Rob Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I was climbing Lookout pass with 49,000 lbs. on, just fixin' to shift into high gear, about a mile from the top when I took this picture. ...did I mention the load was also 14' wide?...and 13'-6'' high?...and that I was running into a 60 mph headwind?At least one of us believes the story.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 At least one of us believes the story.Robyes, thank you Rob, for believing me. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 That's in KPH Rob..............so actually it's just starting to catch up with the rest of the world............. no, that says MPH, see? Again, actual photo. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 yes, thank you Rob, for believing me. You said it. IT must be true.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You said it. IT must be true.Robdid I ever tell you about the time I lost my brakes right after I started down Wolf Creek pass in a blizzard, with 52,000 lbs. of bananas on?.. It was a dark and stormy August night, around 1953 or 54. I was driving a 1958 Peterbilt, headed to Bangor, Maine. Loaded the night before in Houston, Tx. but took a wrong turn somewhere around Chattanooga... Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 did I ever tell you about the time I lost my brakes right after I started down Wolf Creek pass in a blizzard, with 52,000 lbs. of bananas on?.. It was a dark and stormy August night, around 1953 or 54. I was driving a 1958 Peterbilt, headed to Bangor, Maine. Loaded the night before in Houston, Tx. but took a wrong turn somewhere around Chattanooga...No you didn't. You may carry on.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 No you didn't. You may carry on.Robyeah, I had only been driving a Peterbilt for a short time and I forgot which pedal you stepped on to slow down. One caused you to to speed up, and I didn't want to step on the wrong one. So I pulled over and stopped and got the manual out and read it, and was just about to pull back onto the road when a load of live chickens went by at a high rate of speed. Thought I heard somebody yelling "Earl, you wanna screw that thing back on there?" as they went by, but i'm not sure. Anyhow, when I got down to Pagosa Springs there was the chicken truck sticking out of the side of the feed store. Minus the top row of chickens of course-the 12' tunnel wiped them off. Only had my bananas stacked to 11'6''. Bananas are tricky to haul too. You've got to chain them down tight enough to keep them on the wagon, but not too tight or you'll bruise them.Reminds me of the time they sent me to Morganton, Ga. to pick up a load. I followed the directions and ended up at a farm. A fellow wearing bib overalls met me and I said "what am I loading here?". He said "chickens". So I said "there must be some mistake, you can't haul chickens on a flatbed". He said "sure you can, just nail their peckers to the floor-now you pull in this chicken house and load up, i'll be back with the paperwork in a few minutes". So I pulled in and was working furiously trying to catch chickens and get them loaded. After a while the man came back and he was looking at me like I was crazy. Only had a few chickens loaded, and I was getting mad too. So I said "what?!!-you said to nail their peckers to the floor!". And he said "yeah, but I was talking about the one on their face".. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 yeah, I had only been driving a Peterbilt for a short time and I forgot which pedal you stepped on to slow down. One caused you to to speed up, and I didn't want to step on the wrong one. So I pulled over and stopped and got the manual out and read it, and was just about to pull back onto the road when a load of live chickens went by at a high rate of speed. Thought I heard somebody yelling "Earl, you wanna screw that thing back on there?" as they went by, but i'm not sure. Anyhow, when I got down to Pagosa Springs there was the chicken truck sticking out of the side of the feed store. Minus the top row of chickens of course-the 12' tunnel wiped them off. Only had my bananas stacked to 11'6''.Bananas are tricky to haul too. You've got to chain them down tight enough to keep them on the wagon, but not too tight or you'll bruise them.Reminds me of the time they sent me to Morganton, Ga. to pick up a load. I followed the directions and ended up at a farm. A fellow wearing bib overalls met me and I said "what am I loading here?". He said "chickens". So I said "there must be some mistake, you can't haul chickens on a flatbed". He said "sure you can, just nail their peckers to the floor-now you pull in this chicken house and load up, i'll be back with the paperwork in a few minutes". So I pulled in and was working furiously trying to catch chickens and get them loaded. After a while the man came back and he was looking at me like I was crazy. Only had a few chickens loaded, and I was getting mad too. So I said "what?!!-you said to nail their peckers to the floor!". And he said "yeah, but I was talking about the one on their face"..You do things the hard way. I always just tied two chicken feet together with a 12 inch length of rope, then throw them over a tightly stretched rope between the sidewalls of the trailer and they hang store nicely. You can really get a lot of chickens in there within a short period or time. Chickens really get noisy for a short while but that subsides. The rest of the ride is perfectly quiet. Hate to have my Mario Lanza serenades interrupted while I enjoy my double mocha supreme from Starbucks.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 You do things the hard way. I always just tied two chicken feet together with a 12 inch length of rope, then throw them over a tightly stretched rope between the sidewalls of the trailer and they hang store nicely. You can really get a lot of chickens in there within a short period or time. Chickens really get noisy for a short while but that subsides. The rest of the ride is perfectly quiet. Hate to have my Mario Lanza serenades interrupted while I enjoy my double mocha supreme from Starbucks.Robddn't have a side kit, just a regular flatbed. had to tarp 'em too. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 ddn't have a side kit, just a regular flatbed. had to tarp 'em too.Your way would be much faster if you were to staple their testicles to the floor rather than the affixing their peckers by other mechanical means.Thinking strictly along the lines of productivity of course.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Your way would be much faster if you were to staple their testicles to the floor rather than the affixing their peckers by other mechanical means.Thinking strictly along the lines of productivity of course.Robstaples like you use on barbed wire fence would have been much quicker-I had to drive the nails half way, then bend them over with my hammer. still got that hammer. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 staples like you use on barbed wire fence would have been much quicker-I had to drive the nails half way, then bend them over with my hammer. still got that hammer.I would hang onto it if I were you. Pecker Nailers are not something you run across every day. Funny how they used to be so popular, and now they are no place to be found.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I would hang onto it if I were you. Pecker Nailers are not something you run across every day. Funny how they used to be so popular, and now they are no place to be found.Roblast time I used it I made a pallet...sorta kinda. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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