Popular Post other dog Posted Thursday at 03:40 PM Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 03:40 PM On 5/13/2025 at 5:58 PM, Mark T said: Ya know ???? I got stuck in the truck with the 18 speed. IDK if those road speed signs still apply and then there's that gray button 🤔 I was at a jobsite one time and bought the best burrito I ever had anywhere off a food truck. I didn't want to eat it too fast, but it was so good I flipped the gray button and got on with it. It was great. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Thursday at 07:11 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:11 PM catering trucks can be the best,,,ive had many of them,,,,that thing looks amazing ,,,i usually order beef and rice..bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted Thursday at 07:57 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:57 PM 38 minutes ago, mowerman said: catering trucks can be the best,,,ive had many of them,,,,that thing looks amazing ,,,i usually order beef and rice..bob This is true! I remember back when they were commonly referred to as "the roach coach", and some deservingly so, because they had just crappy overpriced food. But when you were a truck driver, stuck at some job site for who knows how long you didn't have any choice, you either bought some crappy overpriced sammich or went hungry. But over time they have gotten waaaay better, and I've had some absolutely fantastic food from the food trucks. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrsmackpaul Posted Thursday at 08:21 PM Popular Post Share Posted Thursday at 08:21 PM Known as the "Muck Truck" out here And yes, yiu gotta eat what you gotta eat Paul 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Thursday at 09:48 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:48 PM you know back in the early 80s i used to pull railroad trailers out of LA and they had one there i used to buy from almost everyday,,,,excellent grub bubba 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted yesterday at 12:00 AM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 12:00 AM 8 hours ago, other dog said: I was at a jobsite one time and bought the best burrito I ever had anywhere off a food truck. I didn't want to eat it too fast, but it was so good I flipped the gray button and got on with it. It was great. I've never had a burrito. 😕 I've had a sheltered life 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago That job site was up near Frederick, MD. somewhere I think. They were building a new school but it's probably finished by now because it was about 7 or 8 years ago, so that food truck is probably someplace else by now. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 30- 40 years ago ( holy shit I'm getting old) there was a roach coach on every construction job I was on and even at the car dealer I used to work at. Now they have completely disappeared and you need to to go searching for lunch. I miss them. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 4 minutes ago, 66dc75 said: 30- 40 years ago ( holy shit I'm getting old) there was a roach coach on every construction job I was on and even at the car dealer I used to work at. Now they have completely disappeared and you need to to go searching for lunch. I miss them. Maybe regulated out of binness. I told a good friend of mine who used to drive, but he had to give it up due to health issues, that a food truck would be perfect for him. He had a pizza place in Reynoldsville, Pa. for a while too, but sold it. And he said he had considered it, but they have to pass all the same inspections that a restaurant does, and you had to have all kinds of permits, and it was more hassle than it was worth. I guess that's good, it's just a lot more to it than I ever thought, at least in Pa. I thought you could just make 15 sausage bistits, 21 bacon bistits, 23 sausage and egg, 19 bacon and egg, and go sell 'em. Then come home and make 39 cheeseburgers and 28 hamburgers and go sell them at lunch time, but apparently it doesn't quite work like that. 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 23 hours ago, Mark T said: I've never had a burrito. 😕 I've had a sheltered life Before I moved to California, I never heard of them 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 2 hours ago, 66dc75 said: 30- 40 years ago ( holy shit I'm getting old) there was a roach coach on every construction job I was on and even at the car dealer I used to work at. Now they have completely disappeared and you need to to go searching for lunch. I miss them. I never saw a hot food truck until I moved to LA. They were all coffee trucks back there and all they had was cold sandwiches and beverages and coffee. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago hey Joey, what happened to learning to shift a truck? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brocky Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago ASK Otherdog!!!! He is the one who started the food trucks.. 1 Quote Brocky Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Its still in place. Its a slow process because it's the City, and the DMV here is so crappy, that it takes up to 3 months to get a permit test. We have 1 guy with an 'A' permit, and i have 2 guys due to test. May 28+ June 10... I did take one guy on the job site and showed him some stuff, but we need a real training session with our tractor trailer.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Hell, it sounds like you’re getting into it and you might wind up enjoying it 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75514-mastering-the-art-of-shifting-a-10-speed-transmission/page/2/#findComment-575891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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