but why would you polish up all those pallets ? there just going to get dirty 
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Class 7 & 8 big rigs
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Well its not a fancy Peterbilt or KDUB.. But this is what I get to drive daily..(company truck)
My buddies dad drive one here in Eugene. Same thing your saying is his outlook on it. I think I would rather drive one than work on them. As a mechanic I wouldn't want to work for a trash company. As far as drivers go, I would have to give you guys props. You guys put those things places in town that would make us off highway guys pretty nervous.
There's a nice single-story apartment complex across the street from me and there isn't enough room to turn around inside so every morning the truck comes he pulls in, makes the left turn and goes to the end then backs all the way out to the main gate. It's crazy snug.
We do get into some pretty stupid places with our trucks...you get used to it. Most of the fun happens in the tight, narrow city alleys downtown. I especially love the ones with a lot of overhead wires. 
That's pretty common. If you're not comfy backing up for long distances, through convoluted areas it isn't the job for you. I can back it up pretty much anywhere I drove in, usually at the same speed. Ironically I have trouble parking my wife's Durango as accurately...
Much better mirrors and such on the garbage truck.
That's pretty common. If you're not comfy backing up for long distances, through convoluted areas it isn't the job for you. I can back it up pretty much anywhere I drove in, usually at the same speed. Ironically I have trouble parking my wife's Durango as accurately...
Much better mirrors and such on the garbage truck.
I've noticed a lot of trucks around here have backup cameras too.
Yeah, we run camera's, some are much better than others. The one in "Ugly Betty" is a real POS. 4" black and white screen in a terrible location. It's down low on the dash so it's not in an "intuitive spot" (like a rear view mirror)and the picture is so washed out you can't see anything in it during daylight.
If it ends up being my assigned truck I'll push for a new camera. The new camera's are much higher definition, full color, and about a 7" LCD screen. Quite a few of the newer trucks run rear camera, as well as a pair of alley cameras. They're also on the rear, but are side facing so you can see around a blind corner when backing out. The newest trucks run those three plus a camera pointed at the hopper...
If it ends up being my assigned truck I'll push for a new camera. The new camera's are much higher definition, full color, and about a 7" LCD screen. Quite a few of the newer trucks run rear camera, as well as a pair of alley cameras. They're also on the rear, but are side facing so you can see around a blind corner when backing out. The newest trucks run those three plus a camera pointed at the hopper...
I run around town with a 53ft trailer and backing up doesn't bother me. The only time I worry about getting cornered into a tight spot is with the a-train doubles, they dont back up so well. still working on getting better at though.
I got this wrecker new in '01. we built it from a glider kit and then installed the unit. I had put 230,000 on it when I quit in March of '05. It had leather seats, sunroof, heated/power mirrors, power windows, Alpine CD, XM, in-cab remote, wireless remote, 550hp Cat with Jake and retarder, 18spd, 3:70 rears with low profile 24.5 tires. It would run 93 mph but I had also started out 187,000lbs behind it on 7% grade on Vail Pass!!! That had me nervous! 
Nice
wasted wages
1 ton status
No one pulls a reefer ??? 
Was going to wash it Monday but now it looks worse! These are pics from Friday.
I did almost 40 miles of gravel Friday and 25 miles yesterday. It is the season for dirty trucks. It makes the polish maintenance way harder.
I did almost 40 miles of gravel Friday and 25 miles yesterday. It is the season for dirty trucks. It makes the polish maintenance way harder.
4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
No one pulls a reefer ???
I used to, gave up my CDL last year, got tired of the regulations, long hours, crappy attitude towards the driver, stupid high fines for honest little paper mistakes.
Going back to school, New life, at 40. :-/
I drive this a few weeks in a year.
88 GMC General with a 3406 cat and a 15 speed fuller trans.
It is our silage truck on the farm.
88 GMC General with a 3406 cat and a 15 speed fuller trans.
It is our silage truck on the farm.
Had to look up Silage. I'm not much of a farmer.
A General is fairly rare around here, much more rare with a kitty!! Then it even has a big front axle since it has 425's on the steers!
I pulled quite a few reefers behind the wrecker, some even without the tractor,,,no pics..
I towed Doug Herbert's KW hauler one night! That would have been a cool pic!! Too bad it was midnight.
I pulled quite a few reefers behind the wrecker, some even without the tractor,,,no pics..
I towed Doug Herbert's KW hauler one night! That would have been a cool pic!! Too bad it was midnight.
in BC they run 425's on the front end garbage trucks to pick up another 600 kg of GVW. Nice having a higher GVW, but they sure don't turn as sharp as they do with 385's on em like here in Alberta. Here in Alberta max GVW is max, unless you add another axle, which is why all the front end trucks run the smaller 385's. Cheaper, and the trucks turn tighter.
Same for here. I work on a small fleet of ready-mix trucks that have them. I used to drive a wrecker that had 'em.
We need more pics in this thread!!!!
We need more pics in this thread!!!!
