New truck for Idaho runs
- Thread starter ChuckO
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Scott Smith
TVWBB Pro
You're my hero. There's a picture of me at about two years old sticking my head out of my granddad's new cabover when he was the first truck driver for the Schoenling brewing company.
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Chuck, I forget what you haul, refresh my memory?
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Olympian
That setup looks like heavy equipment hauling.
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
That, I do remember but, he showed some pictures of some truly massive load but, I don’t remember what it was.
ChuckO
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I was hauling the 300' girders for the high speed rail project. I was styling too, I had a monster Peterbilt 389 and was towing the Goldhofer THP 96 line trailer. My single heaviest haul was a 750K LBS girder, and I pulled 1M LBS, but had a pusher behind it. I quit that project because as sexy as it sounds, going 10 maybe 15 MPH isn't all that. This truck is our new Calif/Idaho truck, it's a 80K LBS. I'll be hauling steel from CA to ID and back, as most of the steel companies have left CA (don't ask me why, Chris will kick my butt) I really like the CA/ID runs, it's a beautiful drive, and just me, my cat and a 53' tri-axel trailer in tow.
ChuckO
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
In theory, it's required in ID. I won't drop the axel unless ID finest makes me
ChuckO
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
They don't let the beancounter spec the trucks, or it would have been a 389. I did the financing on it (as with all our equipment) I got 100% financed at 5.85% fully amortizing over 60 months. Being their Controller has it's rewards, but the joy is in driving pristine equipment. And the extra $'s don't hurtVery nice Chuck! You'll be stylin' in that.
My Dad always had Peterbilts.
As the Controller, I'm sure you had some say in that deal. Congrats - You did yourself well!
ChuckO
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
It's the 80K. In my younger days, I kept an extra drive shaft handy, I twisted up a few with these gears
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Olympian
Lots of respect for the heavy haulers. That’s not an easy job. I wouldn’t have the patience to do it, especially with all the poor drivers on the roads today.
Jim C in Denver
TVWBB All-Star
Old truckers never die.
They just get a new Peterbilt.
They just get a new Peterbilt.
russ olin
Closed Account
Nice big rig ChuckO. The color is perfect for the body style. Me & my dad owned a dirt moving construction business for 25 years. I made my living running D8 sized caterpillar dozers. We also had 627 Cat scrapers, blade, dump truck & water truck. But when it came to heavy haul over HWY's we had a friend that hauled our equipment from job to job. So, I understand the game of what it takes to haul heavy loads down the HWY's. Especially over the passes of the state that I live in. Wolf Creek, Lizard head & such. Safe truckin'!
Russ
Russ
Peter Gallagher
TVWBB Guru
Congrats - Sweet ride, for sure..... - all of sudden I feel the urge to listen to some Red Simpson or Commander Cody!
ChuckO
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Hot Rod Lincoln
Nice truck! I'm waiting for the part where you tell us that those chrome boxes behind the cab are actually twin vertical smokers with a sink and refrigerator in the middle! 