How does body weight help you?

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  1. -insert name-

    -insert name- ATM squishier

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    Some trailer's we pull are rusted out and sometimes hard to work a strap without some lube. Need to get some more, can fell out when I opened my sidebox. Allover my pretty purple truck(I call it Barney.)...
     
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  3. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    And I have to make sure the passenger window is rolled up or I will blow right back out of the giant door and windows on these Star-Cars.

    I had a guy last week ask if he could get in my truck and see how it was. He was about 5' 5" tall and around 350# I would say. He loved the wide door and the lowered height. he said he knees gave him a lot of problems ( I kept my comments to myself) and he complained about his 379 having narrow doors (not sure how he managed to fit between the seats either) but he liked my truck.

    I like my truck because I have very long legs and not having anyhting under the dash at all and being able to streach out my legs fully makes a world of difference for me :)
     
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    -insert name- ATM squishier

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    Long legs? WHAT?

    DEM LEGS
     
  5. cheeseburger

    cheeseburger Medium Load Member

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    being large sure does make it easy for securing loads (6' 2" - 280), but it sure did suck trying to get my big ### on top of a load of OSB or gypsum to tarp.
     
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  6. DEMO

    DEMO Money Bags

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    Anyone else see irony in cheeseburger posting in this thread? :biggrin_25520:
     
  7. Jumbo

    Jumbo Road Train Member

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    If only his name had been Whopper.
     
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  8. aiwiron

    aiwiron Road Train Member

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    Where did I ever say I was 5'9" and 350 pounds?

    I have never said any nonsense that being over weight has it's advantages over thinner people.

    I said that I was 260, but I have a 58 inch chest also. A few people on this board know me in person and I am not the little guy or am I thin, but can pick up my own weight with zero issues.
     
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  9. aiwiron

    aiwiron Road Train Member

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    Just had a 5 guys cheese burger about 19 minutes ago.
     
  10. bigjoel

    bigjoel Road Train Member

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    I fall in between. I'm too light for heavy work, but I'm too heavy for light work.
     
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  11. Jumbo

    Jumbo Road Train Member

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    Small fry please.
     
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