irl-trucking

[lucid birch]

If it blows out let it be the second axle

Thats also steerable

Because the first 3 axles are steerable on my truck

Middle axle is liftable and steers

[jaunty idol]

2nd axle sounds fair to me, still can maintain control

i think

[lean oracle]

skil issue

[supple star]

Best poppy air freshner smell

[summer valve]

Cherry and Jasmin imo

[jaunty idol]

can't recommend vanilla poppy

the one and only worth

[formal minnow]

[supple star]

Got the vanilla one

First one ive had dont think its as pungent as the others, getting the pine next

[lucid birch]

We had a midget that was a driver on the 2018 man 10x8

He had to swing his leg 10times

And then short of jumped in it

[rustic heath]

Would be batter in a scania L or what ever the long nose is called. Also again cdl is kinda on the back burner of the back burner

[summer valve]

[formal minnow]

[blissful locust]

scania T for the old model that scania produced

[tall sorrel]

Oh a renault / sisu... where are you from to get a truck like that ?

[summer valve]

That's a basic truck in Finnish army

[magic girder]

I think you will like the comfort over the US trucks

[jaunty idol]

Idk maybe

Definitely i would like to drive some peterbilt or kenworth for a while to experience the goods and bads of american trucks

[turbid berry]

unlucky, it was a rock problem?

[calm parrot]

Gotta love being in the city centre

[daring sail]

sus

[pure bridge]

Ollie_Sus

[proper elbow]

I asked myself the same question in the small canal streets in Amsterdam this morning

[formal minnow]

[proper elbow]

It always fits

[pure bridge]

still there, maybe, chatting from the cabin

[restive shoal]

how did he take the photo then?

[pure bridge]

Someone else did from the outside, and sent over

or... maybe he just used the other door

[lean oracle]

nah cuz i bet he has no shoes inside so he has to open dopr anyway, plus theres still bout 40cm it seems so plenty to get otu

[formal minnow]

Hes a stick

hell be fine

[blissful locust]

wtf are you doing

[proper elbow]

Yup

[rustic heath]

Man the times I wish we had these in the USA

USA trucks are so lame

[magic girder]

Prepping my truck for my 2 weeks of, removed my extra matress, got the crate with stuff for being in the truck for a week from the topbunk to take home

[calm parrot]

People are also so careful of thier trees, like i couldnt care less

[lucid birch]

When i stopped by at my dads work for my 30min break

He works in a restaurant that makes lunch for the offices around the restaurant

Its like a park with multiple offices and in the middle a restaurant.

[calm parrot]

Did you step off into the bushes?

[lucid birch]

Other side 😂

[calm parrot]

bruh, id just reverse in then 🤣

[lucid birch]

I already reversed in

Because i didn’t want to reverse into a busy road when leaving

Nothing

Boss paid

I used 12 tyres in 8 months

Its a offroad truck its normal

We have like 20 tyres on rim ready at the warehouse

Idk

We just call the mechanic tell them what tyre broke

He pulls up with the mechanic van

With the tyre on rim in it.

Changes tyre and takes the old broken tyre on rim with him.

2 new tyres with rim

325/95

U got some baby tyres

If i drive on those roads i get stuck at the first turn

I drive everywhere

Sometimes i need to take a tight turn and i have to go forward back forward back

5-6 times

3

Front 3

[cobalt onyx]

The middle axle doesn't look like a turning axle tho

[lucid birch]

I need half a soccer field to make a 180 dregee u turn

[lucid birch]

But it is

2021

Yes

What is ur fuel per km?

3 liters per km?

U mean 3 km per liter

So if u drive 100km u use 300 liter?

So 0.3 liter for 1km?

I use 1 liter

And i can drive 2km

Normal trucks use 1 liter and drive 7 km

[lean oracle]

Now show ur truck if u got a 17m one?

Am curious as here legal only up to 12m vehicle

If not mistaken

[magic girder]

I get between 1:4 to 1:5

[lean oracle]

ah u got trailer it isnt a rigid

[exotic shard]

in belgium camion means cab

[blissful locust]

in french its just "truck"

[blissful locust]

no

[lean oracle]

urs?

bland asf lol

aint allowed to customize it?

ah

i mean its a older truck

less of the bullcrap that can break of the safety systems

yea

bet no dpf

nice

well i mean yeah heavy hauls n mountains iwll even make a dpf one do but probably just way less

dont got environmental zones areas u drive?

but not across border perhaps what i meant

if its in ur country it isnt abroad

just areas u never go to u mean

then u wont be allowed to drive ur truck there tough due to emission zones and laws?

ah

oldie? yes

[magic girder]

Time to start

[formal minnow]

Noob

He could fit so many more

This is the basic dutch truck package

Grill markers front sidemarkers atleast one led sign in window and red interior lights

[magic girder]

Wished we where allowed to put more on it

Only lights i put on it are the 2 double burners in the grill, rest are stock lights, replaced the rooflight bulbs for leds

All our trucks come stock with the front side markers and 2 grill mounted flashers

I would love to have a lightbar with 4 lights and 2 beacons, 2 Talmy DRL under the bumper and 2 mudflaps, but thats not happening as they don't want that

I'm the only one in the company that drives a CF with the 2 double burners, all others CF's are just stock

[magic girder]

Its still a Paccar

12.6 liter inline 6, with 380, 430, 480 and 530 hp

ATe stands for Advanced Transport Efficiency, only available on the XF105, and only for the last few years for the production run of the XF105, and was a fuel saving model with different pistons, oil pump and extra low axle ratio to reduce fuel consumption

[magic girder]

But you don't have a ATe, you have a Paccar XE engine

XE315(430hp) XE355(480hp) XE390(530hp)

ATe is only available on the MX13.340(460hp)

[proper elbow]

I should pack less probably

[formal minnow]

Perhaps

[proper elbow]

Looking for 15 minutes in all the trailers to find which one it's in

Turns out just didn't even get loaded into one

[daring sail]

ig u just gotta steal one from someone else

[proper elbow]

@formal minnow

Loading 1 pallet near Emmen for CTG

Waiting for more than an hour now because customs system is failing or something

[formal minnow]

Id say hi but im in dordrecht at theory course @proper elbow

[proper elbow]

That's not how that works sir

[formal minnow]

It clearly is

[terse spindle]

I thought someone was going to cut you off😂

[formal minnow]

He technically did

[terse spindle]

yea okay but i thought someone was cut him off because he/she want drive behind a truck

so that he/she overtake him over the left side

[daring sail]

idk he has suv im sure he can do what he wants

[magic girder]

N381 near Emmen

[proper elbow]

This is a work of art

Empty space at the rear has to be filled with fragile pallets

Have to unload the wood and profiles strapped to the roof first

[restive shoal]

how much did you pay for that?

