Personal Limit For Max Wind Speed

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  1. johndeere4020

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    74 MPH is hurricane force wind.

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    65 mph into a 10 mph headwind c’mon drivah this is the internet. never let facts get in the way of a good story
     
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    So mean.
     
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    Lol....lighten up Francis nobody cares anyway :)
     
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    55 mph crosswind is enough wind to blow over a dry van. One of the nice surprises about pulling a tanker is how little they are moved by crosswinds. Sometime the first indication I get of high winds is watching dry vans leaning or being buffeted.
     
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    What about the time @x1Heavy tried to convince Chunk Norris that he actually has a wood burning air conditioner to keep him cool?
     
    snowman_w900, Dec 22, 2018
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    Ha! Lol

    Like Chuck Norris, x1Heavy built the hospital he was born in
     
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    Hell, when X1 Heavy was born, HE drove his mom home from the hospital. Got pulled over on the way home and let the cop off with a warning
     
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    And he walked to school through five feet of snow uphill both ways...

    ...but besides all that, he's my man.

    Merry Christmas y'all.
     
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    Once I get in sustained winds over 75 mph, I only pull empty trailers. I back the brakes off or cage them and use the engine brake to slow down. It’s hypermiling for truck drivers, I usually average about 25 mpg,
     
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