slow down in Wyoming
#11
02-08-2010, 01:04 AM
I speed up when I see you coming, you will NEVER pass me!!!!
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#12
02-08-2010, 01:07 AM
I agree hit the cowboys in the wallet. No need for that kind of speed in the winter out in that state. I have been passed out there more than once by some cowboy. Who later put it in the ditch because of excessive speed in the winter.
#13
02-08-2010, 04:15 AM
Our trucks couldn't pull a wire off a fence post, but they can bury the speedometer going down hill.
#14
02-08-2010, 04:30 AM
I had one like that Fleet 310 Cat and I was hauling Haz-Mat to Baltimore which meant I-68 for me. Then the dang thing blew her AFS and lost another 50 ponies. Ever been passed by a turtle UP HILL. That was me that day.
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#15
02-08-2010, 07:10 AM
Going down some of those hills, you can get a loaded wheelbarrow over 90. It doesn't take much horsepower, and even a governed truck can roll down those hills. Years ago, I know a driver that had a truck (company) governed at 60, but hit over 120 mph going down one hill. The only place being governed really affects you is going up the hills.
:clap: Now....mind you...I NEVER DID THIS......but once upon a time...when a driver thought it was time a truck needed a new engine....letting it go down one of the "Sister's" was common......re-engage the clutch about 2/3 way down...and bang...call a tow truck!!  :bow: :bow: Gravity is awesome!! :lol2:
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