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Hey Paul,sounds like you got it going your way. One little thing,if you're thinking of building your own building you might check with Van Scott Builders-they're somewhere in your area,and from everything i've ever heard they'd be some fine people to deal with and would probably treat you right.

Just a thought... Tom

Those guys don't seem to be too phased by the Easter Bunny!!

In fact, they are looking pretty relaxed.

Paul VS

...or maybe they're thinking that great big rabbit would be very tasty in a pot with some carrots and onions,like Elmer Fudd with Bugs Bunny.

I'm starting over- I typed a long reply-yes,with one finger-and lost my satellite signal .

Now,where was I ? Oh,i'd drive a cabover,but I might clean the ditches out 'til I got used to it again.Probably couldn't keep it in the road for a while.

The new trucks have 18 speeds in them,like we run now.I think they can be turned up to 565 hp,but i'm not sure about that. Todd bought Redneck a new 389 last year and it had a 550hp isx. That's what I thought they were getting in these 386s. Redneck could outpull my 550 cat like I was tied to a stump,but that was before Jeff had mine fixed...might be a different story now! Don't get me wrong,I don't drive fast at all-like I did in my younger day-but that's another advantage of a little more horsepower,you don't have to "sweep the bottom" of a hill to get up the other side. I can go up I-77 in Ohio from Marietta to Strasburg and never do more than "flip the button" with 46,000 lbs. on. Saves fuel too,very important nowadays. Like I said,my truck doesn't burn any more fuel now than it did before,but it's much more pleasant to drive.Used to be almost embarassing,great big 'ol Peterbilt in the right lane getting passed by every Swift and J.B.Hunt truck on the highway!

I looked in Frankie's truck last week and the cab and sleeper is just like mine,just the front-end and hood is different.

As far as turning them up goes,you can get a caterpillar turned up real cheap when it's been in service for 2 years,but it costs about $1,000 to do it before then. Not sure why,maybe warranty issues.That's why Jeff waited to get mine turned up.Billy-Bob drives his other truck and that came off the lot already a 550.I don't know what kind of policy Cummins has,but it's probably something similar,or maybe they go by milage. Just gotta "run what you got" 'til you can get it "biggerized" i guess.

Glad to see that you made your round alright. For the uninformed or uninitiated, the greatest difference in a Shetland pony and a horse, is the time it takes to do the same amount of work. When applied to a class 8 truck, it is the difference in having time to rest, and not having time. You still have to do the same amount of work, but having a horse sure makes it a lot easier.

Absolutely!

Those 386's are nice trucks, I see alot of them running on the road now. I would tell them to turn the fuel to it, if it wouldn't void the warranty. The set back axle would come in handy for tight situations, but I could see losing your ride quality. Glad to see you made it back alright "being spring break weekend" Talk to you later.

Yeah,they can be turned up to 565 hp I think just by resetting the computer. My truck doesn't use any more fuel since it was turned up to 550 hp from 475. I drove several t-800 KWs and a couple of 9400 Internationals with sloped noses and set-back front axles for H.H.Moore and liked them all right. They turn shorter and you can see really well out of them.

MULLYGRUBS AIN'T CONTAGIOUS IS IT?

Thanks guys. Picture soon, I promise.

Tom you will love the new tubeless radial ride. And the price is about as right as right gets.

Be nice on the steer axle too. If you dare to push your luck!

Too bad about the speed though. Ah well - guess I'll have to throw you a rope on the way by.

PVS

Just don't get one of those ropes with a lot of stretch-I don't want to be like "Tater" in the old Jerry Clower joke "Tater and the Moped",when Tater gets his suspenders hung on the mirror of the Cadillac.

I hate it when the best plan I have goes down the drain!

Have a good week.

Paul VS

Thanks Paul

Nice pictures-I used to haul pulpwood myself,from Buckingham,Va. to Covington for Westvaco. H.H.Moore was a contract hauler for Westvaco and we hauled chips and later on long wood to Covington for them.

Yeah he's hauled everything from raw mulch to logs with this truck. Bad part is it has no jake brake, but will only run about 64 wide open, down hill, loaded.

A good looking Jimmy though.

Nice pictures-I used to haul pulpwood myself,from Buckingham,Va. to Covington for Westvaco. H.H.Moore was a contract hauler for Westvaco and we hauled chips and later on long wood to Covington for them.

That is good news Paul,and happy Easter to you and yours also. If you miscalculated and get your doors blown off on the New York thruway by a B-53 cement mixer screaming by at about 53 mph,don't be complaining later-be sure to double check those figures.

