irl-trucking

[calm parrot]

Biltema is the best store in the world

[turbid latch]

Just give my city one 😡

[magic girder]

4 weeks to go, and then onto a new adventure

[formal minnow]

Going to a new company?

[magic girder]

I stay with the company, but the contract betweem Kooiker and DHL ends, and they don't renew it because the prices are not good enough

[formal minnow]

ah

still night drives tho?

[magic girder]

Going to drive national and international

[magic girder]

Sadly enough not

[formal minnow]

Then we can flashy flashy tho

chances well meet driving is high

[magic girder]

We probably will

[formal minnow]

bank account must be taking a hit tho with going to days then

[magic girder]

Depends on how many hours i gona make, and if i sleep in the truck

[formal minnow]

Yeah

But u wont get night bonus

for working at irregular hours

[magic girder]

True

[proper elbow]

Spend 2 days at Scania for repairs

Scania says all is done and fixed and repaired

Meanwhile the truck still:

[lean oracle]

Hahaah

We had that with a car at work

Yes is repaired, that same afternoon after two weeks it was towed back

Send it to dealer, that same afternoon a diagnosis was given what they assumed it was that next morning they confirmed and the day after that it was ready after repair cuz they had to wait for a part

Shop it goes at now still mostly theyll take 2weeks to get that in

[magic girder]

Mini V8

[turbid latch]

This has seen better days

Old drivers have left all sorts of junk that i only now realize the truck is full of

[elder roost]

Just throw it away...

[turbid latch]

Soon

Theres 8 cans of motor oil too

[lean oracle]

Cant throw it in a bucket of vinegar and get it cleaned up and usable again?

[turbid latch]

Nah

The hose doesnt fit into it

[lean oracle]

Ah throw it in ya car take it home throw in bucket and add it to the scrap pile that eventually gets u some bucks for beer or whatever

[turbid latch]

Maybe

[lean oracle]

I did that at a old job, was kinda amazed how quick it added up, each month we had a 5er that was free to spend on ti

[turbid latch]

Ill probably wait till the new truck arrives

Then we need to clean up everything anyway

All of the fire extinguishers are gonna expire this month, only just noticed

[lean oracle]

Just not have a fire, easy as that

[lucid birch]

Its becoming an Christmas tree

[restive shoal]

bit early mate, christmas is in december

[formal minnow]

MAN moment

[lucid birch]

My tacho needs to be calibrated again

Now this dumb “T” icon wont turn off.

[lucid birch]

Now no koleka problem christmas lights

Only still tacho needed to be calibrated will be done this evening.

[proper elbow]

Mercy sakes alive looks like we got us a convoy

Tiny bit of truckspotting

With the mandatory middle finger as we pass each other

[lucid birch]

Always important to flip your koleka off.

[proper elbow]

Absolutely

[formal minnow]

Someone just flashed at me and i have no clue who it is

[calm parrot]

I always flash back when someone does that

[restive shoal]

he might think you are someone else

[formal minnow]

Didnt even expect to so just gave a hand up

[formal minnow]

Maybe

But my van stands out from others as its different lol

[lean oracle]

Because big rust bucket?

[proper elbow]

Wee woo wee woo

[lean oracle]

Ah the big rust bucket

[formal minnow]

Any truckers here got tips to stay awake?

Ive been having moments almost daily for the past 2 weeks where I literally doze off for a few seconds at a time sometimes quite a bit 😬😅

[summer valve]

Don't fall asleep

[formal minnow]

Well no shit

Thats what i try to do

[turbid latch]

Coffee

And dedication

Sisu if you will

[proper elbow]

Eat

Like

Something to bite on

Helps me

Like apples or something

[lucid birch]

Found your next truck @formal minnow

25km per hour is fast enough for you

[proper elbow]

And there she goes again :[ 😭

[formal minnow]

Man 😂

Id still drive it

[proper elbow]

However, upgrade

[lean oracle]

Yep, candy something u suck on for instance that isnt gne in one bite , cuz it keeps u distracted/focusd like popsicles, its why i sometimes grab one at 7am in the morning when i gotta drive far so it keeps me focused

[lean oracle]

Cuz u finally got something strong and stiff to hold onto?

[proper elbow]

Bigger upgrade

[lean oracle]

Downgrade

[proper elbow]

Nuh uh

It got the latest of high tech dashboards

[lean oracle]

Tbf its upgrade if the ac and heat work and radio

Gotta jam to them tunes

I cannot drive without music unless im on a call or smth with someone, heck even if talking to a coworker when we in van that music gotta be on

[formal minnow]

Daring to think a yard tug has ac

Or a radio

[magic girder]

https://youtu.be/P3QGRLhanCs?si=jMS-axSKoGWJmuPv

[turbid latch]

Something is missing

I wonder what

[lean oracle]

Cant even watch it trough discord

[lean oracle]

Nude

[summer valve]

Not anymore tho

[lean oracle]

So u often swap the boxes or no? As this is first time u shown it nude in a long ass time

[magic girder]

Go via the youtube link

[summer valve]

3 times

[blissful locust]

at that point you should sleep
same thing happened to me when i was awake for something like 36 hours

[magic girder]

https://youtu.be/dhmhgtCMl-M?si=s92Jn_lnH5-TQDDv

Short 20 minute drive from Heerenveen to Drachten

[lean oracle]

What per day or in the last few months?

[summer valve]

Per shift

[lean oracle]

Ah

Guess u just never post it

Probz does mean u unload and reload be done within 10mins or smth when uya do?

