My flatbed experience with W/S

Discussion in 'Watkins & Shepard' started by Milktanker, Feb 22, 2013.

  1. 3031

    3031 Light Load Member

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    Could be carbon monoxide poisoning.

    On edit: Probably not, now that I think about it, CO poisoning causes muscle weakness, not muscle stiffness. But if you did have a headache also, I guess it could be.
     
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  3. Milktanker

    Milktanker Medium Load Member

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    Come to think about it I did park next to an idling truck that night, could have had a weed burner or an exhaust leak. That would make sense because today I am pretty much back to normal.
     
  4. Milktanker

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    Woke up this morning and felt like nothing had happened, so I made it to my deliveries on time. The first one was a piece of cake, right off the highway and a huge lot to untarp and unload at. Crop duster planes were buzzing around while I was unloading spraying the field next to the place, pretty cool to watch them fly.
    The second stop was a bit more interesting to get into. Apparently they had never had a truck this big deliver there as they only get 2 pallets. I squeezed into the lot with about an inch to spare without wiping out the gate with the trailer or the trees in front with the truck. Once inside they had a space big enough to turn around in and untarp. Come to find out then that they do not have a forklift. This delivery normally comes on a straight truck with a forklift on the back. So while they are over trying to borrow the neighbors lift I untarp and put everything away.
    The timing was good and right as I was putting the last strap away they rolled up with the lift and got me unloaded. So now I am spending the night in el centre ca. Where I am picking up a load of grass seed going to tangent Or. For a Monday delivery.
     
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  5. Puppage

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    thats a hell of a lot more exciting than my office job, I tell ya.
     
  6. Milktanker

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    Delivered in tangent Or. Today. This place was union and took about three hours to get unloaded. They had a break time while they were unloading me and the guy on the forklift was just starting to pick up one of the bags of grass seed and just shut the lift off and went to break leaving this giant bag swinging in the breeze. Once they came back they sat around for another 15 minutes or so having a cup of coffee they decided to work again and got me unloaded.
    Unfortunately no load tonight, was told will have one in the morning going back towards Missoula. I need to have an oil change done plus my abs light no longer comes on with the key. The light itself is good and I've checked the wiring with an ohm meter so the problem is in the brain box somewhere. So that will probably be a good chunk of my time this week getting back to Montana and getting all that fixed.
    So for tonight I am at a 76 truck stop, kind of a dive but nice and quiet. Plus a pretty good Thai restaurant next to it.
    And for photos, I do not know why I cannot post. I've tried every different way and it keeps telling me invalid file. So if you want to see photos, look me up on www.photobucket.com I created a profile on there specifically for this thread. My username is HeinJ1
    Let me know if that doesn't work and ill try something different, phone won't let me post links either.
     
    Last edited: Mar 25, 2013
  7. snowmojim

    snowmojim Bobtail Member

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    Was anybody able to get into Milktanker's Photobucket account? I am getting "no account found".....
     
  8. Milktanker

    Milktanker Medium Load Member

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    Are you looking under HeinJ1 or under milktanker?
     
  9. ge23ll

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    it didnt work.
     
  10. Milktanker

    Milktanker Medium Load Member

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    Ok appearently my phone doesn't want you guys to see my pics. Ill keep playing with it and try to get something to work
     
  11. Milktanker

    Milktanker Medium Load Member

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    Ok it let me post the last one but will not let me do the other ones, this is the load of grass seed after I untarped and got the straps off
     
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