[proper elbow]

And then the canted pallet

[formal minnow]

One hard braking and that shits sliding forward

[proper elbow]

More like got paid

[proper elbow]

Nope there's stuff infront

[formal minnow]

Properly stuck tho

So nothing could move theoretically

[proper elbow]

6 straps total

Heading Bremen then Hanover

[formal minnow]

Did u survive at ctg today

[proper elbow]

I wasn't at ctg

I was loading for ctg

4 + 1 pallets

[formal minnow]

Ah

So u didnt even go there

[proper elbow]

Idk who's going there

Nope

[formal minnow]

Damm tought u was going

[proper elbow]

Starting to see a pattern where they keep me local and send the mentally unstable far away when new interns have their first day

[formal minnow]

Untill u physically abuse them on trailer duties

Making them load n unload nonstop on a Friday evening

[proper elbow]

Well they're both mentally stable as far as I know so at least they don't require constant supervision and correction

[formal minnow]

Thats what u think

[proper elbow]

Stable enough

Curtain is strong enough

The side plates, curtain and the thingys that holds the planks are all rated for load securing

[lean oracle]

crashed?

tf uy do

[proper elbow]

Do a flip!

[lean oracle]

mhm

[formal minnow]

Jack knife

[proper elbow]

That terrifying moment the trailer found a faster route

[magic girder]

Fuel time

[proper elbow]

Got my own assigned trailer now

[magic girder]

I have the same trailer now for 5 weeks

[proper elbow]

Easy in the top 3 best trailers excluding the brand new ones obviously

Guess I'm now one of the elite employeeeeees as there's not even 10 people with assigned trailers

[neat void]

Just some of the ones I've had the privilege of driving

[lucid birch]

@summer valve

Amazing company at the end right?

@formal minnow

[blissful locust]

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

Here is a pic that shows the 3rd wheel also steers

[lucid birch]

🤔

[lucid birch]

Im a great singer

[formal minnow]

No

[pure bridge]

[lean oracle]

Are you any better?

[pure bridge]

Oh hell no. My singing isn't for the faint hearted.

[lean oracle]

[lucid birch]

Looking good ❤️🚚

[chilly crescent]

nice

[formal minnow]

Yeet n delete

[lucid birch]

Im a bad boy

[summer valve]

[proper elbow]

Ain't no way

They just canceled my last adress and told to me get back asap

I'm like what's going on they be like we need a babysitter tomorrow 😭

[lean oracle]

lol

so probz a kid who just got his license and u gotta show the ropes while he hopefully has his own truck to damage and not urs?

[proper elbow]

Not even

2 new interns started yesterday

And I'll prolly have to couple the bebo trailers aswell

Local stuff

[lean oracle]

so ur gonna be driving theyre gonna learn and then maybe next trip they come along u just tell them what to do and just chill

[proper elbow]

Perchance

I don't really take people with me

Cuz I usually don't return home

And Friday it's best they're all at the warehouse cuz busy

[lean oracle]

so is it just u fridays who run the shunters or

is there 2other who run the others and interns run copassenger to disconnect hoses open doors and put the legs down?

also talkung today with examinator, with my c license if the two trucks they use as terminals are reregistered as tractor

i can actually drive those on public roads

if such i could just ya know, go drive those actually not on property or the bit across road

and further out n just drive

[proper elbow]

Complicated

Goes step by step

First just loading

Then after a while they can pull forward and close the doors

Or ramps Incase of city

[lean oracle]

hmm

[proper elbow]

The its usually some day practice between cones or whatever

[proper elbow]

Yeah T license

[lean oracle]

yeah my company theyre like if free hr grab a empty chassis and one of the two trucks bc driver card u know those two got tacho ripped out

but like

theres one for the car importer as they need a truck under the chassis cuz heavy forklift go in

and when they got lot of hte liquid 20footers that needs a truck somewhat too so yeah

[proper elbow]

That's a lesson I've learned the hard way

Always have a tracor unit when entering with a heavy pallet

[lean oracle]

and on the property itself is some space but not like what ur company got so cant do cone shit n all and theres too much other work that the guy cant come with me elsewhere but yea

[lean oracle]

mhm?

[proper elbow]

Drove in, trailer did a German salute and when I drove forward a bang louder than a airbag going

[lean oracle]

german salute?

so like it cuz disconnect rear caved in ?

like the air in the trailers tank couldnt support the airbags?

[proper elbow]

Suprised still that the legs didn't collapse

[proper elbow]

Front went up 45 degrees

[lean oracle]

uh

how tf did u reconnect that

[proper elbow]

Legs Came all the way up in the air

[lean oracle]

few forklifts i assume?

[proper elbow]

No

I drove forward inside the trailer with the forklift

And it fell back down

[lean oracle]

i mean todat at exam shit i failed i tought i connected and luckily reversed bit more cuz was like nah that sound aint right

was just the legs sliding bit but sounded right

ah so the load was in but it wasnt such that u couldnt enter no more as it was forward enough forklift could go in

[proper elbow]

Just

Drive backwards until boom

And then drive forward and see if you move

Solid technique works 10/10

[lean oracle]

so u drove it into the trailer and then waited to see if it moved going further in?

yet u had something on the rear that tipped so i assume u took some of it out?\

[formal minnow]

[fleet basin]

[lean oracle]

dumped the trailer in ocean?

