I’d say 3 axle trailer 2 axle truck
#irl-trucking
verbal cape
paper bear
i think its just that the majority of trucks in the us are for bulk haulage, large volume low weight. so they just have 2 axle trailers? i honestly wouldnt know, my knowledge of the US is rather limited
verbal cape
All i know is my crane had another oil leak today
Tomorrow all hoses will be replaced
And i’ll be on the 105t for a day
paper bear
i remember i had a period where i was bursting hoses all over the place, just older machines get to that point
verbal cape
Yea
In the center of the crane you can see the steel of the hoses
Cuz of all the slewing
The mechanic said it’s better to replace all because if 1 comes to that point, all others are also
paper bear
yeah, your slew is done by a large hydraulic cylinder aint it?
paper bear
yeah, ours are on slew motors. so the hoses are routed differently
verbal cape
You have a center joint
You can also slew unlimited i think
I can only do 420 degrees
verbal cape
420
verbal cape
If i hang above the left side of my truck i can slew all the way around until it reaches the right side
I guess my new truck ain’t coming since it can go along for another 10 years lol
paper bear
crane not centred?
paper bear
weird, ours are pretty accurate to the load chart
verbal cape
Ye the load chart is 75% of the real capacity
verbal cape
They build a crane and they take 75% of what it can lift
paper bear
yeah, i just didnt explain it well 😄
but we have front mounted cranes
so as soon as you go over the front of the cab, or like. past the landing legs. it lowers its capacity to 80%
verbal cape
I know
If you know what you’re doing it goes well
But some people are just dumb to tip over
paper bear
yours wont have sensors on the legs does it, so it doesnt know if youre half rigged
verbal cape
Yep
Not even a sensor for being rigged at all
Usually it does have a sensor that detects pressure
paper bear
yeah, was like my old one. you could set it up with the legs half out, and it could still lift to its limit without tipping. handy thing
paper bear
yeah, but rust started to get to mine. we're very coastal. the chassis used to flex visibly when lifting heavy and half rigged
had an 8t digger on the back and you could see the bed waving up and down
that was the end for it
verbal cape
I’m also amazed how steel can bend without breaking
paper bear
its flexible, which is what saves it most of the time
queen brook
Hatsu wheel loaders arent meant to be played around with
Just plain stupid with your "drifting"
cosmic condor
Its just that the rear wheels slip when turning. Cant really do anything about it
thick cedar
Gotta love not having a diff, eh?
indigo sun
paper bear
merc 😕
indigo sun
@paper bear Volvo is Better 😄
cosmic condor
Renault is best 
thick cedar
Lol
paper bear
volvo is better, but scania is better again 
upper bolt
I don't know why, but I prefer Volvo. But I know have some mind like you @paper bear
*same
queen brook
When the road maintanence level has gone down another level
dreamy remnant
Ouch!! Then Jölli realizes, the snow plow is driving 2 Trucks behind him. 😉
queen brook
How do you plow mirror ice
upper bolt
I think just give a sand top of it
You can't just scratch it, cause it's gonna broke the road
Sorry, cause I'm on tropical country
queen brook
Hell yes you can scratch it
upper bolt
How ? Without scratch the asphalt. I'm never know it, lol. When I watch Highway Through Hell, they pour sand top of the ice
violet apex
We use salt around here, sand further north where the temps go too low for salt.
thick cedar
So stupid to use salt, just ruins cars
thick cedar
That's why I always say, cars should be made fully out of plastic..
upper bolt
Lol
I'm never can imagine it, when you park the plastic car in front of the office building full glass. When you come home, your car already transform to liquid plastic vehicle
round panther
plastic can be made to be pretty good at not melting from heat
upper bolt
Do you ever heard sport car on British got melt cause sunlight from mirror effect from glasses office building. I'm forgot the detailed one, but know that news ?
Oh yeah, this week my back feels weird. It's never happen when I'm driving, just this week. Already ask for rest 1 day without driving but my back feels weird. Any trucker ever like me ? Idk what happen to me
*still
unkempt shadow
obsidian plover
cool truck
unkempt shadow
Thx
rain cobalt
cosmic condor
Why do ppl even try to fake that a truck that is not theirs is theirs. Do they even realize that reverse image search is a thing
thick cedar
The exact reason I dont trust many people on here unless they can post multiple images of it
paper bear
i would post a pic of my "new" truck, but ive been having battery issues on my phone 😄 everytime i goto look at it its dead
its outside my house, but dark af
and just put phone on charge
candid solstice
new wagon? which one is it?
paper bear
its a 6 series r580 hiab and drag
lusty anvil
At lunch today I saw a blade for a wind turbine being transported, and it was f*cking mahoosive
thick cedar
In Grand Junction on break. A fifteen year old kid almost got himself and his family killed when he panicked and merged in front of my truck which was traveling at 65MPH while he was doing 40MPH. He didn't have to merge, but the stalled vehicle on the side made him panic and he didn't check his mirrors before trying to move over. Half of my truck took the left hand shoulder and the left tires hit the dirt. Thank God it was packed nice and firmly. Hell of a first day on I-70! We both pulled over, and I jumped out to be sure I didn't hit them. The mother was so grateful I moved over and avoided taking them out. And thank goodness the kid used his signal or I might have hit them. He learned a valuable lesson today. I'm not mad and wasn't mad, just thankful everyone got out unscathed.
queen brook
Road raging is the best you can do with pants on tbh
upper bolt
That's fucking fifteen year old kid, how dare the mother let him drive in fucking interstate. I hope Highway Patrol gonna catch them up.
