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Why do people needlessly idle ?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bzinger, Mar 19, 2016.

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  1. Mar 19, 2016 #1
    bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    Sittin here at Salina ks for the day doing laundry and relaxing... It's like 45 and people just keep coming in to eat etc and leave they're trucks running ..why ?
     
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  3. Mar 19, 2016 #2
    Fajo

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    Just to piss you off ? Last I check its their truck they can do as they please. This is kind of whats wrong with the world is everyone is so worried about what someone else is doing then them selves.
     
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  4. Mar 19, 2016 #3
    bzinger

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    Yeah you are right fajo ! ..I own my truck also and know the guy next to me does too ..I'm sure he could afford more chrome if he shut the noisey sob off tho !
     
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  5. Mar 19, 2016 #4
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Cheaper than a service call if it doesn't fire back up. I've had a battery less than 6 months old explode at a fuel stop when I hit the key to re-fire the engine, and I've had a 2 month old battery call it quits causing a large enough drain on the other 2 batteries to cause a no-crank situation.

    Sure, it doesn't happen very often...but it CAN'T fail to start if it wasn't ever shut off to begin with.
     
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  7. Mar 19, 2016 #5
    bzinger

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    Hmmmmmm...ok lmao ..it's hysterical that some of you cry about being broke ...cant shut the POS off when it's 45 and into the 20s at night ? It probably don't belong on a public highway.
     
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  8. Mar 19, 2016 #6
    Kyle G.

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    These are also the same guys complaining about fuel costs I'm sure
     
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  9. Mar 19, 2016 #7
    AModelCat

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    Only time I shut my truck off is when I fuel up, I'm back at the shop or parked in town. Other than that its running. Sometimes I'm 50 kilometers or more out into the bush. Not taking a chance with my only way home not starting.
     
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  10. Mar 19, 2016 #8
    bzinger

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    Boy some of ya must run some junk !
     
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  11. Mar 19, 2016 #9
    Cat sdp

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    Maybe they need electrical power or heat ....
     
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  12. Mar 19, 2016 #10
    Straight Stacks

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    I don't idle my truck since I pay for my fuel...and maintenance...

    that's what my TK TriPac is for.
     
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