Newbie got good prospects on driving gasoline...

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  1. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    Rather than rewriting everything. I'll provide a link to the newbies forum.
    Looking at possibilities....
    That tells much about me. I'm wondering about thoughts from you people.
    I'm still thinking that the gasoline is my best bet.
    Any advise?
    I do admit. One problem is driving in Wyoming during winter. They don't plow their roads.
    One advantage I have. What I've learned on health. Found a real breakthrough with magnesium. Wish I knew about this years ago. It isn't just magnesium alone. Advise on other minerals, etc. Has straightened out much, easily. Truck drivers should know about this. A life saver.
     
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  3. Brent C.

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    We definitely plow our roads in Wyoming, just not all of them? LOL
     
  4. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    I would seriously like to find out more on Wyo. and plowing. I know that I have taken more than one trip and seen it on the freeways, highways, etc. On one trip, SD and Co. both had clean and dry roads for two weeks. I drove through the middle of Cheyenne on the freeway. Everything was ice, except two little paths to put your tires on in the right lane. That's pretty bad.

    I was hoping on some input, criticism, advise on a rather newbie driving gasoline. You can look at my info from the OP. I'm not dumb. I just took the adult version of the SAT test. They told me I tested in the top 1/2 of 1 percent of people in the entire country who took the test. I'm number 112 who has done that in this state since they started giving it.
     
  5. IluvCATS

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    I'm confused about what magnesium and minerals have to do with winter driving in Wyoming.
     
  6. WesternPlains

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    They make it possible for me to drive all day long. So I can get myself in trouble, driving on ice during winter in Wyoming. :)
     
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  7. Brent C.

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    Sometimes it snows so hard here in Wyoming that traffic pounds the snow into ice before it can get plowed. And magnesium chloride is extremely expensive. We use mostly just salt sand.
     
  8. WesternPlains

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    Oh Brent... bud? ....
    Isn't that more like: "traffic always pounds the snow into ice"????
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    Wyo. is too cheap to use anything? :)
    Tell all the other northern states about the cost.
     
  9. Brent C.

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    Exactly. We have 500,000 people in the whole state. Lol. If a highway patrol man calls for back up it could be over 2 1/2 hours away? LOL it's a huge state with a low population and a small tax base. Add that to extreme weather conditions and yes we can't clear the roads off all the time. Some people hate it, some people like it. I'm in the middle..
     
  10. WesternPlains

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    Gee Brent.... You could be posting constructive advise here. You're doing propane in Wyo.
    What the heck do you people do?
    Put studded tires on your trucks?
    Chains? They wear out fast on a truck. I know.
    What do you do to handle the ice?
     
  11. Brent C.

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    We drive extra smooth lol. I've done 65 for weeks on ice. Visibility is a greater factor than road conditions. If I am at night and it is a bright moon starry sky I can see 6-7 miles ahead on empty roads, I run 65 on ice with no chains. If visibility is poor or there is heavy traffic I run much slower to give myself more time. Smooooth inputs is key in slick conditions. Turn off jakes, slow throttle input and slower brake application. If you detect a slide coming on, go to zero inputs. The biggest rookie mistake on ice is panick slamming of the brakes. Let it roll out. If there is traffic or poor visibility drive only as fast as you can see to stop. I have pulled a train weighing at 120k lbs on glare ice, low traffic, excellent visibility at 1:00 am for 180 mile one way turn around for weeks on winter ice. If you are not comfortable, park it. Be certain of your abilities and certain of what your truck will do.
     
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