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  1. Turtle

    Reefer Trailers buying frenzy

    I know. I reviewed the posts. That's my job. He clearly attacked you without provocation, probably because he has a little weenie, or doesn't know how to use it, or both. That's neither here nor there. He's banned now. Poof. Gone. Fini. That's what happens when you get warned, then ignore the...
  2. Turtle

    Reefer Trailers buying frenzy

    What part of Please stay on topic is throwing you?
  3. Turtle

    Reefer Trailers buying frenzy

    You gonna stick your tongue out at him next? :rolleyes: Personal attacks are by definition off-topic. Please stay on topic.
  4. Turtle

    Advice for a 22 year old starting with van?

    Well, a lot of us are getting out. We've had recent posts from long time expediters saying they're getting out. Some because it's no longer worth it, but in particular those who are faced with it being the time up upgrade to a new vehicle and knowing that is simply not financially feasible to...
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    Gauges what do you use

    I have a ScanGauge II plugged in. It will display 4 things at a time. I have it normally displaying MPH, MPG, Coolant temp, and Voltage. No oil pressure gauge.
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    Sprinter - harmonic balancer failure

    Loose turbo shield. That little sucker can sure make one helluva panic-inducing racket. :JC-hysterical: I ended up replacing mine. The bolt holes can wear so large that the nut just slips through, especially that one in the rear. Was going to use a larger washer under the nuts, but it's so...
  7. Turtle

    Advice for a 22 year old starting with van?

    Nope. It really doesn't. The only thing the overwhelming majority of customers care about is the price. They don't care what it tastes like or how much passion you put into it, they're only going to use it to pour it on that little fire over there, anyway.
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    Sprinter - harmonic balancer failure

    Get under the front of the van and wiggle the harmonic balancer. If the harmonic balancer moves at all, it needs to be replaced. Oh, yeah, uhm, make sure to turn off the engine before you do this. Also, check the motor mounts. Weak or broken motor mounts can also be a cause of vibration.
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    May Flowers

    Not that anyone cares, but the difference between a lake and a pond, insofar as nomenclature is concerned, is whatever you want to call it. If you want to call it a lake, it's a lake. Call it a pond, it's a pond. Same thing with river and creek. It's whatever someone called it and named it. Some...
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    May Flowers

    My unicorn (mythical creature that can't be caught) was Rhode Island. I needed to have both a delivery and a pickup in a state before I would "x" it off. I banged the other 47 out pretty wispy, within my first year. But Rhode Island, man, it was more than 6 years before I had either a pickup or...
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    May Flowers

    Frog legs. Good eats. Seriously, you'd like 'em. Tastes like chicken.
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    Taylor May'd

    Actual motto of NAMBLA. :jester:
  13. Turtle

    May Flowers

    Anybody know the difference between a pond and a lake? :D
  14. Turtle

    Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices

    That's mostly meant for California, Washington, who mostly eat gluten-free goat's cheese and wear skirts made of gluten-free whole grain wheat, and Michigan, who is mostly mostly just greedy bastards who want the money to fix the roads that they won't fix.
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    Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices

    Gas prices are at their highest point of the year, averaging $2.313 nationwide as of today. This month also marked the first time since August that the average price was more than $2 per gallon in every state and Washington, D.C. But don't despair, the good news is that, despite the high...
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    Taylor May'd

    7 of the last 10 years I've been in Laredo over Memorial Day weekend. The 8th was when I delivered to Laredo that Friday morning and immediately deadheaded to San Antonio because it's 10 degrees cooler up there. The 9th I thought was going to be spent in El Paso, but that Friday afternoon I got...
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    Taylor May'd

    The only time I've ever come close to losing my temper with a shipper or receiver is with that little slice of sunshine at Panalpina in Huntsville. One of these days...
  18. Turtle

    Cargo Van I got kicked out of a Flying J

    If it were to become a legal issue, like if you were towed or something, then "reasonable and customary" would apply. Reasonable and customary may allow for a 34 hour restart out back, but not so much of front.
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    Birthday! Happy Birthday, Steviegoblue !!!

    Happy Birthday!
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