Subsim Truckers - Page 18

swamprat69er · 07-18-14, 11:50 PM

I just found out today that IF I come back up to the Northwestern Ontario area next year I can keep my Freightshaker AND they will put whatever toys/repairs on it I want up to and including a new motor if it needs it. YA HOO!! Dual 8" straight pipes coming up!

Lionclaw · 07-19-14, 03:51 AM

Maybe a bit off topic, I'm not a truck driver.

Virtual trucker though, Euro Truck Simulator 2.

I wanted to be a truck driver when I was a kid though.

Straight pipes are nice, especially on a Scania V8! Brings a smile to my face when one of those goes by.

Found a clip from YT:

You can hear those from several kilometres away.

swamprat69er · 07-19-14, 06:45 AM

The same motor I have with different body. Mine is a Freightliner.

Lionclaw · 07-19-14, 07:32 AM

Awesome stuff!

swamprat69er · 07-19-14, 07:40 AM

I am half deaf (too many rock concerts and 'floor' tickets) anyway, so the noise doesn't bother me.

Wolferz · 07-19-14, 12:15 PM

I prefer mufflers so I can hear when the turbo charger lets go and to keep the jake from waking up the co-driver.

swamprat69er · 07-19-14, 08:08 PM

I don't do the sleeper team thing. I did it twice, the first and last time.

Stealhead · 07-19-14, 08:46 PM

Euro Trucker 2 makes driving look easy.
Scania V8 sounds ok but nothing beats the old Detroit Diesels.

Lots of places will ticket you for have a loud jake anymore. Youll see signs no compression brakes.

What makes me laugh are the guys with full size pickups pretending to be big rigs with the pipes and loud waste gates.

I am with swamprat screw team driving.

swamprat69er · 07-19-14, 09:13 PM

In towns I usually shut the Jake off. It is only really effective at speeds over 50mph anyway.

Stealhead · 07-19-14, 10:36 PM

Yeah more of a "cool" thing like canted foward cb anttena. Not really my thing and most people are not paying attention anyway.

I am happy with my dog sitting in the passenger seat watching world zip by.

swamprat69er · 07-21-14, 10:15 PM

I got the official word today. The company won't go for the dual 8"pipes, so when I come up next year I will just gut another muffler. Just like I did this one, and add a 5-7 adapter and go with a 7" pipe.

Jimbuna · 07-22-14, 09:10 AM

Still better than nothing and your still in work.

swamprat69er · 07-22-14, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Still better than nothing and your still in work.

As long as I pass my medical (68 this fall), I will be driving for them.

Stealhead · 07-22-14, 12:00 PM

Is it harder in Canada? The DOT one is pretty easy. I was suprised the first time I took one. No walk like a duck to test if you can squat or anything. Course I have good blood pressure and all of that. Dont have sleep apnea.

swamprat69er · 07-22-14, 12:23 PM

As long as your blood pressure isn't through the roof and you can see out of both eyes 20/30 or better and can hear you are good to go. It helps if you have all your limbs. You can't be an insulin dependent diabetic or a junky either. They don't test for sleep apnea.

07-18-14, 11:50 PM	#256
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I just found out today that IF I come back up to the Northwestern Ontario area next year I can keep my Freightshaker AND they will put whatever toys/repairs on it I want up to and including a new motor if it needs it. YA HOO!! Dual 8" straight pipes coming up! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

07-19-14, 06:45 AM	#258
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	The same motor I have with different body. Mine is a Freightliner. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

07-19-14, 07:40 AM	#260
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I am half deaf (too many rock concerts and 'floor' tickets) anyway, so the noise doesn't bother me. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

07-19-14, 12:15 PM	#261
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I prefer mufflers so I can hear when the turbo charger lets go and to keep the jake from waking up the co-driver. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

07-19-14, 08:08 PM	#262
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I don't do the sleeper team thing. I did it twice, the first and last time. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

07-19-14, 03:51 AM	#257
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Maybe a bit off topic, I'm not a truck driver. Virtual trucker though, Euro Truck Simulator 2. I wanted to be a truck driver when I was a kid though. Straight pipes are nice, especially on a Scania V8! Brings a smile to my face when one of those goes by. Found a clip from YT: You can hear those from several kilometres away.

07-19-14, 07:32 AM	#259
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Awesome stuff!

07-19-14, 08:46 PM	#263
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Euro Trucker 2 makes driving look easy. Scania V8 sounds ok but nothing beats the old Detroit Diesels. Lots of places will ticket you for have a loud jake anymore. Youll see signs no compression brakes. What makes me laugh are the guys with full size pickups pretending to be big rigs with the pipes and loud waste gates. I am with swamprat screw team driving.

07-19-14, 09:13 PM	#264
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	In towns I usually shut the Jake off. It is only really effective at speeds over 50mph anyway. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

07-19-14, 10:36 PM	#265
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yeah more of a "cool" thing like canted foward cb anttena. Not really my thing and most people are not paying attention anyway. I am happy with my dog sitting in the passenger seat watching world zip by.

07-21-14, 10:15 PM	#266
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I got the official word today. The company won't go for the dual 8"pipes, so when I come up next year I will just gut another muffler. Just like I did this one, and add a 5-7 adapter and go with a 7" pipe. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

07-22-14, 09:10 AM	#267
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,447 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Still better than nothing and your still in work. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-22-14, 12:00 PM	#269
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Is it harder in Canada? The DOT one is pretty easy. I was suprised the first time I took one. No walk like a duck to test if you can squat or anything. Course I have good blood pressure and all of that. Dont have sleep apnea.

07-22-14, 12:23 PM	#270
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	As long as your blood pressure isn't through the roof and you can see out of both eyes 20/30 or better and can hear you are good to go. It helps if you have all your limbs. You can't be an insulin dependent diabetic or a junky either. They don't test for sleep apnea. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.