I don't think you have to worry about that though.I got some good news too-I got a tax refund so I asked Todd about getting some used tires so cheap I thought i'd stolen them. He said "or so cheap somebody will pay you to haul them off". I said "that'd be nice",so he said he'd get Jimmy to pull some out. I asked how much it would cost me and he said "I ain't worried about that,if you need 8 tires,get 'em". So I took that to mean I could have 8 used tires. Jeff has 8 wheels I can run tubeless tires on for $100,so I came out pretty good. They'll be 11-22.5 s,shorter than the 14.00-20s I got now so it'll cut my top end down to about 50 probably,but it should drive much better than those tube type recaps I got now that feel like footballs.

well....dang it!!!my computer said there was a satellite outage when I went to post reply,so I tried it again and now once again i've got two of the same thing,don't know how to delete the second one...par for the course in other words..I might have halfheimers or something.

That is good news Paul,and happy Easter to you and yours also. If you miscalculated and get your doors blown off on the New York thruway by a B-53 cement mixer screaming by at about 53 mph,don't be complaining later-be sure to double check those figures.

I don't think you have to worry about that though.I got some good news too-I got a tax refund so I asked Todd about getting some used tires so cheap I thought i'd stolen them. He said "or so cheap somebody will pay you to haul them off". I said "that'd be nice",so he said he'd get Jimmy to pull some out. I asked how much it would cost me and he said "I ain't worried about that,if you need 8 tires,get 'em". So I took that to mean I could have 8 used tires. Jeff has 8 wheels I can run tubeless tires on for $100,so I came out pretty good. They'll be 11-22.5 s,shorter than the 14.00-20s I got now so it'll cut my top end down to about 50 probably,but it should drive much better than those tube type recaps I got now that feel like footballs.

I always stop when I take pictures, ,but I won't talk or take pictures in New York anymore,just to be on the safe side.

I would just write them down..lol. Good pics. Are you gonna wear the straw hat at truckshows?

Yeah,but i'm gonna use a rubber strap for a chin-strap so I don't lose it like I did my cap with the bulldog pin.

Tom,

I didn't get to the rib project yet - but I did cook a chicken tonite in a clay pot.

I've used the clay pot (Romertopf) quite a lot - first time for a whole chicken though.

No grease, real moist and cooks fast. Excellent.

Paul VS

Well that's a new one on me-never heard of a Romertopf,but i've heard of Roma tomatoes.Grew some myself once.

OUCH!!

Just a short message from the trailer tires and your boss.

They checked it at the shop and Jimmy (almost like a real mechanic Jimmy) said the valve was bad. I backed the trailer in the shop so he could put one on it,and Jeff said not to because it was still under warranty,and go ahead and run another trip and take it by Sonny Merryman's (the dealer) when I got back. So I went to Fremont,back to Pittsburgh,took it to Sonny Merryman's when I got back,their shop was full so they couldn't get to it,so they said to run another trip....It'll probably have the same dump valve on it when the year's warranty is up in October,then Jimmy can put one on at the shop.

could well happen,since that's what i'm usually doing.

That's gonna be my next cooking project,deep fried porpoise.Spotted owls are getting harder and harder to find in the grocery store.It takes a lot of oil to deep fry a porpoise,but that's not a problem,I know just where to get enough on 3 pieces of chicken.

uOK Joe,I can't take it anymore-how come you had no comment on the burning bulldozer picture? When I saw that picture I thought about you,just because you said you might be running a dozer in the woods-I wasn't trying to imply that you might catch it on fire your first day on the job and cook an oscar meyer weiner for lunch. You know a hot dog wouldn't taste good cooked over diesel fuel,plastic lines,rubber hoses,and foam seats.

Uh....I'm sorry, but I don't see a picture. Probably from dial up inernet. Did you post it on this blog? Sorry I would have commented on it. I don't think that would be a good hot dog over a nice warm dozer fire..lol. Maybe repost the picture or e-mail it to me.

it was on otherdog's blog titled "hey Joe"

OK Joe,I can't take it anymore-how come you had no comment on the burning bulldozer picture? When I saw that picture I thought about you,just because you said you might be running a dozer in the woods-I wasn't trying to imply that you might catch it on fire your first day on the job and cook an oscar meyer weiner for lunch. You know a hot dog wouldn't taste good cooked over diesel fuel,plastic lines,rubber hoses,and foam seats.

I knew I could count on you!

