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Muck Boots 'n' Slickers - Life of a Livestock Hauler

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Cattleman84, Jun 14, 2021.

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  1. Aug 23, 2022 #951
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    Your absolutely right they did .. when I pulled for them it was never fast enough ...All I ever heard when I turned in my weights was .. " That's not to bad Gus.. but stroke that Cat alittle harder
    I asked 1 of their door swingers once .. You MO FO's got any toe nails? .. he looked at me a smiled said yeah why you asking ?
    I said cause figured them.fan blades would have em chew off since you got your foot in the fan nonstop
     
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  3. Aug 23, 2022 #952
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    No worries... I dont get around as much my self anymore. Now that I'm yanking a tank amd doing alot of other stuff I just dont seem to have the time like I used too.

    The last couple days I been playing plumber. Had to disconnect the water from an old building at work, relocate the pressure tank to a different building and install a hydrant. This is the hole I dug (by hand) to disconnect the water and install the hydrant... It's about 5 feet deep.

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    The line going to the right is now cut off, the tee is changed to a 90, the hydrant is installed in the remaining line, and I built a French drain in the bottom of the hole.
     
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  4. Aug 23, 2022 #953
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    Look at you go. I thought guys went to driving trucks to get away from all the manual labor on the farm.
     
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    And those fittings all came loose; the "T" 's two connections and the "T" itself, without twisting off? Appears to have been underground for some time.Down here they would be so rested/corroded every connection would twist off before it moves a thread.
     
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  7. Aug 25, 2022 #955
    Cattleman84

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    I did.... Then I gained weight, my hands got soft, and my muscular figure started to fade. Somewhere along the way I realized I missed a little physical labor... Lol

    Yeah, I was shocked that it all came apart without breaking something. I was prepared for a whole day just to repair whatever was going to break while getting it apart... It was a pleasant surprise when that wasn't necessary.
     
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  8. Aug 25, 2022 #956
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    Not 1 of my more glamorous days today .. I had to get towed today .. U bolts on the right side rear axle quit their job on me luckly I just had just unloaded... guess I'am gonna spent some OT at my friend's shop the next couple days
    I hate suspension work
     

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  9. Aug 26, 2022 #957
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    That sucks. The upside is there’s no legal requirement to be sober to operate tools. You just need enough whiskey to make it look like a crawler undercarriage so you just blow it apart with the torch and screw it back together with new ####. Worst part of it should be the hangover.
     
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  10. Aug 26, 2022 #958
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    Look, recently I have had two of these vicarious bad days. I guess I have laid down on my vicarious maintenance responsibilities. I apologize for not identifying this potential problem during the last PM. I will do better.
     
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    You can get warmed up around the campfire before you start the work. C33126D6-8476-466D-968C-B909CFB57332.jpeg
     
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  12. Aug 26, 2022 #960
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    When the wrecker drop the truck & I at their shop yesterday evening.. the tail tights from the wrecker had got out of sight and the 1'st words out Blake's mouth were
    GD that looks pretty F... ed..
    Like 4 cases beer & 4 bottles of whiskey plus what ever you gonna drink ..worth of f...ed up sitting there
    I'am sure when we go to Grand Island for parts today they will make sure we stop for shop supplies
    I can't and won't drink with them I just drink Monsters and monitor both of their alcohol intake flow...it already sucks to lay under the truck and run a air chisel trying to get them F....ing U bolts out I can't imagine doing it with a hang over
    Iam gonna replace the other 3 sets and the shocks & trailing arms too.. while I got help
    I hate suspension work
     
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