Just found out today they sold my truck andmi will be assigned a new one withmin the next two or three weeks...
I am excited... and yet at the same time.. I like my truck and a bit sad to say good bye.. I got it all set up the way I llike it.. I am use to all its individual qwerks, sounds and all..
May be silly.. cause yeah it is just a company truck.. but, at the same time it is where i spend most if my time...
Dont know what I will be getting.. just that it will be newer...
getting a new truck soon... yay
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You never know..I turned my first beater in,and searched forever in the lot.
I expected the worse,and got a new glider.I was almost in tears..
Its nice riding in something no-one has farted in yet.
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I'm picking up a new truck tomorrow. I've done almost 300k in my Peterbilt tomato. But her warranty's up and the company is switching over to the new style Petes. In the end a truck is a truck. If it rolls I go.
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i have good and bad memories of my first truck,have never really forgot,kind of like your 1st harley. 65 pete with a 36 inch sleeper,V-12 detroit,5X4 trans,no power steering,no a/c, no nothing. but she was mine along with the $350.00 a month payment. of the trucks i have owned that one will always be with me. be safe out there
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better then my first truck a used pumpkin truck with a 10 speed 671 238 hp
so then i had to have that big ole hp 1271 in a conventional she would do 117mph
on the joisey pike but spent more time in the shop then on the road
but i didnt care the black smoke and sparks flying out the exhaust was worth it -
Wow.. no power steering.... the truck I was driving with the small company, the starter went out, and I was pulled forward into an idle air slot... the tow truck looked at me as says, your gonna have to crank that wheel while I pull your trailer and tractor out... and by the looks off ya it is gonna take all you got and thrm some...
He suggested we see if we could get a bigger male driver to do it... which, I did not want to do, I wanted to do it and not have to ask a male truck driver... so, he hooked it up, went over what I had to do and all and then started to pull me out... I cranked on the wheel... and wow, had no idea it would be that hard.. I gave it my all and we got it 80% out.. and I y arms were noodles.. so... had to ask one of the guys that was near by watching.. and he finished..
I after they got it out and pull started, he even hooked it back up to the trailer for me... I thanked him.. and he told me.. you know, you got it a lot further than I thought you...
M my arms were noodles for a couple days... I cant imagine driving with no power steering.. and I do always che k my power steering.. cause I dont want to be with out it.. -
the old 65 was only three years old when i bought it. the V-12 averaged less that 3 mpg on a good day maybe 3.5 on a great day.
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883bedomerider bought the 65 off a guy who had a small yard off of 60th and L st. in omaha. trying to remember his name but just cant think of his name now. be safe out there
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. You get over it pretty quick
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