Where is everyone #5

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by DDlighttruck, Aug 27, 2017.

  1. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    Mine has no rattles or squeaks, my 06 Pete and both my other T800’s were quit.
     
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  3. Hurricane69

    Hurricane69 Road Train Member

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    In case anyone was wondering working on a fork truck is just as bad as working on a skidloader.

    I was able to scrounge up a old chunk of airline to make up a hydraulic hose. Why I had the correct ends and was able to find them still has me scratchin' my head but we ain't blowin' fluid everywhere anymore.
     
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  4. AModelCat

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    I wrenched for a forklift dealer for little over a year. Actually didn't mind it too much. Loved the big 65k lb capacity ones the most.

    Skid steers. Hate 'em!
     
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  5. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    If a kind hearted woman with a nice rack would like to nurse me, I will not object.
     
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  6. BigBob410

    BigBob410 Road Train Member

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    Good luck to her and them!!
     
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  7. exhausted379

    exhausted379 Road Train Member

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    Couldn't have said it better myself. You do realize that you, me and several others here are a dying breed, don't you?
     
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  8. wore out

    wore out Numbered Classic

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    Last of our kind for sure
     
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  9. beastr123

    beastr123 Road Train Member

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    Mid to late 60's I think
    Many had a Cummins or 8v71
    A guy from here had one that had a 8V92 with a 13 spd and a 4 spd aux pulling a cow bus
     
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  10. jamespmack

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    You men are correct, but as a world we are changing. There will always be the guys that were taught by real men. Elevator next to my lot that I dont work for had a 21 year old kid start driving the company truck. They never can get or keep drivers. He would preload the night before and roll out at 4am. He would pound it all day long everyday. Drove a little hard, but the equipment is junk and he is young. The board came out and wanted not to contract out hauling, but cut overtime too. The put him on 8 hours. He quit and went to work at the county for more pay. We as a industry need to try and retain guys like that. Because more than likely will never get them back in the industry. They will become successful someplace.

    You can't take a facility that in the last 30 years needed 1 company and 1.5 contracted trucks and put it on the 1 company truck only 8 hours a day.

    The old men on the board are the problem. Kids can learn.

    If I had the work I would have put him to work.
     
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  11. Hurricane69

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    Broker has been hauling feed out in hoppers..... Monday they shut it off cause they had hired a herd of new drivers..... Friday was hauling feed in hoppers again.....

    I'm starting to think moose is captain at the home office.....they's kinda located in his area and they keep veering off coarse....
     
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