candid solstice
@upper bolt please watch your language, swearing isn't permitted on this server
thick cedar
I like it
paper bear
Ohh, wow...
patent bolt
Some proper tires and trucks and such weather wouldn't be any problem for anyone.
upper bolt
Sorry, sir. @candid solstice
thick cedar
@patent bolt that is true, but sometimes you just have no choice but to stop
Btw, that green point on the map is where I took the pics
thick cedar
Navajo and these foresaken all-weather tires...
queen brook
Winter storm in america is 5cm of snowe
patent bolt
Correct @thick cedar
eager abyss
My Dad’s truck - Man Euro6 TGM. I got to drive it around the lot, surprised by how light the steering was and how well it handled
patent bolt
So rood Bambi, get a webasto instead! 😛
paper bear
we arent wusses down here, we dont need uprated heaters, stock are enough 💪
queen brook
🤔
Webasto is a life saver tho
If your battery isnt complete garbage
Gotta love sunday working also
patent bolt
Webasto is only used while sleeping though and it's very much needed when you park in -20 degrees or something xD
queen brook
I use webasto every morning if its below -5C
paper bear
jolli never sleeps in the lorry tho
queen brook
Yea no shit
patent bolt
Nah, I do that every week so I use it every night basically except in the summers
paper bear
not even a webasto could save him in that tin can
patent bolt
and Bambi we all already know that Jölli really isn't a real trucker 😛
paper bear
😄
queen brook
Yeah :( even excavator operators think tipper drivers are peasants under them
paper bear
dw Jolli, im sure youll escape them one day
eager abyss
Sorry, on mobile, can’t see the channel description
paper bear
swipe left
eager abyss
I don’t need to swipe left to post a photo, it’s on the text bar
As such, I didn’t see it
paper bear
swipe left, it shows the description
eager abyss
I said
I don’t need to swipe left to post the photo so I didn’t see it
I don’t read channel descriptions for fun
paper bear
so you didnt see the description, not that you "cant" see it.
eager abyss
I didn’t see it
Tbh I didn’t know you could view it from there
So thanks for telling me
queen brook
Nah but one excavator dude from Ouka almost always wants me there 😃
Seems like i have an secret lover
paper bear
watch out,
patent bolt
Sausage party!
paper bear
🙈
queen brook
Well i mean there must be atleast one tipper driver at a worksite so you can blame him of everything
thick cedar
It finally arrived. And I want it.
Kenworth W990
Those headlights are bloody awful
paper bear
give me a scania any day...
paper bear
actually, its surprising how narrow your american trucks are
theyre long, but narrow as hell
makes living in them not very nice
patent bolt
And pre-historic most of them
thick cedar
@paper bear not all of them, usually the classic ones are narrow. I drive VNL, before I was driving FH and I dont see the difference.
paper bear
compared to eu trucks, they look tiny
thick cedar
Yeah, classics are smaller than the regular ones
paper bear
like, eu the cabs are as wide as the wheels, where as every truck in the us looks like the cab is a good 2 feet narrower than the wheels
thick cedar
Yeah, but still not the same as the classic ones
mint furnace
That W990 looks weird
patent bolt
Bambi so proud he finally got himself a proper truck! 😂
paper bear
shut up you, daf is just as proper as that scani
patent bolt
Yeah I mean Scania do sell some toy trucks at their shops as well for kids, so yeah if you can call that proper I suppose they are 🤔
thick cedar
I almost want to switch to Knight Transportation for a new Volvo 860...
but it'd be red
thick cedar
My company have few of those, whenever I see them I'm so jealous lol
elfin edge
bright zealot
Ouch
thick cedar
oof... cronch
eager tide
Oh my god
paper bear
never touched one in my life
dont plan to
box work is not my cup of tea, very boring
uncut bronze
Used them quite a lot in the fridges, but never seen anyone put them on the spoilers like that... ours were kept in the trailers at all times
obtuse grove
@thick cedar i thought those keep the side things in place 😂
thick cedar
KEK
They bend the absolute snot out of the wings with them.
btw, Love's tanker
Imagine trucking in EU
lol
That would kinda suck
cosmic condor
round panther
5 series 👌
cosmic condor
Yes 👌
desert rover
paper bear
Since everyone else is taking pics of their steering wheels 😂
oh, nvm just one person...
bright zealot
Ooh V8 
patent bolt
Ha Bambi so proud of finally having a proper truck.... 😂
zenith bough
Proper truck indeed \m/
paper bear
Yep, and you'll be loosing your V8 by the end of the year noxxi :p
New gen 500 here it comes
cosmic condor
halcyon scarab
Nice!
queen brook
😎
cosmic condor
Nice Renault
bright zealot
Where?
cosmic condor
On the pic that jölli sent
bright zealot
Can you not see the SISU badge?
cosmic condor
No, its clearly a renault
bright zealot
cosmic condor
He just disguised it as a Sisu
queen brook
Good thing i can stalk that no one touches my ride when im having my 30min
Weathercam
patent bolt
Actually no @paper bear if I get a 500 I'm quitting as I refuse to drive such a weak truck over the mountains I'm currently driving over, I want a 580 or 650 and other than that is just no no 😛
cosmic condor
^
patent bolt
Hatsu....
cosmic condor
Yes Nox?
patent bolt
Just nah, nah, nah....
cosmic condor
Okay
patent bolt
Exactly
thick cedar
@worldly wasp that's a cool truck, never been inside tho. How much space does it have inside? Cause to me it kinda looks like it's new generation of Renault premium, considering that aspect.
