My Facetruck thread.

[kingsolver72]

Looks like a nice clean 3/4 ton. I like it. Miles and year?

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

Looks like a nice clean 3/4 ton. I like it. Miles and year?

06 with just over 100,000 miles. We had it on the lift, and it is amazingly clean underneath. After a few months under the "loving care" of a pipeline crew it won't be clean.

[special-K]

You'll have that one a while

[davischevy]

RE; the stolen truck.

Last night we got a message on our company FB that the sender knew who stole the truck and where our fuel tank and tools are.

He sent several messages and it seems he is trying to cut a deal with the prosecutor, and wants us to call and ask for leniency in exchange for the info.

We are not getting involved in that circus.

[68Timber]

What kind of mirrors are those? On the replacement truck.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 68Timber

What kind of mirrors are those? On the replacement truck.

They are camper mirrors, that manually extend.

[davischevy]

This old 94 has been through several Crews and just keeps on ticking. It has 363000 miles on it. We took the logos off of it a couple of years ago to take it to the auction and it still hasn't made it.

[Boog]

The good ones are hard to put down.

[special-K]

88-98s were great trucks. I mean they are. They 'were' a great new

[72 tigger]

Spent some time talking with George my WW2 friend at the local retirement community. He said this week (3-6) will be the 79th anniversary of his letter he received from Roosevelt requesting his presence at a camp. He told me a few stories including the time he was helping guard the only bridge across the Rhine river strong enough to carry tanks across. As we were talking, another WW2 vet walked through and stopped to visit- pretty cool. George looks really good for 100

[davischevy]

Wow, my dad was probably driving one of those tanks.

George does look good, It's always interesting to talk to talk to those guys.

[Ol Blue K20]

He definitely looks great. I love the stories too, so spend as much time as possible with him. It wouldn't hurt to tape him when he's talking. Preserve that history.

[special-K]

He looks fantastic. That's great that you can stop in on him. Ever think of an outing he might like?

[davischevy]

I have some good times on some good long road trips with my wife and my good friend and his wife. He has had more cars and trucks than I can remember, but the one he usually drove was a 61 Impala.

He owned an auto parts store for 40 years, and just sold it last July to concentrate on his cars and family.

A month ago he found out he has stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. It ain't looking good. John Watkins is in my prayers.

The 61 is his and he is watching me work on our El Camino in Columbus OH

[72 tigger]

Praying for John

[special-K]

I'm praying for your friend John, too.

[davischevy]

My son in law had a project at their house today. My grandson parked the mini ex and then went for a ride through the pasture.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

So it was 65* yesterday when I started an 850 sf lvp job. All of it up stairs.
It was 32* this morning on my way to work when I hit not one but two bridges in a row with both of them being iced over going 70 mph. I’m fortunate that no one else was on the road and I was not hurt. The second bridge I crossed backwards until I hit the end of concrete barrier which spun me around and I ended up on my side.

Glad you walked away . Bridges are the worst in marginal freeze temps road is wet and they are ice. Have gone on the oh chit sideways Express a few times.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Glad you walked away . Bridges are the worst in marginal freeze temps road is wet and they are ice. Have gone on the oh chit sideways Express a few times.

Somebody was definitely looking out for him.

He did end up with a really nice truck though.

[kingsolver72]

Yep, in my case Ford stands for FlippedOverRookieDriver.
My name could have easily become Mud.

[special-K]

Aw c'mon man. You need to tell it like a trucker now that it's all over. Color it up while putting yourself totally in control. "The road lost it's hold on my rig and she came around on me. I figured the median was the safest place to put it even if it meant I had to lay it on it's side"

[kingsolver72]

Originally Posted by special-K

Aw c'mon man. You need to tell it like a trucker now that it's all over. Color it up while putting yourself totally in control. "The road lost it's hold on my rig and she came around on me. I figured the median was the safest place to put it even if it meant I had to lay it on it's side"

Hey Tim, that’s funny and ironic.
My dad was an “over the road truck driver” all of his life. He liked to embellish his stories. He was also a “one upper” kind of guy.
That may very well have been the way my dad would have told the story had it happen to him.

I did forget to mention when I exited the van from the passenger door I did a back flip to the ground and realized that I needed to upright the vehicle so, all by myself I push and lifted the van back onto all for wheels. I think I pulled a hamstring because I didn’t think about warming up first. I prolly shouldn’t done the back either.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

I did a back flip to the ground and realized that I needed to upright the vehicle so, all by myself I push and lifted the van back onto all for wheels. I think I pulled a hamstring because I didn’t think about warming up first. I prolly shouldn’t done the back either.

Now that would be funny on video at triple speed.

[kingsolver72]

Originally Posted by davischevy

Now that would be funny on video at triple speed.

Hey Larry, I’ll need to get a stunt double for any of that backflip bs I posted.

[Killer Bee]

my 8yo helping my neighbor pull forms this morning..

that boy worked 4hrs with me, did more work than most teenagers..