Which is a tougher job: OTR driver or heavy-equipment operator?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TomCougar, Feb 29, 2020.

  1. Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    G13TomCat: I just happen to be looking down as setting the hood on the cables.

    The top of my head took the slapping. Didn’t help me get smarter though...

    I have not had any teeth injuries but know of a few friends that have and I’m told it’s painful. One is a mechanic and slipped with a wrench, smacked a tooth, causing fracture. He said that really hurt. Closed his shop, went to the dentist right away, froze the tooth and capped it.
     
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  3. G13Tomcat

    G13Tomcat Road Train Member

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    These hoods.. gotta LOVE'EM but they SURE WILL letcha know who's boss...rightfully so! Wow, see.. Wife told me I should've frozen my dang tooth, and had it checked right away...oops on me. I don't wanna be relegated to DENTURES all over a Petercar, dang it~!

    :(
     
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  4. Linte_Loco

    Linte_Loco Road Train Member

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    Hauling 50k of an inoperable Excalibur OTR is the ultimate in fun :cool:
     
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  5. azheavyduty

    azheavyduty Light Load Member

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    I doubt that the seatbelt could have saved him. A few hundred feet of rolling down a 70% slope would be hard to survive. Even with a seatbelt you would be smashing into the cage. I rolled a skidder once and got a concussion plus bruises that lasted for weeks.
     
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