Thanks,

Pul VS

you're welcome-let us know how they turn out. I posted a picture of that muddy jobsite in Point Marion,Pa. too. I should have gotten back further to show the hole and the fence and to better show how steep that bank was,but that's water under the bridge.

Sounds like you had a fun rest of the trip to florida from when I talked to you. You was talking about a/c I fixed ours in the suburban yesterday and today it's in the 50's. If you ever get tired of truckin' you could always open you own restaurant or bar & grill. I can cook some on the grill, but suck in the kitchen. Reading this is making me hungry...

I've always thought i'd like to have a little barbecue joint.You can work the counter if you want,i'm gonna be out back smokin' boston butts in the cook-shed.Or you can help me if you'd rather,we'll get some women to wear short shorts and half a tee shirt to handle the front and lure the customers in. When I win the lottery that is.

I knew I could count on you!

Thanks,

Pul VS

you're welcome-let us know how they turn out. I posted a picture of that muddy jobsite in Point Marion,Pa. too. I should have gotten back further to show the hole and the fence and to better show how steep that bank was,but that's water under the bridge.

It's still here! The Peterbilt that wouldn't leave!!

Apparently the prospective buyer has not been able to finalize his lease with Landstar,

so we have given him a couple of days to put his job in order.

Husband & wife did fly up from Oklahoma to look it over and liked what they saw, but we just couldn't close the sale.

There is a good possibility that we will be re-listing the truck for sale shortly.

Anyway, Tom what are you doing home today?

Paul VS

2 reasons-we had no loads,and I've got a dr. appointment tomorrow anyway. There sure is a lot of stuff on trucks now that used to be unheard of-power steering,power mirrors,heated mirrors,engine brakes,heated seats,swiveling seats,refrigerators,microwaves,satellite radio,500+ hp...and many more i'm sure.

Now I know why you were home today.

Try not to bump into anything walking into the eye doctor's office tomorrow.

Look like the professional you are!

Hey - I have been thinking about cooking some ribs over charcoal - never done them before.

Got any secrets?

Thanks,

Paul VS

do I?!!....YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! Couple of ideas,both good- Last week I got a boneless pork loin out of the freezer,sliced the whole thing,marinated it for 24 hrs. in a ziplock bag with teriaki(?) marinade,then when the charcoal was about ready I put some green hickory wood on it to "smokify" it more(I just now invented that word by the way). Put the chops on the grill and closed the lid ,turned them once. Took a good portion of it with me to Florida to make sammiches,and it was delicious.

My usual rib recipe though is to boil ,or simmer-I'll bring 'em to a boil then cut the heat back to simmer,don't want to boil 'em too hard,or you'll boil the flavor right out- them in a mixture of a 40 oz. beer,some of my home made bbq sauce that is mostly just vinegar,liquid smoke,red pepper,black pepper,garlic-if you don't have any of this it's easy to make,just boil in beer,about a cup of vinegar,some garlic powder,chopped onion if you want,red and/or black pepper,and I'll usually pour in some "real" bbq sauce,any store bought "sweet" sauce while they're simmering.Then when they're done,or almost done,just put them on the grill long enough to brown them on both sides,and you're done. I usually cook the sliced ribs,the big thick ones-but I can't remember what you call them-this way and they're always tender and delicious.

If I cook the whole slab of ribs,not cut up, I usually coat them with the rub and put the whole slab in the smoker oven,but you can grill these too. If you put sauce on them wait until they're done,or nearly done because the sauce burns easily. That's one advantage of the home made sauce,it's real thin and won't burn so you can brush it on while you're cooking if you want to,then put more sauce on when they're done. A friend of mine gave me that sauce recipe to cook boston butts,but I started boiling ribs in it with the beer,which was part of another recipe I saw in a magazine,and it worked well. I lost the recipe,but it was a gallon of vinegar,tablespoon of liquid smoke (I used a whole bottle!),little red pepper(I used a lot!),black pepper,and garlic (lots) best I can remember. Very simple,good on pork.

You don't have to boil them at all of course,but I do except for the whole slabs because it makes them so tender. And I don't have a pot big enough for a whole slab anyway. If you cook the thing without boiling it,the slower you can cook it-or the longer you can cook it without burning it up the better it will be.And that little bit of green hickory wood on the charcoal seemed to work very well too for extra flavor,if you like a smoky taste.

Don't tell anybody this,this is all top-secret stuff.

yeah,this Pete has two electric mirrors,usually i'd just have one on the passenger side-really handy.