What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    SuperTruckin today. Made 200 miles so far. Lol. Planning on going through the gorge in daytime. Don’t want to miss the scenery. Trucks running great. Pulling 30 lbs of boost. Hasn’t taken a white smoke sputtering spell yet. Must have just been plugged filters, from the algae cleaner I used. Thought it was sucking air in fuel lines from shutoffs or a line. Time will tell. Hasn’t shut down since replacing low coolant sensor. If it survives a Truck wash, I’ll know for sure. I’m pretty sure it’s fixed. Nothing worse than a mysterious problem, after an overhaul. Only problem left, is valve cover leak. Gasket must be misaligned. Engine looks like s###, or an old Detroit. Got to fix that soon. Oil all over the whole left side.
     
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  3. Blu_Ogre

    Blu_Ogre Road Train Member

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    Running those mattress loads I was running right around 9.1 but yep 12k was a heavy load and usually empty back... They were corporate spec Cascadias and governed @65 on the cruise, 62 on the pedal.

    Now pulling 9 with a 45k in that rectal probe looking thing would be respectable..... But not a real world truck unless they have airbags to lift it up for bad roads and slow speeds.

    And for chains...... do it the easy way. get those "auto chains" like they use on the school buses and ambulances.
     
  4. Rideandrepair

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    I just mad another pot of coffee, using the 1000w inverter. It shows draw at close to 1000w. When it does go over 1000 3 times consecutively, it shows overload, beeps, and shuts down. So I think it’s working right. Just not enough for a coffee pot. Got that good Community Coffee, with chicory. Headed for Jellico, whoop whoop!!!
     
  5. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    One phase of that is 277. It can take a divot of where it hits you.

    480 will kill you.

    We used to say someone was doing the 277 tingle.

    More people are killed by 120 than all the rest combined. If it gets you where it runs through your heart or head, it basically defibrillates you.
     
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  6. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    The OM has lit the bunk heater. Fortunately there's GRAVY on the horizon.
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Now with the integral KiTTy MoMMy sleeper, it comes with a large heater / generator.

    Big enough for everyone's video games.

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  8. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    It's down to 37. This is like 50 degrees colder than Arizona.

    Getting out the long johns and parka.
     
  9. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    To the communist state we go.
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Well the wind has greatly increased out of the north, and now we'll be lucky if we don't freeze to death. Almost freezing tain this morning.

    This is Opus's fault.
     
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    Reason for edit: Tain. Freezing tain dumb ###
  11. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    Five and a half hours sleep last night and ready to go. Does that say trucker?
     
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