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Posted: 2/5/2024 10:23:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: That hood life tho https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000008301_jpg-3115368.JPG Helps you see when the light turns green. Don’t look up, look at the hood! Yours in the shop? |
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Posted: 2/6/2024 7:20:46 PM EDT
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Wish I had an enclosed transport hauling these shitty Hyundai vehicles. Embarrassing.
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Posted: 2/6/2024 7:21:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: PhuzzyGnu]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dan1918A2: Yours in the shop? Yup. Back now. |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 3:16:23 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: Wish I had an enclosed transport hauling these shitty Hyundai vehicles. Embarrassing. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000008343_png-3120466.JPG Oh well. 640 miles from Ft. worth to Tupelo, MS and then another 640 miles back home with some Corollas. @PhuzzyGnu How long is that combination. Looks humongous |
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Posted: 2/9/2024 3:49:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Fusemaster: @PhuzzyGnu How long is that combination. Looks humongous 90' loaded |
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Posted: 2/26/2024 5:07:42 AM EDT
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Well our "supposedly" 50 ton Felling trailer is still broken, so I said fuck it. Get the CAT 988 and move the 850 John Deere dozer with it. I think the dozer is over 50,000 lbs with the wide pads and the ripper attached. No road rules on an airfield...lol!
  
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Posted: 3/4/2024 7:45:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Blademan: Well our "supposedly" 50 ton Felling trailer is still broken, so I said fuck it. Get the CAT 988 and move the 850 John Deere dozer with it. I think the dozer is over 50,000 lbs with the wide pads and the ripper attached. No road rules on an airfield...lol! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/146102/20240218_174856-3141802.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/146102/20240218_175413_0_-3141803.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/146102/20240218_180011-3141804.jpg Rear wheels still kinda on the ground and it's still steering, you are GTG sir. |
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Posted: 3/5/2024 10:15:52 AM EDT
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Didn’t haul jack squat Monday or today. Rain has everything soaked, so nobody is pouring concrete. All the cement silos are full.
All good. Getting it done around the house. Wife still works. I’ll hit the range shortly! |
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Posted: 4/3/2024 9:15:15 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Seabee_Mech]
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They let me escape from Microsoft for a few days. 220,000 lb transformer getting shipped out to a wind farm somewhere
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Posted: 4/4/2024 10:54:41 AM EDT
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First move in a while. Took a yard spotter across town on a funky tri axle trailer designed to haul transit buses. The wife put her foot down on me doing anymore OTR two months ago. There goes all the good money I was making.
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Posted: 4/4/2024 11:11:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/4/2024 7:45:22 PM EDT
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Been off all week. But I’m home now.
Hauled the wife and kids to the beach.  Attached FileBut to keep it truck related, the shop put a new seat in my KW while I wasn’t running this week. So that’s cool, and an unexpected surprise.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 7:29:08 AM EDT
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This damn robot cost me an extra 20 minutes of load time.
  The damn thing, stopped, did a 180, moved a few feet, stopped, did a 180, then proceeded at a snails pace to clear the way. |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 11:46:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bigcraig: This damn robot cost me an extra 20 minutes of load time. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/77315/20240327_093012-3180783.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/77315/20240327_093113-3180784.jpg The damn thing, stopped, did a 180, moved a few feet, stopped, did a 180, then proceeded at a snails pace to clear the way. I would have given in to the temptation to pick it up and relocate to somewhere else. |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 6:41:34 PM EDT
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It is a food delivery robot.
That picture was taken on the Purdue University campus. Those damn robots are EVERYWHERE! |
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Posted: 5/12/2024 12:19:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/12/2024 12:34:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/5-am-waking-up-walking-grab-cup-coffee-l-3212471.JPG  I just spend a week up in Cody, WY moving a prefab/modular temple for the Mormans. The locals aren't happy about where they're building it and have been tying up the project in court. The temple site is in a neighborhood with multi-million dollar houses. We got flipped off daily and filmed by the locals as we were moving loads, the city police harassed us on day one as we were moving the oversized loads through town. Fortunately the WY Highway Patrol showed up and put a stop to it. We had some protestors show up the first day but the weather turned cold and shitty with a snow/rain mix the next two days which put a stop to the fair weather protestors but it turned the off load site into a muddy mess. No pictures as the situation was sensitive/volatile and the contractor requested that we not take pictures. |
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Posted: 5/17/2024 6:45:45 PM EDT
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More cement yesterday and today. Been sporadic due to rain. Tis the season.
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Posted: 5/18/2024 1:26:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/18/2024 1:28:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000010071_jpg-3217361.JPG They hate love. Pshhh, what a bunch of prudes… |
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Posted: 5/18/2024 2:01:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000010071_jpg-3217361.JPG They hate love. My first day off in two weeks, I'm finally enjoying a lazy Saturday sipping coffee at home and now I have horrible images in my head. Thanks.  |
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Posted: 5/20/2024 6:32:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000010071_jpg-3217361.JPG They hate love. It says one truck driver per shower. It doesn't say you can't have more than one person in there. |
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Posted: 5/22/2024 6:39:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2024 6:28:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/1/2024 11:34:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Seabee_Mech]
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Loaded this LR 1600 crane house (126,000 lb) on my Highway Max in Seibert, CO on Friday (240,000 GVW)
 I'm now stuck in Haskell, TX, got here Saturday afternoon, the crane that is supposed to offload me is stuck in Colorado and the road going to the wind tower is way too muddy for me to get into even if the off load crane was here. I may be sitting for days, in Haskell, God help me. 
