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04-21-14, 01:23 PM | #76 | ||
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wow! I have a lot more respect for some of you now ... sorry to say I was judging you before you posted experiences real truckers have had.
As for 7,000 rpm on your truck my God man that is gruesome for any engine. I was popping the clutch at 3 grand on my Mustang and doing 120mph in fourth gear at 6,500 rpm with a 4:56 rear end. Here's what you need Neal ... forget those drip coffee makers. The new iCoffee Steam Brew coffee maker is where it's at. Put a case of bottled water in the passenger floor board too. I think this will work with a 12vdc to 120vac convertor, but try it at home in your driveway before you do on the road or man up and ask the other truckers how they make coffee in the cab lol $149.00 http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/...fee-maker.aspx Quote:
$17.75 http://www.amazon.com/Convertor-Prot...+maker+steamer Quote:
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04-21-14, 01:44 PM | #77 |
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I convinced the company to put a APU on my tractor. It puts out 4,000 watts of 120V hydro as well as air conditions the cab when I am parked. In winter it will keep the engine temp at 110F and keeps the fuel from gelling up.
With that APU I carry an electric kettle and a french press for my coffee. I can make it as strong as I want. No more truck stop dishwater for me.
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04-21-14, 03:23 PM | #78 | |
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TSA and TWIC are separate forms of ID. Also, as of late, we have been asked for birth certificates at some places with security. Best to have as many forms of ID as you can.
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04-21-14, 06:07 PM | #79 | |
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Muscle > Import Forever Anyway, i'm a little interested in these portable car coffee makers. Sounds like a pretty darn good investment. I've already been wanting a CB Radio for a while now...
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04-21-14, 06:10 PM | #80 |
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Compared to 20 years ago, CB's are cheap.
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04-21-14, 07:03 PM | #81 |
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There's one fortunate thing...
I won't be driving semis ever again, so you won't have to worry about me red lining the motor in your rig. I can do that in my own pickup truck by pulling the air bag fuse. The automatic transmission won't shift out of second if I do that. A mind is a terrible thing to brain damage. If you're going to hop the border into Canada, it's best to have a certified copy of your birth certificate for when you come back south.
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04-21-14, 08:08 PM | #82 |
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I saw one that looked pretty nice. It's got an antenna and car plug and stuff...but it's also a portable walkie talkie kind of thing.
Link Sometime I'll have some money through and I'll pick me up one. Since this seems to be the appropriate place...what does everybody else recommend as a budget CB?
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04-21-14, 09:04 PM | #83 |
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04-22-14, 04:44 AM | #85 | |
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04-22-14, 07:21 AM | #86 | |
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I'll take my search elsewhere unless anybody else has anything to add. I thought about getting a handheld and then a cheap fixed one. You can get one for like....40-50 bucks on amazon.
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04-22-14, 07:30 AM | #87 |
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04-22-14, 08:32 AM | #88 | |
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Very general observation. Many factors involved though. Torque is the major player with diesel engines. Chevy 302 V8 are capable of 12,000 rpm. They produce a mad amount of horse power and torque. The diesel generates an incredible amount of torque at low rotations. The weakest link for high torque engines is the transmission, drive shaft and rear axle that can twist like a pretzel under load. For the tractor, having a slew of gears produce a powerful pulling vehicle that is capable of good speeds as you work through the gears.
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04-22-14, 11:05 AM | #89 |
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Radar love and a little whipped cream and shorcake too BBY!
NAH! When your team driving (four on four off-fuel/sandwich stops only) strawberries from Salinas CA 6PM PST on Friday to the Big Apple-Manhattan produce dock by 1pm Monday EST it's more THIS:
with a little help from your vintage Whistler-the high tech of the day- covered X and K band only...practically the 'metox' of its day! Ran with light off so the flash wouldn't give it away to the radar 'bears'; With the competent co-driver 'doctoring the logs' for the port-of-entry jerks! Had to look up for the eye-in-the-sky guys once in awhile too! "Breaker 1-niner Rubberducky how's that bear lookin on yer donkey? Is the pacemaker flashin / this is ol' Snagglepuss on the inquire! Kick it on back! Over to ya'! ...Good Buddy" now a collector item! $aved me few $hekel$ back in the day!
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04-22-14, 01:05 PM | #90 |
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Red, if you live on a hill, then get yourself a kick butt base station and a real good antenna. OR better still, get your Amateur Radio Operators certification and talk all over the world. (HAM License)
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