I hate Peoplenet, where are you parked and recipes thread

They got the scent of cookin' @truckon pegged. Yer doomed.

 

The Spicer 16 speed is a bit of a rare bird. It was pretty much the same gear pattern as the Spicer 5 × 4 transmission in a reverse twist of that 3 stick setup, instead of a second stick, it had a single stick and air splitter control. Think of it as a super 10 on crack, instead of a single split between lever shifts there were more.

The shift knob looked like an R2 unit from Star Wars, lol!




It lost out to the Eaton transmission here in the US which ended up being less complex from a maintenance point of view which for an owner operator is something you would want.

They were a bit more popular overseas and in Latin America.


Here's an Aussie driver demonstrating the Spicer 16.

And to prove how big a nerd I am, and old post I made about this.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-gears-transmission-info-of-yesteryear.15366/

 

They also made 14, 18 and 20 speed versions.

 

Not sure how much you get up to Buffalo but Jim's is a good truck stop to stage at. You have the Galleria mall within walking distance and the food in the truckstop itself ain't half bad.

Parking lot is a bit of a mess but there is plenty of parking. Just don't park in the Kmart lot next door.

 

I still got an empty doe tag I very might just full this afternoon. Cant have an empty freezer you know.

 

I almost always just parked at the Angola plaza. Doesn't jims charge for parking?

 

Good ol Swift never fails to disappoint.

After dropping my load in Loudon, Tn I ran over to the east side of Dandridge to make my next pickup going to Dallas. It's off state hwy 411 which apparently used to be a windy 2 lane road. I counted at least 2 signs in the 1/4 mile from the ramp off 40 saying old turn off closed and new turn off up ahead. As I passed it you could see the road barricaded off. Both my GPS' however want to take you the old way

Well as I'm coming back good ol Swift is getting ready to make a left down the old road. I try yelling out to him on the CB he's gonna be in a pickle if he does. But he goes and makes that left anyway.

As I pass he's just staring at the barricade with his 4 ways on. No way to turn around. Kinda wish I could have stuck around to see it play out.

 

No charge. They just have a "no leaving your truck unattended" policy that's loosely enforced.

They just don't want anybody parking and going home. I used to park at Jim's quite a bit as I have an ex in Buffalo.