Hillbilly Canuck
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That's what we call a rabbit bumper but you don't have moose to deal with
EC's Going For It
gearjammer
jammer
I once hit two deer on 70 just before the PA turnpike, they were part of a herd was going around a bend several cars took out a few in front of me and deer were all over the road!
forgot to mention I was driving a cab over at the time!!!
Electric Chicken
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Had to dick around with a trailer today. Pulled it from the rail, bill said it was shy of 39k. The air bags didn't read heavy enough and I thought it was a little odd. Then I got on the interstate and BUCKING BRONCO! I pulled off to the TA and it scaled over 36k on the trailer and only 24k on my drives. No freaking wonder. I moved it a total of 9 holes to get it legal. It was still lighter than I'd want on my drives but at least I got through the scale house okay. I would have run out of holes before it was evened out, so I figured I'd make it no longer than necessary instead and tolerate the ride. It still bucked but not nearly as bad. I couldn't wait to get rid of it though.
Electric Chicken
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The hair seems to be mostly resolved thanks to the big beautiful blowhard we call mother nature.
Electric Chicken
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Strange deal today. My sole purpose was to take an empty to a small place in Preston MD to start a drop and hook pool.
I get down there and they had no idea what I was talking about. He called another guy at a different site and he didn't know either. I got there right at lunch so he said give me 30 minutes and I'll talk to my boss and call you. So I waited the half hour. Heard nothing. Went back inside and he said his boss hasn't gotten back to him yet. I say okay fine and give them another half an hour. Still nothing. I call dispatch and she says if you want to wait longer you can otherwise just leave. They should know about this.
Another guy came in behind me to drop a 2nd trailer. He went inside when I was waiting in my sleeper and they told him the same thing.
I got paid to bring the empty back but still.
Other than that it was a decent run. The eastern shore is nice trucking. I was sort of looking forward to picking up from there. So was the other guy. We kinda get stuck doing the same stuff as locals and sometimes you want something fresh.
I get down there and they had no idea what I was talking about. He called another guy at a different site and he didn't know either. I got there right at lunch so he said give me 30 minutes and I'll talk to my boss and call you. So I waited the half hour. Heard nothing. Went back inside and he said his boss hasn't gotten back to him yet. I say okay fine and give them another half an hour. Still nothing. I call dispatch and she says if you want to wait longer you can otherwise just leave. They should know about this.
Another guy came in behind me to drop a 2nd trailer. He went inside when I was waiting in my sleeper and they told him the same thing.
I got paid to bring the empty back but still.
Other than that it was a decent run. The eastern shore is nice trucking. I was sort of looking forward to picking up from there. So was the other guy. We kinda get stuck doing the same stuff as locals and sometimes you want something fresh.
Rigjockey
In Gord we trust!
That's not a good way to start for their company.
If that is the way they operate not knowing what is going on I imagine it will be a nightmare of pre-loaded trailers not being pre-loaded.
I could be wrong. Maybe the will unfuck themselves and get thier poop in a group.
Electric Chicken
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Yeah it was weird they let us inside and the place was almost completely empty. So I don't even know what would have been loaded. There was only one guy in there that I saw and the other driver said he saw 2.
Maybe it's a deep state thing and now I'm going to be offed for talking about what I saw.
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Electric Chicken
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They train you on the kid chasing a ball across the street because it's actually a thing. Happened to me yesterday on my way home.
It's fucking terrifying.
It's fucking terrifying.
Electric Chicken
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Finally started making some real effort to get the old wagon to run good enough to get it on the tow dolly to scrap it. We can push it on but it's a lot easier to just drive it.
I don't remember exactly why I parked it but I know it has a fuel leak at the filler neck or the tank itself. I never got up under to truly see what's going on. Also the battery is dead as a doornail and is why it keeps shutting off when you hit the brake pedal to put it in gear. The alternator is good enough to let it idle and rev up but as soon as you hit that pedal it dies. It moves just fine if I keep it tethered to the pickup with jumper cables. That tells me there aren't any mechanical issues with it.
A little while back I got one of those Noco chargers with a repair mode for sulfation. I have the battery in the house on it to see if it can help.
I'm not in a time crunch to get rid of the car, but it's in the way of my plans to clean up, expand, and organize my parking at the back of the property.
I don't remember exactly why I parked it but I know it has a fuel leak at the filler neck or the tank itself. I never got up under to truly see what's going on. Also the battery is dead as a doornail and is why it keeps shutting off when you hit the brake pedal to put it in gear. The alternator is good enough to let it idle and rev up but as soon as you hit that pedal it dies. It moves just fine if I keep it tethered to the pickup with jumper cables. That tells me there aren't any mechanical issues with it.
A little while back I got one of those Noco chargers with a repair mode for sulfation. I have the battery in the house on it to see if it can help.
I'm not in a time crunch to get rid of the car, but it's in the way of my plans to clean up, expand, and organize my parking at the back of the property.
Electric Chicken
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Noco did a good job resurrecting the battery. It's back in the car and starts and moves. Took the opportunity to mow where it sat then put it closer to the shared alley to make it easier to maneuver to the tow dolly.
Electric Chicken
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I wish I had paid more attention to the tires the dealer swapped onto my truck from the other truck. They all had better tread than what this one originally had, and that's all I really cared about at the time.
Now I'm seeing chunks of tread missing from the passenger rear set and have always seen cupping on the driver front set.
I don't know if it's my truck, or the tires already being that way and getting worse over time.
The one with the most chunks missing also lost all air pressure and dang near came off on me a couple months ago. Whatever that's worth.
I'm thinking I'll do a swap job because the passenger front still look good and the driver rear still look good. Put the good ones on one axle and then toss the bad ones and get new for one axle only.
It's hard to judge wear or diagnose a truck defect when the tires aren't original to the truck.
Now I'm seeing chunks of tread missing from the passenger rear set and have always seen cupping on the driver front set.
I don't know if it's my truck, or the tires already being that way and getting worse over time.
The one with the most chunks missing also lost all air pressure and dang near came off on me a couple months ago. Whatever that's worth.
I'm thinking I'll do a swap job because the passenger front still look good and the driver rear still look good. Put the good ones on one axle and then toss the bad ones and get new for one axle only.
It's hard to judge wear or diagnose a truck defect when the tires aren't original to the truck.
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