Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

UGH, sorry to here that, man. Yep, these trucks eat money like candy.

 

Did learn something about used Ryder tucks.If you buy one Make sure they drain tranny and rear ends, I figured that # 500,000 they would do that . Come to find out they do not .Amazing ain't You live and learn. I worked for them from 1978 to 1986 and we drained all the boxes at 192,000 and changed oil and filter # 16,000 now they do not drain boxes and oil & filteris cahnged @30,000 ###### guess I am wasting oil I am changing every 12,000 Guess I am old fashion but I do take a mid stream sample(oil) not the other LOL, and send it off

 

Everyone is trying to save money and when these fleets and rental places are going to get rid of their trucks between 400 and 500k they try to do as little as possible. I tell anyone buying used no matter what the mileage is drain everything and pull a oil sample. I don't trust anyone when it comes to buying a used truck.

 

No, but I've tasted it. Mleh.

 

I could be totally wrong on this, but if it's coming out of Atchison, it very well could be coming from the ethanol plant up there. Could just be another name for DDG.

 

I have hauled out of ADM in Illinois going to some dairy's in Texas. It is kind a like midds it is just fluffy ground up corn I guess. It comes out easy when it is dry. I loaded it one time in the winter and had to get my end dump washed out before loading, so I get it washed pull out and the water freezes to the floor and sides (I am in Chicago like 10 degrees out) during the 150 mile deadhead get down to load and the hominy is warm coming out and melts the ice. When I get down to unload on Monday everything dumps out except about 6 inches on the bottom and some hanging on the sides. I hate shoveling but I learned from my mistakes. WH you shouldn't have any problem with it in a hopper.

 

Both - I've hauled hominy out of Atchinson, KS whatcha need to know?

It didn't pay much, had to wait 6 hours to load the truck, and when their loading scale is frozen up (in February) it's heck to make your way around back to their scalehouse. Oh yeah, and the stop button in the bay tends to let run for another 3 min or 2000 pounds after you hit it LOL

Yeah I had a fun night there once - let me know if I need to dig out my notes on that load, and best to ya!