@queen brook where does it say that you have to drive them to send a picture?
candid solstice
"Are you a real life trucker? Cool! Share your truck pics and experiences here! For random truck pics, use #photos"
In the channel description.
thick cedar
Sure thing, lemme send a paid assassin after this kid cause he broke the rule boo hoo.
patent bolt
Rules here are meant to be obeyed
candid solstice
no need to get upset, it's just a simple rule so that this channel doesn't get flooded with images of "this is my X truck", when you reverse search an image posted here, it turns out to be from the top result on Google
thick cedar
I'm not upset, I just don't like elitism. Sure thing we're drivers and all, but what about truck spotters and enthusiasts?
thick cedar
If you say so...
candid solstice
The issue is if people start posting random truck pictures here, the conversation between real drivers will be lost
We noticed that happen many times
patent bolt
It's not called "real-life-truck-spotting" this channel though is it 
thick cedar
Noxi, that's what this conversation is about.
patent bolt
About what? The fact that you want to post more than what is allowed in here?
thick cedar
No, about the fact that we don't have to say "get out" to anyone who's bending the rule.
patent bolt
No one told you to actually get out, you're more than welcome to be here. However you've been told that pictures posted in this channel is mainly for real life truckers, if you have a dad that drives on that's cool but as Moh advised you we have a #photos channel for that instead. Rules are there for a reason most of the time, ofc no one will hang you for posting that now, but you can't bend the rules over and over again and expect to get away with it and that's why you actually got informed about it now so you won't get in any form of unnecessary trouble.
uncut bronze
noxii, what cargo do you generally haul?
patent bolt
Food and dairy products
uncut bronze
ah nice
patent bolt
Anything that TINE in Norway produces
uncut bronze
fridge work
patent bolt
Yeah, some ice cream as well as they own the company Diplom Is in Norway as well
patent bolt
Compare in what way you mean?
thick cedar
Noxii I am a driver too and convo wasn't about me
uncut bronze
is there a different strategy to loading it, are they certain things you have to be aware of
queen brook
Guess i wont be lifting axles anymore
uncut bronze
or is it exactly the same, but just the unit turned up
stiff sand
ive got the day off work as someone broke my truck ! Dam Agency Drivers
patent bolt
Ooof sorry @thick cedar I misread something, I'm too tired xD
But well that still applies, this is mainly for us drivers to post pics not for randoms to post random pics 😛
And @uncut bronze it's basically the same, we get all of our loads in containers on wheels so we just shove them on, strap them and then just put the rear reefer thingy on -24c
uncut bronze
yeah that's a fair bit more than mine was
patent bolt
Oh?
uncut bronze
mine were usually only 7 as i drove short haules from and to slaughterhouses
patent bolt
Worst thing is that we have to turn the reefer off when going onto the ferry and if the walls aren't closed properly it'll leak out the cold air and it becomes warmer in there and if the temperature is too warm they will scrap the entire load of ice cream
patent bolt
We had one a week or so ago that had an air temp of -11 or something for about 2 hours so they scrapped it, but we called that BS cuz if they had measured the core temp of the ice cream instead of just looking at our temp logs which just measures the air temp inside the trailer they could have seen it was perfectly fine
uncut bronze
yeah there's no fooling in that sector
patent bolt
And nah but when hauling both milk and ice cream we have these kinda 3 walls inside the trailer to separate the compartments
uncut bronze
i've had to return an entire load once because one carcass had a bit of hair on it
patent bolt
Ah yeah but that's different, that's bacteria and stuff. This was because they thought that the ice cream was too warm when it wasn't
uncut bronze
still boils down to bacterial growth
when those products get "too warm" there's always a risk of bacterial growth
but that load was carcasses and vacuum sealed pallets, crates and bags. could understand the carcasses being returned, but everything had to go back for inspection
not that the extra drive mattered on an hourly pay 😁
stiff sand
and this is why i enjoy driving containers and not reefers
uncut bronze
nothing wrong with reefers tbh, pretty relaxed work
though most of my loads took a while to get ready as the truck delivering livestock were delayed
patent bolt
Yeah but as I said Random there's a difference in the core temp of the product and the temp logs from our trailers
The core temp is what is important, what our trailers measure is air temp, so if the air temp isn't to their satisfaction they should instead measure the core temp just to double check
uncut bronze
yeah fair enough
but as long as you get paid for the hours you drive, it's all good
patent bolt
True true
worldly wasp
@thick cedar Yes its one of the new generation Renault Premium it is lets say 2 years old and it has good amount of space. 2 hydraulic chairs. The company always gets new versions every 2-3 years nothing changes but the interior design
patent bolt
Ha sure glhf with that
thick cedar
I have the option to post pictures because it’s permitted
patent bolt
Not if it violates the rules of said discord or channel.
thick cedar
No where does it say it’s NOT permitted to post pictures in here
candid solstice
We'll delete any images that aren't related to the channel topic and point you to the #photos channel
😄
thick cedar
No where did I say I was going to post unrelated pictures.
candid solstice
Then I don't know what your original comment was for, I hope you know provoking is against the rules
thick cedar
Neither am I provoking, I’m just stating.
candid solstice
If you need a reminder: #discord-rules available 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year 😅
thick cedar
As I said, I’m not provoking, I’m stating.
cosmic condor
My school is getting a new truck in a near future
patent bolt
Makes so much sense 😂👍
verbal cape
Todays hauls
candid solstice
you in a Volvo? what happened
thick cedar
dun dun duuuunnnnnn
verbal cape
My colleague is sick so i had to drive his truck
candid solstice
It looks so weird without the aero kit (or whatever its called) lol
verbal cape
Tomorrow the good ole daf will do the job
uncut bronze
Is it still leaking hydraulic oil?
paper bear
noxxi takes wuss cargo, let me know when youre a real trucker with a flatbed 😛
patent bolt
Ha let me know when you're a real trucker driving on some proper roads Bambi and not just highway surfing you bloody steering wheel holder 😝
BTW as I said were swapping out part of our vehicle fleet this year, guess how many trucks we'll be ordering?
thick cedar
"A real trucker with a flatbed."