[summer valve]

I change them without hopping out of my truck in between pretty much

[lean oracle]

But u gotta put down the support legs for the containers right? Or is there just a guy walking around doing that and all u do is lower suspension/

[summer valve]

I put them down

[lean oracle]

*so u do gotta get out *

[summer valve]

In between

[lean oracle]

Xd

[formal minnow]

Mm yes no

[summer valve]

Got grip

[turbid latch]

Glad i am not working today

Colleague got stuck at Linnatuuli

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

Have fun

[magic girder]

Clean for the weekend

[proper elbow]

Finally done

Started 5am on Friday. Finish 3am Saturday

Hella packed with heisterkamp lol

I think they finally stopped striking in Sweden or Finland or whatever

[summer valve]

@proper elbow proper yard work banger, am I right

[proper elbow]

100%

Basically my brain after coupling the same looking trailers for the 43rd time that hour

[summer valve]

Immediately after that came Aquas barbie girl

[formal minnow]

yes

[restive shoal]

@polar ruin did you have a trailer yesterday that had a wheel cover removed?

[calm parrot]

banger

[turbid plaza]

I can see that it still snowing in finland too

It was +19C on Monday, then next day boom snow everywhere in Estonia :D

[raven gate]

the fact you just reversed that with 1 hand like its nothing

also the tunes

[raven gate]

with no sleep? goddammm

[summer valve]

I reverse with one hand all the time

[calm parrot]

Same, these photos are 2 days apart

[pine spoke]

.

[raven gate]

Still with that combination? Impressive😂

[turbid latch]

This is a very snow

Burn it

Erase it

[raven gate]

Well its handy sometimes when you need to turn really fast

Also you learn it that way

I switch between the 2 sometimes

[formal minnow]

I almost always reverse with one hand

Way easier / faster to turn the wheel in the palm of my hand

Vs feeding it to my other hand

[lean oracle]

yep same even with trailer

other on the shifter incase i needda adjust

[lean oracle]

Vds?

[elder roost]

No

[ancient oar]

Wish I could do this job but not old enough yet to drive

[turbid latch]

Todays been a crap day so far though

Feeling really tired and it was so slippery that my trailer nearly slid into the ditch

While doing 10kmh..

[ancient oar]

Oh damn

Trailer in a ditch isn't nice

Wish I just could be in my company working and not vocational school

[turbid latch]

Try to enjoy someone teaching you, i still sometimes feel like i need guidance with with some things

Like when getting stuck

[proper elbow]

Help

As far as I know the key should turn off the engine no?

[blissful locust]

gauges are excited

[restive shoal]

that is that old MAN, right?

[ancient oar]

I'm not doing any trucking or so but I work as a mechanic and school is very stressful

[lean oracle]

U coulda napped waiting for tow truck then lol

[turbid latch]

Did a 10 minute power nap

[proper elbow]

Yesm

[lusty laurel]

what scania??

[summer valve]

#irl-trucking message

[magic girder]

Time to do the trailer dance again

[raven gate]

Might be a button that you need to press somewhere? A pedal you need to press

Or it just doesnt work

[magic girder]

Half way there

And done

[proper elbow]

Had to kill the diesel injections manually by pushing a small lever on the engine block itself lol

[turbid latch]

Truly manual

or maybe just next level tech

[magic girder]

https://youtu.be/G6sqrX536EA?si=xpsHUnVK47KzHknS

Lovely evening with thunder and rain

[turbid latch]

Cheap RGB stuff was the most optimal purchase for red interior lights

Now my truck looks like a 17 year olds Volvo but whatever, its not like i can style my trucks any better in ETS2

[summer valve]

Works pretty well to me tbh. 10€ Biltema RGB strip will do wonders

[turbid latch]

I bought that exact one

only noticed that one of the normal lights hasnt worked for over 6 months now

and maintenance has been done every single month, thanks Scania

[magic girder]

Used that on my first truck too, worked good

[summer valve]

@turbid latch

[turbid latch]

yep, 17 year old Volvo driver

my colleague had spilled a whole can of Battery on the floor and he didnt even tell me about it till today

another reason to hate energy drinks

[summer valve]

Have fun cleaning it. Funny sticky juice

[turbid latch]

but why me

[summer valve]

Cuz your workmate is lazy

[turbid latch]

true..

i kinda wanna make him do something in return, like make him wash the truck for a whole week

he says that he doesnt have the code to enter the washing hall at night time even though he can just go ask it from someone at the company HQ

when and if i switch jobs after summer, his future workmate is gonna have a lot of fun

[summer valve]

Greasy gloves while driving

[turbid latch]

oh now thats evil

cover my gloves with grease from the TAV coupling and cover the whole interior in it

[magic girder]

You are evil, worst thing to do

[turbid latch]

[magic girder]

O no, please, thats sooooooo evil

[summer valve]

Vaseline is better

[magic girder]

I already hate it if they don't use gloves to open the doors and then touch the wheel

I clean my wheel each day with a wet wipe

[turbid latch]

i do admit that i open the door with my gloves on because apparently some drivers get furious about that

but then again my gloves are always covered in ethanol so they clean by themselves

Must be a fuel driver thing

[magic girder]

I also hate that, use gloves to open the trailer doors, and don't dare to open the cab doors with the gloves and touch the wheel

I clean the whole cab each 2 week completly, and every day i use a few wipes to keep it nice

[turbid latch]

oh

In that case i wont make you feel horrible by showing you a pic of what our interior looks like

behind the seat for example

[magic girder]

Oooo, thats just completly clean in my cab

[turbid latch]

to sum it up, i once used a brush to clean the small gap between the bed and the seat and uh

a dust ball the size of my fist came out

[magic girder]

Ooooo damn

[turbid latch]

the previous drivers hadnt cleaned it for over 2 years

and now i am apparently too eager to clean up

[magic girder]

