70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
That was pretty good and I'm sure better than I could, but no dock for sure.
Like the KW COE I'd drive it with a stretch
Like the KW COE I'd drive it with a stretch
OK you truckers...
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Hard to tell so much wind noise, I near the compressor rapping like a Cummins.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Lol.
When you can tell the difference tween a Detroit, a Cummins, and a Cat, you're a truck guy.
When you can tell the difference tween a Detroit, a Cummins, and a Cat, you're a truck guy.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Guilty.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Actually, I think it started when I was a kid.
I loved hearing trucks off in the distance at night when there were no other sounds. Better than Xanex.
I was very affected by sound starting around the age of 5.
Mile long trains Clack-clack. Clack-clack...
Harleys idling.
Smitty's acceleration.
Civil Defense sirens Fri. noon.
I loved hearing trucks off in the distance at night when there were no other sounds. Better than Xanex.
I was very affected by sound starting around the age of 5.
Mile long trains Clack-clack. Clack-clack...
Harleys idling.
Smitty's acceleration.
Civil Defense sirens Fri. noon.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I'm the same way as long as I can remember a fascination with anything that makes repetitive noises. My grandparents had a store, all the compressors for the coolers where in the basement, belt driven piston type, I could sit and watch all that stuff running for hours.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I always found these intriguing to my efficient mind.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Anybody here ever own I of these?
thrashingcows
Senior Member
I had a good friend who drove auto haulers for over 30 years...right through the 60's and 70's and finally retired in the 90's. He had a lot of cool stories....especially those friggin Daytonas and Superbirds....they were a huge PITA to load and unload!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Knew some myself.
Early on, I would think occaisionaly about doing it but fortunately I didn't have to.
The toughest, most grueling, driving job out there. 30 years is unbelievable. Most of them went out on permanent disabilty way before them.
Early on, I would think occaisionaly about doing it but fortunately I didn't have to.
The toughest, most grueling, driving job out there. 30 years is unbelievable. Most of them went out on permanent disabilty way before them.
72Fury
Senior Member
Curious, what is the tough part? Injuries from failing off or pushing cars? As long as the cars were runners, I would think that having your freight drivable would be a plus. Then newer enclosed auto trailers are something to behold and *appear* to be a neat job.
I saw ah Portable parkin' lot south bound on I-69 just ah little north of the circle one time and the forward load up top had the roof peeled back all the way to to C-pillar. The whole thing waz floppin' up 'n down like some monster dawg with hiz head out the window tryin' to suck in more air. It waz way funny lookin' when I waz closin' on him. Never could figure out where he did it 'tween Detroit and where I saw him 'less it waz right in Detroit some where but I had the thought real quick that it waz hiz last load for that outfit. I waz still laughin' when I'd clicked the last 100 to my home 20
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
The real question is does anyone understand everything that Jer said there. I am proud to say I understood every detail like a second language, thanks Jer.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
What he says is always crystal clear to me. I also have had the pleasure of talking to him on the phone. Jer, you talk as if you're reading my mind.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
BTW,
If anyone doesn't understand about delivering cars, next time you see a carrier pull up to a dealership, stop and enjoy the show. While you're doing that, imagine yourself doing that as your job, day in, day out, under sometimes impossible conditions including rain and snow, zero degree to 100+ degree temps, and a schedule impossible to meet. Crawling around that framework hanging on like a monkey.
Plus broken ramps and hydraulic systems that leak, jam, or turn to sludge when it is zero out. Cars that won't start. And driving off the top ramp backwards? OMG.
For 30 years so you have a little more than SSA when you're 65 and broken down and hurting bad for the remainder of what life you have.
Hopefully....
BTW, nobody does it 30 years anymore. The big national carriers for the auto makers that were union have been busted up and the industry is now like the freight industry where driver turnover is about one year, let alone 30.
If anyone doesn't understand about delivering cars, next time you see a carrier pull up to a dealership, stop and enjoy the show. While you're doing that, imagine yourself doing that as your job, day in, day out, under sometimes impossible conditions including rain and snow, zero degree to 100+ degree temps, and a schedule impossible to meet. Crawling around that framework hanging on like a monkey.
Plus broken ramps and hydraulic systems that leak, jam, or turn to sludge when it is zero out. Cars that won't start. And driving off the top ramp backwards? OMG.
For 30 years so you have a little more than SSA when you're 65 and broken down and hurting bad for the remainder of what life you have.
Hopefully....
BTW, nobody does it 30 years anymore. The big national carriers for the auto makers that were union have been busted up and the industry is now like the freight industry where driver turnover is about one year, let alone 30.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I have never done it. But I could imagine trying to get those F#@&in vans off that one in the picture this past week around here snow ice just trying to open the door to get in the van without falling off the 9inches of trailer you have left to to walk on without doing a swan dive onto a rock hard snow bank in the back lot they have you parked in.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
And getting the trailer hung up on the parking lot entrance because you have 75 feet of a 6" ground clearance. I see it too often.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Hit it faster LOL.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
People that sit at a desk or hold a clipboard for a living are now thinking, Tough. Nobody held a gun to their head to do that for a living.
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