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Old 08-04-2007, 02:36 PM
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I just can't get over the junk equipment those guys are driving. You would think they would have top notch new equipment. Not 10+ year old crap with no heat, ice in the bunk and battery boxes falling off.
 
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Is it possible to lose your battery and NOT know it?
 
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You guys have to remember that they gotta make a show out of it.

Kind of like "american chopper" do you honestly think that much soap opera goes on?
 
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Originally Posted by greg3564
I just can't get over the junk equipment those guys are driving. You would think they would have top notch new equipment. Not 10+ year old crap with no heat, ice in the bunk and battery boxes falling off.
I know you're in Texas but when it gets down to -40 to -60F things get brittle-Trying to get heat from your radiator is priceless-You can close off your Radiator front except for 6" square but you've got frigid temps surrounding you in and keeping warm is priceless.
That's what Arctic Carhardts and Sorrels are for.
 
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I stay decently warm till about -30C, both moving and not moving.
 
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same here because I was wearing my sorrels :P
Hey-I bought a new pair last year and was blown away-they're now assembled in China-couldn't believe it.

I got a touch of frost-bite in my right hand and after that once it gets cold that area smarts
 
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Gotta love listening to Hugh how the one guy broke all that stuff on the truck. I would like to hear his explanation on how exactly the driver broke the ECM. He sounds like such a jerk, doesn't he?
Yeah I don't get why they are so hard on Drew. I guess they think he goes over pot holes and stuff too fast, too much jarring on the equipment...... Or maybe it's the fact that the truck is like 16 years old...

Funny though Hugh's transmission went out on the first episode, which looked to be due to bad shifting technique.

Most of those guys they have on the show seem to be bone heads... Exceptions being Alex and one of the younger guys. Not TJ, TJ Tillcox or whatever is a bone head too... I love how he hit a pickup truck because his service line came loose. "Mechanical Failure" my ass.

the line pulled loose from the glad hand, it wasnt loose from the trailer. not the drivers fault

The show is mildly entertaining just because of the characters on it.
 
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I just can't get over the junk equipment those guys are driving. You would think they would have top notch new equipment. Not 10+ year old crap with no heat, ice in the bunk and battery boxes falling off.
I know you're in Texas but when it gets down to -40 to -60F things get brittle-Trying to get heat from your radiator is priceless-You can close off your Radiator front except for 6" square but you've got frigid temps surrounding you in and keeping warm is priceless.
That's what Arctic Carhardts and Sorrels are for.
Oh, I hear ya. I lived in Missoula, MT for a couple of years. One year I was working at a lumber mill in Bonner during winter and a Arctic front dipped down. It was -15 with wind chills hitting -70! I wore LaCrosse pacs. They were rated for something like -100. Abouthe only thing that was really warm were my feet. The cold was so bad it froze my mustache!
 
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I just can't get over the junk equipment those guys are driving. You would think they would have top notch new equipment. Not 10+ year old crap with no heat, ice in the bunk and battery boxes falling off.
I know you're in Texas but when it gets down to -40 to -60F things get brittle-Trying to get heat from your radiator is priceless-You can close off your Radiator front except for 6" square but you've got frigid temps surrounding you in and keeping warm is priceless.
That's what Arctic Carhardts and Sorrels are for.
Oh, I hear ya. I lived in Missoula, MT for a couple of years. One year I was working at a lumber mill in Bonner during winter and a Arctic front dipped down. It was -15 with wind chills hitting -70! I wore LaCrosse pacs. They were rated for something like -100. Abouthe only thing that was really warm were my feet. The cold was so bad it froze my mustache!
Those LaCrosse Pacs are soo heavy-Bet you ended up with Calf's the size of your thighs after wearing those things. I know they're warm but the Sorrel's are a lot lighter.
Where's Bonner? I don't remember that town
 
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Originally Posted by yoopr
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I just can't get over the junk equipment those guys are driving. You would think they would have top notch new equipment. Not 10+ year old crap with no heat, ice in the bunk and battery boxes falling off.
I know you're in Texas but when it gets down to -40 to -60F things get brittle-Trying to get heat from your radiator is priceless-You can close off your Radiator front except for 6" square but you've got frigid temps surrounding you in and keeping warm is priceless.
That's what Arctic Carhardts and Sorrels are for.
Oh, I hear ya. I lived in Missoula, MT for a couple of years. One year I was working at a lumber mill in Bonner during winter and a Arctic front dipped down. It was -15 with wind chills hitting -70! I wore LaCrosse pacs. They were rated for something like -100. Abouthe only thing that was really warm were my feet. The cold was so bad it froze my mustache!
Those LaCrosse Pacs are soo heavy-Bet you ended up with Calf's the size of your thighs after wearing those things. I know they're warm but the Sorrel's are a lot lighter.
Where's Bonner? I don't remember that town
The Bonner mill is located just east of Missoula at the junction of I-90 and Hwy 200. When I was there, in 92-93, it was owned by Champion Lumber. It was bought by Stimson Lumber and now I don't know who owns it. It's funny, the Champion Land/Timber offices is now a Pilot truck stop!
 
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