do you want to go to work in the ND oil feilds

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  1. Auctioneerhere

    Auctioneerhere Bobtail Member

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    Great thread, your posting information that will help people & save someones life.
     
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  3. Ezrider_48501

    Ezrider_48501 Road Train Member

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    here is why i say to pre-trip multiple times a day in the oilfeild,

    took a nap got up did a walk around everything good. drive to a welsite load, do full pre trip everything looks good, get to disposal site and pre trip again while unloading and here is what i found.

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    sitting at a repair shop awaiting repairs now
     
  4. Moose1

    Moose1 Bobtail Member

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    OUCH! :biggrin_25510:
     
  5. georgeandson

    georgeandson Heavy Load Member

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    air can?
    I am surprised they dont mount them above axle like dump trucks since you do alot of off road.
     
  6. Ezrider_48501

    Ezrider_48501 Road Train Member

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    yup air can. someone else drove my truck for a couple days last time i went home for a couple days off so i don't know how they managed to break it in the first place, they welded it to repair it and did a horse #### job, weld had poor penetration and a lot of porosity i knew it was a #### weld from the first time i laid eyes on it, its repaired properly now. seems sometimes you have to sit there and watch some of the repair shops around here there all so busy they don't take the time to do repairs right the first time.
     
  7. Logan76

    Logan76 Crusty In Training

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    Yeah, It seems like in this line of work with all of the off road driving we do that these trucks break alot more than any other type of driving I've ever done. last nightI had my leveling valve arm get bent from backing up a steep slope, I didnt know that could happen but my air bags wouldnt air up. I did get a free lesson from the mechanic on how to just bend the arm straight and the bags aired right back up.
     
  8. Blind Driver

    Blind Driver Road Train Member

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    Is there a good site for job postings? I'm ready to move.
     
  9. Ezrider_48501

    Ezrider_48501 Road Train Member

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    i had the rod for the leveling arm pop off once, i thought a u joint was going out or something. till i pulled over to check things out and found my bags were deflated and the rod hanging, quick fix but the noises that thing made had me scared.
     
  10. Logan76

    Logan76 Crusty In Training

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    Yeah, same thing happened to me other than my rod just got bent, it did make some crazy noise and vibrations though.
     
  11. Blind Driver

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