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Ultraman | ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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kinda old long nose Peterbilt 379......what a big truck should look like.......won't fit in the garage either....
Cummins ISX engine 475hp with a 13 speed road ranger tranny...3:43 rear gears so it will get out and go. The truck is a 2003 so the engine has no smog stuff on it and is worth a bunch because of that. Truckers hate smog stuff.... It has the American Class interior which is the best and more insulation also. Got air chairs on each side....and a decent stereo set up. I put on the 6 inch straight stacks and it really sounds good especially when running the Jake brake.....have to watch that going through towns....its really loud....everything is polished and up to snuff as all the gauges work.... Also bought a 50' Wilson grain trailer with a tag axle and along with the tag on the tractor should be able to gross 95,000 lbs......or about 1100 bushels of corn.... Have made lots of contacts over the years so have lots to haul with it when we get going. These are the only two pics I have now but will add some later... |
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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I am all of a sudden overcome with the urge to hear some truck driving music.....
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Posted on: 2014/11/23 16:19
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pianoguy | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Whoa, that is quite a rig!!
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Posted on: 2014/11/23 16:32
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Is this a new venture?
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Posted on: 2014/11/23 17:55
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Yeah kind of.......we been hiring our liquid fertilizer mixes to be hauled for us but its been getting harder to get trucks each year in a timely manner. So there is a liquid trailer coming also but it is getting checked out to see what kind of shape its in.
This will give us year round income also and give the hired guys something to do in the off season so I can keep them on full time. People need full time employment not just seasonal if you want to keep decent help. American Ag Transport LLC is the name of the business which I was advised to set up so the trucking would not overlap into other assets. Liability is a big factor in trucking...... |
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Posted on: 2014/11/23 19:45
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pianoguy | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Excellent!
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BillH | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Better N what I started out in.
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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That's a mans truck there.......probably a 220 Cummins and a 5x3 Tranny.....
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Posted on: 2014/11/23 21:54
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that's a big rig... sweet look'n truck!
They may hate the emissions, but the cleaner diesel has been a good thing... lower NoX emissions, less acid rain... That can't be a bad thing. |
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BillH | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Yea, you could tell cause the seat cover was gone, the seat padding was gone and the new plywood seat cover was held on with bailing wire. It was a yard truck, BTW. But I do remember riding passenger in a B61, going up the Allegany mountain, watching the driver use the "restroom feature" (pulling the manual throttle, standing out on the fueltank, steering with his right hand, taking a wiz with his left). That B61 was pulling a load up the mountain with the speed of a.............John Deere. |
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TommyT-Bone | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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One step closer to retirement, ay, Marcus? |
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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I told Ultrawoman that I would get a truck with the big sleeper on it and we could tour the country in it.......and we could even bring the dog........she was not impressed......something about truck stop food.....
Bill those B model Mack's helped build this country back in the day......that's a good idea peeing outside like that........we always used a big cup and the trick was not.............nevermind........ |
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That ought to haul some cabinets!
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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big damn cabinets........
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Posted on: 2014/11/24 4:08
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Yea, and you had to unload the trailers by hand, round trip & unload paid $10. Also drove a 900 (without the poke-your-dots), again in a yard. I could flat shift with both levers at the same time. Attach file: mac3.jpg (9.43 KB) |
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Posted on: 2014/11/24 14:49
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I ran a Mack B-61 back in the mid sixties, then moved up to the U and R models with Mack engines and 5x3 transmissions.
Then it got boring with the maxidyne engines and 5 speeds. I also drove a Freightliner with a 4x4 behind a 350 Cummins. Memeories, yep. |
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Takes a lot of torque to only run a 5 speed....I never could figure out how that worked....I spent time in both a Freightliner and a Pete cabover with 350 Cummins and 4X4's......
I learned on an old Ruan truck with a 318 Detroit and a 4x4....that was a treat....this Pete I just bought even has cruise control so we don't need a broomstick to hold the throttle down and ABS.....geez what next..... Praying for your health Andy....... |
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BillH | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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I used to test drive (check the repairs0 that my guys did on the early 80's CL's.
first time the air ride cab started to tilt up straight on an on ramp was weird. Attach file: ford 9000.png (106.97 KB) |
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Posted on: 2014/11/24 20:02
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BillH | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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The only thing I've driven lately was just a motorhome & trailer..........bit it was 63 1/2 ft long.
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Any track day hauler will be jealous.
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Very nice, Marcus. Will you be doing any driving or just the workers?
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Ultraman | Re: ......and in that rickity old garage sits a........ | ||
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Those air ride cabs freak me out when you see how much they move around going down the road.....I never did like cabovers anyway........ |
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Posted on: 2014/11/27 0:55
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I will be the fill in guy in case everyone is busy doing something else, but I like to drive...always have. |
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