You got that right! Rule #1: Thumbs on the OUTSIDE! My hat size was a bit larger though, mainly because I was pretty much full of myself in...
Remember the old HB Cummins with the DD pumps? They were VERY slow to tach down. As I recall the discs in the pump were lubricated with fuel oil...
My first was a 51 KW-220 - 4 & 3 with worm drives-I really hated not having a deep hole!
I guess I really don't see the arrogance-more like sharing "war stories".
To the OP: There is some really good advice in this thread-when these guys talk-I listen! I have done what you are contemplating, however not...
I've had a couple of small cam 350's both with 5&4's-one with 4.63's and one with 5.29's. I usually ran 1850 to 2150 RPM except before a split I...
Ah yes! Good old Quadraplex!
I never knew Johnathan and Andy, but I knew their Dad and Grandpa on their Dad's side (now I REALLY feel old)!
Good choice-dry land! I did a short stint with Sea Alaska and then moved over to Peter Pan at King Cove-on the engineering side too.
Wow! I did time there too. I was raised in a commercial fishing family. Later on I made the fuel run to Shemya and occasionally Attu-we worked...
Glad you made it safely-good job!
Well, I was in my early 20's, but I guess that still makes me an old guy! LOL
"I can't believe people can live up here year round"-"different section of the planet" I grew up in country not a whole lot different than that...
I haven't run the haul road since the Yukon River bridge was built. We crossed the Yukon on an ice bridge in those days
Best of luck to you & safe travels
Southbound loads out of Alaska have always been a challenge-I always figured if I could find something that would at least cover fuel it was a...
Yep-when it is cold enough that you hear your tires "squeak" the traction is usually pretty good
Very true-I ran the Alcan quite a bit in the 70's, but only a few times since 2010 when I moved out to Montana-the blade hands really knew their...
Pretty good advice in this thread. I started trucking in Alaska in the early 70's and most of my miles until 2010 have been in Alaska, The Yukon...
