The question iz: Why would he have the tandumz slid that far forward loaded or empty? An no crap now about only a Punkin Rookie could do that
OK you truckers...
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Those 53' trailers that everybody has to have, and there is like 50 places in north america that fill them the rest have to stretch the load out to 48' which is 5' from the end of the trailer. Hope I don't ever have to pull a van ever again.
The only advantage I see to the 53's is that when the rulez changed in the '80s and they got 6"s wider at the same time it meant NO MORE PIN WHEELING of da palletz. 'Course 48's would still get crammed to 80 bushel so the extra 5' didn't mean much once the 6's waz added to the width of the newer 48's too. Good for the companyz that manufacture load lockz aye?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
53 x 102 x 13-6,
24 Chep pallets sideways, to the ceiling and up against the back roll up door.
Go to store. Empty it. Go to back haul. Load it up. Go back to the barn.
Repeat next day.
And the next...
The tandems were sliders. When we had to get in to our deliveries, you had to slide them up all the way to make the swing. The lazy motherf$$#-ing c***sukkin drivers would leave them there. We hook up to the loaded trailer later and have to slide the GEEDEE tandems back with a 45 - 50 thousand lb. pound load sitting on them. Of course they wouldn't budge unless you brought up to 1800 rpm and then pop the clutch and grit your teeth.
That made the last two pallets fall against the roll up door and then you cant get it open at your first delivery.
Yah. I miss it...
OH!. Then there were the assholes who would F%$# with where I had perfectly set my sliding fifth wheel. :rant::rant:
24 Chep pallets sideways, to the ceiling and up against the back roll up door.
Go to store. Empty it. Go to back haul. Load it up. Go back to the barn.
Repeat next day.
And the next...
The tandems were sliders. When we had to get in to our deliveries, you had to slide them up all the way to make the swing. The lazy motherf$$#-ing c***sukkin drivers would leave them there. We hook up to the loaded trailer later and have to slide the GEEDEE tandems back with a 45 - 50 thousand lb. pound load sitting on them. Of course they wouldn't budge unless you brought up to 1800 rpm and then pop the clutch and grit your teeth.
That made the last two pallets fall against the roll up door and then you cant get it open at your first delivery.
Yah. I miss it...
OH!. Then there were the assholes who would F%$# with where I had perfectly set my sliding fifth wheel. :rant::rant:
Why Commando, And here I thought you still used #2 az Cologne just so you'd have better dayz on the patio...LMFAO
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Only when the nozzle flipped back out and showered me when I left it unattended while fueling... Again:
AHHHH THE MEMORIEZ
Y'ever run up on another rig thats just fueled and left hiz driverz side cap danglin', and you're west bound on ah sunny afternoon and it's blowin' and snowin' and you can't get around him? Breaker Breaker Over Rodger, YOHOO RODGER!!!!!!!!!!
Y'ever run up on another rig thats just fueled and left hiz driverz side cap danglin', and you're west bound on ah sunny afternoon and it's blowin' and snowin' and you can't get around him? Breaker Breaker Over Rodger, YOHOO RODGER!!!!!!!!!!
thrashingcows
Senior Member
The tandems were sliders. When we had to get in to our deliveries, you had to slide them up all the way to make the swing. The lazy motherf$$#-ing c***sukkin drivers would leave them there. We hook up to the loaded trailer later and have to slide the GEEDEE tandems back with a 45 - 50 thousand lb. pound load sitting on them. Of course they wouldn't budge unless you brought up to 1800 rpm and then pop the clutch and grit your teeth.
That made the last two pallets fall against the roll up door and then you cant get it open at your first delivery.
Yah. I miss it...
OH!. Then there were the assholes who would F%$# with where I had perfectly set my sliding fifth wheel. :rant::rant:
And don't forget to scrape your lunch off the dash and front windshield after you over come all that friction and the truck launches like a top fuel dragster!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
And there was a giga-size hot coffee sitting up there too cuz the cup holders were full of candy, toll receipts, sticky notes, keys, pens, cell phone...
Yah, I had forgot about that part.
Now let's talk about jumping the pin....
don't say you've never done it. I know you have
Come on, pal, let's see you crank down the landing gear fully loaded....
barnfind
Old Man with a Hat
Wait time, thats what I get for pushing for that last load. We get em parked on unlevel ground to grease, we rarely drop the trailer even for the annual.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Sounds real safe. No offense.
barnfind
Old Man with a Hat
None taken, it has to do with rotation of trucks and trailers (every 3 years brand new ones) as well as HM. Cant drop a trailer w any residue just anywhere (no yard). Whoever said hauling volatile explosives was safe?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Starting out young, I had an op to drive LNG out of a new facility. I said no. I couldn't take the pressure.
barnfind
Old Man with a Hat
:Groaner:
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
:tiphat:
thrashingcows
Senior Member
:annoying_dancer:......Hahahaha
MarPar
Meat Man with a Hat
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
That's all I've got. Show's over. Go home now...
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
Here's a clip that should make the old timers remember some of their first rides.
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Us local boys drove some pure crap.... I don't wanna think about it.
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