Like the FFA shirt. I was FFA all four years of high school. The public speaking contests there have benefited me greatly in Air Force and college. More than the other HS courses I had.
Hello, Dan. The next time you go past Clanton, Alabama on I-65 or US-31, stop at Peach Park for ice cream with peaches. It's sure to brighten your day! Watching you from Tallassee, Alabama.
I used to get very anxious hauling into scrap yards. Usually they are very tight quarters. Most yards are kept clean and most of the operators - crane or lift truck with grabbers - are really very good and careful, but shit can and does happen. Occasionally they will run into your trailer and ding it up, sometimes they will drag a piece and scrape your decking. And there is always the potential tire damage. Stay safe, Dan.
Something else I look for when parking - if the lot is not level, spots that will have my head uphill. When I was starting out, my trainer suggested I do as him and sleep on the other end of the bunk so my head wouldn’t be lower than the rest of my body. I told him I’d be fine, only to wake up the next morning with a headache. Some of us learn the hard way.
The thing I like most about Dan is. When he does complain he has good reason to. Unlike other truckers on RUclips who have no clue how good they have it now. My father and mother both drove. Back when you had to un fold a map to see where your going stop at a pay phone to make a call. traffic report came from a cb
One of my truckin rules is "I'm never trying to impress anybody with my backing skills, because one I'm lazy as hell sometimes, and I'm tryin to keep my hood!" Great parking advice for young or new drivers👌🏻
Dan always earns his pay. And yet, sometimes he REALLY earns it 5:39. So here. Truth be told, Dan is obviously a teacher of the deeper Chinese martial arts, demonstrating his mastery of the nunchakuk. Don't mess with him. Ya.
I like the video of the unloading of the tracks, maybe more in future? The cut ins with them grabbing, rather than time laps. Thank you. Also commented on Dorsey Trailers videos thanking them for your sponsorship.
All scrap yards are required to be on a small, odd shaped, close to a major highway piece of ground. I swear they search out the hardest locations to get in and out of lol
Hey Dan when you leave Panama City, go across the Hathaway Bridge to the beach. Stop by Schooners and get you a grueban sandwich. It’s a rueban sandwich with grouper. You won’t regret it.
Yep, worked a many a scrap yards in my time and made a few bucks too! It's not too bad when they keep it up. And your right about not parking in those spots. They'll park 2 or 3 deep sometimes outside out of the legal parking spots. I can't lie, I've parked at the 1st spot outside the lines on the end but 2nd & 3rd will get your hood snatched off! 🚛💥😭
I have the same thought process when choosing a parking spot. Also, with me pulling reefer, I try to space myself between trucks out of respect for the other drivers due to the noise.
Glad to get those treads off your nice new trailer and see you get out of that junkyard in one piece because anything can and does happen in a place like that especially in Alabama hopefully the next load has more class.
Scrap yard looked like place i delivered in Louisville. My 2nd FB load. The shipper was at a chemical plant being dismantled. Got my load pretty quick. However someone said we can put some ranks on top. Had to wait for them to drag the tanks over. 6 hours later I loaded. After taking about an hour to secure the load, could hear them on radio asking about me. "I don't know what he is doing we loaded him a long time ago." The shipping clerk told me I had to scale out. So i did. Then he ask why I didn't scale in? When I delivered at 7 am in Louisville it was dark. It was December. Scaled in. Took the tanks off Rescaled Took the rest off Scaled out. Glad to get out of there
I wonder what the scrapyard is going to do with those tracks. Do they have a machine that uses them? With the rubber on them, they are difficult to get rid of.
Tracks wear in multiple areas: between pin and the bore, surface where the rollers run and the surface where the sprocket drives the track. You would have to disassemble, clean, weld up worn areas all with out burning the molded rubber track pads (review Episode # 437 at the 5:41minute). Add down time to that cost. Cheaper to wear the tracks totally out then just replace them.
Great video as usual Dan. I do have a question and forgive me if it is a dumb one, i am not a trucker. Why do you raise up some in your seat when shifting into reverse? I do not mean to offend. Just didnt know if maybe its hard to get it into reverse or what.
Can't say for T.D. but changing 1-18 gears in a forward direction you are pushing backwards and down in your air ride seat. When going into reverse you push over and backwards raising slightly and the air seat also rises pushing you up a little as well. Believe it or not. Well that's been my experience. Ciao
Unlike in a car, a truck's clutch has a 'brake' if you push it all the way to the floor. It stops something (?) in the transmission/clutch from spinning so you can put it into gear. You can't just push the clutch pedal down a little way and slide it into gear. You have to put the pedal all the way to the floor and wait for everything to mesh together or you will grind the gears trying to get it into gear. You can feel it as it comes together into sync. You have to engage the clutch brake going into gear from 'neutral'. For most drivers (that don't have an automatic) that's the only time you use the clutch. Once you are moving you shift without using the clutch.
early 80's...a guy from the south, who was at orientation, for a company, when i was, had quite the southern accent...i ran into him on the road and asked him what he was haulin...He said mackleways...What?...mackleways...What the hell is a mackleway?..........Oh, microwaves...
Guess it’s a subcontractor your dealing with and not the Army? Don’t understand why they have to ship that stuff out of state like that. Can’t be money?
Yep, worked a many a scrap yards in my time and made a few bucks too! It's not too bad when they keep it up. And your right about not parking in those spots. They'll park 2 or 3 deep sometimes outside out of the legal parking spots. I can't lie, I've parked at the 1st spot outside the lines on the end but 2nd & 3rd will get your hood snatched off! 🚛💥😭
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Like the FFA shirt. I was FFA all four years of high school. The public speaking contests there have benefited me greatly in Air Force and college. More than the other HS courses I had.