[fleet basin]

Yep

[magic girder]

Nicely planned route for today

[restive shoal]

Blame your colleagues who didn’t want those clients

[magic girder]

Its for Postnl, only 2 adressen in Coevorden are customers, rest is depots

[restive shoal]

I’m currently in the office waiting till I can print again, planner is not happy

[magic girder]

Sounds fun

[restive shoal]

Mostly bc daytime planners put adr stuff on drivers who aren’t allowed to drive adr

[blissful locust]

what's there to see in the last clip

[lean oracle]

3x running red lights

[magic girder]

Car straight ahead in the distance turning right, going the same direction as me

[lean oracle]

skill issues

they know u drive postnl who always break rules

so they do it too

to show ya whos boss @magic girder

[magic girder]

I'm just boss

[lean oracle]

Not Bosman

Bossmab

N

[night reef]

It's kind of a long shot but anyone here have any experience hauling/delivering fuel. Specifically in the US. I would like to know what a typical day consists of. If days or nights are better, that type of stuff.

[lean oracle]

There’s more from Europe in here that know I think than us atleast who also be active in this channel

[lean oracle]

This guy got experience with fuel but he’s Northern Europe so nothing close to being us fuel driver but he might be able to help a bit with questions as the gist is somewhat same handling it and all

[fleet basin]

I can only tell whats it like here in Finland. We have day shift and nights shift. Day shift starts at 1am-5am and usually includes unloading trailer to fuelstations and the unloading truck to multiple farms, house heating customers etc.
Nights shift includes more of just fuelstation deliveries and ship bunkering. Night time is much better for going in city centers etc. when there is little to no traffic.

[jaunty idol]

Day shift start at 1am?

Bruh i woke up at 1am just today

Only because i didn't want to sleep in the cab

Day shift is 5-6am

[proper elbow]

Professor Legos teaching the younglings

[lean oracle]

Aka scream at them, tell them they ain’t able to do shit right and terrorize them for life

[proper elbow]

That's hella cringe

I find the best way to prevent people from leaving after the first week is be nice and let them do the fun work

[formal minnow]

No

Real teacher makes them grab a manual pump cart

Atleast the first day

[formal minnow]

Hired some illegal migrants to empty it?

[magic girder]

Nice time to start the shift

[summer valve]

Meanwhile me in night shift, 45 minutes late and counting

[magic girder]

450 euro 6

[magic girder]

Had that 2 nights ago

[summer valve]

Same

[magic girder]

And last night only 35 minutes, but if i get late this night a lot has to go wrong

Prefer the 450 over 430, 2 completly different engines

Yes, MX11

[summer valve]

I've been late on schedule by 2 hours on average this week

[magic girder]

All DAF's are paccar

Although mine has more torque than your's

[summer valve]

Still going 80kmh on cruise control

[magic girder]

Same, even if i'm late i still drive 83

4 to 5 km/l

20 to 25 liters per 100 km

[summer valve]

The time you'd save by going 90 instead of 80 is minimal so there's no reason to go above 80 for me

[magic girder]

On a 4.5 hour drive without stops it can make some difference

Even with 30 tons of load i'm around 27 liter per 100 km

Empty i sit around 18 l/100 km

Yes

I filled up with 827 liters 2 days ago, and did 3131 km on that

26.4 l/100km average

At my night shift mostly lighter, but the day driver has mostly between 22 to 28 tons per load

But also lot of city driving

[summer valve]

You could drive from helsinki to oulu and not even save an hour by doing that.

[magic girder]

On a 3.15 hour drive i did in the past, i could save about 15 to 20 minutes dependimg on traffic

Mine pulls that just fine

[magic girder]

If you have a 1500 km drive it can save some time doing 90 instead of 80

Thats just bad, if i would use that much fuel my boss would be mad

[summer valve]

15-20 is pretty much nothing. Not worth it imo

[magic girder]

On a friday it could mean that i could be back before everyone else and unload without having to wait

Its a old truck, so they will use more fuel

[summer valve]

I don't unload

[magic girder]

I had when i drove for DHL, and in the day work i also just drive 83 as it doesn't make much difference

Yes

My tacho is error free

@thick cedar

Just casual normal driving, empty trailer

This is just a normal highway outside of a city area

Only near large cities have lights, or on important junctions

Depends on the work, but personally i love the CF

If doing local, maybe 1 or 2 nights a week from home a CF will do just fine, although i'm in my CF also for a complete week, as i don't mind

XF is more focust on long haul

If you don't mind having some less space compared to a XF a CF is a good option

Yes

If you park it next to a XF spacecab(same as yours) it has the same roof height, but its a little smaller, and a little shorter

100% correct

I don't know, its a 2022, we got it brand new together with 8 other CF's and multiple XF's

But our company does lease them

We have about 150 to 180 ish trucks

Our trucks are leased for 5 years, or 1 million km

Euro 5 yes, euro 6 no, they had problems with camshafts

328k

Heard they had lots of problems with the engines

Its a ford engine

I would say stick with DAF or MAN, those are reliable too

[summer valve]

I'd personally stick with Volvo and Mercedes

[magic girder]

2010 is TGX, not TGA, but they are good trucks

[magic girder]

We had lots of transmission problems with our Mercedes

TGX came out in 2008

[summer valve]

The transmission could be better, yes, but it's still a super comfortable truck

[magic girder]

Comfort in them is pretty good, but still prefer a DAF or MAN

Also with one of the best engines the 440's are strong engines

We had them as the euro 6

Over here they are pretty cheap to buy second hand

Take a look at Kleyntrucks.com

They sell all over the world

19k for a 2018 with 800k on the clock, not a bad deal

How many euro?

