Muck Boots 'n' Slickers - Life of a Livestock Hauler

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Cattleman84, Jun 14, 2021.

  1. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    Right!!! The star was 216 and that was only 6 years ago. And honestly the star is more truck. He gave me the price of a T8 with a fat 30 aux.


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  3. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Agreed, but with 2 exceptions.
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  4. cke

    cke Road Train Member

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    @1951 ford welcome back, glad to hear that you're doing well. And that is an absolutely gorgeous needlenose you have in your avatar. How long did it take you to build it?
     
  6. JolliRoger

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  7. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    Hattiesburg
     
  8. JolliRoger

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    May be the key, this willing to work cheap to start/learn. I hired a young fellow in say 1981. He just said, I want to work for y'all and learn how to fix forklifts. So we hired and I remember telling him that day.. "If you ever feel like asking for a raise, the answer will always be NO. We will let you know on a Friday in your check. Boy turned out good, worked over 12 years till we sold out. Married the girl who ran our office end.

    Strange, he just called and said you chair is fixed. I had asked him to come by and bring 16" Rigid pipe wrench with good teeth, and a good dead blow hammer.. I needed to replace the pneumatic cylinder in my office chair I sit on at this computer. Chair under warranty and I had gotten the part.
    He came, brought a 36" and hammer. We scuffled with it and he said... Sit down. I am gonna take this thing to the house and fix it, will bring it back tomorrow when I come to take you to the VA.
    He left about 4:30, cause I cleaned up our mess in the floor and washed up, and went in to 5:00 o clock dining room. At 5:28 on my phone he said: Chair is fixed, bring it back at 10:30 tomorrow..

    Google "How to replace the pneumatic cylinder in an office chair." Watch the video. New assembly is set the base on its casters on the floor. Stick the bottom of the cylinder into it. Set the assembled seat with arms on top of the end sticking up, sit down on it to set. No threads or fasteners.
    Then read the reviews and comments. Worth the time.
    Just taper fits..We spent an hour twisting with the pipe wrench and never got any movement.
     
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