"Highway surfing steering wheel holder."
Jesus Christ. Bunch of children. We all haul freight that has to go where it has to go. Without dryvans, reefers and "highway surfing steering wheel holders," the industry would collapse. So stop trying to be better than everyone else. You drive a flatbed, great! At least you have control over whether or not what you're hauling is secure. If I'm picking up a preloaded trailer I don't get to check, and crap like this happens.
Wow Discord thinks that picture is explicit
Ugh... Basically, Lowe's "secured" my load with cardboard and zipties. It almost fell on me when I opened the doors today before backing into the dock.
I'll never understand super-truckers who think they're better than everyone else because they haul a certain kind of freight.
We're all brothers of the highway. Grow up a bit for Christ sake.
Just sick of seeing it. Sick of hearing it on the CB, too. We're all out there providing a service to grateful and ungrateful customers. Regardless of the freight we haul.
Flatbed drivers who poke fun at dryvan/reefers piss me off the most.
Without those trucks you'd have no food or clothes, so zip it.
And flatbed drivers should know that better than anyone who hates us.
Makes me want to flip a table.
I just hear it way too often.
I'm also on edge after today.
This is the driveway I had to use.
Not wide enough. Built for straight trucks.
To back into the dock I had to get out onto the street.
I've been in tighter spots but this was just a massive hazard.
That's a somewhat popular highway, too.
Shippers and receivers make our jobs harder than they need to be
patent bolt
36 actually
thick cedar
Yeah. Not to mention some kid almost killed himself when he swerved in front of me the other day. Had I not hit the dirt he'd be gravely injured or worse. And his mother and sister, too.
There's a lot of stupid people in the world waiting to make a mistake.
Waiting for you to make a mistake as well.
Absolutely. Especially when you're holding the reigns of 40t or more.
EU has different weight restrictions... In the U.S you can haul up to 80,000lbs without permits. I'm permitted for 88,900lbs
I'd imagine the UK has similar laws
So it's the same
Niiice
TIL
The other night I wanted to run this SUV over.
She parked directly in the way of my truck.
They actually got her to come out and move it
They're not supposed to park there
I told them I could get it in there anyway, but they told me to turn my wheel to the left and wait to cement the point.
Old Odyssey 
The van wasn't the issue though. That SUV was more of a nuisance.
Yeah, I did that on purpose for when she came out >~>
They told me to make a point 
Pretty much haha
Finally eating for the first time in 24hrs
Been running like mad
Yet I still have a pot belly
Never changes @~@
I feel that
You know the most annoying thing about my rig?
No passenger's seat.
My girl won't be able to come along until I either start working for Knight or get one with a jumper seat
Extremely uncommon. Navajo is the only company I've heard of that does this
drifting quail
thick cedar
If I go work for Knight I can get a Volvo VNL with a full-size sleeper
The reason is weight and space saving
That's a Cascadia or at the very least a Freightliner gauge cluster
Drove a Cascadia for a while
The gauge cluster in the Argosy is basically the same iirc...
At the least? 1,600lb-ft with... 400HP? I'm honestly not sure
Ten speed automatic... Hate it.
But it gets the job done I suppose
I would, yeah
I'd also prefer a 13 speed
Would be much better uphill
Take care bud
patent bolt
thick cedar
Those are hot
patent bolt
First time ever in 3 years that the "twin" trucks operated the same route at the same time 😎
thick cedar
Are those the only two rigs exactly alike in the entire company? O.o
patent bolt
I think so yeah, we have more that looks fairly alike yeah but all have some minor differences. These 2 were bought at the exact same time with the exact same specifications and the only thing that technically makes them different is the 1 last digit in the reg number
patent bolt
Yeah but they're getting replaced later this year as these 2 are now defined as "too old" and we'll sell them for export most likely
thick cedar
Aww. How old are they now?
patent bolt
3 years in April 😂
thick cedar
That's all...?
patent bolt
Yeah our fleet gets renewed every 3 years 😝
thick cedar
Granted I'm driving a 2018... But I've seen rigs on the road that look like they're right out of DUEL
Heck, I ran into the back of a ten year old truck.
Freightliner Classic XL
patent bolt
Haha yeah that's understandable, there's plenty of them here as well but lots of large customers requests the trucks to keep up with the latest like emission requirements etc
thick cedar
Gross... I honestly despise emissions
And that's why I want a Freightliner Argosy. No need to comply with that mess outside California
Just makes owning trucks more expensive for everyone involved
patent bolt
Yeah well we got it working as we sell them for export later
thick cedar
That's good at least
patent bolt
That way we always got a new and nice fleet of trucks
thick needle
I thought diesels didnt have to comply with emissions
thick cedar
Diesels have their own special emissions to comply with
AdBlu in the EU, DEF in the U.S
patent bolt
And I mean sure it's gonna be nice to get a new truck and all but I'm sure gonna miss this one when it goes :/
thick needle
What about older diesels
patent bolt
AJ some companies demand that you keep up with today's standards
thick cedar
Anything made before the regulations were put in place in the U.S can either be converted or not. Depends on if you go through California. iirc they'll still fine you.
thick needle
Ahhhhhhhh ok
thick cedar
DEF crystalizes... The idea is to crystalize the diesel particulates and make them fall to the ground, I think.
