OK you truckers...

CanCritter · Sep 12, 2016

BIGBARNEYCARS said:
#1NO, #2NO AND #3YES. The advantage we Professionalz az you call us have is that we have and do drive 4 or 5 timez the miles that most regular folkz do in any given year and you learn when to and when not to let it hang out ah bit. Question #82, When'z the last time you were out there in ugly weather and thinking the road might be icing up, intentionally rolled down your window and reached out and felt the forward edge of your side mirror to see if you feel metal or ice? What decisionz do you make any time it rains as to weather to turn your radio off, turn your cruise control off, and your lightz on. Their are many valid reasons to do all three to bring all your senses back into full control and cut the risk of dying. How do you answer my questions #82? and I also mean you no disrespect either, but when you're sittin' on top of 80,000lbs. with your reaction time + stopping distance you really don't want to pull in front of ah big rig and hit your brakez. You either learn quick of parish. If you wanna run with the big dawgz fine, but learn what to do and what not to do. If not stay on the porch! I've just scratched the surface Amazinblue82. but in the 40 yearz you've been on the the road going back and forth to work and Play you've probably driven 3/4 of a million milez. I've traveled a bit more then 3 1/2 million in those same 40 years, all professional milez and all with "0" accidents and we won't count probably another 3/4 million just in play over the last 65 years. Hope I've answered ah few of your questions Pal, Jer

like the mirror and ice reference..gona remember that... :thumbsup:

amazinblue82 · Sep 12, 2016

Probably hard to tell, but this likely doesn't have three rear drive axles right?

300rag · Sep 12, 2016

BIGBARNEYCARS said:
... Question #82, When'z the last time you were out there in ugly weather and thinking the road might be icing up, intentionally rolled down your window and reached out and felt the forward edge of your side mirror to see if you feel metal or ice?...

More often than I care to remember.

72Fury · Sep 12, 2016

amazinblue82 said:
Probably hard to tell, but this likely doesn't have three rear drive axles right?

View attachment 92904

No. Front looks like a tag axle.

commando1 · Sep 12, 2016

BIGBARNEYCARS said:
Don't get me started

Too late for that....
:rofl:

commando1 · Sep 12, 2016

CanCritter said:
childs play...anyone can do that...takes a real trucker to pull this off...

That's one of the more famous pics that's been floating around the internet for a while. I think every Driver's Room has that pic up on the bulletin board. lol
I stare and stare at it and I stil can't figure out wtf he was thinking.

70bigblockdodge · Sep 12, 2016

commando1 said:
he was thinking.

You really think that was involved at all at any time.
Fell asleep off the road woke up about halfway up the hill.

CanCritter · Sep 12, 2016

70bigblockdodge said:
You really think that was involved at all at any time.
Fell asleep off the road woke up about halfway up the hill.

think you may be right...not much else makes sense short of a crack head stole it

CanCritter · Sep 12, 2016

in pic 4 if you blow it up you can see highway between truck and tow truck....really like my huge *** monitor....easier on the eyes :O)

cantflip · Sep 13, 2016

CanCritter said:
in pic 4 if you blow it up you can see highway between truck and tow truck....really like my huge *** monitor....easier on the eyes :O)

Wow... I just realized on the second look the it climbed the hill, not backed down... seems impressive and not easy to do accidentally... I guess don't underestimate the wonders of a low gear...

70bigblockdodge · Sep 13, 2016

I do not know the spot but like Critter says you can see highway, it may just turn right there. Either way he was goes at a good clip to make it that far up that embankment.

commando1 · Sep 13, 2016

I wish I could have seen the look on his face as he woke up.

cantflip · Sep 13, 2016

70bigblockdodge said:
I do not know the spot but like Critter says you can see highway, it may just turn right there. Either way he was goes at a good clip to make it that far up that embankment.

Thanks... I'm an idiot... see it now...

commando1 · Sep 13, 2016

cantflip said:
Thanks... I'm an idiot... see it now...

We're both idiots, then. Never saw it.

amazinblue82 · Sep 19, 2016

Brockways ... this is a new one to me. do not recall seeing one before today.

commando1 · Sep 19, 2016

amazinblue82 said:
Brockways ... this is a new one to me. do not recall seeing one before today.

Favored by the heavy hauling industry. Crane, flatbed, dump, etc.
Strongest frame in the industry and was one of the earliest to offer monster Detroits and Cats.

72Fury · Sep 19, 2016

I remember the Brockways. Anyone remember Crane Carrier Corporation, or CCC ? They built a cab over as well.

72Fury · Sep 19, 2016

commando1 · Sep 19, 2016

72Fury said:
I remember the Brockways. Anyone remember Crane Carrier Corporation, or CCC ? They built a cab over as well.

I think the Chinese are carrying on the CCC name.

amazinblue82 · Sep 19, 2016

Cool trucks. Brockway.. learn somethin' everyday. hmm.. is it me, but do these trucks look like another brand?

not being funny .. lotta long snouts/flat fronts on all these trucks by design, etc... but there's something familiar here now that i have looked at a lot of them. maybe its nothing ..