What's up with dirty Peterbilts ?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by bzinger, Apr 8, 2021.

  1. skallagrime

    skallagrime Road Train Member

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    I got the size joke, 1 hr aint nothing compared to showers at home, you got the chance to be REAL thourough there :p my wife comes and checks on me sometimes cause she finds it unreasonable for me to stay in there that long, so i just splash at her and tell her theres room for 2
     
  2. Don379

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    i dont know anything about it. truckers in the freightliner cascadia mechanic forums are talking about check engine lights. I was curious about what the problems were. Thats where i read about this kicking junk down the drains. dont shoot the messenger. I dont know where these guys come from
     
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    I am running 10 trucks and wash every 2 weeks. Yes, it costs a ton of money but we do what we gotta do.

    My grandparents were in trucking back in the old’n days and they would give a double ### chew if a truck came back to the yard dirty after a turn to the west coast and back. I can’t imagine what they must have spent at the time.

    So, point being even every other week is slacking for some! Pride is a helluva thing.
     
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    You mean it doesn't stick to a Freightliner because shop floors are cement :p
     
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    You probably don't have diff housings rotted through after 3 years either.
     
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    They get dusty and covered with cobwebs sitting in the dealer parking lots waiting in line for service.
     
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    Sounds like you got it all figured out Dino, or either your extremely jealous. Any rate you win the award today.

    Here are 3 big Pete’s 2 with big Cats and 1 with a big Cummins. All over a million miles and mine, the blue one with 2.4 million miles. I’ve owned it since 2009. These trucks get washed weekly for the most part. Can’t tell you how many times it’s been washed over the weekend and rained on Monday. Sometimes we just end up in a big mud hole. But they will get washed again this week.

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    I'm leased to Morehouse in omaha .
     
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    You've gotta nice rig there driver!!! I'll still take my Volvo lol:D
     
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    I’ve got a lot of chrome left over from when I had my Freightliner if anyone needs any.
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