What, thats expensive

Just buy the XF from Kleyn and export it, they have the know how

Only thing the price is without sales tax, but that about 2500 on that truck

A euro 5 can't go into major cities here anymore, so companies can only use it limitly

[summer valve]

My favourite activity

[magic girder]

And some money to export it

[magic girder]

Flat tire?

Fly over and drive if back

[summer valve]

Nah, retightening the bolts. Wheels came off yesterday for brake service

[magic girder]

Ah oke, has to happen tok

Makes ir a 15k ish truck

[summer valve]

I just jump on the bar, as I got no strength to pull it

[magic girder]

I just pull them

No, thats fixed cost

[summer valve]

Got no strength for it

Jumping on it does the trick

[magic girder]

If you have it transported you pay a few k for it, if you pick up it your self, they can get you temp plates that are valid for 10 days, and you only need to get a special export insurance, and they know everything on how to set that up, thats cheaper than it being shipped over

Only thing is, i don't know how much you paying in your country to get it registered

10k truck is 2500

So thats cheap

If you buy that for 10k, you would be 20k ish into it and have a working truck

[manic sandal]

east bound and downnn load it up and truck em we gon do what they say can't be done

[magic girder]

Thats a thing with buying used, there can be things wrong

Thats a little bit of maintance you can't escape from

I also want my truck to be as good as possible

I have coworkers who don't look after thier trucks, as they say, its not my own truck, so i don't care about it

For me the company pays

My previous truck also had those, and my boss paid for them

Thats because its a old truck

[kindred lark]

Anyone got a Scania S in full black

[magic girder]

CF is not much of a downgrade for a XF

[magic girder]

Sorry i don't have one

100%

Have a good trip

[manic sandal]

how did you guys get into trucking irl?

did you always want to be truckers and something you pursued or was it something you fell into?

[jaunty idol]

Always wanted to be

[formal minnow]

Same

[jaunty idol]

When i turned 18 yo and I started working as warehouse operative, i was sure 100% i will become a trucker as i was tired af working with ppl, for less money being devastated everyday

[magic girder]

Always wanted to be a truck driver

[proper elbow]

Day 2 of being grounded

8am start for a whopping 3 minute drive

[formal minnow]

Having the interns do everything i bet

[calm parrot]

Not complaining about this

[formal minnow]

Ffs

Amersfoort?

[kindred trellis]

On my first job rn

Volvo

530 i belive

Nah

Just transporting Fertilizer

Not even my boss

My uncle's

[lucid birch]

Barneveld

[formal minnow]

Ah

Ur mom isnt there to say no

Dont tell her

???

Why

The fk

Thats bullshit

Lol

Like she can stop u

Just use a app that detects crashes

Can just set the cam to look out the window

Instead of into cab

Looking at these specs and prices for sure someone lived tf out of it

[kindred trellis]

Loading takes forever 🥲

[formal minnow]

Tell planners

Let them put some pressure on it

[kindred trellis]

1 hour to load 10 min drive 1 hour unload

[formal minnow]

Ive had worse

For a pallet that went 4 doors down the street

“Open all to make sure its all there”

Shouldve fkn paid attention when loading shouldnt u

[formal minnow]

Did u not put it on pause or loading

[daring sail]

Imagine cars had a tacho

[formal minnow]

[magic girder]

Last night, and then 2 weeks off

[daring sail]

wow so lazy of u to take a break!

[magic girder]

I'm never lazy

[magic girder]

I'm going to Hungary for 2 weeks, so i will sleep in a caravan and a camper

[lean oracle]

i kinda want a camper but i might build it out of a boxtruck tough

probz same sapce as now so could live out of it xd

[magic girder]

We have a camper, but its not roadworthy

Depends on what you want and where you go

[lean oracle]

why tent, im planning at some point to convert a old reefer box truck thats like 11m or smth long and just convert it into a camper

raised bed storage below, cubicle with shower toilet water tanks underneath , kitchen

and rest be chill space

[magic girder]

That was the plan for my Scania in the past

[lean oracle]

i mean its easier to already buy a reefer box truck and just cut holes in it vs putting one on and having more work

[magic girder]

O they do soooo well

[lean oracle]

i mean theres a youtube vid of a dutch couple who live in rotterdam who put a container on it and fully converted it

it can be done ur just out 50k or smth

still cheaper than the van ones yes bit more fuel milage but yeah

yes rigid

semis can be done but those better be off to convert and park

could have lzv license tough and have box truck thats camper and build one out of rigid and park the rigid at one spot or live out of it whole year while taking the rigid for explorations n shit

xd

and then wen done take both out the country and go somewhere else

[magic girder]

A semi with camper unit

[lean oracle]

if i do get a rigid id like to see if i can find one that fits my ape and thus have a long loading ramp and still plenty of space inside

[lean oracle]

looks like circus type truck or carnival

[magic girder]

Remove the box

Its a semi with a fifthwheel

[lean oracle]

not even, just unhook stabilize it with support n go forward a bit

altouhg conveniently i saw something like that yesterday as a camper wich didnt need to remove the box but it had plenty of engineering in it to make it work

[magic girder]

No, just a hobby truck, i know the owner personally

[lean oracle]

oh nice

so the box is whole custom made or one of those bed ones that go on the fifth wheel that got heavily modified?

