ok, so i was running down 75 into atlanta today, and as most of you know there is heavy heavy amounts of trucks that run this section of 75, from tenn/ga state line down to atlanta, anway, im a truck person, i enjoy seeing a nice truck, and i like to look and see what " things " people have mounted on the out side of their trucks ( bikes, tools etc and how they are mounted ).... anyway, this morning, ( 2-21 ) prob around 8:30is, a white, ( what looked like ) older model international was passing me, and he was pulling tanker, anyway, back to his truck, he had what lookd like a modified sleeper, the truck its self had a sleeper, but it looks like it was extended, a white box, big, no windows on this " addition "... this isnt the odd part, weve seen some sleepers that look like they were " home made ", the odd part was a Thermo King Reefer unit mounted on the TOP BACKSIDE of this " sleeper "....and no, im not talking about an APU, i have a thermo king apu and know what they look like, this was the exact same thing that is mounted on the FRONT of the 6/10 wheel box trucks... this was odd... i tried to holler for him on the radio, but had no luck, and another guy wanted to know why, " i was yellin out for the sb tanker " and i explained to him what i seen, and he also wanted to know.... this just came off as off to me.. i never seen a unit mounted on the back of this, what apeared to be, sleeper..... anyone ever seen something like this? i wish i could have snapped a pic, but i was maxd out on weight, 79,920, and going up a hill and lost his quickly..
then, shortly there after, heading north on 85, i was kinda running along with a flat bed, and i noticed on his headach rack, 2 large tanks, much larger then like a propain tank, one mounted on each side of the rack, with hoses that went down below the trl/trk some place, i dk where they went, i couldnt see, but i noticed what looked like a smaller propain tank mounted on the frame of the truck, on the passanger side, right about where an apu would be mounted.... this is something els i never seen.... any flatbedders care to explain? his head ach rach was mounted to the truck, not the trl....
thanks in advance,
s2b
what did i see today???? 2 things
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by soon2betrucking, Feb 21, 2011.
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in this picture, this is EXACTLY what was mounted on the back of his
" Sleeper "....Attached Files:
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I've seen 1 ton pickups pulling RV's with household window A/C's sticking out the rear window. Nothing surprises me these days.
Perhaps it was his version of an APU.... -
sounds like a drom box on the truck for temp sensitive materials. Was it a chemical tanker?
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I use to see Condos or even old Cab overs with a roof mount AC unit. I assumed it was because the driver wanted more AC to the bunk, more than the dash AC could deliver.
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i know what ur talking about, when you say about the the temp sensetive loads, i have a buddy that hauls tankers around, and iv seen all the different set ups.... just not this one... -
That was probably nitrous!
Mikeeee
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