Chicken lights?

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by ShadowCat, Dec 10, 2013.

  1. TwinStickPeterbilt

    TwinStickPeterbilt Heavy Load Member

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  3. AfterShock

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    Is worrying about taking out a bumper and/or fender a bad thing?

    Never heard of them called "chicken sticks".
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    Rookie Rods is what I've heard.
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  4. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    If you have to put a set of chicken sticks because you're worried about taking out a fender or a bumper don't buy a long hood.

    Chicken sticks,
    Rookie rods, yep I've heard them called that as well. I personally don't like the #### things and I hate seeing them on trucks. I won't even park next to people that have them because I'm worried they're going to take something out on my truck:biggrin_25519:

    That's just me though opinions like a butt hole everybody's got one haha.
     
  5. AfterShock

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    I think some folks install rookie rods/chicken sticks just for the
    additional two amber lights on top 'cause there's no more room
    for any chicken lights on the tractor. :smt108:cool::glasses1:


    Yeah, but nobody really needs chicken sticks/rookie rods.:laughing1::laughing4:
    If I had as many butt holes as I have opinions, ............................................... :biggrin_25521: :biggrin_25523:
     
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  6. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    Yes that is true and if they do there's something wrong. I'll take driving a hood over an aero any day of the week I can judge in my hood I can't in an aero idk y probably just what I'm used too. Course I like to look between the steering wheel and the dash too lol

    And yea I hear you on that lol.

    I do believe you're the same aftershock that wrote chicken haulin 101. That was pretty good partner!!!! Laughed for hours reading that.
     
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  7. AfterShock

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    Lookin' betwixt the steering wheel and dash provides a feelin' of bein' one with the Big truck, ..... for me.
    A huge difference from when I first started drivin' Big trucks, --- in an International cab-over.
    Back then I pumped the air-ride seat up to a high altitude, as I've noticed many rookies do. As I became more comfortable, the seat height came down closer to Earth. When I changed Big truck truckin' companies, and graduated to a long nose (W-900) everything changed. I felt more at home in a conventional. My seat height became comfortably lower and my shifting improved a whole bunch almost over night. Backin' up took a little practice, but backin' became second nature, --- to the point that I enjoyed challenging situations, --- somethin' I thought I'd never get the hang of.
    But the best part of drivin' a nose was bein' able to stand up in the sleeper to pull my pants on.
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    Try doin' that in an International 9700 cab-over.


    Sounds like somethin' I'd write. :smt047
    However, I try not to read anything I write. :smt120:roll:
    But if y'all got a laugh out of it, ..... my mission was accomplished. :smt045
    ThanX for the update. :salute:
     
  8. 720johndeere62

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    Best way for four wheeler to 'thank' a trucker just use four way flasher's,but if you insist on lights going off it is a circuit interrupter.Not that difficult to hook up!
     
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