It's just bull urine... You can urinate in our DEF tanks and make it to a fuel station to get more if you're running low.
Or at least that's what I'm told.
thick cedar
It doesn't touch the engine.
It gets squirted into the exhaust.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
thick cedar
I'll admit that made me giggle too
I need to get back to the Navajo yard before I get towed or it gets late.
thick needle
What is it with 12 year olds being on discord
thick cedar
btw, if you put DEF in the diesel tanks and get it into the engine, the DEF itself will ruin the engine.
thick cedar
It's... A sad idea. It's for "emissions"
Also nowadays if you're rolling coal that's borderline against the law
Which is why it isn't simulated in ATS
thick needle
If you want no emissions, get a V8
thick cedar
Mmm... I want a Scania T V8 so bad
Dream truck I think
Second only to a Western Star 4900 EX Lowmax
thick needle
If I had a dream truck it would prolly be a Scania T
thick cedar
They're pretty.
thick needle
I know
thick cedar
Hopefully I get to go to the U.K and find one at a truck show
thick needle
Mannnn
thick cedar
I wanna sit in one so badly
thick needle
That's all I drive in single player ets 2
thick cedar
Same, either that or I drive a classic eurotruck of some kind.
DAF, Volvo, Scania 143
thick needle
In mp I'm currently driving the new MAN
round panther
my dream truck has to be a 164L
thick cedar
I have a new MAN too. I posted pictures a while back. Anyhow, I gotta go. Keep it between the ditches!
thick needle
Ok, same to you @thick cedar have a good night
thick cedar
You too, bud. Thanks.
verbal cape
Also yesterday, all the way backwards in Amsterdam
thick cedar
That's impressive.
main knot
#Nederland!
queen brook
queen brook
paper bear
Haha kojack getting all triggered over a joke. And noxxi I barely see motorways and dual carriage ways. I'm over an hour away from my nearest motorway
So you can shove that "highway cruiser" idea up your ass
:p
Yes we all fall under "truckers" but There's many different jobs within that category. All have varying challenges.
But flatbeds are the most interesting loads definitely ;)
When you've got a fridge or box you're always the same size. Flatbeds and low loaders mean you could be a lot wider or longer. More challenging ay
thick cedar
@paper bear im the same as you, over an hour away from a motorway. As I live in Dorset
paper bear
Yeah manly just rural single carriage way
paper bear
Yeah still 50 minutes from a duel carriage way
thick cedar
Im half an hour from a dual
paper bear
You soon learn where all the bad bits are to meet someone. Trees on the passenger side are just as bad as lorries sometimes
thick cedar
Thats so true
I hate some places its just a random intersection in the middle of no where with traffic lights when it is a literal dirt road
paper bear
Haven't seen a traffic light all week 😂
And unlike fridges, I don't have to care about the temperature of my load, so there's one less challenge.
And unlike boxes I don't care about the wind.
Like I said we've all got our own challenges. I just prefer the challenges low loaders and flatbeds offer.
uncut bronze
yeah wind is no fun
thick cedar
Eat me, Bambi. I'm dealing with a lot of crap and that was just the straw that broke the camel's back yesterday. Should be alright now.
In other news, while holed up in Salt Lake, I've found a cute little diner. The Black Bear Diner. So far it's the coolest place I've been to, next to Cracker Barrell. If any of you get the chance here in the U.S, stop by and check one out.
paper bear
eat you? not into that 😉 😄
thick cedar
I feel that in my soul tbh
I still can't believe this is how they secured the load.
thick cedar
lol
patent bolt
OI
Get that bloody rust bucket out of here!
@maiden swan deal with it.
Do your job Mr Yeehaw 
maiden swan
@edgy mountain as stated this is for real life truckers, if you wish ti show off your porsche I suggest you go to #car-talk
edgy mountain
@maiden swan sorry
maiden swan
And if you dont have the role go to #bot-commands and type ?rank car talk
dawn lava
Would Memorial convoys be suitable to show in here?
thick cedar
@thick cedar Lowe's
thick cedar
New CB is pretty
Need to have the shop fix my left antenna though... It's absolutely shot. The hole the antenna itself screws into has been shoved down inside the mirror bracket...
cosmic condor
Wow, I havent seen a CB in like 2 years
thick cedar
Daaang
cosmic condor
We used to have one in one our truck but the CB got removed from the truck
karmic galleon
So? It's just a CB lol
thick cedar
It needed to be blue
That was pretty much the only requirement and yes I bought it based on that plus another driver who had like five of them said the Cobra was the best, so I went with that haha
Also, a nice CB comes in handy in the mountains of Colorado.
It made me giggle, it comes with a rulebook from the F.C.C
paper bear
looks bright
we have much smaller, but still get decent range out of them.
like jolli's size
queen brook
The range really depends on how good it's setup
paper bear
and antenna
paper bear
FM
queen brook
AM has better range
paper bear
although, i jumped into another one of our trucks and he was on AM
so fuuuurrrrek knows
i just keep switching 😄
whatever sounds best at the time
queen brook
I don't have to since everyone uses A;
AM
i still don't understand the ASC value
Because my cb takes disturbance from any electrics being used
paper bear
i dont understand half the sh1t
paper bear
mine only gets interference off of worklights on the headboard, all other worklights are good
my old daf used to get interference off of the window sprayers 😄
dawn lava
in my capacity as chief tour guide for a truck museum I get to attend all manner of historical truck shows, trade shows etc here in Australia and have got many photos of interesting machines that people here might be interested in. The truck pictured above is an example of keeping the truck on the road.
