Where is everyone #5

wore out · Feb 17, 2018

4mer trucker said: ↑

I didn't come from a long line of Truckers like @wore out but my Dad did pull New Trailers out of the Local Trailmobile Plant for awhile during my High School Years til his Back couldn't take it anymore View attachment 212377

His Truck somewhat resembled this, all Red with a Screaming 238 and a 10 Speed....maybe I got the Trucking Bug from him???

After graduating HS I took a job at a Neighbors Lumber Distribution Plant which usually entailed operating a Forklift and Fingerprinting Rail Cars loaded Wall to Wall with 2×4's and 2×3's....there's a bunch of Sticks in a Rail Car when Ur doing it Urself!! Sometimes if I lucked out, the Cars would hit on Friday and the Bosses Son would help on Saturday

The best part of the Job was that one Older Fellow only worked M-T so if the 6 Wheel Flat needed to make a Delivery on Friday that was my chance to Drive View attachment 212379

This was similar to what I was tasked to drive and of course it was Red. Keep in mind this was back in 1971 so Rules and Regs weren't very strict and there were times that the Delaware River was crossed.....Outlaw Trucking???

During the Week I usually had to leave this Job to get hurry to my Supermarket Job that I had during my Senior Year of High School which started to get old and a Buddy had a solution for it.....

Which was working at the Local Prestessed Concrete Company, decent Pay and lots of OT and only about 4 miles from home. Went and applied, got hired, gave Notice to the 2 Current Employers and moved on. Due to my extensive Trucking Backround they put me in 1 of the 2 Batch Trucks that ran the Concrete from the Plant out to the Beds, how hard could this be? The Fella's that did the Forming seemed to toss all the Scrap out in the "Road" aside the Beds so U usually could count on multiple Flats a Day which U had to change and later Repair during a Slack Time between Pours.....I can still hear the Yard Boss hollaring if U got a Double Flat during a Pour View attachment 212386

Take the Dump Bed off and put a Homemade Rack on this Gas Powered Twin Sticker and that was the deal....Glass Windows in the Doors was a option that they didn't pick up

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Least we didn't have ELD

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This is similar to the Buckets we hauled around on the Rack which led to a Situation one day. If this place was around today OSHA would have a Field Day but this was the early 70's. So I'm washing out the Bucket after a Pour and slip and bust my Ankle, put me outta work for 6 or 8 weeks but they held my Job and Truck when I came back....better than a Mega!! Everything is going along good but then Hours started to fall off, then Rumors....then layed off...dang!

Gotta run and Plow Snow, if there's interest we can have Part 2 tmrw
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I'll be waitin. Very cool by the way

Oxbow · Feb 17, 2018

4mer trucker said: ↑

Takes time to collect Pics Wore
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Lots of interest here!

Crusader66 · Feb 17, 2018

SAR said: ↑

Currently down on the lake fishing with the kids.
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Ice fishing?

Crusader66 · Feb 17, 2018

Tug Toy said: ↑

My wife’s nephews (twins) came out last year (12 years old). I took them to the crash um up durby. Then the next day I got a buddie that dose excavation work. He let them both drive all the equipment while we had an adult beverage or two. I hope they remember that for years to come?
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That's awesome! And they will.

ShooterK2 · Feb 17, 2018

4mer trucker said: ↑

I didn't come from a long line of Truckers like @wore out but my Dad did pull New Trailers out of the Local Trailmobile Plant for awhile during my High School Years til his Back couldn't take it anymore View attachment 212377

His Truck somewhat resembled this, all Red with a Screaming 238 and a 10 Speed....maybe I got the Trucking Bug from him???

After graduating HS I took a job at a Neighbors Lumber Distribution Plant which usually entailed operating a Forklift and Fingerprinting Rail Cars loaded Wall to Wall with 2×4's and 2×3's....there's a bunch of Sticks in a Rail Car when Ur doing it Urself!! Sometimes if I lucked out, the Cars would hit on Friday and the Bosses Son would help on Saturday

The best part of the Job was that one Older Fellow only worked M-T so if the 6 Wheel Flat needed to make a Delivery on Friday that was my chance to Drive View attachment 212379

This was similar to what I was tasked to drive and of course it was Red. Keep in mind this was back in 1971 so Rules and Regs weren't very strict and there were times that the Delaware River was crossed.....Outlaw Trucking???

During the Week I usually had to leave this Job to get hurry to my Supermarket Job that I had during my Senior Year of High School which started to get old and a Buddy had a solution for it.....

Which was working at the Local Prestessed Concrete Company, decent Pay and lots of OT and only about 4 miles from home. Went and applied, got hired, gave Notice to the 2 Current Employers and moved on. Due to my extensive Trucking Backround they put me in 1 of the 2 Batch Trucks that ran the Concrete from the Plant out to the Beds, how hard could this be? The Fella's that did the Forming seemed to toss all the Scrap out in the "Road" aside the Beds so U usually could count on multiple Flats a Day which U had to change and later Repair during a Slack Time between Pours.....I can still hear the Yard Boss hollaring if U got a Double Flat during a Pour View attachment 212386

Take the Dump Bed off and put a Homemade Rack on this Gas Powered Twin Sticker and that was the deal....Glass Windows in the Doors was a option that they didn't pick up

View attachment 212393

Least we didn't have ELD

View attachment 212395

This is similar to the Buckets we hauled around on the Rack which led to a Situation one day. If this place was around today OSHA would have a Field Day but this was the early 70's. So I'm washing out the Bucket after a Pour and slip and bust my Ankle, put me outta work for 6 or 8 weeks but they held my Job and Truck when I came back....better than a Mega!! Everything is going along good but then Hours started to fall off, then Rumors....then layed off...dang!

Gotta run and Plow Snow, if there's interest we can have Part 2 tmrw
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Man that’s all kinds of cool. Most youngins now days would file a suit if they had to work half that hard.

Crusader66 · Feb 17, 2018

Shoot ya @4mer trucker, that's very cool stuff, look forward to more.

I don't know if I'm more impressed by the story or the fact that you were able to get all those pictures to accompany it, LMAO!

wore out · Feb 17, 2018

Bear135 said: ↑

Shoot ya @4mer trucker, that's very cool stuff, look forward to more.

I don't know if I'm more impressed by the story or the fact that you were able to get all those pictures to accompany it, LMAO!
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My thoughts exactly. The way he tells it keeps my interest lol

4mer trucker · Feb 17, 2018

Bear135 said: ↑

Shoot ya @4mer trucker, that's very cool stuff, look forward to more.

I don't know if I'm more impressed by the story or the fact that you were able to get all those pictures to accompany it, LMAO!
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It took some research Bear...they didn't have Cameras back then in the Flintstone Era

SAR · Feb 18, 2018

Oxbow said: ↑

How's the ice?
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This was the twins first time ice fishing and they each caught a fish so they we're super excited!

Bear135 said: ↑

Ice fishing?
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Yes sir. The lake was about 2' thick

SAR · Feb 18, 2018

1951 ford said: ↑

Home remodel revision #237.2. We went from a 3 bedroom (2 of them small), 1 bath with a closet for the laundry room to a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath with a utility room this week. We took the wall out between the 2 smaller bedrooms (9' x 14' & 7' x 14') and set up the laundry/utility room on one side and the 2nd bedroom will occupy the rest of the space. At some point we will probably put a wall back in, but we're going to try the utility room out and see how much space we really need in there.
My wife sent me some pictures so I can start my photobucket portfolio hopefully this week. If somebody has a better site than photobucket, I'm interested in trying it out.
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Lookin forward to seeing them!! I believe with the revision your making you'll be happier with the extra room.

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