Subsim Truckers - Page 49

swamprat69er · 09-16-15, 03:41 PM

19 hours to go and I am resetting my logbook now. It is supposed to rain tomorrow, so that is a rain day and 7 hours in my pocket.

I spent 5 hours in the shop today, trying to figure out why my C15 NZ Cat is overheating on long (2-3 miles), loaded (139,900 lbs) uphill pulls. We changed both thermostats and refilled the coolant (good for -45F). At the end we figured that the temperature gage reads 30 degrees high.

Onkel Neal · 09-17-15, 11:05 AM

139000 pounds? Wow!

I just got a message from the company, apparently they are opening up a dry bulk division. What do you know about dry bulk trailers?

GT182 · 09-17-15, 11:09 AM

At 139,000 pounds you'd over heat too.

Good luck pulling that load.

swamprat69er · 09-17-15, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

139000 pounds? Wow!

I just got a message from the company, apparently they are opening up a dry bulk division. What do you know about dry bulk trailers?

I pulled new matic trailers for two years. Get yourself a good deadblow hammer. You must not hit them with a metal hammer(ball peen, claw or framing not to mention a BFH /sledge hammer).
They MUST stay dry inside, so don't go opening the top hatches. The powder usually gets blown on and blown off. You do the blowing.

swamprat69er · 09-17-15, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

139000 pounds? Wow!

I just got a message from the company, apparently they are opening up a dry bulk division. What do you know about dry bulk trailers?

Quote:

Originally Posted by GT182

At 139,000 pounds you'd over heat too.

Good luck pulling that load.

139,900 lbs/63,500kgs is a normal/legal load for me, but not the biggest load I've hauled this year.
We changed out the thermostats, made the anti-freeze/coolant good for -45F and determined that the temperature gage is reading 30 degrees high.

Onkel Neal · 09-18-15, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

I pulled new matic trailers for two years. Get yourself a good deadblow hammer. You must not hit them with a metal hammer(ball peen, claw or framing not to mention a BFH /sledge hammer).
They MUST stay dry inside, so don't go opening the top hatches. The powder usually gets blown on and blown off. You do the blowing.

Ok, sounds about the same a liquid, except for opening the hatches. I'm waiting to hear back, if it pays more, I'll give it a try.

Aktungbby · 09-18-15, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamprat69

139,900 lbs/63,500kgs is a normal/legal load for me,

139,900? I thought the limit was 80,000 lbs!

swamprat69er · 09-18-15, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

139,900? I thought the limit was 80,000 lbs!

Ahh, grasshopper...the limit on the US of A interstate system IS 80,000lbs. But I am in Ontario, Canada and our weights are heavier. My legal gross for Ontario is 63,500 kgs/139,997 lbs. The rest of the provonces we can deduct 1,000 kgs an go with 62,500 kgs, that is on a 8 axle rig.

swamprat69er · 09-19-15, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ok, sounds about the same a liquid, except for opening the hatches. I'm waiting to hear back, if it pays more, I'll give it a try.

Don't forget to open the vents BEFORE you load and close them before you move the trailer.

swamprat69er · 09-19-15, 07:22 PM

We lost another tanker yanker today.

He died in his truck at the back of this truck stop I live in. Not one of the guys I know, but somebody knows him. R.I.P. mister.

Onkel Neal · 09-19-15, 07:24 PM

Lost him how? Man, what a way to go, DOA at the Flying J

swamprat69er · 09-19-15, 07:28 PM

They say heart attack.

Onkel Neal · 09-20-15, 03:50 PM

Man, that's sad.

swamprat69er · 09-20-15, 05:58 PM

The people in the TS say he came in and had a shower and supper....Went out to the truck, he missed his appointment time and the owner of the truck came looking and found him, dead.

swamprat69er · 09-20-15, 06:00 PM

On another note, there is a stolen truck out back on party row. The cops are aware of it, right now it is blocked in waiting for the owner to show up.

09-16-15, 03:41 PM	#721
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	19 hours to go and I am resetting my logbook now. It is supposed to rain tomorrow, so that is a rain day and 7 hours in my pocket. I spent 5 hours in the shop today, trying to figure out why my C15 NZ Cat is overheating on long (2-3 miles), loaded (139,900 lbs) uphill pulls. We changed both thermostats and refilled the coolant (good for -45F). At the end we figured that the temperature gage reads 30 degrees high. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. Last edited by swamprat69er; 09-16-15 at 05:44 PM.

09-17-15, 11:05 AM	#722
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,293 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	139000 pounds? Wow! I just got a message from the company, apparently they are opening up a dry bulk division. What do you know about dry bulk trailers? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-17-15, 11:09 AM	#723
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	At 139,000 pounds you'd over heat too. Good luck pulling that load. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

09-19-15, 07:22 PM	#730
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	news flash! We lost another tanker yanker today. He died in his truck at the back of this truck stop I live in. Not one of the guys I know, but somebody knows him. R.I.P. mister. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

09-19-15, 07:24 PM	#731
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,293 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Lost him how? Man, what a way to go, DOA at the Flying J __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-19-15, 07:28 PM	#732
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	They say heart attack. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

09-20-15, 03:50 PM	#733
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,293 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Man, that's sad. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-20-15, 05:58 PM	#734
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	The people in the TS say he came in and had a shower and supper....Went out to the truck, he missed his appointment time and the owner of the truck came looking and found him, dead. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

09-20-15, 06:00 PM	#735
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	On another note, there is a stolen truck out back on party row. The cops are aware of it, right now it is blocked in waiting for the owner to show up. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.