A Bad Habit...
#12
12-19-2008, 03:12 PM
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: In The Granny Lane Doing 60!!
Posts: 652
HawkJr;
Some guys have "the right stuff", and some guys DON'T"!! I HAVE "the right stuff"; obviously, you DON'T. I started out driving after returning home from seven tours of duty in Vietnam. I won three Purple Hearts during my last tour of duty in the Army, where I served as a Navy SEAL!! In the two years that I drove OTR, I drove millions of miles, accident and incident free. The CIA contracted with my company to haul loads of Double Top Secret Classified Freight, with the understanding that I would be the driver handling them. I helped my company land those contracts through my connections with the CIA. I was a BORN Super Trucker. I NEVER grinded gears as a student, a trainee, or a driver..... not even ONCE!! As for backing?? Driving a big truck?? I took right to it!! I was BORN with a steering wheel in one hand, and an Eaton Super10 gearshift in the other, one foot on the clutch, and the other one on the accelerator. I was NEVER a "steering wheel holder". I graduated from being a student driver and went straight to "Super Trucker". Life as a driver is good when your uncle is "The Federal Marshall"!! Keeping the left door closed?? No Problem!! I was also Born with a catheter in my........ Oh, Hell !! Never mind !! I don't even believe that load of crap !! :toilet: lol naw i aint trippin, its all god.. but shift pretty damn smooth for still a season rookie... i float gears so i don't really drop the clutch.. its just when i'm looking for stuff i just start to scraping and grinding and more shit...
#14
12-19-2008, 06:59 PM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,658
This past week I've been grinding many gears. When the shop PM'd my truck last week they tighten my pattern(or something). Now instead of having to move the shifter all the over to the passenger side to get into 4-5/9-10:lol:, I just have to push up or down alittle:lol:.
#15
12-19-2008, 07:03 PM
i'm just curious, but when any of you guys first started or even still to this day, do any of you miss or grind a gear when your some what lost or looking for a turn?? i notice i do this alot when i'm looking for a store or what not.. its like with a flip of a switch i never drove a truck before..
Hmmm.. Miss or grind? Well it has gone down from daily to about twice a week 
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#17
12-20-2008, 01:50 PM
HawkJr;
Some guys have "the right stuff", and some guys DON'T"!! I HAVE "the right stuff"; obviously, you DON'T. I started out driving after returning home from seven tours of duty in Vietnam. I won three Purple Hearts during my last tour of duty in the Army, where I served as a Navy SEAL!! In the two years that I drove OTR, I drove millions of miles, accident and incident free. The CIA contracted with my company to haul loads of Double Top Secret Classified Freight, with the understanding that I would be the driver handling them. I helped my company land those contracts through my connections with the CIA. I was a BORN Super Trucker. I NEVER grinded gears as a student, a trainee, or a driver..... not even ONCE!! As for backing?? Driving a big truck?? I took right to it!! I was BORN with a steering wheel in one hand, and an Eaton Super10 gearshift in the other, one foot on the clutch, and the other one on the accelerator. I was NEVER a "steering wheel holder". I graduated from being a student driver and went straight to "Super Trucker". Life as a driver is good when your uncle is "The Federal Marshall"!! Keeping the left door closed?? No Problem!! I was also Born with a catheter in my........ Oh, Hell !! Never mind !! I don't even believe that load of crap !! :toilet: :lol: Now that there is a funny post! :thumbsup:
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#18
12-20-2008, 09:35 PM
i'm just curious, but when any of you guys first started or even still to this day, do any of you miss or grind a gear when your some what lost or looking for a turn?? i notice i do this alot when i'm looking for a store or what not.. its like with a flip of a switch i never drove a truck before..
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#19
12-21-2008, 02:12 AM
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