I clean it a lot, its a place where i spend a lot of time, so i want it clean

[turbid latch]

same

but i think this is more common amongst bulk drivers

after all majority of drivers in my company are veteran truckers who didnt wanna do normal trucking and got "promoted" to do ADR stuff

and they rarely sleep in the trucks themselves so its just a workplace for them

in comparison, the dude who trained me to do this job has driven a truck since the 1960s

[magic girder]

I also don't sleep in my truck yet, but i still threat it as my secons home

[turbid latch]

driving between Finland and Middle East as his first job

and then theres me who drove a van :)

[magic girder]

Dirties truck i have driven was at my first job, drove a empty bin next to the truck and after i was done it was full, and it was a freaking Atego day cab

[turbid latch]

atego

Yikes

my first commercial truck was an old FH volvo

for a month

[magic girder]

The guy wo drove that truck was sick, so i had to drive with it, the guy each day when he had his snacks and coffee, he just tosted the empty wrappers and cups to the passenger side, i could not even open the door, as it was almost as high as the window

[turbid latch]

and then i got upgraded to a small Scania

[turbid latch]

https://tenor.com/view/jeremy-clarkson-the-farm-the-ground-tour-bbc-top-gear-gif-22035316

[magic girder]

My first job i never had a set truck, just drove what was left

[turbid latch]

do you live in a large city?

my first company had like 5 trucks kek, big for my city standards

[magic girder]

Second job i drove 4 months the same TGM, and my third and current job i hopped at first between trucks till i startrd doing the work i currently do and got my first "own" truck

[magic girder]

Back then, next to a large town that coudl be considered a city

[turbid latch]

we all have to start somewhere ig

i think my leap into ADR was a bit too sudden

going from driving a small day cab delivery Scania to a fricking 68 ton behemoth

[magic girder]

Company doesn't excist anymore, but back then it was a large local distribution company mostly focusing on the nothern par tof the Netherlands

[turbid latch]

just make sure that when you get older, you will do ADR

[magic girder]

Already have my ADR

[turbid latch]

all of them?

[magic girder]

No explosives or radioactive, but i can do normal and tank

[turbid latch]

explosives has been somewhat useful

radioactive entirely useless

i only drove explosives and fuels in the army so it was really good

[magic girder]

Company doesn't do explosives, so they not gona pay for it

[turbid latch]

i think we do everything, apart from explosives

from what ive learned about what other drivers say, gases might be the most comfy job

or atleast carbon dioxide

and from highly flammable stuff, ethanol is the easiest

[magic girder]

We only do ADR in normal trailers, don't have tankers

[turbid latch]

ig that must be pretty easy too

[magic girder]

Have not driven ADR in years

[turbid latch]

if you drive non-tank ADR sometimes, do you get paid extra for that?

[magic girder]

Never paid attention to that as its years ago

[turbid latch]

i see

i get automatically paid an ADR extra

just like HCT drivers do

but the amount of money paid depends on ADR itself

[magic girder]

I think we got it too, but not sure

[turbid latch]

i think acid drivers get the best money

because thats the most riskiest job

mine is considered somewhat dangerous since its highly flammable

[magic girder]

We drive what ever gets loaded

[turbid latch]

money is money

[magic girder]

True

[summer valve]

Time to go and wash the Volvo

[magic girder]

Good luck, its raining here

[turbid latch]

casual 4 AM washing

[magic girder]

Been there, done that

[turbid latch]

i might do that now too depending on if the washer actually works rn

knowing my colleague will not wash it

[magic girder]

I can wash it when i'm back, but today its all rain, so no purpose in doing it

[summer valve]

[magic girder]

Shiney

[summer valve]

Restocked baby wipes and microfibre cloths while there

[magic girder]

Always good

[summer valve]

Yup. Baby wipes are pretty useful if your hands are dirty and you can't wash in the sink

[summer valve]

I kinda want a second strip tbh

[turbid latch]

Add 4

Then its posh

[summer valve]

Add 69

[turbid latch]

thats a lot of euros

it was 10 euros per strip iirc

[summer valve]

Yup

[turbid latch]

Also go sleep

[hallow tiger]

Truk

👍🏻

[summer valve]

I will in like 15 minutes

[formal minnow]

Ahwhere boys turn into men

[turbid latch]

Yep

And then you realize the behemoth is easier to drive

[formal minnow]

I geuss thats a feeling u get because u dont get sent to small villages etc?

[turbid latch]

That and the cargo is easier to handle

[formal minnow]

[lean oracle]

Tf are ur foglights on for

[turbid latch]

Extra safe

[summer valve]

Not the Nopeet

[turbid latch]

Need to flex

[summer valve]

The ugliest sunglasses known to mankind

[turbid latch]

Nuh uh

Well i kind of got them for free so

[summer valve]

Yuh uh

Pilot sunglasses are good

[turbid latch]

I have aviators but cba to use them for driving

Since the lens adapt to sunlight so they sometimes dont work while driving

[summer valve]

I got aviators as well.

[calm parrot]

Need more poppys

[turbid latch]

The truck

[proper elbow]

[turbid latch]

The trucks

Wait why are you parked next to the Latvian truck

[daring sail]

Why not.

[turbid latch]

Idk this pic confuses me for whatever reason

[formal minnow]

maybe dead battery

being nice gave koleka some power

[cunning heath]

Lithuanian*

[turbid latch]

oh LT

[cunning heath]

Im from Lithuania 😁

[turbid latch]

Baltic bro

[cunning heath]

You too?

[turbid latch]

I have two passports, Finnish and Estonian

Lived many years in Estonia

[cunning heath]

But where did you born?

[turbid latch]

Eastern Estonia

[cunning heath]

Cool

Do you know how to speak a Lithuanian just a little bit?

