And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It must've gotten harder, because many of the trucks I see nowadays are all over the road. They seem to think the white lines are just there as a helpful suggestion.
90 percent are texting or looking at facebook on their phones , my trucks not governed so i pass em all day long , i am a local driver but i have put many years in over the road , i pretty much make just as much money as most over the road company drivers and im home every night.
A six and a four. Excellent choice. I also appreciate the choice of the shifter extension on the Brownie. Both levers are right there and easy to reach. Nice. The wrap on the levers helps keep them quiet.
BTW, when you spend 12 to 15 hours a day looking at the world through a windshield, knowing which gauge is telling you what comes automatically, and they can tell you when a component might need some attention soon. Especially the transmission and rear end temperature gauges.
It is a lot harder to keep some that wide, in between the white lines on the road, constantly, for hours at a time, than most people think.
ReplyDeleteTrucking is not an easy job.
DeleteIt must've gotten harder, because many of the trucks I see nowadays are all over the road. They seem to think the white lines are just there as a helpful suggestion.
Delete90 percent are texting or looking at facebook on their phones , my trucks not governed so i pass em all day long , i am a local driver but i have put many years in over the road , i pretty much make just as much money as most over the road company drivers and im home every night.
DeleteSituate the gauges so the needles at "normal" are pointing in the same direction and it's not as confusing.
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ReplyDeleteGauges , who needs them? Should be looking where you're going.
ReplyDeleteA six and a four. Excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteI also appreciate the choice of the shifter extension on the Brownie. Both levers are right there and easy to reach. Nice.
The wrap on the levers helps keep them quiet.
BTW, when you spend 12 to 15 hours a day looking at the world through a windshield, knowing which gauge is telling you what comes automatically, and they can tell you when a component might need some attention soon. Especially the transmission and rear end temperature gauges.
I just realized: If that's a Kenworth 900A there are six more gauges over to the left of the steering column.
Deletesadly, Most new trucks are automatic now.
ReplyDeleteif you cant handle a shifting a unsyncronized 9 or 13 or 18 speed, you have no business in a truck.