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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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California.......I spend a lot of time there for work.

It's "Is Loved"........they're all cuddly like that. This car is probably being driven by a saggy, silicon saturated O/C housewife wearing spandex and FMPs with a lawyer for a husband. She's probably just under 40 and is in for the surprise of her life when she has her birthday and he kicks her to the curb for 2 x 20's. Seen it happen time and time again. You see a lot of these cars on used car lots as (premature) lease returns......;):cool:

Come to think of it, we could send her over to AJ's for some "comforting"......AJ would have to make an exception because she'd be 2 years stale dated, but, I think it could work out without much tussle.

AJ, how do you feel about areolas the size of 7-11 convenience store chocolate chip cookies ? You know, the big ones ? :unsure::LOL::LOL::LOL:
 
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That sounds like an awesome project you guys are working on. It always warms my heart when I see old machines and vehicles being restored and given new life. Especially ones that are icons of an era like the long hood Peterbilts. When I see one of those on the highway, it raises my spirits so high, yet also makes me feel like an ultra-n00b because of the auto-transmission International that I am currently driving. o_O I am sure that KW you got will be sick as fuck once you get that chrome on and give it the paint (y)

Have a 1985 K100 that I've been working on since first of 2016;
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Still lots to do, but that may never end.
 
My dad currently rescued and owns a 1981 KW W900 with only 225,000 actual. It has the same Big Cam Cummins and Road Ranger 13 speed. The truck had set in the back lot of seismograph truck manufacturing company. Never saw a day of its life under a roof until we got it. Someday when he is done farming I am going to repair the interior and the paint. It is crazy what the new chrome cost.
Don't wait till he's done farming. It will be too late. Enjoy it together.
 
Thats a cool video with that old Peterbuilt! I'm just curious, how many of the gears do you use when the truck is empty like it is now?

Some folks start off at around 3rd gear and do not even look at the lower ones because there is not much weight you are dealing with. You would be using around 5 to 6 gears at most on level road. Bobtails are tricky to manage at high speeds. Locking the wheels when braking is a real thing. When I took my Class A exam I used a 6-speed. Empty 48-ft box trailer. No double clutching even required. Instructor always wanted folks to start off at 2nd gear, but I always use the lowest one for taking off from a stop. Less chance of stalling.
 
Some folks start off at around 3rd gear and do not even look at the lower ones because there is not much weight you are dealing with. You would be using around 5 to 6 gears at most on level road. Bobtails are tricky to manage at high speeds. Locking the wheels when braking is a real thing. When I took my Class A exam I used a 6-speed. Empty 48-ft box trailer. No double clutching even required. Instructor always wanted folks to start off at 2nd gear, but I always use the lowest one for taking off from a stop. Less chance of stalling.
I gotta hand it to you guy's. Biggest thing I ever drove was 107' ladder. Just over 35 tons and about 43 feet long but it had an automatic transmission and unless you were emergency traffic in shitty conditions it was easy to drive. I always thought I'd drive an 18 wheeler after I retired from the FD but I stayed there to long, that shit is too much like work :)