From memory (forgive me as this was back in 2011 i took this photo and talked to the owner) this truck started life as a Foden and was rolled in the mid-to-late 1970s. The owner then replaced the shattered Foden cab with that of a K100 Kenworth, the front axle from an Atkinson, the back axles and suspension from a Thornycroft, fitted an 18 speed gearbox and the engine is a Rolls Royce V12 diesel produceing somewhere around 600hp......the owner said it went like a rocket back in the day.
If people are interested in seeing and hearing more, let me know and i will post others over time
zenith bough
That's an incredible story man! Thanks for sharing
dawn lava
i have many more, have been compiling stories from old drivers for the last 8 years, drivers who grew up on B-model Macks, Bedfords and the like
thick cedar
That's a very smexy cabover. And a great story to boot. Thanks for sharing, bud.
thick cedar
@dawn lava 1. Thats an amazing story
2. There is a fake you
dawn lava
@thick cedar oh? where? wouldn't surprise me, too many unoriginal people around these days
paper bear
@thick cedar
thick cedar
What?
paper bear
his question^
thick cedar
Oh
Aw
Think he left
I did redtail to tag him and there was another with a default pfp
paper bear
ahh
dawn lava
i am still here
once a year we have a memorial convoy for fallen drivers and nearly 800 trucks attend each year. They arrive on a saturday, have a night of live music etc and then attend the memorial the following morning. Here is a Western Star in last year's convoy
paper bear
those stone guards look so stupid
dawn lava
gotta have them by law
paper bear
stone guards?
dawn lava
and it beats replacing windshields every time someone passes you
paper bear
i take it thats in australia?
dawn lava
yeah
I have been told by traffic enforcement officers that the stone guards are being made mandatory
paper bear
glad that isnt happening here, imo stone guards arent nice
dawn lava
again, beats replacing your windshield every time someone tears past you and throws up stones
and even if they do not make it mandatory, it is still good policy to have them, same as with bullbars to protect your truck from hundreds, if not thousands of dollars worth of damage
and when the convoy comes in, it looks like this.....for 3 hours or more, with blaring air horns
upper bolt
I'm still remember when I was kid and going to Australia. My friend's dad just hit one of them and make our vehicle completely broke and killed the kangaroo. Glad we all safe just have a little injured
paper bear
the beautiful thing about that photo is how people come together for the event.
It isnt the trucks that make the show, its the people.
dawn lava
this area has strong farming and transport roots
the 2011 turnout
has only got bigger since then
i am heading off to sleep, is 1am
thick cedar
Wow... What I'd give to be part of that. 💙
dawn lava
More of my photos from the memorial convoy, this time 2016's convoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjF4Nmieu10
zenith bough
Share for those that love the sound of a mean ass truck. Video not mine, credit to dirtbike125r
paper bear
you know your truck sounds shit when you like the sound of the jake break
zenith bough
Heh, not just the jake sound, but what's wrong with jakes?
paper bear
i dont get what you americans like so much about them, its not the sound of power, its just a banging.
zenith bough
Someone must live near a highway
paper bear
and no i dont, i live in the uk, 50 miles from my nearest motorway
zenith bough
It's quite literally the sound of power, and the engine managing that power in a fascinating way
But cool
👌
paper bear
its not, its the sound of resistance, not power
paper bear
resistance of gasses, not how much power it can create with an explosion, just resistance
thats power
zenith bough
It's fine though. You're entirely entitled to not like the sound of jakes
I respect that lol
I love Scanias. Awesome trucks.
zenith bough
Are you trying to say american trucks don't make power 
Now I'm just being trolled
paper bear
well, on average they dont actually make as much as eu 🤷
zenith bough
Lol, sure man.
paper bear
we can goto figures if you like 😄
zenith bough
It's not a competition, regardless
Both truck cultures are quite unique
AUS trucking culture is also quite cool
paper bear
one is prehistoric, the other is modern
zenith bough
Lol, you're entitled to your opinion. 😃
paper bear
kenworth only goto 510hp right?
zenith bough
LOL
paper bear
or 680?
paper bear
go on, tell me
paper bear
literally, i cant find any specs on american truck engines
round panther
the CAT C15 goes up to 625hp from what I know
zenith bough
C15 ships out up to 580 stock I think
round panther
the Volvo D16 and Scania DC16 go above 700hp in the highest spec
paper bear
i see figures for 600hp in 9900i whatever they are 😄
but thats still nothing compared to eu
round panther
it's on par with 15 year old top of the line EU trucks
zenith bough
Lol, arguing about HP values in stock engines from factory
paper bear
yep
round panther
Scania stronk
paper bear
i mean, theres no point in going to modded powers, as that is completely aftermarket. thats like saying a nissan gtr is the fastest car in the world, its not. but you can make it one
zenith bough
Not really an argument between US and EU trucks. Two very different histories and, really, workloads.
zenith bough
But cool. Some EU trucks may have a higher stock HP output from the factory. What is your point about that?
zenith bough
Stock from the factory, some do. Sure
😄
Most euro trucks are not Scania 730s or even 620s
paper bear
nope, and most us trucks arent near the topline either
zenith bough
Nope
Most common engine you see in fleet trucks nowadays
405-510hp configs
Not much power needed for hauling dry vans down flat highways
When you get into heavy or off road hauling, you start seeing a lot of tuned out Western Stars, etc
paper bear
glad you are now aware of this....
