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02-08-2019, 03:14 PM
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#19001
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Name: jfaulkner
Title: Douche Hunter
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Originally Posted by SmokinCAT
It must be well hidden, I don't remember ever seeing anything around, should have been an extended hood as well I believe.
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And he means WELL hidden!!!
Cody have you or have you not used google earth to shop for old trucks. Answer honestly!
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Originally Posted by StainlessRRA
Flipping your mirrors up when you don't tow? That serves no purpose other than to let me know that you are a douche, from a distance.
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02-08-2019, 08:07 PM
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Name: SmokinCAT
Title: Cheap and Easy.
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Yeah, think it was that yellow extended hood A I tracked down after the guy wouldn’t tell me exactly where it was or who owned it.
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02-09-2019, 07:01 AM
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#19003
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Name: Signature600
Title: THA MAN!
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Nice, and here I thought google earth was just to creep on people to see what kind of mess you are getting into trying to get a truck and 53' detach in their driveway.
Chris
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02-09-2019, 10:11 AM
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#19004
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Name: Leiffi
Title: Too Much Time
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Originally Posted by bracker8040
I went from all aluminum 24.5’s, and lopro tires, to the small super singles and matching height lopro 22.5 steers on my Western Star. Weighed it, drove 6 miles, changed wheels, drove back to the scales and reweighed and had dropped 450 lbs.
I did it for weight savings because everything we did we got paid by weight.
Made zero difference on fuel mileage, didn’t handle any different on the road (I went with the offset ones) but they were horrible on sloppy mud that about all the dairy’s had. Duals would cut in and let you get down to the hard base and keep going whereas the supers would try to float.
I liked them for what I did, but sure don’t think everyone needs to run them.
I got 130-135,000 miles out of Michelin XDN2’s doing what I did. Last 12 months I hauled feed I was loaded 82% of the time, grossing 84,000-90,000 lbs, drove 95,000 miles, and would typically run 22-25 loads a week so I was into and out of a lot of rail sidings, feed mills, and dairy’s. Lots of turning etc.
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A friend of mine got 300000 miles out of Michelins, doing flatbed work around Canada and USA, International Prostar or whatever US crap that truck was.
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02-09-2019, 11:29 AM
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#19005
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Name: jfaulkner
Title: Douche Hunter
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Originally Posted by Leiffi
A friend of mine got 300000 miles out of Michelins, doing flatbed work around Canada and USA, International Prostar or whatever US crap that truck was.
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Us crap truck is right, horrible POS only to be made worse with the Euro crap Maxxforce engine.
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Originally Posted by StainlessRRA
Flipping your mirrors up when you don't tow? That serves no purpose other than to let me know that you are a douche, from a distance.
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02-09-2019, 01:26 PM
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#19006
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Name: Leiffi
Title: Too Much Time
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Originally Posted by jfaulkner
Us crap truck is right, horrible POS only to be made worse with the Euro crap Maxxforce engine.
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Brazilian made version of MAN engine.
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02-09-2019, 01:28 PM
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Name: Leiffi
Title: Too Much Time
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Sold my truck, should I apply for canadian working permit and come over there to drive those greatest US trucks ?
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02-09-2019, 01:31 PM
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#19008
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Name: RacinDuallie
Title: Black Sheep Racing
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Location: Supporting Northeast Diesel Racing
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Originally Posted by Leiffi
Sold my truck, should I apply for canadian working permit and come over there to drive those greatest US trucks ?
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No. Stay where your at we are full here.
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02-09-2019, 02:22 PM
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Name: zfaylor
Title: Comp Diesel Sponsor
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: P-TOWN!, Indiana
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Originally Posted by Leiffi
Sold my truck, should I apply for canadian working permit and come over there to drive those greatest US trucks ?
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Sorry you must meet this list of requirements to be a foreign driver in the US:
-Must only own sweatpants
-Must consider bucket to be indoor plumbing
-Must accept our lord and savior Jesus Christ and display it openly on your freightliner
-Must only use weatherchecked bald tires on the steers
-Must only put money into truck once it stops moving
If you meet the above requirements you will fit in quite well with the rest of them.
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2015 half ton heavy chevy
81 Fairmont LS project
Many yard ornament projects...
North American Turbo
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02-09-2019, 03:10 PM
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#19010
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Name: Leiffi
Title: Too Much Time
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Originally Posted by RacinDuallie
No. Stay where your at we are full here.
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Maybe one year, max 2, I could stand that retarded world of North-America , but would be interesting to see new places. Maybe they could at least give me a Volvo to not suffer so much when driving.
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02-09-2019, 03:13 PM
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Name: Leiffi
Title: Too Much Time
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Originally Posted by zfaylor
-Must only put money into truck once it stops moving
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Isnt that the way americans have always done it ? Chrome is most important, if there is money left you can do some maintenance.
