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Saw this more than once on I-10 and I-20 the other day.
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# ? Nov 28, 2013 06:29 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 09:21 |
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some texas redneck posted:
Turn... ... ... ... NOW!
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# ? Nov 28, 2013 21:23 |
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Dudes I need some hot steamy trucker help. I'm going to be driving a 16ft moving truck and car dolly from Seattle to Connecticut around the middle of February next year. I know nothing about crossing the mountains in the winter. Is that something where it would be better do drive south down the coast before going east? What's the best way to penetrate the mountain range in the winter?
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 01:47 |
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Talk to Muffinpox about the best way to penetrate things, I hear he has some quality tips on that subject.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 02:28 |
Fart Pipe posted:Dudes I need some hot steamy trucker help. I'm going to be driving a 16ft moving truck and car dolly from Seattle to Connecticut around the middle of February next year. I know nothing about crossing the mountains in the winter. Is that something where it would be better do drive south down the coast before going east? What's the best way to penetrate the mountain range in the winter? To avoid the nasty poo poo you're driving a loooooong way out of your way. Pretty much unless you go all the way to Bakersfield and take 40 across you're looking at good odds of snow you may or may not be prepared for. Are you feeling good about chaining up that thing, including the trailer, on the side of the freeway in the snow? My first time chaining up was actually on Sumner, the first big pass you'll run across if you decide taking 90 is a good idea. If so, have fun!
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 02:49 |
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Fart Pipe posted:Dudes I need some hot steamy trucker help. I'm going to be driving a 16ft moving truck and car dolly from Seattle to Connecticut around the middle of February next year. I know nothing about crossing the mountains in the winter. Is that something where it would be better do drive south down the coast before going east? What's the best way to penetrate the mountain range in the winter? First, get rid of the dolly. Either have a buddy drive it or get a full trailer. A dolly gives you two points of articulation whereas a real trailer only has one. Travel by day when the sun is keeping the pavement all warm and not icy. You should be fine if you gear down going down hills and such.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 03:18 |
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I would start planning now with the goal of giving yourself a two week swing of departure/arrival, in order to either wait out a storm system or gun it while the weather is clear. Give yourself 4-6 days for the trip in case you do run into something nasty. I've only driven across I-90 in the spring and summer, but I can tell you the highway closure barricades through South Dakota aren't there for decoration. Heck, some of the main roads through Yellowstone were closed for snow when I visited in May, and it snowed 5 inches on us overnight during that time. Even crossing I-80 through Pennsylvania can get treacherous in February. You might do better to fill a POD unit and have that shipped and then just drive the car, just my two cents.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 04:11 |
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Fart Pipe posted:Dudes I need some hot steamy trucker help. I'm going to be driving a 16ft moving truck and car dolly from Seattle to Connecticut around the middle of February next year. I know nothing about crossing the mountains in the winter. Is that something where it would be better do drive south down the coast before going east? What's the best way to penetrate the mountain range in the winter? I think you would be going way to far out of your way if you go far enough south to avoid the worst of the weather. Budget extra time in your trip planning for delays while waiting for conditions to improve, and don't take excessive risks. Also, When I was planning a cross country move I was told to pull into weigh stations - the DOT boys will wave you through if they don't want you there.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 04:18 |
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Just to let you know some states disallow singlescrews to tow in the snow anymore. That means if you are driving a uhaul and towing a car, if the chain law is in effect, you can't drive.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 04:25 |
On the whole, if you have never driven a large vehicle before, I-90 in February is probably the worst time to dive into it. Seconding "fill a POD".
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 05:44 |
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Not a trucker, but someone who got caught off guard, pay attention to the weather reports cause they do close highways and then you have to find a hotel in a blizzard in some little gently caress off mountain town.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 05:49 |
There are places on 80 in Wyoming that close so often they went ahead and installed permanent gates they can shut at will. Let that tell you something about your odds.
