Got my Heavy Rigid (HR) License yesterday, in a HUGE Hino

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Originally Posted by hodgo

Well done on obtaining you truck license.You now have a skill that you can fall back on for the rest of your life The first truck I ever drove was a 1948 dodge I think I was about 12 or 13 yrs old, that my uncle owned he use to sell sand around the building sites in Hobart, No ready mix in those day He was mad keen shooter and he taught me to drive it so he could shoot rabbits or roos between the main road and the sand pits he would stand in the tray and shoot over the top of the cab As a teenager I was lucky in lots of way I was trusted to do a lot of things with his trucks which set me up for the Army as a driver at the age of 17 in the army the 6x6 Studebaker's and GMC were not a problem but the few Blitz that I got my bum into took a little sorting. The only other vehicle that ever beat me the first time round was a 12E Cat Grader.
If you like driving and machinary never be afraid to bigger.

Hodgo

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Hey Hodgo.
If you are ever in downtown Williams WA I bet my 12M Cat grader will beat you first time around.No steering wheel or levers,just 2 joysticks:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

... like comparing an old crash-box Greyhound coach...with a new Volvo automatic bus.
Reckon the joysticks would be cool... should'nt take too many road-signs and guide posts to master.

I'd take you on.... IF I could ever trust my Classic (to be reliable) outside RAC range... :o

Signs & Farmer's fences in Williams are safe.....:p

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Originally Posted by superquag

... like comparing an old crash-box Greyhound coach...with a new Volvo automatic bus.
Reckon the joysticks would be cool... should'nt take too many road-signs and guide posts to master.

I'd take you on.... IF I could ever trust my Classic (to be reliable) outside RAC range... :o

Signs & Farmer's fences in Williams are safe.....:p

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Spicer seven speed?

I kicked off in a kenworth k123 15 speed road ranger over drive Detroit two stroke diesel then later moved on to a f series Volvo again 15 speed rr but much nicer to drive

Growing up on the farm, I was put into a lot of different equipment. Tractors, combine harvesters, trucks. when I was old enough, I drove firetrucks, ambos, and would help out with the road department plowing snow. One of the baddest rigs was a 60's FWD 6x6. Big International 6-cyl., 10 spd Fuller, 3 spd aux tranny, 2 spd hi/lo transfer box. Had a set of tire chains. That beast could crawl.

Think maybe kids these days have missed out on somethings?

Les

Good work. The non-syncro gearbox takes a while to get used to that's for sure.

It's a quick way to realise how many f#ckwits there are on the road. Despite the driver under instruction signs all over the truck, and accelerating away at a perfectly acceptable speed, occasionally there'd be a car beeping, or pulling in front of you, giving you the finger. Love to see them have a go - and watch them fail.

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Originally Posted by 42rangie

Growing up on the farm,......

Think maybe kids these days have missed out on somethings?

Les

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YES

Yes, nothing like the feeling of driving a Commer CBEW coach with rear mounted Perkins 6-354 Vacc over Hydraulic with tare of 8.5 Ton & gross of 12.2T, 5 sp Clark crash, No4 Eaton,on the daily school bus run,or on charter with 90 noisy primary schoolers, and to think I did it for 16 years and the Dr reckons I am still sane :eek:


cheers

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Originally Posted by UncleHo

Yes, nothing like the feeling of driving a Commer CBEW coach with rear mounted Perkins 6-354 Vacc over Hydraulic with tare of 8.5 Ton & gross of 12.2T, 5 sp Clark crash, No4 Eaton,on the daily school bus run,or on charter with 90 noisy primary schoolers, and to think I did it for 16 years and the Dr reckons I am still sane :eek:


cheers

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I think you deserve a medal, I do service work and occasionally when they are short of school run drivers they have asked me to do it, the noise from the "mothers little darlings" is unbearable. I wouldn't do school runs on a daily basis that's for sure!!;)

Let the fun begin Spud. ;)

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