Aye. Left school at 17 to join the Navy which (long story) turned into joining the Air Force instead. They had me get a GED a year later.
Haven't read the whole topic so might have already been mentioned. Never been an OTR driver, only local mountain, and alot of plow truck so can't...
If I hadn't seen with my own eyes I sure would agree. Thought I had a pic of it (taken about 30 years ago) but I'll be ###### if I can find it.
Recently posted some pictures in the pic forum of some of the twin sticks I'm currently driving.
When I was a kid, my Dad delivered fossilized dinosaur eggs on his flatbed. Always thought that was pretty cool.
I never did stay in the truck when it got dumped. Could have if I had the nerve but....... nah!! Always thought it would have been kind of like...
Glad ya enjoyed the trip down memory lane Red. Here's a couple more interiors of some of the trucks I get to run. [IMG] [IMG] here's the...
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Most trucks I drive are 5 and 4s but one K-Whopper was an 18 with a brownie. Most miles I get are mountain on dirt roads so it just works well....
True, live and learn but some learning is tougher than others!
Drive/operate other machines as well sometimes. Opening the road with a grader. [IMG] Veiw thru the windshield running the snowblower. [IMG]...
I'd drive that only because that boss has his priorities right, values the driver above all else.
Thanks 5mouths2feed, so pretty much just like driving with a splitter but no low range. Would take some getting used to shifting at 1300 rpm and...
twin sticks are about all I've ever had. What the heck is a super ten?
Used to dump the trailer off a ramp that lifted both the tractor and trailer to about a 45 degree angle and the wood chips would empty out the...
Sliding backwards down a grade because I figured I could get by without chaining up. Hard (but lucky, didn't go over the side, got stopped, and...
Reading through the posts and it seems that most trucks don't have brownies anymore? Stuck out here in the boonies and seems I got some catching...
just a few pics of some of the trucks I've driven over the years. this is the second lowbed I've run [IMG] Misty mountain hop :biggrin_25526:...