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 05:54 |
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Javid posted:There are places on 80 in Wyoming that close so often they went ahead and installed permanent gates they can shut at will. Let that tell you something about your odds. They only install gates because a squad car parked across 2 of 3 lanes won't stop people like me. Road closures are for people who've never run a steering chain. Anyways, this is how my weekend is looking. Luckily, the location we're working is only 6km off the "main" road(about 40km off pavement), so my tires should survive, even if we have to chain up. The last job up there was over 20km of 1 way traffic with nowhere to chain up and rounded off the traction blocks on my rear drives. I'm ready to go for this round with a brand new set of heavy chains. and bungie tighteners and the whole deal. Last time was chaining up in mud, even if we have to, doing it on packed snow is going to be SO much easier. In other news, knowing that the truck is going to auction this spring one way or another has slowed my progress on the little things that need to be fixed. Hope the next owner doesn't mind not having A/C!
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# ? Nov 30, 2013 06:38 |
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I think I remember some of you posting about this game in the last thread but Euro Truck Simulator 2 is $9 for the "gold bundle" on Steam right now.
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# ? Dec 1, 2013 00:10 |
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Thanks guys. I have plenty of time until about mid March or else I would do it in the summer for sure. I think I'm going to weigh the cost of driving farther south or getting a "POD". I've driven the same size truck long haul and have towed a dolly before so I'm not worried about that, just the weather. Even if we get a pod we still have to drive her car back anyway so I have some thinking to do.
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# ? Dec 1, 2013 00:16 |
Driving a car would suck substantially less in the same conditions.
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# ? Dec 1, 2013 00:18 |
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That's true but I'm not sure how much work it needs yet. Its also a 98 Beetle though it is a TDI.
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# ? Dec 1, 2013 00:20 |
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Fart Pipe posted:That's true but I'm not sure how much work it needs yet. Its also a 98 Beetle though it is a TDI. Javid posted:Driving a car would suck substantially less in the same conditions. .. apparently not.
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# ? Dec 1, 2013 08:03 |
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West SAAB Story posted:.. apparently not. Its a Jetta with a Beetle body. If he was driving an actual air cooled monstrosity through the snow, then it might suck more.
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# ? Dec 2, 2013 03:22 |
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CommieGIR posted:Its a Jetta with a Beetle body. If he was driving an actual air cooled monstrosity through the snow, then it might suck more. Trying to huddle around the one small bastion of heat that you must give to the evil capitalist window so you might see where you are being propelled? VE WILL HAFF NOT OF THIS! ZE VINDOW REQUIRES ALL!
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# ? Dec 2, 2013 08:21 |
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West SAAB Story posted:Trying to huddle around the one small bastion of heat that you must give to the evil capitalist window so you might see where you are being propelled? VE WILL HAFF NOT OF THIS! ZE VINDOW REQUIRES ALL! If you can't see, it just means you aren't driving fast enough.
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# ? Dec 2, 2013 14:31 |
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"Two Lane" "Highway" Powershift fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Dec 6, 2013 |
# ? Dec 2, 2013 17:42 |
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Javid posted:To avoid the nasty poo poo you're driving a loooooong way out of your way. Pretty much unless you go all the way to Bakersfield and take 40 across you're looking at good odds of snow you may or may not be prepared for. Are you feeling good about chaining up that thing, including the trailer, on the side of the freeway in the snow? CommieGIR posted:Its a Jetta with a Beetle body. If he was driving an actual air cooled monstrosity through the snow, then it might suck more. CannonFodder fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Dec 2, 2013 |
# ? Dec 2, 2013 21:52 |
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CannonFodder posted:If he was driving a 60s Beetle across the high plains in winter I'd be more worried about the wind launching the car off the road. Saw a couple flipped Vanagons and Beetles off I-70 in Wyoming, I suspect they were traveling together.
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# ? Dec 2, 2013 22:04 |
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CommieGIR posted:Saw a couple flipped Vanagons and Beetles off I-70 in Wyoming, I suspect they were traveling together. The family that rolls together...
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# ? Dec 3, 2013 00:33 |
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I found that Upack is much cheaper than a POD so I'm gonna do that and we''ll drive south and make a road trip of it with the Beetle. Got a bunch of goons to visit along the coast so driving south will be fun and a lot less stressful than driving a truck. Thanks for the help guys!
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# ? Dec 3, 2013 01:47 |
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quote:ARLINGTON, Va., A coalition of trucking industry groups warned the D.C. Council that provisions in the recently introduced Sustainable D.C. Omnibus Act of 2013 would have significantly harmful effects on the Districts economy and on the quality of life of District residents. I think Washington DC should stay the course. Godspeed Washington DC, Godspeed.
