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starting tomorrow i have been issued a brand new day cab

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ad356, Nov 4, 2021.

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  1. Nov 4, 2021 #11
    88228822

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    Power mode disabled lmao
     
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  3. Nov 4, 2021 #12
    homeskillet

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    Well, that sucks for you, brah.

    My condolences.
     
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  4. Nov 4, 2021 #13
    88228822

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    Thank you sir. The job is a milk run so its all good!
     
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  5. Nov 4, 2021 #14
    Brettj3876

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    Performance or efficiency series? How many ponies? You have a good boss. A truck spec'd properly for the job it does. Not a bean counter that specs a cattle prod truck for idiots

    46k full lockers?
     
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  7. Nov 4, 2021 #15
    D.Tibbitt

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    Thats a bit harsh. If i recall correctly the wreck he was in was not his fault.
     
    D.Tibbitt, Nov 4, 2021
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  8. Nov 4, 2021 #16
    homeskillet

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    True, the wreck wasn't his fault.

    The whining part, tho........
     
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  9. Nov 4, 2021 #17
    Dockbumper

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    ^^^^^:laughing6:^^^^^
     
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  10. Nov 4, 2021 #18
    Dockbumper

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    AD356 may have retreated to his "safespace"??
     
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  11. Nov 4, 2021 #19
    Dockbumper

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    Being over sensitive will test your sensitivity level in this forum. Best to laugh it off and say..... "Thanks, I thought it was Cummings" No harm, no foul. I have heard it pronounced CUMMINGS more often than CUMMINS by a long shot. It is ok...... you can retreat from the safespace now........ I sure hope the OP is under 35.
     
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  12. Nov 4, 2021 #20
    ad356

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    Bruce walton himself doesn't like the way they back up.

    Why cant the thing operate like a car? Put it in reverse and let your foot off the brake. Truck would move until you apply brake, would move when you release the brake.

    I drove once with an allison in a dump truck, triaxle. It acted like a oversized car. Much smoother. That's because it has a torque converter and clutch packs with bands. It is an oversized fluid driven unit. However, I dont think they are spec'd heavy enough for milk. An autoshift is an AMT. Automated manual transmission. Steel gears and a dry clutch.

    I find they arent great for
    Backing
    Steep and varying grades
    Hooking up heavily loaded trailers in the snow, especially if the trailer is sitting low and you need to lift the trailer up with the 5th wheel

    Hauling milk is a fluid product and these things dont work great doing farm pickup.

    I prefer to grab gears anyways.
     
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