[magic girder]

The complete box can be taken off

[magic girder]

Own made

[lean oracle]

tbf it be nice im used to little space to get a truck converted at some point, i just if so want it to be a almost 12m one for space, as my ape would take up like 2n half length wise and 150 wide

and if it has long ramp it can be a nice deck on the back while at it so u can drink beer outside without being in "public" especially if it had a removable rail or smth

so it be a balcony type thing

[formal minnow]

My goal

[formal minnow]

Goodluck

Ur gonna pay top notch to get that fabricated for the weight limits of it

Ive got 2 code 95 theor exams tomo

[lean oracle]

i mean rigids can go to like 30tons too

sooo

[magic girder]

All trucks in this picture are all campers

[lean oracle]

plus the truck itself rigid maybe 10tons empty if just a regular, shit u add probz add up to like 15/20ton max

[lean oracle]

nice

[formal minnow]

Ty

[magic girder]

Yes, but are loved here by lots of people and are just for fun

[formal minnow]

50

[lean oracle]

yes but those are heavily build dump trucks, regular cooler rigid aint

[formal minnow]

Yes

[lean oracle]

@thick cedar i did consider a fire truck, strip the insides n all, then put windows n door behind the sliding doors as it be covered when driving can used as curtains and it looks cool

[formal minnow]

But as campers they still get taken out for “regular” drives

Vs the company ones who take it out maybe once a year for a local charity run

@magic girder u got more pics of those rvs

[magic girder]

His and hers

[formal minnow]

Gypsy

[lean oracle]

frick thats solid

[magic girder]

What pics you want?

[formal minnow]

They got some money

[formal minnow]

Anything

[lean oracle]

anyways if i build one as camper with the size of it i plan on making it my home maybe

[formal minnow]

Lets go to the other chat

[lean oracle]

it be moved occasionally mostly lol

[magic girder]

They also have a 141 they are restoring

[formal minnow]

[lean oracle]

heh thats a tiny pickuptruck

[daring sail]

Weird

[lean oracle]

but thats alos like a pickup truck camper put on truck

[formal minnow]

Its a truck camper

[lean oracle]

if do like that why not put the truck on the back and cut the cab open and expand it

[formal minnow]

Modified to be on the truck

Waste of money

Shouldve just extended the sleeper and put car on the axle

Ive seen videos people take a normal tractor unit

Or a 4x2

They put the rv fifth wheel hitch on the rear

As its smaller

And then also park a car or bikes etc on the truck against the cab

Ive seen someone who had a stacker lift for 2 trikes

[lean oracle]

no

i has cats and if i can bring my ape in it too without trailer it be ultimate machine

[magic girder]

@formal minnow

All are campers

[lean oracle]

even the curtain?

[magic girder]

And the trailer was for sale in Danmark

[magic girder]

Yes, on the inside they build a complete living space etc, all insulated, curtains are only for the looks

[lean oracle]

damn nice

as i said id like to get like a reefer as its already insulated all around

[magic girder]

And the red with yellow has a caravan in it

[lean oracle]

but i doubt u can find them with a long ramp

cuz those fit my ape without turning it n shit so no risk putting it on

[magic girder]

3+ tons ramp it has to be, those are long enough

[lean oracle]

yep

or id needda weld some on, the benefit is the ape is under 300kg, its juts too long for regular ramp

and its too long to put in sideways

[magic girder]

Thats why you would need a 3 ton lift

[lean oracle]

yea

with height of ape could probz fit a bed above thats sealed of so it has a garage, and use a winch so no fumes n shit, build it a garage n a door there put some railings there to fit into the ramps holes id make so its sorta a balcony

have a nice spare bed above it

aka junk area and cats hangout

id put it all on sliding drawers with a pivot so u could pull it out n lower to replace the bedding n shit easeir]

yes

build walls on the inside to insulate

just be dark cuz no windpws

yes but if u make it camper u wanna see the views

true but i mean thats stil not much if ud live out of it fully

[formal minnow]

Germans done that

They bought a 7,5 ton truck box

[formal minnow]

Cut it to size of tractor unit

And have couchete to turn into bed

[lean oracle]

the van type one as fire truck and have the roller doors on side to cover window is what id like if id not get a rigid at some point and have it more as a holiday camper

[formal minnow]

Very nice

[magic girder]

All these are campers

Yes, but for registration they are all campers

[lean oracle]

i mean most seem to be old living quarters or such ud see at a funfair type thing but some might of been for instance power units perhaps that got changed and remodeled

anyways that rigid camper dream is a decade of saving away cause probz just the electrical solar system be 10k as like with said conversion most weight will be the water tanks when filled and the batteries

[magic girder]

Also a lot of them where furniture moving trailers

[magic girder]

Solar can be done for about 1500 these days

[formal minnow]

Very nice the ones with a matching trailer

[lean oracle]

yes samll systems but if i plan to live out of it perhaps, it do need power to fully run the rig, ill probz use gas for cooking but yeah the electrics be lot

altough rv fridges are a myth as u can run full size regular fridges for similar amount of power and have a full size fridge so yea

but id also like it to be able to run offgrid for days on end with no solar for instance and full power usage all around

[magic girder]

Invest in a generator, lots of them have one

[formal minnow]

And wire the batteries to alternator

So driving charges them too

[magic girder]

Do not forget the 1 way relais

[formal minnow]

Unless ur installing a computer u dont need alot of power

[lean oracle]

ik but then u got fuel n noice wise, if i were to park at a parking i dont wanna be noicy and heard n shit

or on a camping

[formal minnow]

As ud probably have a diesel heater + gas heater for hot water

[formal minnow]

Just park next to a reefer

[lean oracle]

yes thats ofc a thing that does but thats nice if u go roadtrip far

[formal minnow]

On a camping ull have wall power

[lean oracle]

but if i where to just live out it wouldnt run daily

[formal minnow]

I aint touching it

[lean oracle]

also who said anything bout campings? those be paid

[formal minnow]

Id pay a certified electrician

[magic girder]

6 or 8 large batteries will last you a few days, with some solar and a generator you can last a long time

[lean oracle]

ik id plan on like 8 some batteries be enough and like a 2000watt generator or smth the tiny suitcase size incase needed

but yeah will see this is somethign for the future

[magic girder]

Its not hard to wire that in

[formal minnow]

No

But i already know if it somereason lets hope not

Catches on fire

And them blaming that

Then its a electrical fault vs wrong install

[magic girder]

I just install everything my self, but i also have my mechanics background, so that helps too, amd for that i also had to follow electronics

