Duck
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RIP, Girly Truck
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Rodger
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I looked at some trucks today. Most of them were pigsties with too much time on the leases. Truck 1 smelled like wet dog and ****. I didn't get past opening the door. Truck 2 smelled strongly of cigarette smoke and the mattress was some odd grayish color of brown that I didn't want to analyze. Truck 3 was too new to have a driver seat that color.
Truck 4... Well, I considered it. Strongly. I called on it. They can't lease it because there's not enough time and mileage left on the lease. There's still a possibility I could get in it as a loaner until what I want comes available. It's a Pete.
Piss off, @Southern Fried
Have you looked at a glider?
Southern Fried
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I looked at some trucks today. Most of them were pigsties with too much time on the leases. Truck 1 smelled like wet dog and ****. I didn't get past opening the door. Truck 2 smelled strongly of cigarette smoke and the mattress was some odd grayish color of brown that I didn't want to analyze. Truck 3 was too new to have a driver seat that color.
Truck 4... Well, I considered it. Strongly. I called on it. They can't lease it because there's not enough time and mileage left on the lease. There's still a possibility I could get in it as a loaner until what I want comes available. It's a Pete.
Piss off, @Southern Fried
Who, me???? Wasn't gonna say a thing......
Got any Volvets????
Duck
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Yeah. 386.
But unless there's a huge price difference, you're better off with a Kenworth T-660. It's a WAY better truck.
Southern Fried
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BTW... I dislike the Volvo I'm driving just a little less these days. Hit a major storm just south of St Louis yesterday Low,heavy black clouds , lightning constant all around, raining hard sideways, 60mph winds blowing tree branches and crap across the road. I was expecting a tornado. Swedish Freighliner tracked like a champ. Very stable.
Tazz
Infidel
And they both turn like a
Tazz
Infidel
Do you have the air bag front end?
mndriver
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no worse than the 265" Classic that @JunkYardDog5958 is driving.
Tazz
Infidel
And that makes it better how?
mndriver
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I could see the whole engine. It wasn't tucked back like my Spreader was. Narrow cab and the clutch pedal pivots in the middle of the floor.
The KWs available are 680s.
Duck
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That was the first truck I ever drove.
mndriver
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I was looking at the 386 and 389 in Indianapolis in May.
I'm actually knocking around buying a 389 Glider next winter.
Southern Fried
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Nope.
I've heard bad things about them from guys with other tank outfits but no personal experience.
Southern Fried
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Most of the negative I hear deals with the "slosh factor" and inability of the front air bags to "cycle"fast enough. No personal experience with that so...
mndriver
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I'll give you the mush factor. it still gets me on big crosswind days.
The "cycling"? Not sure what you mean. I know they bottom out on harsh bumps. But so did the classic with all springs.
I felt a better ride . more so from the axle being further from me than anything.
The "cycling"? Not sure what you mean. I know they bottom out on harsh bumps. But so did the classic with all springs.
I felt a better ride . more so from the axle being further from me than anything.
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