zenith bough
😉
dawn lava
and then you look at highway trucks in Australia and they tend to START at 500hp and it is fairly common to see 600-700hp units on the road
upper bolt
Yeah, road train XD. Sometime I'm so proud with them driving that snake truck with heavy like Antonov XD
dawn lava
yeah, but you often see 500hp pulling single trailers
upper bolt
Oh yeah, I though just for road train
dawn lava
Me and a Kenworth T909 at the 2011 Brisbane truck show (trade show) which i attended in an official capacity. Keep in mind that I am 6ft tall.......
i am going to share a little bit of family history. Back in the 1960s/early 1970s my Grandfather's family owned a small locam trucking company (i have identified at least 7 trucks from slides)
What you see here is one of them that was on its way back from the cannery at Ballina and, after coming over the bridge over the Tweed river, was forced to take evasive action after someone parked on the side of the road decided to open their car door and step out without looking. My Grandfathers brother was driving and locked up, jackknifing and doing the damage that you see here. (He was fine btw, just a little shaken up)
They used the truck like that for a week around the local area before they had enough of a lull in business that they could get it in their workshop so my grandfather could repair it.
same truck, 1 week after it entered the workshop. My grandfather did all of the repairs and bodywork himself
queen brook
https://youtu.be/EP-Ln0gESe4 straight piped Mack Sisu, this sounds more "powery" than that cummins
round panther
that's hot
dawn lava
the true sound of power, in my opinion, is an E9 V8 Mack
atfull throttle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVBhC7dglrg
paper bear
Meh, I prefer a roar. That superliner was just ticking away
Jollis sounded better. But imo Scania V8 wins any day
dawn lava
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JC84lA86b4 the museum i volunteer at, i conducted the tour for this bloke
dawn lava
would love to know the story behind this XD
paper bear
well they wanted to cross the river, but couldnt
dawn lava
that Scania is connected, via stiffbar, to the trailer in front and it still sunk
patent bolt
Well technically everything posted in this channel is history as it has happened in the past. 
paper bear
im lifting containers tommorow....
im lifting containers tommorow....
thats in the future 
patent bolt
Okey but pictures are history though 😉
patent bolt
Your google is wrong
Because your Google is Finnish and could therefore possibly not be right.
Doesn't matter, Finnish is incorrect
queen brook
candid solstice
@cosmic condor don’t backseat moderate please, we’ll deal with it.
cosmic condor
Ok, sorry
paper bear
Yeah leave it to us
thick cedar
Woke up to this
And about a gallon of oil missing
Either my head gasket and my rings are gone, or something fishy is going on here
paper bear
Is there water in your oil?
thick cedar
Not that I could tell.
paper bear
And it would be fine to run it on that much, atleast till you get to your yard
Coolant^
paper bear
Is the oil white on the dipstick?
thick cedar
Nope, black as coal
paper bear
Probably just the truck programmed yo do it. Doubt its big brother.
thick cedar
It's an idiot switch
paper bear
A what?
thick cedar
Idiot switch.
Prevents people who ignore warning lights from destroying the engine.
thick cedar
Yuuup
uncut bronze
i think you have a leaking seal then somewhere
verbal cape
I guess the pistons and rings have had their best time
But it won’t be fixed in it’s last year too expensive
thick cedar
One of the plastic hose clamps is loose
vagrant dawn
every truck accident here in my place is about broken brakes
Isuzus have gone to the next level of unmaintained trucks
Atleast there is Volvo, Scania and Man here
except for mercedes benz trucks
thick cedar
Isuzu's are cheap trash though, yeah?
I mean, my dad's Rodeo was reliable for a few years but I always attributed that to the Honda parts on it. (Honda Passport is the same vehicle)
stiff sand
Fuel food and go 😬
candid solstice
Nice to see more folks from 🇬🇧
stiff sand
Hi hi 👋🏻
patent bolt
Another toy truck driver I see, DAF... I thought everyone in here was finally driving proper trucks as Bambi just got a proper one but apparently not... 
stiff sand
Daf is a mans truck it does what it says on the tin !!
round panther
what year?
civic patrol
@round panther 1997
round panther
i was gonna say that looks 80s...
civic patrol
You wouldn't be the first to say that
stiff sand
What’s that sticky thing poking out the floor
uncut bronze
i assume you mean the gear lever?
cosmic condor
Your truck? @thick cedar
stiff sand
they have gear leavers in america ? wow stone ages much 😛
thick cedar
@cosmic condor not mine, but I use it.
cosmic condor
Cool. Can we get interior shots too?
thick cedar
Sure. I will be driving in about four hours.
stiff sand
no one wants to see inside my daf 😦
stiff sand
that dash is giving me OCD so much clutter and mess
stiff sand
should beat the shit out of him
thick cedar
i'll do this
patent bolt
JESUS christ almighty that truck is filled with crap
civic patrol
Aye carumba
near dome
patent bolt
Has ups and downs
stiff sand
defo not fun in london
latent quail
what's the matter with it?
fluid pilot
latent quail
rip
queen brook
And how did you manage to heck it up
candid solstice
chill out with the swearing
patent bolt
No offence Moh but using that emote when saying that is kinda double morale xD
queen brook
There you go
candid solstice
but the emote itself doesn't represent a swear word
patent bolt
Touché
candid solstice
It's just crash bandicoot going woah holy 💩
paper bear
the emote has the word shit in it 🤔
paper bear
ill accept that
candid solstice
alright, back to normality here then
queen brook
Trash is what happened
paper bear
nope, ive moved on
candid solstice
still in the fleet or?