[turbid latch]

Sadly not really

Only some words and sentences in Latvian

[cunning heath]

Latvian is like lithuanian. Just some words are different

[turbid latch]

Fr

Still crazy different to Estonian so its a bit difficult for me

[cunning heath]

You know what - Labas mean?

[turbid latch]

Like hello, greeting someone

[cunning heath]

Yes

Its nice to meet someone from Baltics

[turbid latch]

pretty sure theres a lot on this server too, in the different chats

[cunning heath]

I know

By the way, how old are you?

[turbid latch]

21

[cunning heath]

Oh sh**

7 years older than me

[turbid latch]

but

[cobalt onyx]

[turbid latch]

youre one year older than me

[cunning heath]

What about me then?

[summer valve]

You a 02 or 03?

[summer valve]

A toddler

[turbid latch]

02

[summer valve]

Then yes

[turbid latch]

and proud of that smh

[cunning heath]

Im think im one of the youngest here

[turbid latch]

2/22

[summer valve]

2/20

[turbid latch]

wait you went to the army immediately at 18?

[summer valve]

19

[turbid latch]

oh

[cunning heath]

...

[turbid latch]

doing the kaksoistutkinto kind of took some time so i had to delay it a lot

[summer valve]

I went there ASAP

[turbid latch]

So you were basically a kiddo then

[cunning heath]

Is 14 years is toddler?

[summer valve]

Pretty much

[cunning heath]

Oh sh**. Where i am?

[lean oracle]

[cunning heath]

[proper elbow]

Nah

Had to make a 30 minute break at 17.30

So it was the only spot left

And koleka was already parked for the night

[formal minnow]

Ah

[formal minnow]

Trok

[turbid latch]

doesn't this whole koleka term mean any eastern european driver in general

[turbid plaza]

Tere(hello) Im Estonian :)

[wraith rivet]

ETS2 ultra realistic graphics ong

[cunning heath]

Labas (hello), im Lithuanian

[jaunty idol]

Guys does scania r450 2019 have some speeding warning? Don't want to risk tacho infringement, and i know that merc 2014 has this warning idk about scania

[turbid latch]

It does start flashing on the tacho if you surpass the limiter speed

It gives an early warning and then a proper one by flashing and it turns on the tacho warning symbol on the dash

@jaunty idol

[jaunty idol]

Hmm

[jaunty idol]

So early warning is not actual infringement yet, right

[turbid latch]

Correct

It gives you a bit of time

[jaunty idol]

Oh cool

I was counting to 30 seconds while going faster than 56mph 😂

[turbid latch]

Now coming from experience, ive never had the police be too sus on it

If it is daily then they will most likely look into it

Not encouraging to do it but its not the worst thing you can do

[jaunty idol]

Well i know if they will pull you over, and check your tacho, they will see every time you exceed the speed even if you never saw T symbol on dash as actual infringement

[turbid latch]

Yeah

Theyll most likely fine you if you have went over 90 every single day

[jaunty idol]

Welp

[turbid latch]

kph i mean

[jaunty idol]

I gotta stop speeding then

[turbid latch]

Yeahhh

[jaunty idol]

@turbid latch any difference between these 2?

Or the bottom one is for suspension leveling with trailer?

[turbid latch]

pretty sure its the same thing

[jaunty idol]

Im usually using the remote next to the seat, but buttons are handy but i wasn't sure which one i should press so im using the remote 🤣

[turbid latch]

Yeah its basically up to your preference

The buttons work simple

[jaunty idol]

Remote gets tangled in the seat annoying me everyday xd

[formal minnow]

Yes

[turbid latch]

But

That means i am one too

[formal minnow]

U are

Gotta love calling people out of their bed because they decided to put first open at 9

So im calling them like super early

Cuz they wanna be called a hour + in advance

[jaunty idol]

No one complains? XD

Im happy i dont have to deal with customers, listening to complains if im late or something 😪

[formal minnow]

Not my problem

Ive called people at 5 am

When id be there at like 8-9

[turbid latch]

Heres some horror for the other truckers here

Washed them today but uh.. Yeah.

[proper elbow]

Apologies to anyone at the maastunnel rn

[restive shoal]

why?

[proper elbow]

ToO hIgH

Forgot maastunnel was the one with the crappy height system

[lusty laurel]

No,no,no

Clean it

[turbid latch]

Cant

Its gonna look the same in the evening otherwise

[summer valve]

Drive with no shoes

[turbid latch]

Cant

Need to constantly get in and out when loading

[proper elbow]

https://tenor.com/view/boat-im-on-a-boat-the-lonely-island-lonely-island-andy-samburg-gif-5232669

[lusty laurel]

V8

?

[proper elbow]

No

Sounds like one tho

It does have a super power train

[turbid latch]

You should give me your engine

[proper elbow]

No >:]

[turbid latch]

:/

[quiet notch]

any tips on getting a job as a truck driver? I'm currently on logistic, pick pack and forklift stuff 👀

[formal minnow]

Artwork kolega

[restive shoal]

why would you want a inline 6 engine that sounds like a V8?

[proper elbow]

Excellent question

[turbid latch]

Because its on a Super

I need a less thirsty engine

[restive shoal]

i would get a different engine cuz his engine doesn't sound that good if he has a inline 6

[turbid latch]

Wait @proper elbow How many hp

[proper elbow]

This is what it sounds like

Sounds worse at some moments

[proper elbow]

460

[turbid latch]

Yeah nvm too weak

[proper elbow]

:[

[restive shoal]

@proper elbow are you sure your boss didn't downbadge it and removed the v8 badges?