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# ? Dec 6, 2013 20:21 |
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InterceptorV8 posted:I think Washington DC should stay the course. Godspeed Washington DC, Godspeed. That's hilarious. How the gently caress do people think poo poo gets to their grocery stores, for example. I'm kind of used to people taking poo poo for granted in that regard. I mean I can kind of understand it, I didn't even know jobs like mine existed before I started working them. But drat, do people who drive for a living get totally passed over in any conversation. Like people saying how great it would be to tax gas/diesel more, like the stupid Jalopnik, "Hurr, more gas/space on the road for our weekend cars ". Then you've got the "zero idle" laws, piss injectors, etcetera, ad nauseam. Own you own truck or business, gently caress you! No one cares that your operating costs keep rising, get hosed! I mean keeping emissions low and economy high is important, but all that crap costs money. Aaaand now I've just ranted about that in the trucker thread.
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# ? Dec 6, 2013 21:21 |
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madeintaipei posted:That's hilarious. How the gently caress do people think poo poo gets to their grocery stores, for example. I'm kind of used to people taking poo poo for granted in that regard. I mean I can kind of understand it, I didn't even know jobs like mine existed before I started working them. But drat, do people who drive for a living get totally passed over in any conversation. Like people saying how great it would be to tax gas/diesel more, like the stupid Jalopnik, "Hurr, more gas/space on the road for our weekend cars ". Then you've got the "zero idle" laws, piss injectors, etcetera, ad nauseam. Own you own truck or business, gently caress you! No one cares that your operating costs keep rising, get hosed! I mean keeping emissions low and economy high is important, but all that crap costs money. Milk and Meat come from cartons in the stores, DUH. FYI Kids, there isn't any Santa, but there is a fat guy in a red truck that serves the same function. Can you please tell your parents to stop cutting me off, otherwise you fucks aren't going to have Christmas this year.
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# ? Dec 6, 2013 21:40 |
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InterceptorV8 posted:Milk and Meat come from cartons in the stores, DUH.
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# ? Dec 6, 2013 22:45 |
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What the gently caress is that from?
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# ? Dec 6, 2013 23:18 |
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The Onion, I hope.
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# ? Dec 7, 2013 00:45 |
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Fart Pipe posted:The Onion, I hope. It can't be. At least two people have read it.
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# ? Dec 7, 2013 00:58 |
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InterceptorV8 posted:FYI Kids, there isn't any Santa, but there is a fat guy in a red truck that serves the same function. Can you please tell your parents to stop cutting me off, otherwise you fucks aren't going to have Christmas this year. Seconded.
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# ? Dec 7, 2013 01:03 |
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0rganDonor posted:Seconded. I hate that I read that in Scruffy's voice, so now you all get to read it in his voice.
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# ? Dec 7, 2013 01:55 |
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:What the gently caress is that from? I really don't know, just something I've picked up from the Internet somewhere. Googling it, a bunch of places say it's from "a San Francisco newspaper" but no actual citations are ever given. The top comment usually includes the word "Obama" in it. I doubt it's real, but I can only hope.
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# ? Dec 7, 2013 02:40 |
Apparently Nasa is driving a test capsule across the country instead of flying it because ?????Watommi posted:Also, nasa.gov/orion says the mockup capsule left on Dec 11, and will arrive in San Diego in early January. WTF? That's like a 3 day drive max. Are they stopping for photo ops every 25 miles or what? Wonder who they got to take that job, since nobody getting paid cpm is going to touch a cross-country drive that takes almost a month. To say nothing of navigating southern CA with an oversize load..
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# ? Dec 13, 2013 16:11 |
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A load that wide (I can't really tell but it looks like it overhangs each side by several feet) they may not be able to drive in certain areas at certain times or they may have to wait for escorts.
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# ? Dec 13, 2013 21:27 |
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http://m.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2013/12/11/auburn-lawmaker-draws-fire-comments-about-truck-dr/1465274 That "teacher" spells worse than the truckers on this forum! As for that NASA project, you know they are getting paid per mile, but in cubic feet of dollar bills.
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# ? Dec 13, 2013 22:37 |
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I totally agree, I have an apartment above a grocery store and it loving sucks all the noise the trucks make delivering between midnight and 6am. Hahahaha Pictured: that guy.
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# ? Dec 13, 2013 22:45 |