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Doghouse 06-15-2007 01:54 PM

What Mackman,.... you got a monkey in that K-Whopper?????

rg2007 06-19-2007 09:05 AM

i watched it for the first time and i was like wow them guy's are crazy but i believe after a while of driving i would try it at least once and see how it goes

Doghouse 06-19-2007 11:32 AM

I don't think I could ever get past the cracking sounds :shock: .

yoopr 06-19-2007 12:36 PM


Originally Posted by brian
not all of it is over a lake or large river etc, alot of ice roads are built over solid ground instead of building a permanent road.

If you ever were in the North you'll find that Muskeg is hardly solid-Like walking on a sponge.

mike3fan 06-19-2007 01:22 PM

I'd drive a company truck,not my own though. :)

eplurubus 06-19-2007 01:26 PM

I think I remember one guy on the show saying that a year's worth of wages can be made in about two months. That's pretty good incentive to head north, in my opinion.

Also, I think they said it's a thirteen hour drive from the yard to the mine furthest north, and it looked like they drove it in one sitting. Do they not have the same hours of service that we have?

Doghouse 06-19-2007 01:37 PM

Thats what they said,...1 years wages in 2 months.
I think that since the road is private (mines pay for the roads),.....maybe DOT has no jurasdiction, and they can drive whatever hours they like. Isn't the speed limit like 20 to 30 mph??
I would however make sure my truck was in tip top shape, and had a hell of a lot more lights that some of those trucks.

geomon 06-19-2007 03:41 PM

I watched the first episode....for the money that they say they can make, they don't seem ot be investing the moola in newer rigs....the trucks sure looked very long in the tooth

dieselmanic 06-19-2007 04:29 PM

with the danger of losing your rig at any moment :shock: , i woudn't use a new rig either! :P

solo379 06-19-2007 04:58 PM


Originally Posted by Mackman
Give me this $$$$$ and i will drive anywhere

Well, for that kind of money, i never have to leave a pavement! :lol:
I've been driving over frozen swamps, but not lakes! :wink:


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