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And that Ladies and Gentlemen is the Long and Short of it…..

 

This mirror flew off today almost broke my windshield.

 

hood mirrors are overrated anyways

 

Obviously a high speed and overloaded issue.

 

I was going 50 in West Chicago empty

 

Yes

 

Probably got shot off then.

 

Not far from my neck of the woods.

 

So i’ve decided what speeds i’ll generally go when i get my lease truck.

Loaded heavy: 63 mph
Loaded on light side or empty: 65 mph
Going home empty/bobtail: 70 mph

Basically most of the time i’ll be going 63-65. If i’m paying for my own fuel, i’m not pulling a 45k load at 70 mph*


*obviously if i have any load and it’s on a time crunch, i’ll go at an appropriate speed to get it there on time

 

Common Cascadia defect. I lost a few. The first one I didn’t notice when it flew off. It just disappeared! lol Penske said you can’t replace just the glass and replaced the whole hood mirror. Then they both started getting loose. They got so wiggly I was afraid to clean them. Was on the WV Turnpike when one popped off and flung off the road. I went to Penske and they had found a way to just replace the glass. So they replaced both. Been good since such a good build quality on these Crapcadias….