[proper elbow]

Doubt it

Finnik says no

[restive shoal]

rdw didn't say it either, but found this

[proper elbow]

Yes it went to scania 2/3 weeks ago

[lusty laurel]

Nice

[rugged cape]

Somewhere in Northern Finland

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Based

[fast mortar]

gib

[restive shoal]

You want his engine?

[blissful locust]

to put on a 3 wheeled bicycle

[fast mortar]

yeah

[cunning heath]

I like trucks photos when its dark

Btw, another truck?

[summer valve]

Same truck

[lusty laurel]

🤮

Get a scania

[formal minnow]

as if drivers get a choice lmao

Most big companies u cna be lucky if u get bigger then daycab and more then just poverty spec

[summer valve]

No

[summer valve]

My boss has said that we'll probably get a Scania. I said immediately that I'll stick with Volvo so don't plan it for my shift

But tbh, I wouldn't mind a Renault T either

[restive shoal]

anything but scania

[summer valve]

Facts

[lusty laurel]

:0

[lusty laurel]

The older FH is nicer tho

Looks nicer

Opinions tho

[summer valve]

Ehh, I like the newer ones. FH4 and FH5 are very good looking trucks

We got two FH3s but they're getting replaced this year

[lusty laurel]

Shame

[summer valve]

Nah. About time they get replaced

[lusty laurel]

Give them to me

[magic girder]

Parking sensors anyone?

[summer valve]

They'll be put on sale. Just go ahead and buy them then

[lusty laurel]

I’m not from china 😔

[turbid latch]

massive judgement

Atleast youd be fine with Renault so thats okay

[summer valve]

I'm not either

[lusty laurel]

Wot are you

A duck

[summer valve]

A human

[turbid latch]

Crazy how enjoyable 80kmh is

I should do this more often

[ancient oar]

Volvo is good also

[ancient oar]

The fh12 also looks good

[jaunty idol]

Omfg the worse thing ever made really

I shouldn't laugh, my trailer has one of these and i f hate it, cleaning the sensors, readjusting them and reconnecting the wires doesn't fix it

So im disconnecting the electrial wire for reversing because its locking my brakes 3 meters before the ramp which is annoying af

[silk zephyr]

[turbid latch]

[lusty laurel]

https://tenor.com/view/popcorn-gossip-listening-suspense-drama-gif-13117366258359790345

[ancient oar]

Nice scania gotta say

[lusty laurel]

Gyat 🥵

[ancient oar]

My opinion the orange plate ruins the look

[turbid latch]

Kinda but it makes me feel unique

Ethanol trucks arent super widespread

[jade tangle]

#memes would be better for that
This channel is only for sharing pictures of your truck or your experience as an irl-trucker

[summer valve]

Tuulos?

[turbid latch]

Yus

[summer valve]

Recognised that road

[turbid latch]

This time didnt get stuck

[summer valve]

That'd be a achievement if you'd get stuck on asphalt

[turbid latch]

everything is possible

two parking spots at Pohjanmaa were entirely flooded

[lusty laurel]

It’s not a meme

It my truck

[jade tangle]

• It was a meme
• It wasn't from your truck

[calm parrot]

Gyatt damn

Sometimes u gotta get creative

[turbid latch]

i wanna try crane operating again

it was surprisingly fun

[lusty laurel]

No meme

Just by chance

No disrespect

Are you mad?

[restive shoal]

What photo are we talking about?

[jade tangle]

A deleted meme

[restive shoal]

I figured that out from the text send here. ||smartas.s||

[jade tangle]

Wait, you can't say Smartass?

[restive shoal]

Idk, phone is bugging rn

[turbid latch]

Probably a lot of mumbo jumbo but finally less than 5% speeding

[restive shoal]

The 2% or 4%

[turbid latch]

4%

2% is idle running

kinda need to keep the engine running on idle for a few minutes due to the air pressure needed during loading and offloading

the trailer is leaking air too so this feels silly but whatever

[calm parrot]

Its fun but having a boss that stresses the life out of you drains everything

[turbid latch]

how big is your company may i ask

[ancient oar]

Get the trailer into service and ask if you can get a other one for the meantime

[turbid latch]

Its a small leak

[ancient oar]

Still

[turbid latch]

Like very small

[ancient oar]

Would suggest it

[ancient oar]

Where does it leak exactly

[turbid latch]

Rear axle

Scania can look into it

[ancient oar]

Air suspension?

The thing

I only know it in German

If yes then get that replaced

[turbid latch]

It doesnt affect suspension though

[ancient oar]

I mean the bulk thing

Cause if seen some of these things go kaboom

[turbid latch]

Nono it doesnt make the bulk explode kek

It just makes the valves close and thus you cant load or offload

Idle running is allowed

[ancient oar]

I thought it was your bulk

So only air line then

[turbid latch]

The bulk is connected to the whole air pressure thingy of the truck

Simple technology

[ancient oar]

Alr idk how to explain it in English correctly

[summer valve]

@turbid latch

[ancient oar]

How do you even reverse these type of trailers

[cobalt onyx]

Practice

[ancient oar]

It looks hard with 2 together

[summer valve]

By putting the truck in reverse and turning the steering wheel while reversing

[ancient oar]

Is it the same as one trailer or

Cause ik a body and extra trailer you need alot of time

To get them perfect

[cobalt onyx]

Looki you being smort

[calm parrot]

We are currenlty only 6 drivers

We recently got bought up and my new boss is an ass to say the least

So i have started to look for new a job

[summer valve]

Always

[turbid latch]

how long does it take for you to take on/off the box?

[turbid latch]

sounds like my old company

which had the problem of having extremely few drivers and way too much work

[summer valve]

Couple minutes

[turbid latch]

and it takes me over 10 minutes to detach my trailer

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

but thats only because i still dont understand how TAV works

[calm parrot]

Exactly my situation now

[turbid latch]

get out as soon as you can tbh

[summer valve]

[silk zephyr]

Almost done

And brap tho

[turbid latch]

i kinda want a renault

because then i can say that i drive two renaults

[cunning heath]

Why Renault?

