My First Couple of months

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http://www.roadranger.com/Roadranger/productssolutions/transmissions/autoshift10-speed/index.htm

Video link:
http://www.roadranger.com/ecm/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=114884

 

How awsome is E-man? He JUST called me this weekend, even though I left USA almost 2 months ago! To see how I got on. Really considering going back now that the wife is feeling better. This joker at the tow truck company seems to have forgotten how to answer or return calls. So once I finish moving out of my old place and get my new licence (with current addy) I'm going to give them a call.

#### 1276? I thought I saw you on the Cross Bronx the other day, (I have this fixation with reading hull numbers now,,, wondering if I'll ever see my old hooptie again)

And Jimbob, the auto's are fine especially in urban areas. Just conserve momentum to keep it on the "high" side as much as possible.

Oh and it will freewheel on the low side, so watch it below 15 mph on curves.

 

Oh man I figured out 86% of that "the hard way"

Like, "you find youself in a snowstorm south of Syracuse and your wipers are starting to ice up. You pull over into a rest area and try to reach out the window to clap the blade. Failing that, you grumble, set the parking brake and open the door. Finding that your mirror obstructs your reach of the windshield. You then drop into about 14 inches of snow wearing only a lowtop sneaker, close the door and climb back onto the step to clap the windshield wiper. You then realize you can't pull the wiper more than 1/4 of an inch off the glass with the hood down. Grumble and release the driver's side hood latch, then mutter explitive as you remember there's one on the other side, thought the aformentioned 14" of snow. Your right sock fully drenched and your left sock begining to freeze you mount the top of the driver's side steer tire and proceed to knock the bat-guano out of the windshield wiper. This is when the engine goes into fuel saver/anti idle compliance mode, and shuts down. You then resecure the hood, climb back into the cab and refire the engine, only to find the Eaton-Autoshift now hates you and is glowing a HAL-like evil red. The shift indicator declares you are in 35th gear in a ten-speed transmission and the clutch has been replaced by a 4-ton sledge hammer.

Allow a moment for the mild panic to subside.

Then procede to get into a two hour qual-com discussion with service which solves nothing. Pull into nearest truckstop and resume panic over hot cup of coffee. Don't forget to change your socks. Ask fellow trucker how to fix a 'code 35', receive blank stares. Return to truck, the problem will solve itself when the mechanic arrives."

 

No comments? I'm in stitches here! These are the type of situations I find myself in. Trucking ought to be fun for me!

 

wow i just watched the video, and the autos look pretty cool