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same here. i did not want it, but was forced into it because we sold my T-800. one thing i do not like about the automatic is you have to pay attention and make sure you hold your foot on the brakes at a stop light otherwise you will run into the car in front of you. no more kicking it into neutral and sitting there when on flat road. i have not hit anyone yet, but came real close a couple times when it was new.

eaton ultrashift is a manual trans with an automatic clutch. step on throttle releases clutch. step on brake applies clutch. allison trans is just like a car trans, except the torque converter locks solid around 10 mph. my 2020 kenworth 565 hp X15 cummins with 6 speed allison with engine rake on high will downshift just as good if not better than the C13 cat with eaton 8ll trans. loaded at 80k lbs i can go from 65 to 10 mph just faster than the older manual trans truck, and only need the brakes under 10-15 mph. my truck has 63,000 miles on it and it has only had 3 brake adjustments because i do not need to use the brakes. and as Joey said, 99% of fault for these accidents is due to excessive speed and driver inattention.

same here in jersey. not me. i hate the heat. over 80 i can't breathe. bossman is constantly telling me to put a coat on because i will be out doing something in a short sleeve t-shirt at 40 degrees. the cold don't bother me. it is the wind when it is cold that gets to me.

i always had the same luck. nope, i aint gonna buy any. the next person would hit big time. that was the main reason for stopping.

i played nj lottery for 37 years. my badge number, and my birth date never once came out, straight or boxed. the day i stopped playing my badge number came out. 🙄 my birth date has never came out. i have hit on scratch offs for a few grand. but no where what i spent over the years. it is probably 10 years now since i bought a scratch off.

not to worry Vlad. we live here and do not understand the politics either. other than all politicians suck, and will screw you every chance they got.

is this yard still active, or is it all locked up? i wonder if it is a bankruptcy, or government impound thing? a friend lost his brand new two week old peterbilt back in the 80's when red ball express went under. the feds locked and sealed the terminal and refused anyone entry for close to two years. the fact he owned it and was parking there as a contract driver did not matter. it was in the terminal, and became government property.

central new jersey: friday was 75 degrees. this morning it is 24 degrees with a chance of snow and the roofers are discussing starting a fire on the roof to keep warm. 😁 of course they could not be here friday because of rain.

looks like a C-500

never happen. demonrats don't give a rats rearend about Americans.

Same here. I went through all of onyx posts and no mention of shop talk thread. But here it is. Must have been abducted by aliens, and then returned.

demonrats have historically been racist. going back to the 1800's. but they love to blame others for their sins. look at the Trump witch hunt. every single thing he was blamed for was in fact done by a demonrat, not him.

I wish I still had 1/4 of the hot cars I had back in the good old days. 62 409 4 speed impala ss 65 427 4 speed impala ss 66 chevelle ss 250 six 4 speed this one was my race car. I had 4 grand in the engine and ran consistent 12.4 quarter mile 66 hemi 4 speed gtx 67 350/375 hp impala police interceptor 67 fury hemi interceptor 68 442 convertible 68 396/375hp 4 speed camaro ss/rs 69 396/375 hp 4 speed chevelle ss 69 nova 250 six 4 speed 69 mustang grande coupe 351C c6 I will say though, I made big money on every one of them, but nowhere what they are worth today.

I will have to post a picture of my 66 7 litre 4 speed convertible.. If I can remember.

easy off over cleaner. put it on the letters and let it sit for 20 minutes or so.

it would make a sweet camper conversion too!!

Same difference!! 🤣

Ya know Paul, prisoners here in the states really like new prisoners named......... oh nevermind, we will only get in trouble if we continue. 😁

when i bought my first diesel fuel was .34 cents a gallon. and gas was .42 cents. i remember filling up my 59 pontiac ventura from empty with a $5 bill. and having enough left over to take my girl to the movies, and buy 2 cokes and a box of popcorn.

i agree on both counts. i was discussing this with the boss this am, and i told he we have to raise rental rates $25 per hour to cover fuel and maintenance.

she is a freakin idiot. almost a dumb as biden

two trucks, each have 120 gallon tanks. and both were under 1/8 tank. so yesterday i filled both up. 210 gallons, at $5.899 per gallon. $1238.79

Paul, back in the good old days a 350 mack was indeed a "big dog" we has 237, and 285 hp in the DM. if you had an R model, you had the 300. only the road runners had 350's or V8's

you think that is bad, my 45-70 is over $1.75 per round last i looked. i paid $1.15 per for the 500 round i have left three years ago. i also was lucky last week. $347 for 1000 rounds of 9MM

i have a 565hp X15 cummins with full emissions. local is around 4 MPG. on the highway cruise set at 60 weight 80k lbs, i average 8.5