Popular Post other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 Well, vacation's over, back to the old grind, I mean work- I left here Sunday going to Erie, Pa. with a load of lumber. Saw three wild animals crossing rt. 20 in W.V. near the coal dump. They were still near the road when I passed by, but they had blurrified themselves. They do that as a means of defense, they blurrify themselves so they're harder to see. Only certain deer in certain parts of W.V. can do this. Since I dropped my favorite camera in Johnstown last week and broke it, I took an old Kodak we had laying around to use for a spare until my replacement camera came, but i'm sure the deer made themselves blurry and it had nothing to do with the camera or the camera operator... A groundhog in Erie. A Corvair near Meadville. Looked like a 1963 model, but i'm not sure. A golden pickup for sale. Apparently it has some kind of trick paint on it to make it appear blurry. A girl in a car. Neat looking old Ford riding with a load of newer units. A new T800 at the yard, beside a T660. If Jeff takes one i'm all over it. These have ISX15 450 Cummins engines, 18 speeds, and 3.55 rears. For the routes I usually run the 18 speed and 3.55's should be a big improvement over the 10 speed and 3.36's I have now. The horsepower's about the same but the engine brake should be a lot stronger too with the 15 liter engine. The Paccar engine brake is about the same as not having one at all, very little difference. I like the stacks in front of the sleeper a lot better too. 7 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 I brought a load of dumpsters from Greenville, Pa. back to Lynchburg. Jo called me Monday and told me my new to me refurbished replacement camera came, so I went home Monday night. Unloaded the dumpsters Tuesday morning and went to Moneta to load lumber going to Conneaut Lake, Pa. It was very hot in Moneta. Saw a nice looking cabover KW there. Saw a golden pickup for sale near Meadville. Saw a big green truck in McKees Rocks. I even saw an airplane in the sky. Rock trucks in West Virginia. They're doing a lot of excavating there for something. The goat on Powell Mountain. A girl in a car. The "WTF" of the week- I saw another driver at the shop when I got in yesterday evening. He had loaded something at a "secure" facility, and either they wouldn't load him or they wouldn't let him leave after they loaded him because the Conestoga wasn't "secure" enough to suit them. He said a little skinny security guard came out and looked it over and squeezed up inside the trailer between the curtain and the rub rail. They took pictures of him in the trailer from the shoulders up and sent it to the supervisor. Well, that just wouldn't work, they had to fix that. He said they called some place and they wanted $400 to "secure" it, so him and another driver did this themselves- they put all those grommets in up both sides, and put the cable seal thinga-ma-bobs on it, and all was well. I think he said it took them about an hour and a half, but now no terrorist or anyone with criminal intent can get into that trailer!..unless of course he has a box cutter, pocket knife, piece of broken glass, sharp stick, keys, or any number of things he can use to poke a hole in that thin vinyl side. Once you poke a hole in it big enough to get one finger in you can easily rip a hole in it big enough to drive a bus through. 8 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 Camera review- My old Nikon that I dropped was the best camera ever for taking drive-by pictures. The new one works well, it's actually a better all-around camera, but it has a wider angle lens that I don't need because I'm usually shooting for the one truck, or one goat, or one girl in a car. It has a lot more manual settings and features that I don't even know how to use. It has a lot more zoom too, that I don't really need, but it's very impressive for a point-and shoot. It zooms so far that it's hard to hold it still enough to take a clear picture, even resting it on the steering wheel or the window. But i'm pleased with it so far, and it was only $156, factory refurbished by Nikon. My old model S8200 was discontinued, and this S9700 was the closest thing I could find to it. Here's how close it will zoom in. I was backed up to the dock in Chester, W.V. waiting to get unloaded and took these from inside the truck. I reduced the size exactly the same on the computer- no zoom regular zoom and then when you hold the zoom button it gives you even more, I forgot what you call it, zoom-zoom I guess. 4 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Wow that's a lotta zoom OD! I'm expecting lots more girl, I mean scenery pics. Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBullDog Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 More zoom for clearer goats. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 TomThanks for your weekly pictures,, always find them interesting..Glad you enjoyed you vacation.. My wife says the only place we go are where there are truck shows.. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Wow that's a lotta zoom OD! I'm expecting lots more girl, I mean scenery pics.Looks like that girl had a little "chill" going on, even though it was warm and she had the window down. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 and then when you hold the zoom button it gives you even more, I forgot what you call it, zoom-zoom I guess.That's "Double-Secret Probation Zoom" Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outbehindthebarn Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Looks like that girl had a little "chill" going on, even though it was warm and she had the window down.That chilly girl was SEXY. Quote Fun is what they fine you for!My name is Bob Buckman sir,. . . and I hate truckers. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 TomThanks for your weekly pictures,, always find them interesting..Glad you enjoyed you vacation.. My wife says the only place we go are where there are truck shows..Well, there just happened to be an ATCA show in Martinsburg, Pa. Just over the hill from Johnstown. It was a good trip, I enjoyed Johnstown, especially seeing the dam site, and the truck show too. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Nice pics, I wonder if that Ford was a Thunderbolt?!? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Nice pics, I wonder if that Ford was a Thunderbolt?!?I wondered that too. More around now then Ford made though. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 There were three at Hemming Muscle Palooza last year. Two made a few passes @11:01 and 10:99 The third was a Micky Thompson / Tasca built 1 of 1 on display. With Micky Thompson designed and cast Hemi heads on it. 2 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leversole Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 They are cool machines! According to my sources, only 100 built...49 4-speeds and 51 autos...first ten were maroon, the other 90 were white! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 I did a google image search, this is all I could find- Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Tom, it's nice to see the weekly report.All the girls, goats, dump trucks and pick-ups are good.Hope your brakes served well and Corvair continued his trip not being hit in its a$$.The last pic with white station wagon looks like Frightrain's.and the one above it... Is she his g/f he mentioned sometimes but has never showed out on here? 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Tom, it's nice to see the weekly report.All the girls, goats, dump trucks and pick-ups are good.Hope your brakes served well and Corvair continued his trip not being hit in its a$$.The last pic with white station wagon looks like Frightrain's.and the one above it... Is she his g/f he mentioned sometimes but has never showed out on here?We were sitting at a red light when I took the last picture of the Corvair. And yeah, that's Freightrain's wagon, and it might be his girl friend, but i'm not sure about that. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Enjoyment for sure and the top secret load is funny as! All that work for a curtain side! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 We were sitting at a red light when I took the last picture of the Corvair. And yeah, that's Freightrain's wagon, and it might be his girl friend, but i'm not sure about that.She might be. Depending on how much time he use to spend on his B and races in relation to a value of attention to that kind of wild creatures. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted August 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2015 meanwhile, I stopped at the car wash in Winfall today...never did get to wash my truck because of some bimbo that was in front of me. I turned on my super-secret video-to audio-to-print super secret spy camera...it's super secret. 6 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 As I was on the way home from the car wash in Winfall today... 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Nice!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyGunner Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Wow you sure are lucky OD! Out here in BFE we don't have car washes and even if we did no folks like that around. It's been said this area is hard on horses and women, this is all I see on my outings and taking one could still technically get you hung in Montana. 1 Quote The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by the people who vote for a living.The government can only "give" someone what they first take from another. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Pennsylvania deer camouflage themselves by embedding as much of their bodies as possible into the sheet metal of passing vehicles. I like the blurrification method better.You seem very knowledgeable of Corvairs. I would've thought the model year was 2939.I did a google image search, this is all I could find-hottasca.jpglk17.jpgUse the search term "Thunderbolt" not "Thunderboobs". 1 Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/41285-pictures-of-the-week/#findComment-299574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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