paper bear
yeah its still in the fleet, that thing is a very nice truck. ive just moved to a different truck
pulls well
plus, because its an 11 plate its not bogged down by emissions crap so not strangled
candid solstice
for now
paper bear
for ever
they dont return to older vehicles and add emissions stuff
hence why all diesels havent been called in to have adblue systems on them
whats out there is out there
candid solstice
you never know with legislative changes
e.g. in Leeds city centre they're planning on putting an emissions charge for anything below Euro 6 lol
guess it'll depend on where you go to and from
paper bear
yeah, but they dont revisit old vehicles
old vehicles stay old
otherwise there would be thousands to modify
hundreds of thousands
candid solstice
I guess it depends on where the fleet will be working
e.g. if you pass a city and have to pay a charge of £50 everyday then that'll add up
paper bear
luckily i dont have anything to do with places like that
candid solstice
you work out in the sticks don't you?
paper bear
country side is bliss
candid solstice
thought as much hah
paper bear
yeah, goto scottish cities
patent bolt
He's a bit older now so he gone from a toy truck to a proper truck you know Moh! xD
paper bear
but never to london
candid solstice
driving in London as a HGV driver seems like a nightmare
patent bolt
Think as long as you make sure to keep breathing it'll be just fine and just ignore the stress around you
candid solstice
cyclists would be my biggest fear in a major city like london
patent bolt
Ah yeah the blind spots are insane and you can sure hide a lot in them so they are in quite a danger yeah
thick cedar
😄
queen brook
Bambi literally just downgraded
paper bear
i would be cyclists biggest fear 😄 honestly i think i would just end up getting annoyed with a lot of motorists trying to cut me off and such. end up road raging to fcuk
candid solstice
if only you were getting paid hourly 😄
queen brook
Brits roadraging is something golden
paper bear
i am 😄
paper bear
no, people doing stupid things would get me angry
queen brook
I honestly wouldnt give a heck if i was stuck on a traffic jam on hourly wahe
Wah
Wage
paper bear
making me break more than i should
candid solstice
@queen brook I won't ask you again
paper bear
and just thinking they own the road
candid solstice
🕵
queen brook
Theres no evidence
candid solstice
that's some 200 IQ right there 
paper bear
wow, a steering wheel
thick cedar
if you don't get through this, you will not know what I'm talking about
queen brook
Idn
candid solstice
queen brook
Idk
paper bear
i think fcuk is pushing it 😄
paper bear
nothing
queen brook
Ok
candid solstice
I'm pretty sure using words like that to substitute for a swear word isn't allowed.............
queen brook
No???
candid solstice
I'll find out later
candid solstice
😅
queen brook
But frenchconnectionuk is an legit thing
queen brook
I lmaod loudly bimbo
candid solstice
I'm well aware, but its very obviously not used in that context now, is it? 
paper bear
it is
queen brook
Hopefully i didnt wake everyone up
candid solstice
uh-huh
paper bear
yeah, you can get all kinds of fcuk stuff
queen brook
Can you send some fcuk my way
candid solstice
this is clearly not related to real life trucking anymore
queen brook
Ok for real now
paper bear
it is,
candid solstice
I appreciate you're being smart, but really, you're pushing your luck
bold ravine
queen brook
@serene mason problem?
paper bear
@queen brook yes
paper bear
useless tagging?
patent bolt
Too fast and didn't keep enough of a distance to the vehicle ahead I see
thick cedar
Actually just the distance bit. We were only doing 15 mph in bumper to bumper traffic
civic patrol
@stiff sand yeah its an 18 speed eaton fuller mated to an N14 cummins
stiff sand
The old days 😃 The worst I get is Scalia 3/3/3
queen brook
@civic patrol tell me you do fuller clutchless
verbal cape
Take cover!
eager abyss
DAF ❤
bright zealot
WMAS?
quiet grove
Happens all the time on that bridge but never seen one flipped like that
(West Midlands Ambulance Service)
bright zealot
How does that happen?
quiet grove
Not looking at the height signs
bright zealot
But flipping over I mean
quiet grove
I’ve never seen one flipped like that on its side before
bright zealot
Not a 😢
quiet grove
Imagine walking under the bridge then that happens 😂😂
bright zealot
Oh god
quiet grove
Plus the truck has managed to get itself facing on the wrong way😂
bright zealot
😮
tulip helm
civic patrol
@queen brook nope it has a clutch
zenith bough
Were you asking him if he floats gears? or if his truck has a clutch? lmao
Better be really good at floating those gears, or your company is going to be spending a lot of money of that transmission
;P
stiff sand
Today’s truck
thick cedar
(excessive save editing)
patent bolt
stiff sand
🤔🤨
paper bear
noxxi doesnt notice excessive save editing even if its shoved in her face
paper bear
Kiddo? That's a lot coming from you. And ofcourse not.
queen brook
zenith bough
No more Scania these days, eh Jolli?
thick cedar
Sisuuu
I find those trucks quirky and cyoot
patent bolt
They're a trashcan on wheels though 🤷
queen brook
Bad provo, you should try again
cosmic condor
lol
paper bear
who?
paper bear
That'll stop her from movin!
the guy at the precast plant always knows best, without that one nail the 32ton piece of precast wouldve been in a ditch
serene mason
Ruining a good skid aswell...
paper bear
honestly the prick thinks he knows it all, or maybe wants to prove me wrong cos of my age? either way whatever way i say i want it loaded when i go in, "pfft hahah yeah right, we'll load it how we see fit"
yeah, cos you arent just some twat who operates an overhead crane in a precast plant