01-06-2018, 06:58 AM
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I was in Elizabeth when that shit started and even though it wasn't all that much snow it WAS sloppy and slick.
I had to fight all the way up Jugtown mountain (10 mile marker on i-78) on my way back with an empty tank behind me and questionable tread on all 8 drive tires. They were still easily legal tread depth but worn to where they were packing with that wet shit and might as well have been bald.
A few people shit themselves as they thought I was going to jacknife the tractor going up the mountain. On top of that, my wipers loaded up with ice and just before I stopped at the rest area at the bottom of the mountain, my right side wiper blade broke from all the excess weight. i had to remove the wiper arm and finish the trip with only my driver's side wiper.
I called the shop and told them about it and the tires and the shop manager said we will take care of all that when i get back. i got there and they had new wipers and 8 new (agressive tread) tires mounted on wheels sitting in the bay ready for me. (Gotta love those guys. They take good care of me!)
It wasn't really their fault on the worn tires because the mgr did ask me if they were going to be ok in snow back in October. I told him I'd have to see and would let him know how they did. Well...........
The cold temps have our bulk fueling pump running only slightly faster than molasses (2 - 4 gallons/minute) and trying to pump 10 gallons into the truck takes for-fucking-ever.
Fuck that shit. I'm going to fuel on the road until the pump thaws out and runs at it's normal 15 gal/min.
Right now it's a balmy 1 degree on my front porch and with the wind chill it's -13.
I had to fight all the way up Jugtown mountain (10 mile marker on i-78) on my way back with an empty tank behind me and questionable tread on all 8 drive tires. They were still easily legal tread depth but worn to where they were packing with that wet shit and might as well have been bald.
A few people shit themselves as they thought I was going to jacknife the tractor going up the mountain. On top of that, my wipers loaded up with ice and just before I stopped at the rest area at the bottom of the mountain, my right side wiper blade broke from all the excess weight. i had to remove the wiper arm and finish the trip with only my driver's side wiper.
I called the shop and told them about it and the tires and the shop manager said we will take care of all that when i get back. i got there and they had new wipers and 8 new (agressive tread) tires mounted on wheels sitting in the bay ready for me. (Gotta love those guys. They take good care of me!)
It wasn't really their fault on the worn tires because the mgr did ask me if they were going to be ok in snow back in October. I told him I'd have to see and would let him know how they did. Well...........
The cold temps have our bulk fueling pump running only slightly faster than molasses (2 - 4 gallons/minute) and trying to pump 10 gallons into the truck takes for-fucking-ever.
Fuck that shit. I'm going to fuel on the road until the pump thaws out and runs at it's normal 15 gal/min.
Right now it's a balmy 1 degree on my front porch and with the wind chill it's -13.
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