[formal minnow]

Yea

Id di basic wiring like lights sure

But big power stuff no

[magic girder]

O, thats also not a problem

Wiring is easy

[lean oracle]

wiringi s easy

but putting safetys in is what i didnt do to mine , i was told put fuzes in i was like nah frick that it got a relais in

[magic girder]

I even put double fuses in some systems i build, just to be extra save

[lean oracle]

lol i did non of that if it has a fuse when installed leave it on but not added extra

altough its just the lightbars wich got just a relay and a light fuse

do htink all did get fuse the two ledbars but i didnt bothr adding better shit or such

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFihNFcrphs @thick cedar what i meant before of the chanel i said of who did

but i wont use a container, i rather get a rigid reefer to start and rip said reefer out and seal the hole and make more

[lean oracle]

i mean im taking the reefer unit it self off and blocl that off and use the insulated box

tbf i doubt reefers be that much more if its got decent milage, benefit is the few k its more expensive is probz cheaper than insulating urself an then getting flat walls vs it already being flat

i mean theyre build to go to -20 n shit and have a motor use barely any energy to keep it at that so yeah it seems like the most logical to get and then convert

doubt as he spend money buying one with container chassis and then like a few k for said container

as if u buy reefer be probz similar to what that guy paid but u save a few k on the insulation costs

probz also need less framing to be added

no?

i want one with reefer unit as then its unsulated but i will sell the reefer motor itself

as that wil be uselesss

as it could pribz get a battery powered ac unit

as it dont needda be at 7degrees but just keep it at likle a stable 18 or osmething

i mean ill add a tiny woodstove for heating and ill obviously add a fan system for air circulatino but u can bet the rear doors wil be taken off n replaced with a wall bit so it wont be airtight anymore too

also read up, ill add a full 8big house battery system with probz as is truck like 8k watts in solar

and maybe a small 2k watt generator

no rear door be build into garage and add a side door

i mean dishwasher and ac unit idk

also laundry dryer n washer

?

i mean id rather have some overkilll tough

bit too many is better than too low and then needda run engine or a generator

but why, id get a custom interior in it maybe but extending has no use as youd not sleep in it and maybe use it as a spare bedroom kind deal so u might wanna run ac into or heat if not running but yeah

yeah but no way u can do that in europe unless u might transfer title to rv and also tow a camper with it

nah no need if i gt rigid with camper

thats nice if i live in it for a boss towing trailers but for camper design id just want a day cab or a cab with sleeping area n use that as spare u knpw

as said id like to get a reefer with a 3ton ramp so my ape can fit in the rear as thats a perfect road trip vehicle for grocerys n shit

as itd fit have space to walk past a bed above n havea small garage

\

[magic girder]

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/caravans-en-kamperen/campers/m2136127587-vrachtwagen-tinyhouse-offgrid

@lean oracle

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/caravans-en-kamperen/campers/m2130511713-vrachtwagen-camper-tinyhouse

[lean oracle]

Mhm

[summer valve]

Day shift is gonna have fun when they get the truck

I'm not even finished yet so fuel is gonna be real low when I'm finished

[magic girder]

Cause we work our trucks

Its a company truck too

And even for owner operaters here they have to make distance to earn money

Some do per km, some per load, some a mix of both, depends on what you do, but also the more loads you do, the more you earn, which means more driven distance

Depends on the price you get

[summer valve]

Hourly pay ftw

[magic girder]

Same

[summer valve]

No matter if something happens, I'll still get paid

Yes

If I have to do the day rest in the truck, I get paid 48€ tax free

[magic girder]

Paid for sleeping is the best

[magic girder]

And i'm done, no trucking for the next 2 weeks

[daring sail]

Enjoy

[magic girder]

Thanks, will certainly do, got a nice trip planned

[formal minnow]

Passed both code 95 theory exams

[blissful locust]

congratulations

[formal minnow]

Ty

[calm parrot]

Gotta love tipping indoors

[formal minnow]

best remember to lower it all

[formal minnow]

7 faults on each

just like theory

13 allowed per

[manic sandal]

when you have your rest stops is it necessary to try and nap or can you just chill? also is there any time for you guys to have a few hours to do what you want when you're on the road or is it always driving or sleeping? like in a normal job you just come home and pat the cat for a hour or something

[lean oracle]

i mean it depends where u work, some companys u do the like 9hrs driving time daily and 6hrs of work perhaps some others u just work around 12hrs and dont hit driving time and be home, others work 15hrs days for instance and end up somewhere in germany when they started in belgium or whereever and sleep and continue the next day

it really depends what work you do and for what company

for instance @proper elbow and @magic girder work and overnight in the truck during the week while for instance @lucid birch works on a dump truck works the day driving lots to same sites making lots of trips and goes home each afternnoon and doesnt sleep in it

it really depends where u work how they do and such, and then even if at plenty companys u can choose soemtimes what type of trips u do or job type so u can be away from home the entire week or be home every night and maybe once a week have a sleep in the truck

[manic sandal]

hmm nice thanks for the info :)

[lucid birch]

Tipper Truck

Dump truck is trash

[lean oracle]

i mean u dump shit

[lucid birch]

No its sand

Not shit

[proper elbow]

Ministry of small streets

[lean oracle]

dont hit a wall

is that like a vacation park or smth

cuz those tend to have tight spaces that are utter shit

[blissful locust]

how small was amsterdam compared to that

[proper elbow]

All those curves are hell

Oof

[lean oracle]

ah doing a @lucid birch

[blissful locust]

is that in flevoland

the bridge where you cross onto northern flevoland

[lean oracle]

i mean if u assume is there ud know the highway so google?

[proper elbow]

A6 towards urk

[lean oracle]

sweet home alabama

[blissful locust]

[proper elbow]

Man what

[lean oracle]

@lucid birch bruh hes you

@proper elbow

[magic girder]

Depends on the work, i have weeks where i'm on the road for a full week, so i will sleep in my truck, have to do the mandatory 9 or 11 hours of rest, what i do in that time is up to my self, but mostly it will include a minimum of 7 hours of sleep.