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02-09-2019, 04:21 PM
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#19012
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Name: RacinDuallie
Title: Black Sheep Racing
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Location: Supporting Northeast Diesel Racing
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leiffi
Maybe one year, max 2, I could stand that retarded world of North-America , but would be interesting to see new places. Maybe they could at least give me a Volvo to not suffer so much when driving.
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Definitely stay where your at if your gonna call U.S.A. retarded.....
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02-09-2019, 06:27 PM
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Name: Rig Wrench
Title: Wannabe Tech
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Location: In the ditch
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leiffi
Maybe one year, max 2, I could stand that retarded world of North-America , but would be interesting to see new places. Maybe they could at least give me a Volvo to not suffer so much when driving.
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The world is pretty big. You can see lots of new places without ever stepping foot in the USA.
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02-09-2019, 08:54 PM
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#19014
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Name: jfaulkner
Title: Douche Hunter
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leiffi
Maybe one year, max 2, I could stand that retarded world of North-America , but would be interesting to see new places. Maybe they could at least give me a Volvo to not suffer so much when driving.
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He’s already here.
But I would LOVE nothing more than you to drive one of those euro junkers. They crash well.
Michigan is flooded with your fellow douchers.
Just promise us if you come you take 10 of your idiot brothers back with you.
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Originally Posted by StainlessRRA
Flipping your mirrors up when you don't tow? That serves no purpose other than to let me know that you are a douche, from a distance.
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02-09-2019, 08:57 PM
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#19015
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Name: jfaulkner
Title: Douche Hunter
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leiffi
Isnt that the way americans have always done it ? Chrome is most important, if there is money left you can do some maintenance.
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Hey I almost forgot, where’s that super euro trucking company that you said was going to run all the freight in the US? Something about them being “huge” and having like 100 trucks and going to rule the world?
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Originally Posted by StainlessRRA
Flipping your mirrors up when you don't tow? That serves no purpose other than to let me know that you are a douche, from a distance.
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02-11-2019, 09:29 PM
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#19016
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Name: ktllc15
Title: Diesel Enthusiast
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Didn't notice at the time but I think I parked in the wrong section at the truck stop this afternoon...
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02-11-2019, 09:31 PM
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#19017
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Name: J-Pipes
Title: Too Much Time
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by ktllc15
Didn't notice at the time but I think I parked in the wrong section at the truck stop this afternoon...
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That like "accidentally" walking into a gay bar?
Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
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2000 Dodge ext cab short bed, 6spd.
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02-11-2019, 11:14 PM
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#19018
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Name: Rig Wrench
Title: Wannabe Tech
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: In the ditch
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Posts: 1,045
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Any of you other "techs" out there finding it increasingly difficult to get the correct parts and or undamaged parts? Im at the end of my rope with this. In the past month ive gotten 2 bum cat liners and injector harness. A whole cummins kit with apr liners but non apr pistons-with a damaged anti polish ring, a junk pyrometer and a bum boost gauge. All inside of 1 month. Im only 1 person in my own little shop. How is any high volume shop or dealer cope with this chit.....
Rant over
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02-12-2019, 06:46 AM
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#19019
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Name: Snedge
Title: Comp Diesel Sponsor
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Location: Western Pa.
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Posts: 18,832
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Originally Posted by Rig Wrench
Any of you other "techs" out there finding it increasingly difficult to get the correct parts and or undamaged parts? Im at the end of my rope with this. In the past month ive gotten 2 bum cat liners and injector harness. A whole cummins kit with apr liners but non apr pistons-with a damaged anti polish ring, a junk pyrometer and a bum boost gauge. All inside of 1 month. Im only 1 person in my own little shop. How is any high volume shop or dealer cope with this chit.....
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I used to think it was part of the territory, and filed it under **** happens.
It has become increasingly apparent that the robots in quality control are thinking on their own and conspiring against us.
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02-12-2019, 07:31 AM
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#19020
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Name: jfaulkner
Title: Douche Hunter
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Ohio
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Posts: 5,864
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rig Wrench
Any of you other "techs" out there finding it increasingly difficult to get the correct parts and or undamaged parts? Im at the end of my rope with this. In the past month ive gotten 2 bum cat liners and injector harness. A whole cummins kit with apr liners but non apr pistons-with a damaged anti polish ring, a junk pyrometer and a bum boost gauge. All inside of 1 month. Im only 1 person in my own little shop. How is any high volume shop or dealer cope with this chit.....
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If you just order junk parts to start with like TRP or Alliance you come to expect them to be junk. It’s like a nice surprise when they work. TRP stands for Tomorrow’s Replaced Part.
As far as Cummins, you know their parts are chit when even they don’t want cores back. Going to start building fences with Cummins cam’s.
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Originally Posted by StainlessRRA
Flipping your mirrors up when you don't tow? That serves no purpose other than to let me know that you are a douche, from a distance.
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