Live & Learn What not to do !!!

[hammersley]

Did you get any pictures????????

That would have been good to keep.....

 

[Joe G.]

The next time you guys decide to do something like this you otta set up some bleachers and sell some tickets first.

 

[nickleinonen]

this is why my truck gets like 2-3 washes a year. once in the spring to get the salt off, once in the middle of summer [to make it look pretty], once in the fall to wash the rust proofing overspray off the windows & mirrors...

 

[supersonic]

That would have been good to keep.....

Nope, the camera was in the truck

 

[Drewhenry]

The trailer gets all the road spray kicked up from the duals on the tractor... . and its out in the wind more.



Tractor duals arent bothered as much by the singles up front--- also stays slightly warmer here from the axles and stuff.





Do it like they do on trains and powerbrake for a short while to warm the brakes up in ice and cold weather. :-laf :-laf :-laf



In really cold weather on a train, sometimes the brakes have to be applied up to a 1/2 mile before the initial application just to get them heated up enough to work well by then. same thing would apply to the drum brakes on a truck... . just not for a 1/2 mile... :-laf

A little off the truck subject, but what about dynamic braking.

 

[DKayser]

Klenger,



Ya don't hafta rub it in! Crystal clear West Michigan winter night here. It's zero and the temps are still dropping. Got to find a warm place Florida way to visit over spring break. Still need to get a heavier hitch and a brake control installed on the '01 truck. Still plenty of winter left. If ya hurry, you could get here in time to enjoy some of it. :-laf

Great idea! That`s why I`m going to Cancun Saturday. DK.

 

[rowilson]

this is why my truck gets like 2-3 washes a year. once in the spring to get the salt off, once in the middle of summer [to make it look pretty], once in the fall to wash the rust proofing overspray off the windows & mirrors...

I could tell you're from Canada before I even checked. Seems that the only place smart enough to offer rust proofing (aka Rust Check) is Canada. Here in the USA they don't have a clue what it is. I did hear that there was finally a Rust Check facility open in Northern Ohio. 'Bout time! I bought a case of Rust Check to do my truck but never got around to it.

 

[DCaswell]

I was 500 miles north of Edmonton at night on Jan 15. When I pulled into camp it was -40. Decided not to wash the truck. Lonely drive, met 2 vehicles in 200 miles.