When i have to make my 45 minute breaks, i can spend the time how i want, if i want to lay down for 30 minutes i can do that, if i want to go on a walk, i'm free to do so, the time is for you self to use

But i also have weeks, like the last 1.5 month where i was home every night, so i just park the truck and go home, do my own things at home, get some sleep and go working again

[blissful locust]

bridge opens then if the orange light above is flashing

[wispy bluff]

can i talk in dc

aka vc

[formal minnow]

this is a truck channel

not a voicechannel

so no

[fleet basin]

Rainy night

[proper elbow]

Finish

6am to 1am

[manic sandal]

thanks 😊

[lean oracle]

Damn

[formal minnow]

Green

[blissful locust]

green

[magic girder]

Half way germany

[blissful locust]

how are the fuel prices

[magic girder]

Driving with caravan, so max 80, but doing about 86 to 90

[magic girder]

Same as in NL, although on the highway diesel is more expensive than in NL but at a the Rasthof the same as in NL

No, this is a basic lightweight caravan, but on a camping you will have showers and toilets

The caravan is also not that big

[lean oracle]

I noticed when in Belgium when going there so I’d just take a exit before the border into a small town fuel up my car and ape on the trailer and save with just a 100m of border 40 cents a liter

[lean oracle]

I doubt that thing is under 750 is it?

[formal minnow]

it is

otherwise itd have its own plate

[lean oracle]

i8 mean my trailer got white plate, idk if its actually under 750 or over

[lean oracle]

neither does mine but im thinking of converting me car into a small camper, should work as my rear bench is two sections so i can easily take both out and leave space to put the single in when needed but for camping take it out probz as then theres more space for bed

[magic girder]

Its 690 empty

[lean oracle]

mhm nice

[lean oracle]

also kinda in the wrong hcannel xd

[magic girder]

True

[magic girder]

Although, its probably 800 currently with the stuff we have in it

[lean oracle]

rec ban\

xd

[gentle canopy]

cries in too much plastic

[regal comet]

is that a newer truck?

lol

[formal minnow]

Yes]

[gentle canopy]

That's the tg3 tgm 15.250

[magic girder]

Parked for the night

[gentle canopy]

Ooh an opel

[formal minnow]

Theres a older caravan for sale near me that i kinda want but no car to tow

[magic girder]

Buy also another car

[formal minnow]

im saving up for a new car

wont get anything till i got a car

[blissful locust]

citroën (or Mitsubishi) iOn

[daring sail]

Any ideas on what ur going to get?

Maybe a nice Golf GTI

[formal minnow]

Fabia maybe or a van

[daring sail]

Didnt u want to like convert a van?

[formal minnow]

No

[daring sail]

Oh

[formal minnow]

too pricy

[magic girder]

Fabia can't tow much

[formal minnow]

how much can it

i think it can do 1200

[manic sandal]

is that your truck behind it?

[magic girder]

No

[jaunty idol]

[blissful locust]

where

[pine pelican]

That's not the issue with dafs I work on them and the noises they make 😭

[formal minnow]

@fleet basin read ur pm if u havent yet

[pure bridge]

Is that actually yours?

[last cloak]

Yes It is…

I still have a couple for sale you can check my pages for that

[proper elbow]

😭

[formal minnow]

What

[formal minnow]

Its not

That insta looks like a scam page

Fake news

[pure bridge]

My thoughts exactly
Looks like pure advertisement so doesn't belong here anyway, @last cloak

[formal minnow]

Not even

Its a scam page

Lmao

[pure bridge]

Then i'm twice happy to yeet it

[last cloak]

@pure bridge pardon me if advert of any sort isn’t permitted here. I just felt someone here would be interested to get something like this.

[pure bridge]

No worries 🙂

[manic sandal]

are there any truck drivers from Australia here?

[formal minnow]

Dont think so

[daring sail]

You’d be wrong 🤓

[formal minnow]

Ok polo driver

[daring sail]

Ur UP! isnt any better

[formal minnow]

Its not a up

[daring sail]

Ur seat Mii isnt any better* (It better not be a citigo)

[blissful locust]

@magic girder saw a green kooiker truck in bleiswijk

[formal minnow]

Hes in hungary

[blissful locust]

i know he aint driving the daf, just telling him 🗿

[proper elbow]

Bro what

Just got told I'm getting a overnight with a city

[upper copper]

😴😴

[formal minnow]

L

[neon jackal]

New trailer day for us today! Yay

[formal minnow]

U drive this?

[stray rover]

Yes

[magic girder]

Well, they drive everywhere, but i don't think about work now, i just think about 35 degrees, sun, and relax modus

[manic sandal]

is that good or bad?

[proper elbow]

Strange

[weak sparrow]

volvo..

[proper elbow]

Rescue operation succeed

[lean oracle]

Someone broke down?

Couldn’t put both ramps against each other?

[formal minnow]

Probably cant make it to the destination

[formal minnow]

Not safe lol

That stuff will fall

Can do that witha a 200kg pallet maybe but not this

[lean oracle]

Probz cost u two beers and a pack of cigs

[lean oracle]

Mean ramps can hold lots

[formal minnow]

Just cuz it can hold alot doesnt mean u should do jt that way

They sag a bit

So not safe to do

With heavy stuff

If he would drive his ept over it already sags too much probably

[lean oracle]

Not bad, each or total?