[turbid latch]

because its a good brand

i don't know how good they would be for my job but ive seen renaults used by my company so atleast we have some

[cunning heath]

I prefer Scania or Volvo, but all truck are good.

[cunning heath]

Where are you working?

[turbid latch]

a big finnish company called Simeon

that operates in Finland, Sweden, Norway and the Baltics

[cunning heath]

Hows the weather in Finland?

[turbid latch]

dry

too much pollen

[cunning heath]

What truck are you driving right now?

[summer valve]

Same. Will go test drive one on Tuesday probably

[cunning heath]

Cool

[turbid latch]

a Scania R540

[cunning heath]

Not bad

[cunning heath]

6 cylinder?

[turbid latch]

yeah

[cunning heath]

540hp, 12.7 litre?

[turbid latch]

ye

[cunning heath]

Not bad

See ya tomorow. If i dont go to sleep, my mom will kill me.

[turbid latch]

[raven gate]

How are you 2 high when you drive with a curtainsider

[silk zephyr]

Volvo shares their engines on Renaults except they limit renault’s power to 520 to not competition themselves

[turbid latch]

well that probably explains why my company has barely any renaults

not rigid ones atleast

[magic girder]

DAF

[ancient oar]

Nice line up

And all nice dafs

[silk zephyr]

Something’s out of place here

[lusty laurel]

Are those scania wheels

On a Volvo

[formal minnow]

Thats a renault t im pretty sure

[turbid latch]

So its like two of my favourite things combined

This is peak trucking

[ancient oar]

Could be a mercedes also

[turbid latch]

the door handle is peak Renault

[ancient oar]

It's a renault

Thought merc cause they both have the same side covers

[ancient oar]

Only the hub cover is from a scania wheels and tires are probs original

[ancient oar]

I've once seen a mercedes bus with renault hub covers

[calm parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/seriously-laugh-laughing-you-serious-jk-simmons-gif-6107729

[turbid latch]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-yes-very-good-impressive-top-gear-grand-tour-gif-26004301

[calm parrot]

french poopoo

[turbid latch]

french superb design*

[calm parrot]

Nah man
I will never trust the french

[turbid latch]

renault made the engines for my favourite truck of all time

well its a military truck but still

[calm parrot]

I mean renault was the engine supplier for redbull when vettel won 4 straight but you will never catch me owning a french car

[restive shoal]

not even a Bugatti?

[turbid latch]

yeah but listen

[calm parrot]

Koenigsegg mate

[turbid latch]

renault engine and a ZF automatic transmission

while the rest is by Sisu

do you realize how perfect that is

[calm parrot]

Sisu based
Idk about the rest

[turbid latch]

sisu is a bit complicated

[restive shoal]

i would like this daf

[turbid latch]

because sisu doesnt make the engines or transmissions themselves

[restive shoal]

or it was a different model that could go as fast forward and backward

[turbid latch]

they can have ZF, fuller etc

renault, mercedes for engines etc

[calm parrot]

Tbh tho ive only driven volvo and scania trucks
So cant say anything about other brands but from my experince in normal cars i will never own a french car

[turbid latch]

i wouldn't buy a peugeot

but being a proud owner of a 2001 Megane, it's pretty obvious what i like

[calm parrot]

Changed the brakes on one in school and i wanted to jump off a cliff

[calm parrot]

Everyone got thier taste

[turbid latch]

ye

[calm parrot]

I currently own a audi a6

[turbid latch]

audi is still something i like

but BMW is the only brand i will never buy if i want a car

[calm parrot]

I like audi but i got the wrong engine

[turbid latch]

only motorcycle

my dad might give me one of his BMW bikes

[calm parrot]

i like the look of bmw but idk abt owning one

[turbid latch]

i am too nice as a driver, thus cant get a BMW

[calm parrot]

The car changes a man

[magic girder]

As fast in reverse as forward

[formal minnow]

@lucid birch posting the bridges gave me bad luck

[lucid birch]

Noob

[formal minnow]

Definetly something j wanna wait 20 mins at after being at work for 13hours

[lucid birch]

Van driver such a hard job

[formal minnow]

Ok bud

I do more work then u

[restive shoal]

best truck of the whole company

[lusty laurel]

Take it to France 😎

[proper elbow]

Probably overheats before I reach the highway

[lusty laurel]

https://tenor.com/view/hug-gif-27703442

[blissful locust]

daf 600? assuming what you describe is from a CVT

[proper elbow]

Video by my colleague

Ramp said no

Drives just fine with the ramp open

[turbid latch]

i saw a DB Schenker delivery dude have some problems with his lift thingy and uh

he shouted every single finnish swear word out loud for a straight 20 seconds

and once he managed to get IBC packages out, he just gave up and drove away with the lift half down

[proper elbow]

Still a beauty

[floral coral]

Having a loadercrane gets you to special places sometimes

[restive shoal]

but not a scania

[turbid latch]

Kind of is

After all its a MAN

[proper elbow]

Figured out how to weld my phone stuck to the terminal dashboar lol

[junior crypt]

..

[magic girder]

https://youtu.be/_IJU03wUZ74?si=wPGFbIANxJjrG9Tj

[raven gate]

is that not the trailer that you hated before that i talked about ?

