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    Direction Problem

    Yes, I was, and am, very aware that English is the required language of this forum, but I was merely trying to be courteous to a non-English speaker to encourage him to correspond in English. My apologies for having violated a rule of the forum.
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    Operators and Booze

    Thank you, skyking1. Yes, I was very lucky, but some of my friends not so, including a couple of guys who were in combat in the Middle East in combat. I do get excellent medical care from the VA (all servicemembers who were in Vietnam at any time are eligible for VA medical care, albeit some...
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    Operators and Booze

    "When he was in the air force in WW II he said they would get drunk just to get drunk.... He was blown out of a 4 engine bomber so there were certainly some horrific things they didn't want to have to think about." Having had 12 or so first cousins and other relatives in WWII and seeing the...
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    Direction Problem

    Mine was merely a request, in French, that the OP post in English, and telling him that use of English is a requirement of the forum. My apologies for having violated forum etiquette.
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    Direction Problem

    S’il vous plaît, poster en anglais; ce qui est une exigence du forum
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    My turn I guess

    Gone far too soon. Would it be reasonable/respectable for you to somewhat describe his fatal tractor accident so that others might try to avoid such an untimely death?
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    Looking at dump trucks again, single axle vs tandem

    Try https://www.govdeals.com/search?kWord=tandem Most add 12.5% buyer's premium (cost to buyer). Neill
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    Dale Weiss's Death

    What a loss to the world. His life was well-lived.
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    Overload of the Day

    https://www.nbc15.com/2023/07/12/sheriff-18-year-old-caught-going-91-mph-while-hauling-skid-steer/ LIBERTY Twp., Wis. (WMTV) – A teenage driver was arrested after a Grant Co. deputy reported seeing him going 36 mph over the speed limit in a commercial vehicle that was hauling a skid steer...
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    Need help setting up a pricing sheet

    "Tell them you get $xxx per hour from the time your truck leaves the shop until it gets back." Excellent. Just call it $xxx per hour, "portal to portal."
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    Need help setting up a pricing sheet

    If you've been operating a while, take a look at your business checkbook to see what is costing you what. And remember, a normal profit is part of cost; i.e., when you figure your costs of operation, a normal profit must be included or you might as well work for the other guy. Costs include...
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    Need help setting up a pricing sheet

    Look, I am just a lurker here, but here are some thoughts. What are your variables? Miles loaded price. Miles unloaded price (irrelevant to the customer but a cost to you). Excess driver/truck waiting time per 15/30/60 minutes. Weight of load per ton price. Tarping requirements per load...
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    Ghost driver

    Changing the unbroken windshield in my '00 F-250 cleared the problem of uncommanded electrical engagement (clicking). Neighbor and close friend who runs a glass replacement firm told me that if I didn't replace the windshield that the leakage into the dashboard area would total the truck. I...
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    Worth it? Aftermarket transmission deep pans for pickup trucks

    FWIW, we have a 2000 7.3 crew-cab short-bed with 320,000 miles that for the last 200,000 has been used primarily as a grocery getter (some people have boats but I live on the salt and have a pickup with a bumper-pull equipment trailer). At about 125,000 miles, the son then owning it put a...
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    Overload of the Day

    Airplanes are now built the same way, with computers doing the calculations. Has been great for increasing load weights!
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    Overload of the Day

    Probably legal... https://www.facebook.com/reel/732783868518263?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz
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    Cost of new pickups

    So what do we do in times of an emergency, such as a hurricane, where the demand for certain items goes out of sight (plywood, food, tarps, fuel, generators, potable water, ice, caskets, etc.)? The supply chain for every item is based on workers who make those items putting in a 40-hour week...
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    Overload of the Day

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    Moving a drag-line

    https://www.mammoet.com/cases/El-Segundo-mine/
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    FNG here

    Welcome, Bradley, Since I am mostly a lurker here, I can tell you that this is a class A forum. Some suggestions: 1. When asking for help, include in your first post of your question the serial number of the equipment for which you are asking help. 2. Try to put your question in the proper...
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