Subsim Truckers

[swamprat69er]

EH? Whutzat you say?

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Swamprat is probably half deaf from driving that Cab over engine jitny.
AREN'T YOU, SWAMPRAT?

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

EH? Whutzat you say?

Boy I sure am! Thank heavens for Danish-made WIDEX programmable hearing aids- $5K with two 'zen' programs (5 total) for Cummins engine induced tinnitus! I wasn't kidding about "wearing ear protection" as Firefighters do in their trucks. The turbos in the exhaust were particularly excruciating... Alongside way too loud Led Zeppelin and Cream to keep ya awake all night. Just when your getting drowsy on your 20th hour straight (log books...what log books?) with bagged onions out of Presidio, TX bound for Cleveland, OH... or if homeward bound and crank IT UP BBY!...works every time; And if ya can 'float gears', you can focus on playing the 'Air' guitar too while rocking down ol' I-10

[les green01]

must trucks I been in only got 5 to 6 miles a gal of fuel

[swamprat69er]

I usually wound Pink Floyd right out. I put two sets of speakers and a 30 watt amp into the cab over
One of our managers told me one day that it never ceased to amaze him how we could make a 22 hour day look like 16 hours in the log book. I told him it was 'creative writing'.
The Cummins was a little loud, but it was my own doing. I gutted the muffler as soon as I got to Thunder Bay and it stayed that way until I got back to the yard at the end of the summer.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Precisely! The plumbing goes first from a' rockin' all day in the front office!

[COLOR=orange]"I'm so sorry officer...I AM the engine Retard...er!" All this sage advice sounds pretty 'jake' to me! ONKEL take note: Swamprat, Wolfertz, Quatro and I are still with it; nearly a century of combined head-on-a swivel-mind-yer-six 'combat driving'. Welcome to the true conning tower of the open road;

Haha, true conning tower, indeed. I feel like a U-bootman,living in this tiny space. I have to move my TV tray/laptop desk every time I want to go forward. It's really cool, I'm digging it. Funny thing, I was thinking about the last few jobs I've had.... Two years ago I was a SUB (substitute teacher) and now I'm a TANKER. Let's just hope "destroyer" isn't next

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Wait a second 7k rpm? Are those petrol engines (rhetorical question I know it's Diesels but the rpm blows me away)? Our trucks would usually operate below 2.000 rpm.
What's the gas mileage on a 40t US truck? Ours got about 3,3km/l (~7,8 mpg).

7,000 RPMs? My truck does 1700 max.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

7,000 RPMs? My truck does 1700 max.

Once again...I'm no truck driver....but 1700 RPM doesn't sound right....

My Mom's Toyota Camry can do 7000 RPM

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Once again...I'm no truck driver....but 1700 RPM doesn't sound right....

My Mom's Toyota Camry can do 7000 RPM

But you Mums Camray cannot pull 80,000 lbs.
Gas engines will rev higher than diesels. 2 stroke gassers are capable of 12,000 rpms. The diesel in the cabover (4 stroke) only would rev out to 2,400 rpm and my C15 CAT (another 4 stroke) is only good for about 2,200. With diesels it is all about torque, not rpms. That and the heavier loads are why there are so many gears.
The old Detroit 318's and 238's are both 2 stroke diesels and they would rev about 3,000 rpms. They would also run 'backwards' if you gave them the chance.

[Wolferz]

I dunno, maybe it's 700 RPMs peak torque but somehow that doesn't sound right either.
Then again, I'm a stroke survivor at the cost of memory. Gonna have to dig around for my old CDL school literature and double check my figures.
I'll get back to you on that.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Haha, true conning tower, indeed. I feel like a U-bootman,living in this tiny space. I have to move my TV tray/laptop desk every time I want to go forward. It's really cool, I'm digging it. Funny thing, I was thinking about the last few jobs I've had.... Two years ago I was a SUB (substitute teacher) and now I'm a TANKER. Let's just hope "destroyer" isn't next



7,000 RPMs? My truck does 1700 max.

That's because you've yet to build up your testosterone levels to the same level as these elderly gentlemen

[AVGWarhawk]

Neal, while you get the experience over the next year or so work on obtaining a TWIC card and get TSA approved. TWIC will allow you to access the ports for pick up and delivery. The TSA approval allows airport pick up and delivery. With these two approved identifications you become a much sought after driver. TWIC is basically getting your ID checked by the Fed. Card issued if you check out. Easy enough but cost is about $100. TSA is a test and certificate issues. Landstar has the test for our contractors. They plan on opening it to our brokers. When it is available I'll send the link so you may participate and get TSA approved.