tonka
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nope...
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Tonka's Truck Pictures...
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jimmyjack
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so i take it your gonna be driving for hillwick
tonka
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10-4, well hanging out at the pickle park mostly...c'mon!
prenn1984@gmail
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sweet! what truck are you drivin?
tonka
Senior Member
Idk.. i start a week from monday...after MATS, i got to help Jeff get his entry for the build off cleaned up and washed...
sbrem
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Good luck with the new job Tonka. At least you know that working for Hillwick no matter which truck you end up driving, it will be a nice one!
tonka
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monster truck
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Here is a truck my dad used to have, it's also the one I learned to drive in. It used to do the show circut years ago when there was time and it worked every day up until 3 years ago.
Unfortunately, about six years ago a coupler came apart on a PC400 and the full bucket fell into the back of the of the trailer and completely destroyed it, the truck suffered some pretty severe damage as well and the driver was also injured. The truck was repaired and the driver healed and both went back to work with a new trailer.
The truck was used to pull just about everything from tankers to lowbeds until about three years ago when an electrical fire started in the engine compartment. The driver parked the truck, grabbed his lunch box, walked away and called us. By the time me and my dad got there the fire had been put out by another driver and we found the driver of this truck sittin on a rock, eating a sandwich.
The electrical system, firewall, hood and everything under it was destroyed. The truck is currently parked out behind the shop waiting for a rebuild with a full fire extinguisher still sitting right inside the drivers door, next to the seat. :Banghead
It will probably stay there for quite awhile.
I know this picture is terrible but it is the only one I have of the truck/trailer combo when they were in thier prime.
Unfortunately, about six years ago a coupler came apart on a PC400 and the full bucket fell into the back of the of the trailer and completely destroyed it, the truck suffered some pretty severe damage as well and the driver was also injured. The truck was repaired and the driver healed and both went back to work with a new trailer.
The truck was used to pull just about everything from tankers to lowbeds until about three years ago when an electrical fire started in the engine compartment. The driver parked the truck, grabbed his lunch box, walked away and called us. By the time me and my dad got there the fire had been put out by another driver and we found the driver of this truck sittin on a rock, eating a sandwich.
The electrical system, firewall, hood and everything under it was destroyed. The truck is currently parked out behind the shop waiting for a rebuild with a full fire extinguisher still sitting right inside the drivers door, next to the seat. :Banghead
It will probably stay there for quite awhile.
I know this picture is terrible but it is the only one I have of the truck/trailer combo when they were in thier prime.
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alex94
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i would hate to see such a beautiful truck go up in flames or even crash.
monster truck
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That truck has definately had some hard luck over the years. It was pulling a brand new frameless aluminum end dump for about two months until it was also destroyed when it hit an overpass. The driver claims that the PTO was NOT engaged (I call bulls#it) and that the trailer just started going up on its own. :beatsme
He had gone about twenty miles and had gone under quite a few overpasses before he hit this one so I think he never disengaged the PTO at the dump site and somehow hit the dump lever while going down the road. The whole PTO/hydralic system in the truck was inspected and found to be in perfect working order so it wasnt the trucks fault.
After that incedent It got a new 34' frameless rip rap trailer that lasted about a year before my dad (of all people :tong) laid it over at his house while doing a little weekend project.
Now that I think about it, it was pulling an end dump when it caught fire as well. Maybe when it gets fixed we should pull the locking fithwheel off of it so it cant pull anymore end dumps. :drinkup
alex94
Member
i would put a flat or stepdeck on there. would look very good. and i would call bs on that too. but who knows...
monster truck
Senior Member
Were in no rush to fix it, no point in doing all that work until we see what the new emissions laws are gonna do. :Banghead That and we just dont have the work for it anymore so who knows what will happen to it. I do know that those straight satcks would look pretty good on my dump truck!
prenn1984@gmail
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Sweet ride monster truck! hope it sees the road again:usa
tonka
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Here is an old Hillwick ride, with a makeover, Bob had a guy in this truck when it was Grey they called it Grey Goose. The driver was having an affair with Bobs wife, so Bob kicked them both to the curb... and this truck was repainted... blue and white seminol scheem you see here!:notworthy
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tonka
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alex94
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those are way to nice of dumps and way too nice of dump beds. would never ever use it.
monster truck
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monster truck
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Heres a few more of my dad and grandpa's trucks.
First up is truck number 12, in this picture it had a 3400 gallon water tank on the back but we regularly switched it back and forth to a dump body with a 16' rock box. We could usually complete the change over in 5 to 6 hours with two people.
The second is truck number 30 pulling a 40' vacuum trailer up at the geysers geothermal electric plant. This truck was later rebuilt into a dump truck with a rock box and was sold off shortly after.
Third is truck number 20 set up as a transfer, this truck could also be switched to a water truck when needed.
Fourth is truck number six, the service truck, at my grandpa's house during a flood about three years ago. At its highest the water reached the door handles on the tool boxes.
The last picture is another shot of my grandpa's yard during the flood. On the left is a '96 pete 379 that we call "Gordo" for some reason:beatsme. In the middle is my uncles peterbilt log truck and on the right is a wrecked frieghtliner that my grandpa bought for the motor and running gear.
First up is truck number 12, in this picture it had a 3400 gallon water tank on the back but we regularly switched it back and forth to a dump body with a 16' rock box. We could usually complete the change over in 5 to 6 hours with two people.
The second is truck number 30 pulling a 40' vacuum trailer up at the geysers geothermal electric plant. This truck was later rebuilt into a dump truck with a rock box and was sold off shortly after.
Third is truck number 20 set up as a transfer, this truck could also be switched to a water truck when needed.
Fourth is truck number six, the service truck, at my grandpa's house during a flood about three years ago. At its highest the water reached the door handles on the tool boxes.
The last picture is another shot of my grandpa's yard during the flood. On the left is a '96 pete 379 that we call "Gordo" for some reason:beatsme. In the middle is my uncles peterbilt log truck and on the right is a wrecked frieghtliner that my grandpa bought for the motor and running gear.
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tonka
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That truck used to be owned by Jeff Bothello, then later sold it to that guy, jeff sold it because he grew tired of wipeing it down after every load...
monster truck
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I had a feeling you would know some more about that truck!:drinkup:drinkup