The adventure Begins!

*howls out to his dragon bro in support*

My many thanks to everyone who's been giving such awesome words of support to my bud & bro. I've known Dragon going on a decade and a half now, and I know how much his heart is in this.

And Dragon -- fine, I joined, just so I could howl out to you and track this thread and toss in my two cents of support too.

You're doing awesome bro. Keep on truck'n.

(PS: Be sure to study for your next whizzquiz like you did last time... *rofls*)

 

Welcome to the funny farm, LR. Jump on in here. We'll corrupt anybody that's willing to take the abuse. We'll see what ya got!!! Brang it on back, driver c'mon!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for the update TDragon. Seems like there's always a joker in every crowd. That would probably drive me crazy too. Like you said, don't pair off with her, that would really be nasty.
Pre-trip stuff was pretty interesting though wasn't it? Get to know as much as you can about these trucks. Your life depends on it. The more you learn, the more confident you'll be.
Looking forward to the pictures too. Take care bud...

 

Hey, you know I been tracking this for a few days, attaching an account to it so I could reply is nothing.

Besides, some of these folks are crazy as bats and I fit right on in.

 

You ain't seen nothin' yet, my friend....

 

Get the mods to move it for ya to the Swift forum! Good luck to ya, following along and reminiscing. Here's the funny part, I just did this back in June and it seems like ages! Welcome to the nuthouse to your friend and good on ya for supporting ya bro.

 

Alright, I was waiting to give any advice until after I found out you'd started pre-trip. It's simple. There are only 107 items on the truck that you need to talk about (according to USDOT). On the outside, everything is either NOT cracked, bent, broken, dented, leaking, shifted, torn, or frayed. And it IS mounted securely with no loose or missing bolts or clamps, whichever is warranted for that particular part. Make sure you mention what color the lights are and that they are in good working order. Amber to the front, red to the rear. DOT reflective tape can be no higher than 60" off the ground and no lower than 15" off the ground. When you do your in-cab, read your gauges. They're self-explanitory. The oil pressure gauge tells you what your oil pressure is. The air pressure gauges tell you how much air you've got in your primary and secondary tanks. Water temp gauge....what temperature your water is. Easy peasy. You must have AT LEAST 100psi before starting your brake tests (and before you move the truck). And remember this for part of your in-cab: Cold rainy night. Cold=defroster and heater, rainy=windshield/windshield wipers, washer fluid, and night=dash panel lights.

I got to where I could pre-trip a truck in 35 minutes from bumper to ICC. It's only as hard as you make it. I know I gave you a lot of information, but after a couple more weeks, it'll make sense to you. I wish I could physically show you how to pre-trip. I've got a system, but it's easier to SHOW than it is to explain. Everything I said in the last paragraph was off the top of my head. Where I went to school, they drilled pre-trip in our heads for an hour EVERY morning. It got to be second nature.

If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me and I'll give you my cell phone number. I'll be more than glad to help any way I can. Gears, you can have the digits too, but I know you'll call just to shoot the breeze, unless you want me to tell you how to pre-trip your own truck.