[proper elbow]

Big retour pallets in the way I had to take over

[proper elbow]

This is why I hate driving in the north

[proper elbow]

Lack of warehouse employees

Just hire a dog

[terse spindle]

the north of the Netherlands is so flat in my opinion

[formal minnow]

I had it too in the north

[thick cedar]

Hoe krijg je pompwagen om en alle pallets die scheef staan

Hoe heb jij gereden

https://tenor.com/view/truck-out-of-the-way-overtake-gif-13984164

Oh i forgot this isnt dutch channel anymore

Oops

[cobalt onyx]

Bonk

[formal minnow]

put like that on purpose surely

geuss he doesnt have a way to secure

also stuff falls so easy if its junk like that

[blissful locust]

damn i thought kooiker only drove in the north

[magic girder]

We drive daily south france, germany, and once a while UK, Danmark, Sweden, we also have a yard in Poland

[blissful locust]

damn

[proper elbow]

Otherwise it'll roll through the entire trailer

[formal minnow]

Surprised tho

weve got little L brackets welded together

onto 2 flat pieces

the size of the wheels

doesnt move at all unless braking really hard and it not being the most forward it can be

or being empty and absolutely sending it trough a corner

then it sometimes moves

[proper elbow]

Like normal? The pallet has small monotubes on them. Higher you go the more it swerves

[formal minnow]

Dont help its wrapped like shit

[proper elbow]

You're supposed to throw it over.. or otherwise put a piece of wood under it which I did not have

[formal minnow]

Surprised theres not just one standard in teh trailer

[lean oracle]

[proper elbow]

It's not mine

Took it from another driver underway

[formal minnow]

i know

but surprised theres not one standard in ur trailer even if u normally have a ept

[proper elbow]

90% of the time we got full trailers

[proper elbow]

No space for allat

[formal minnow]

i mean

its small

mine is like 3/4 cm high

and like 15x15

[lean oracle]

surprised they dont got boxes in the bike frames for one

usually see that in the boxtruck n trailer ones

[proper elbow]

What's the use

If you have an electric one.

[formal minnow]

They better givem e a electric one

or i wont last

[lucid birch]

Sorry only truck drivers in this chat

Please leave

[lean oracle]

yes but i meant for the electric one

usually tbox truck with trailers got one under the truck for it but could have same under trailer where the anti bike catchers are

[formal minnow]

Not really

only simon loos has them

afaik

[proper elbow]

Never seen that

[formal minnow]

They got em on the rigids atleast afaik

box on the truck

they can charge it in there too

Dont think they all have it but some do

[cobalt onyx]

You don't want that

[formal minnow]

We do

Ur not fun

[cobalt onyx]

Too bad

[formal minnow]

I bet ur a office worker

[lucid birch]

We have our own little space without you

No 9 year olds

[formal minnow]

Besides @raven gate

Hes basicly the child in there

[lucid birch]

Ur the one with the babytruckerrole

[formal minnow]

Because ur a fat bully

[cobalt onyx]

Thank god I'm not 9 then huh

[formal minnow]

@uncut vapor u in netherlands by chance i judt passed one of ur companys trucks

[lean oracle]

Damn you drove this?

[formal minnow]

No

He did not

[lean oracle]

Ik hence I ask

[mystic dock]

wait, why did it get deleted? What was wrong with it? It was just an advertisal trailer with a model rocket! I'm confused

[mystic dock]

No, it was parked at the hotel. If it didn't had been deleted for whatever reason, you could see the mirror of the truck I was on on the right side of the picture

[lean oracle]

so u cant post here if u aint drive

[mystic dock]

I was driving tho. Like I said. THe picture was shot from my truck

[lean oracle]

read the channel descriptoom

[restive shoal]

But is not your truck in the pic

[mystic dock]

Ah, damn. Guesse I had a little missunderstanding there😅 my bad

[daring sail]

Question, how much did you pay for your camper?

[lean oracle]

@daring sail tyhats a caravan

[daring sail]

Same thing

[lean oracle]

but usually older models n shit are cheaper and might need some work but not much

save?

nah

[daring sail]

Shut up!

[lean oracle]

cry

[daring sail]

Been looking at a few since its so much cheaper than a camper

[lean oracle]

get a small person van

plebnty of space to convert

my peugeot partner got so much storage spaces already and plenty for a bed n shit

[magic girder]

Nothing, as its my dads, and i can use it free of charge is its parked in my storage for winter

[magic girder]

And the camper whe have, we paid 25 euro for, as its a project

[daring sail]

Oh nice

[formal minnow]

must be nice having ur own small warehouse / large garage to store ur stuff

[proper elbow]

@formal minnow

Colleague of mine spend 1 hour waiting at ctg today

[formal minnow]

When

For what

[proper elbow]

11.10 till 12.15

[formal minnow]

ah

probably everyone kept taking lunches

and just ignoring drivers

sometimes u just gotta stand infront of the polaks

to get them to do ur shit

[daring sail]

Well yeah I know lol

[blissful locust]

1 ton at most probably

[lean oracle]

Unless going heavy I think polo with its weight can tow 1000 if brakes trailer and like half that if no brakes

[blissful locust]

550 kg without brakes

[formal minnow]

750

max unbraked is 750

unless your tow capacity is less

[blissful locust]

rdw says 550 for a volkswagen polo mk5

[lean oracle]

yes max is 750 but if ur car cant have 750 unbraked ur not allowed to

everyone just breaks that rule tough

[magic girder]

It is

This caravan is for 3 people, but there are caravans that are for 8 people, or for 4 or 5 people but have toilets, showers and tons of space

[formal minnow]

noone ever really uses the showers in the caravans tho lol

[magic girder]

I don't have a average size garage, i have a 180m2 workshop

[magic girder]

Some do, i've been on campings where i would not want to shower

[formal minnow]

True

but rarely have i seen people use them

[magic girder]

You would not even be allowed to tow this caravan as its 690 kg empty

[formal minnow]

[magic girder]

Although the caravan is braked, so if he could do 1000kg braked he would be able too, but i don't think the car would like it

[formal minnow]

besides going downhill itd probably do fine

[daring sail]

Never underestimate a Polo!!!

And I wouldn't go for anything bit either only smt for 1 persn

[magic girder]

Uphill would be the same thing, it would struggle