Truck Drivers!!!

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

They look pretty Andy, but they're basically a lightweight Kenworth and won't hold together on Aussie roads too long. Kenworth don't spend millions of dollars engineering, designing and building trucks in Footscray for the hell of it.
All the Euros, Western Star and Kennies in this country are unique, having millions spent Australianizing them to cope with our longer distances, heavier loads, extreme climatic conditions and less than ideal roads.
They do look the part though, this one came past me while I was getting unloaded today.

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He certainly is "living the life".
It was parked across the road from the BP roadhouse today.I didnt know you could buy leather hats that big,saw him crossing the hwy;);););)
Andrew

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hey Ian
There is a flash Peterbilt dragging 2 grain bins around here for harvest.
I was maintence grading a road that the truckies are whinging about today.
The Peterbilt was carting along the road.Seemed nice enough bloke to chat too on the 40ch.
Ive googled little free info available.He bought it in Kentucky and rebuilt it,looks a million bucks.
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/mattau/22110694721/
Andrew

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It is a nice looking rig, but from a drivers point of view, it lacks a bit of height in the sleeper though..

My short arse SWMBO would be ok though.:)

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Originally Posted by d2dave

It is a nice looking rig, but from a drivers point of view, it lacks a bit of height in the sleeper though..

My short arse SWMBO would be ok though.:)

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You're thinking 💭 like me Dave. Thirty years ago the first thing I looked at was how big the engine was, now I'm more interested in how big the bed is. :D

Is this one of those who shortcut the license system Ian?

I can understand it happening on the passenger side with a small car, but not below the drivers door...

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30344517...eensland/#play

Most certainly lacking some basic skills and any decency or intelligence. Could a turban obscure one's view?.

At least they censored the swearing in my version :p

BTW from FB "The side of the truck says 'Inverell Freighters'. If you google search their name it certainly looks like one of their trucks."
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

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Originally Posted by Greatsouthernland

At least they censored the swearing in my version :p

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i forgot about that: mods, please forgive me.

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Originally Posted by Greatsouthernland

Is this one of those who shortcut the license system Ian?

I can understand it happening on the passenger side with a small car, but not below the drivers door...

https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30344517...eensland/#play

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You can find video's like that with all types of vehicles,I've personally never had an issue with trucks but heaps with cars,motor bikes and a couple of real serious ones with caravans,one of them I braked so hard the dump valves for the front airbags activated,thats the last thing to happen on an L322 before you crash. Pat

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

It was an interesting day when I converted my HC from army to civvy....

Cant do it you have to "evolve" your license...

OK, can I get your driving tester to come out and test me for HR first?

sure.

He comes out and there parked in the carpark sits an R series with a 20T and a pair of buckets..

"sorry mate I cant assess you, I dont have a trailer ticket"
"its ok I cant qualify for that, Im just here for HR assessment"
"but you've got a trailer on"
"I'll just drive like its there and you can pretend I dont have it on"
"no I better go get someone who can supervise with a trailer on"

"how are you going to get that out of here?"
"Drive it"
"you cant" out comes my blue book
"no as in you cant just drive out of here, theres no exit that way"
"its got reverse"
"you can reverse that around an Sbend?"
"get in"

2 minutes worth of reverse later and exactly 1 gear change into second.

"you have to go back"
"how come"
"you double clutched, Im not authorised to certify for non syncro gearboxes"

End of the day they gave me HC... but I had to drive with P plates because my old paper license didnt appear on the system.

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Hah, you'll like this. Quite a few years ago we were looking at my grandfathers license and worked out the only thing he couldn't drive was an articulated bus canberra (I think they were only in canbera when I was a kid).

He said for his truck license, they turned up with the inspector (several them) and a freezing cold, icy morning in ballarat. The inspector is shivering in the cab and says "right hand your licenses over, you wouldn't be here if you couldn't drive" ...... and just signed it all off. Over the decades, each time a new combination came in, it was just automatically added to his license. I guess things were different back then :D

My mother said she just visited the local cop for her license. She drove him around the block and he said "yep, you'll be fine" .... done!

seeya,
Shane L.