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Originally Posted by dewercs2
Nothing short of pain in the A## stuff happening with me.
TUE: I started to do the equiptment check while doing that, the yard nazi was under the trailer doing something when he found a broken brake cannister. He had me pull the trailer in and they fixed it. I pulled the trailer out and it was my turn to go under and inspect. I then found a broken leaf spring that made it past the yearly inspection by the mechanics so the nazi was happy about that. Trailer went back into the shop.
WED: no problems.
THU: Yard Nazi came back to work and was all fun and games with him. We went over some stuff and he signed me off. I was assigned truck 374 and told to get ready to go.... I told them I still had to move in and get stuff from Wally World. They were cool with that. I find out a few hours later that I have a p/up in Sumterville, Idaho of lumber for friday at 2pm. I say to myself... cool I can get stuff cleaned up in the truck and run over there later tonight or in the AM. I decided to go in the AM.
FRI: I'm heading west out of Montana and pull into the Haugan Scales. I get a Level 1 inspection! NICE :shock: . After 45 min's there i get to leave.
So... i continue to Idaho. I get there, scale and find out that they don't have all the stuff they need to load me. But they start to load me with part of it. As that is going on I luck out and the order they were waiting for showed up. So I get loaded...scale and i'm over weight! :sad:
While on the scale they have me take off some straps and remove a larger lift of lumber and put on a smaller lift. Ok... wind is blowing and i fight with the tarps for a few hours! I'm done by 6:30 and drive back to missoula. I use the cat scale and find that Im over on the drives and trailer tandems. It's sat am and Sha%$#n is there. First I have to untarp, then unstrap, the load is shifted forward, I slide the 5th wheel forward a couple notches and Then I re-strap, and re-tarp! :evil: So sat I leave and head for a re weigh. I way 34k on trailer and 33980 on drives 11700 on steers and 3/4 tank of fuel :?: :?: . Cool I start out. I got into Butte and pull into the pilot to do a load/tire check. find a slit in left rear outside trailer tire and make phone call.... told no problem keep driving on tire, and was asked how i'm doing on fuel. I'm told to get 25 gallons so I can make it to Laurel.
SUN: wake up and find I have a blown right rear inside trailer tire! NICE! So by 10:30 I'm on the road. I'm driving on the 212 and i'm watching my gauges climb as I climb hills :shock: 4th hill all guage warning buzzers go off... water temp, oil, check engine... I'm climbing and can't do anything but get to the top. I got there and no place to stop... get the 5th hill m/m 80 or 81 and stop at the top. open the hood let the truck cool for 20 mins. I then get goin and water temp guage goes off again. I kick the heater on roll down the windows and cruise for awhile till I get past Alzaeda, Mt. Your right these trucks don't like the hills! I'm now in Vivian, SD. I'm Suppose to be in Alabama and then Tennesse by thursday and I'm reallllly low on hours :sad: . So I to will be calling in Monday morning....All night I was waiting or a deer to run out in front of the truck... man what else is going to happen???? :?:
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#374
Wow! You are getting quite the experience right off the bat. That is why I believe training is so important so that in the event you are in the situation you can handle it. I don't think my husband has had a level 1 yet. I am not sure though.
Hopefully for you this streak will finish and then things will smooth out for you! As far as bad starts I don't think it could get much worse than my husband's first solo trip out with May! :shock: So it could be worse. Then the fender bender two weeks later! He was not prepared at the time as was evidenced!
It will get better! Right
I hope that you checked your mats in the truck and noted any little thing that was wrong!
YARD NAZI :lol: :lol:
I know exactly who you are speaking of. I guess the drivers gave him that name a while ago. They told my husband he has really cooled down. I guess he was really something before!
Goin Fer It's Wife