it wasn't a bad week after all!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 damn, locked out of a fright shaker!..... guess it wasn't a bad week after all!!!!!!!!!!!!But I called Randy- that's dispatcher Randy, not Randyp, Randym, or Randyy- he only lives a couple of miles away, and he came down and found an extra key in the office. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Tom,sorry bout' your luck! worse things that can happen besides getting locked out of a Freightshaker Lol! whats wrong with the KW?.................................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 That FedEx sleeper cab is neat although I wonder much more when and why those guys got that poor interaxle diff off the red truck and broke it down by the floor???!!! Did you ask them on that? It doesn't seem right, they scratched off the teeth either by some reason.Nice pick-ups, I like them both.And was anything wrong with the log truck? I didn't mention anything out of line. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Vision-OD blew out the power divider Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 But I called Randy- that's dispatcher Randy, not Randyp, Randym, or Randyy- he only lives a couple of miles away, and he came down and found an extra key in the office.Too many damn Randy's around here. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Too many damn Randy's around here. I think the one with the extra Freightliner key needs to go. 1 Quote Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted May 5, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2015 Tom,sorry bout' your luck! worse things that can happen besides getting locked out of a Freightshaker Lol! whats wrong with the KW?.................................................MarkFront rear and power divider, covered under warranty though. It's sitting at the shop now, they picked it up today. Another driver had to take his Freightliner to Roanoke and leave it because it was leaking oil, and he caught a ride over to Truck Enterprises and brought my unit back- and he was pissed off because he has to drive a KW to New Jersey tonight. He was going to drive the yellow one...all what you get used to I guess.I'm liking this Cascadia better the more I drive it, but i'll have mine back tomorrow. I'm sitting at the old Geraldines Ttuckstop in Doswell now, right across from King's Dominion, using the Country Inn's free wi-fi. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vision386 Posted May 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2015 Man that brings back memories! (Geraldines) been a good long while since I thought about them or Speed & Briscoe!...................hope you get straightened out soon,these newer trucks are a pain in the ass!.....................Mark 4 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Vision-OD blew out the power dividerHah! OD didn't blow out $#!t! I was just driving up 220 when it went "bang"- I mean "ka-klonka!!" The power divider ain't been locked in since back during the winter probably...not to my knowlege anyway. I locked it in trying to get it off the road though- I told Jeff on the phone that I didn't think I could hurt it any worse, because it was making a terrible noise by then, but it might have hurt it worse. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 That FedEx sleeper cab is neat although I wonder much more when and why those guys got that poor interaxle diff off the red truck and broke it down by the floor???!!! Did you ask them on that? It doesn't seem right, they scratched off the teeth either by some reason.Nice pick-ups, I like them both.And was anything wrong with the log truck? I didn't mention anything out of line.Nothing wrong with the log truck Vlad, it got off on the ramp there and I noticed what a nice load of logs he had- a super sized load! 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Man that brings back memories! (Geraldines) been a good long while since I thought about them or Speed & Briscoe!...................hope you get straightened out soon,these newer trucks are a pain in the ass!.....................MarkI was talking to Nocluejoe66 on the phone last week and he was telling me about the trucks they got from Fitzgerald Gliders in TN. Sounded good, I wish Jeff would give one a try. I sent him a link to their website, but he said he was already aware of them .He said a man that works at Powell's Truck and Equipment in Lynchburg- actually,he's one of the owners- told him they had their trucks in the shop all the time doing warranty work on them. Of course he would say that, if he said anything good about them it might cost them a sale. Powell's is the International dealer in Lynchburg. Besides, when he said Powell's said they stay in their shop all the time I thought "how is that different from what we have now?"...but I didn't say anything. I talked to Jeff on the phone yesterday, he said 5 drivers had called him broke down in different places yesterday morning. One was in Atlanta with a broken oil line and had to be towed, and the one with the oil leak they took to Roanoke, I don't know what the other ones were. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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