[proper elbow]

It is

[raven gate]

Just cut the tailgate off then good for another few years

[lucid birch]

👀

[formal minnow]

[jaunty idol]

Lots of space

[lucid birch]

The roads to get there aswell were very narrow

[restive shoal]

Shouldn’t be a problem for you

[proper elbow]

Epic placement of random concrete blocks

[restive shoal]

They aren’t even properly stacked

[formal minnow]

Because they probably got hit already lol

[silk zephyr]

39t total weight

[calm parrot]

Gotta love craning close to houses

[jaunty idol]

Busy monday

[quiet notch]

any tips on getting truck job after I get my heavy vehicle license?

[blissful locust]

looking for a truck job

[quiet notch]

thanks

[turbid latch]

Send out as many applications as possible and try to meet your potential employers in person

Meeting them in person before being offered a job was the most important thing for me atleast

[quiet notch]

ty ty

[proper elbow]

What is it with placing stuff next to docks today

[restive shoal]

they like to bully you

[ancient oar]

They want to test his parking skills

[restive shoal]

next time they put it right infront of the door

[ancient oar]

Is the fh12 good or bad?

[ancient oar]

[restive shoal]

irl dunno but made it look okish in ets2

[summer valve]

Good

[ancient oar]

Worst truck I saw in our garage

Poor truck got its cab robbed

[turbid latch]

💔

poor scania

[ancient oar]

The cab is somewhere in Poland now and the rest is for parts

So if we need anything we don't have in storage take it from that truck

[turbid latch]

rip

[calm parrot]

its comfortable but ive only driven a fh12 once

[distant fog]

yeah you can buy a scania in poland after an accident for like 30,000 euros

or 20,000 euros

[ancient oar]

cab was i think for sure like 10k max cause it took alot of damage

[distant fog]

They repair it all before sale

there is specialists in poland who do these fixings

and there like brand new after

[ancient oar]

i saw them load up the cab damaged

then drove to poland and now its on some truck

i think the company that owned the truck got the engine

cause it has no engine at all

[distant fog]

Ah i see

im pretty sure they will fix it up all in poland then sell it like brand new

or they will give it to the scania dealership there f

for some exchange

[magic girder]

Have seen much worse

[teal carbon]

None driver isn't a professional until he drives on Indian roads

[formal minnow]

Have u seennhow they drive?

Thats so untrue lol

[ancient oar]

We don't get much crashed scanias in tho so this is the worst I've seen

For me

Last truck that was crashed hit a pole

[proper elbow]

Man's got the safety crocs

[restive shoal]

where can i buy those?

[turbid latch]

Crocs, safety vest, shorts

Dude is lacking the two

[jaunty idol]

Bruh forklift broke down inside my container

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

So beautiful

[magic girder]

Neighbour of DHL is a dealer in crashed vehicles

[lean oracle]

Slowly drive uphill while it’s off the brake: oops didn’t know it was in there

But nah for real they got a ratchet strap or smth right, just use another one to pull it out

[gusty maple]

Woa thats Nice

I Like the color

With the blue lines

[jaunty idol]

The driver managed to start it up one more time, and he got it out. Still i spent there like 5h, and finally i droped the trailer there as they won't finish until tommorow probably

[ancient oar]

Nice

[magic girder]

They have stuff with lots more damage

They had a next gen last year, the dashboard was against the bed, and they still sold it in like a few months

[lean oracle]

Lol, we had at a old job one go trough floor in a truck and we pulled it out with a strap

[ancient oar]

Scania introduced the new super trouper already

The interior is in my opinion ugly now

[sudden citrus]

im not a big fan of the new gen scanias

i had an option to swap into a new gen i turned it down

[magic girder]

I kinda like them, i'm more a DAF guy

[sudden citrus]

i liek the dafs they are comfy i will admit

[ancient oar]

Old gens look good but the newer gens are way more better to work on

Cause if you got a let's say r500 v8 with a shifter and you need to change the clutch then it's dumb

[sudden citrus]

yeah im a part time trucker and im a mechanic too

[sudden citrus]

yeah

[ancient oar]

I currently am learning for truck mechanic at Scania

[sudden citrus]

that one is a r580 v8

[magic girder]

Also worked on old trucks?

[ancient oar]

Many

[magic girder]

Whats the oldest?

[sudden citrus]

nice i run my own repair shop

[ancient oar]

We switched out 3 engines on a old one because all engines the customers brought were broken

[ancient oar]

So far I've seen a 124 g once

[sudden citrus]

in the back of my shop we got a container with a 164L in

[magic girder]

Maybe you could find something for me, i need to know what size socket i need for the nut on the steering arm of a L80 Super with powersteering

[ancient oar]

@sudden citrus the 3rd picture is nice a older v8 r500 with a 143 and a volvo fh16 on it

Best trucks I saw there's more

[sudden citrus]

a year ago now i decided to build a unusual progect that is a 4 stroke moblity scooter

[ancient oar]

But here's a few

[ancient oar]

Currently in vocational school to finish my 1st year

[sudden citrus]

so what i have done is put a 125cc quadbike engine in a mobility scooter

[lean oracle]

Pictures or it didn’t happen

[ancient oar]

I can look tho maybe ask my skilled worked when I'm in the company again

[lean oracle]

Show it

[sudden citrus]

ok

still not finshed

just waitning on fiberglass

[magic girder]

Would be nice, have not been able to find the correct size, and need to change the seal of the steeringbox have the seal and slso the factory workshop manual, but it doesn't have any sizes and torque ratings

[ancient oar]

I'll be in the company again on 29th and then I'll look

Cause then the school is closed and I gotta go work again

[magic girder]

Alright

Did try via my local Scania dealer, but they where no help at all

[sudden citrus]

as usual 😂

[ancient oar]

Here's a older series before the new gen r500 or something

[restive shoal]

What do you need?