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Posted: 6/2/2024 12:04:42 AM EDT
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Went back to dump trucks.
Recycled concrete gravel. |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 5:52:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: Loaded this LR 1600 crane house (126,000 lb) on my Highway Max in Seibert, CO on Friday (240,000 GVW) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/119852/LR_1600_Seibert-3229821.jpg I'm now stuck in Haskell, TX, got here Saturday afternoon, the crane that is supposed to offload me is stuck in Colorado and the road going to the wind tower is way too muddy for me to get into even if the off load crane was here. I may be sitting for days, in Haskell, God help me. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/119852/LR_1600_Haskell_TX-3229822.jpg 240k, whoa. The big red engine doesn’t seem to mind, does it? |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 8:05:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dan1918A2: 240k, whoa. The big red engine doesn't seem to mind, does it? |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 10:56:46 AM EDT
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@SuburbanDrone
Got anything to add to the thread here? 😁 |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 6:37:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: Nope, I was averaging around 3 mpg and was running 55/65 mph most of the time (70 on the I40/27). The temps stayed good, the long up uphill pull between Lamar, CO and the OK border and the 90 degree air temps got it pretty warm but never into the red. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: Originally Posted By Dan1918A2: 240k, whoa. The big red engine doesn't seem to mind, does it? Love it. They like to work, don’t they! In what gear did she find her happy place on that long pull uphill? |
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Posted: 6/2/2024 7:07:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dan1918A2: Love it. They like to work, don't they! In what gear did she find her happy place on that long pull uphill? I think I was only making about 1.4/1.2 mpg on that stretch, they love to work but it's thirsty work. 
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Posted: 6/3/2024 9:51:39 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Dan1918A2]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: 7th Direct/OD, I could hold 45/50 mph and about 1600 rpm, kept the fan's speed high enough to keep the oil temp just below the red. It was hot out, in the low 90s with no wind and that pull just goes on for miles and miles with no letup to catch a break and cool the truck back down. That wide nosed radiator was earning its keep. I think I was only making about 1.4/1.2 mpg on that stretch, they love to work but it's thirsty work. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: Originally Posted By Dan1918A2: Love it. They like to work, don't they! In what gear did she find her happy place on that long pull uphill? I think I was only making about 1.4/1.2 mpg on that stretch, they love to work but it's thirsty work. Really reframes one’s perspective of how 80k isn’t really that heavy for these things. Even if yours IS set up specifically for that kind of work. I basically run back and forth on the same 82 mile stretch of road each day, almost all of which is 70mph interstate. Once loaded and I hit 8th OD, that’s where she stays until I get to my exit. There’s a few hills where I could hit 8th direct, but it’s not necessary. Average mpg with this setup, including the empty miles and fuel used to run the blower for unloading, is 6.8 mpg. 12.7 Detroit 60, 13 speed, 3.55 rears. Usually humming along at 72-73 mph. She’s no big powerhouse, but she’s happy. I won’t trade her. 😁 Edit: Heaviest I’ve had this rig was 96,200 lbs. You could sure tell it was a little heavier, but it didn’t seem to mind. Probably good for it. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 10:26:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/3/2024 10:54:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dan1918A2: Really reframes one's perspective of how 80k isn't really that heavy for these things. Even if yours IS set up specifically for that kind of work. I basically run back and forth on the same 82 mile stretch of road each day, almost all of which is 70mph interstate. Once loaded and I hit 8th OD, that's where she stays until I get to my exit. There's a few hills where I could hit 8th direct, but it's not necessary. Average mpg with this setup, including the empty miles and fuel used to run the blower for unloading, is 6.8 mpg. 12.7 Detroit 60, 13 speed, 3.55 rears. Usually humming along at 72-73 mph. She's no big powerhouse, but she's happy. I won't trade her. Edit: Heaviest I've had this rig was 96,200 lbs. You could sure tell it was a little heavier, but it didn't seem to mind. Probably good for it. I've gone down Eisenhower Pass on I-70 in Colorado at 150,000 lbs in 6th direct @ 35 mph and never had to touch the brakes, the engine brake and the big assed fan are enough to hold it back. There's trade offs though, I'm lucky to get over 7 mpg bobtailed, I can't go much faster than 70 mph. I was averaging about 3 mpg from Colorado to Texas at 240k. Even with 330 gallons of fuel on board the fuel gauge drops fast. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 10:57:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: Man, I was super heavy the other day. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000011910_png-3231088.JPG Big trucking!  Looks like a nice balanced load. |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:15:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: Man, I was super heavy the other day. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/1000011910_png-3231088.JPG Then you climb in and the rig is over gross. 😂 You’ll be legal in a few hundred miles 👍👍 |
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Posted: 6/3/2024 11:33:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dan1918A2: Then you climb in and the rig is over gross. You'll be legal in a few hundred miles 
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Posted: 6/3/2024 12:35:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: We actually had to swap out crane operators at a scale to get under our permitted gross weight, 10 years later we still give him shit about it Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seabee_Mech: Originally Posted By Dan1918A2: Then you climb in and the rig is over gross. You'll be legal in a few hundred miles 😂 That’s awesome. “You’re so fat, it’s illegal.“ “Hey Bill, remember that time you almost got a ticket for being so fat?“ |
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