What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

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  2. JolliRoger

    JolliRoger Road Train Member

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    Snow storms come slowly? I did nor know that.
     
  3. BennysPennys

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    @Opus Is there any way that the computer and data problems that are currently going on at Schneider is because of the equipment and services provided by Qualcomm?
     
  4. Rideandrepair

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    Well, I’ve narrowly escaped from Florida without losing half the revenue made going down. Loading Monday to Fredericksburg Va. Just glad I didn’t have to go to Pa., NJ, or Md. Easy to get stuck in the N-S 95 corridor. Never has really paid off well for Me. I’ll escape headed west or south from Va. Unless I find a high dollar short trip to Pa. Has to pay well, to deal with the guaranteed hassle it will involve. Hammer Down, don’t waste time worrying about fuel economy. Rest is more important.
     
  5. Blu_Ogre

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    If you turn on the news/propaganda stations it can feel rather slow, They typically give a weeks worth of lead time.

    Of course if you can't be bothered to pay attention to data offered they seem to hit rather quickly.
     
  6. JolliRoger

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    If one bad.? iffy, 1 bad--1 low, Risky, 2 low-1 weak. do all.
    If the bulk of the available batteries (cells) are low/weak, it is risky to patch replace. Like math, electric draw pulls the best new down to meet the lowest common denominator in the series.. This logic is based on years of being around electric lift truck batteries. Good 2 yr old drops a cell or 2. Reason known, Did not water. Cap was up under a cross piece of frame and op did not shift to top off. Put in new cells.

    4 cells down low and 1 reversed polarity,12 cell-24 volt Junk the 5, buy new battery with 5 year warranty. Get credit for the remaining "good cells" from your battery source. Your dealer will have someone with same battery, and it has 2 or 3 bad, Condition matches your used ? cells. He will install the ones he got from you into that battery and now has a say 80% used battery to sell.
    100% battery is defined as one that will run the spec'd for forklift an 8 hr shift, recharge in 8 hrs, cool 8 hrs, and then do it again. 6 hrs?=75%.
    There are lots of ops that only need 2 or 3 hours capacity per day, so a market is there.

    I replaced 2 front tires on my 99 Dodge Dakota pickup, $89.00 ea from Cooper, 40K wear out, nice.
    I will sell the take offs at $30 each/$50 both to use on a trailer. How/Why... 15 inch tires are hard to find, and I have 2.
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Just change all four.
     
  8. JolliRoger

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    On tain, I believe in the old Indian sign: "Smooth cloudy and pouring down".
    Snow does have various and sundry ways of just arriving at the windshield.
    Though here in the sunny south, such is few and well spaced. But; what with this global warming
    and core cooling, we are puzzled.
     
  9. Dave_in_AZ

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    The OM believes that when you peel the bark off, Schneider caused that GIANT crash today.

    Probably somebody piloting dat old arn that owes like $12K in fuel and another $12K in repairs worried cause Schneider didn't pay him.
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

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    We has stopped. Ate the rest of our Kung Pao and are now feeling the rhinoceros sleep coming.

    This is one of these excellent quiet evenings at the truck stop.
     
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