[magic girder]

Socket size for the steering arm of a L80 Super with powersteering

Its from 1968

[ancient oar]

If I had login data to a scania site then I could look it up right now but then I'd have to do these trainings

[restive shoal]

The 32mm is to big or to small?

[magic girder]

Way to small

[restive shoal]

I saw on the internet 80mm

[ancient oar]

Try to look thru this and see if it's this

This is from scania

[magic girder]

Thats from a new Scania, this is for a 1968 model

For this one

[ancient oar]

Oh alright

Ouh

[restive shoal]

Take a measure and see how big it is maybe that helps

[ancient oar]

Guessing isn't good

Or measuring

Cause sometimes stuff can be different

[magic girder]

Tried that, got a strange wierd size that doesn't excist

[restive shoal]

What did you get

[ancient oar]

Wich size was that

[magic girder]

Was a age ago, think i have a picture of it

[ancient oar]

Cause I might be able to tell you what special tool you need from scania

[magic girder]

Thinking its a special tool too

[ancient oar]

Cause if it doesn't exist then it's mostly special tools we have

[magic girder]

Can't find the picture right now

[ancient oar]

Or just get someone from scania to come and look over and tell you what socket size you need

[magic girder]

Tried that with my local dealer, they did not want to come, as its too old for them

[ancient oar]

Well if I also don't get answers then I can't help you further

Might be a bit old for scania

Or if you want you could ask the scania headquarter for help

[magic girder]

Got the seal via the same dealer as its still in stock, but they can't tell me the size of the socket or if i need a special too

[ancient oar]

I'd suggest contacting the headquarters in Sweden if they can help you

[magic girder]

Think thats a good next step, will try that

[ancient oar]

It is good bc they started making these trucks there

[magic girder]

Its also a Sweden build one, its a ex Swedish army truck

[ancient oar]

Oh just realized my company won't be able to help at all cause it's newer

Welp

Headquarters I guess then

[ancient oar]

Nice

[magic girder]

Found the workshop manual

But there are no sizes

[magic girder]

Okay, will try to contact HQ

[ancient oar]

They might even have a history on it if they still have it

When it was serviced and all that

[magic girder]

Tryed that before, no info available anymore

[ancient oar]

That's sad

[ancient oar]

Sizes are only mentioned in thr web search tool we use

[magic girder]

This is the younger brother of mine, mine is a 1968 and the one in the picture a 1969

[ancient oar]

Scania multi is the site we use

[magic girder]

Probably something i won't be able to acces

[ancient oar]

Oh they only have information for scania 3 series and up no older

[ancient oar]

Yea for workers only sadly

[magic girder]

Well, then i have to contact HQ

[ancient oar]

Only option

[magic girder]

Yea, looks like it

[lean oracle]

That appears to be a quad tough that u strapping the mobility device to vs other way round?

Your more making a quad look like mobility vs mobility with a quad engine put in

[ancient oar]

I hope you get your answer and repair the truck in peace

[magic girder]

Hope it too, but thanks for looking

[ancient oar]

Np

Tried my best but without any access to anything I can't help

[magic girder]

I understand

[ancient oar]

But if you need anything else then ask me I could help you for sure

[magic girder]

They just got this one in

[magic girder]

Can't take a picture of it, but currently they are unloading a fridge trailer, the front is gone, left side is 3/4th gone and roof is half gone, and axles are all bent, amd still they will manage to sell it to somewhere

[silk zephyr]

I really prefer reversing a flatbed than my tipper tbh

[summer valve]

@turbid latch guess where I'm heading

[turbid latch]

Hämeenlinna

[summer valve]

I'd wish

[turbid latch]

tampere

[turbid latch]

https://tenor.com/view/clarkson-jeremy-clarkson-grand-tour-top-gear-jumping-out-the-car-gif-24283901

[summer valve]

Me when I realised I can put Pelicans scarf in my truck just in time for the finals

[turbid latch]

ohhh i didnt even notice the scarf kek

yeah rip tampere people, bout to be humiliated

[summer valve]

[teal carbon]

I wonder if I use a 12-speed classic truck and I don't want to switch to 1-2-3-4-5 gear and I want to dont waste time and shift directly to 5 gear, is this possible and normal? and will it do any damage to the truck, and I say this not in a game I maen in irl, because if I can't do it in irl, I don't want to do it in the game...

[summer valve]

Depends on a lot of things

[teal carbon]

More specifically ?

[summer valve]

Torque, gearbox gear ratio, differential gear ratio, weight, terrain, amount of axles

[magic girder]

Lets start what gearbox it is, what rear axle ratio it has and what engine, and most important the weight and terrain,
With a empty truxk, you should probably be fine starting in 5th although 4 would be maybe be better but that depends on the gearbox and axle ratio

[magic girder]

Hauling something different

[ancient oar]

Ouh that's a bad damage

It's snowing here again

Day started off with rain now snow all of a sudden

[blissful locust]

for me it started with sun and now the sky is dark gray

[ancient oar]

Damn

[calm parrot]

Day started off for me with -2 and clouds now its 11 and blue skies

[blissful locust]

those gray clouds went away but now they're back lmao

[limber dawn]

seed an robac fh16 in zamosc-Bydgoszcz-Poland.

[blissful locust]

what

[magic girder]

This happened today near my home town

[summer valve]

Off to Tampere once again

[ionic heart]

That, even as a Scania fan, makes me want to cry

[formal minnow]

Could be worse

appears cab is fine and fixable

Wonder what happend there

[summer valve]

@turbid latch imposter in Tampere

[formal minnow]

ew

tampere

[turbid latch]

angry tappara fan sounds in the distance

also pog ADR again

[summer valve]

Someone gave me the middle finger last night

[turbid latch]

ill do the same to you because you mocked HPK

[summer valve]

HPK sucks anyways

[turbid latch]