Hello, Dan. The next time you go past Clanton, Alabama on I-65 or US-31, stop at Peach Park for ice cream with peaches. It's sure to brighten your day! Watching you from Tallassee, Alabama.
You parked in the same spot i parked when I was there, I feel honored hahahaha
Nice too see you clean the trailer from dirt.
I used to get very anxious hauling into scrap yards. Usually they are very tight quarters. Most yards are kept clean and most of the operators - crane or lift truck with grabbers - are really very good and careful, but shit can and does happen. Occasionally they will run into your trailer and ding it up, sometimes they will drag a piece and scrape your decking. And there is always the potential tire damage. Stay safe, Dan.
You've got to match that new trailer up with a new tractor. You've earned it. Plus a new warranty.
never have I ever been into a scrap yard that puts a second of thought into maneuver space
Something else I look for when parking - if the lot is not level, spots that will have my head uphill. When I was starting out, my trainer suggested I do as him and sleep on the other end of the bunk so my head wouldn’t be lower than the rest of my body. I told him I’d be fine, only to wake up the next morning with a headache. Some of us learn the hard way.
That is interesting, thanks for sharing it
The thing I like most about Dan is. When he does complain he has good reason to. Unlike other truckers on RUclips who have no clue how good they have it now. My father and mother both drove. Back when you had to un fold a map to see where your going stop at a pay phone to make a call. traffic report came from a cb
Every time I go in a scrap yard I get something in a tire. Better check them good.
Really enjoy your videos.
Sitting here 4,000 miles away, it's great fun following your journeys on Google maps each time a video appears. Thank you.
SUPERTRUCKERDAN, you are a great spokesperson for Dorsey Trailer!
Take care Dan...
You should just make a dorsey ad and insert it at the beginning of every video.
Like a. Introduction segment. ? Good idea.
Look out Dan!!! I think I saw that one guy on Deliverance!!! Lol
Flat tire heaven..😂👍👍
Safe travels Dan
Thanks again for another one
Love the new trailer
One of my truckin rules is "I'm never trying to impress anybody with my backing skills, because one I'm lazy as hell sometimes, and I'm tryin to keep my hood!" Great parking advice for young or new drivers👌🏻
There are a Large number of Dorsey Trailers on the Road. It’s Obvious they make Great Products.👍
Seeing this load. Dorsey take a licking and keeps on ticking. Safe going Dan.
Love it, just park in front of the no parking sign on the tree.
Dan always earns his pay. And yet, sometimes he REALLY earns it 5:39. So here. Truth be told, Dan is obviously a teacher of the deeper Chinese martial arts, demonstrating his mastery of the nunchakuk. Don't mess with him. Ya.
@supertruckerdan @dorseytrailer Thanks for the ride-a-long Dan.
That's exactly the spot I would've chosen. For extra privacy or with a noisy reefer unit, I'd pull straight in....but only on a corner like that. 👍
You were about 5 miles from my house there at the scrapyard in Odenville. I would have bought you lunch after you unloaded if I had known.
Morning Dan. Nice tutorial and I’m sure it’ll help new driver 👍🏻 Keep safe cheers Stevie 😎🏴
Try going through places like that several times a day everyday with a 389 Pete and a 5 axle scow. It was not fun.
You were driving where I live in Prattville, AL. Glad to see you Dan.
I like the video of the unloading of the tracks, maybe more in future? The cut ins with them grabbing, rather than time laps. Thank you. Also commented on Dorsey Trailers videos thanking them for your sponsorship.
More respect for that beautiful DORSEY TRAILER, you need to take her to better parties.
Sure do not miss that " GOOD BUDDY " beep on the cb anymore . Hated those things .
Very fine
All scrap yards are required to be on a small, odd shaped, close to a major highway piece of ground. I swear they search out the hardest locations to get in and out of lol
farm.central. ohio don’t forget the electric kabels that run over those places especially here in Europe
That's big for a Loves truck stop.
Thanks Dan
You was in my neighborhood. 👍
That section of I-65 is always a cluster. I've sat in traffic just south of the Hwy 31 exit you got off at for an hour for a dang fender bender.
Thanks Dan Appreciate The Video Happy Trucking
Hey Dan when you leave Panama City, go across the Hathaway Bridge to the beach. Stop by Schooners and get you a grueban sandwich. It’s a rueban sandwich with grouper. You won’t regret it.
Thanks Dan. Appreciate the video. Safe travels.
Nice one Dan
Yep, worked a many a scrap yards in my time and made a few bucks too! It's not too bad when they keep it up. And your right about not parking in those spots. They'll park 2 or 3 deep sometimes outside out of the legal parking spots. I can't lie, I've parked at the 1st spot outside the lines on the end but 2nd & 3rd will get your hood snatched off! 🚛💥😭
Good luck dan get a good rest
I have the same thought process when choosing a parking spot. Also, with me pulling reefer, I try to space myself between trucks out of respect for the other drivers due to the noise.
Glad to get those treads off your nice new trailer and see you get out of that junkyard in one piece because anything can and does happen in a place like that especially in Alabama hopefully the next load has more class.
Peterbilt Steve waiting for your phone call
Cool my truck is on camera and now famous
Enjoyed talking with you
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Thanks for watching
Scrap yard looked like place i delivered in Louisville. My 2nd FB load.
The shipper was at a chemical plant being dismantled. Got my load pretty quick. However someone said we can put some ranks on top. Had to wait for them to drag the tanks over. 6 hours later I loaded. After taking about an hour to secure the load, could hear them on radio asking about me.
"I don't know what he is doing we loaded him a long time ago."
The shipping clerk told me I had to scale out. So i did. Then he ask why I didn't scale in?
When I delivered at 7 am in Louisville it was dark. It was December.
Scaled in.
Took the tanks off
Rescaled
Took the rest off
Scaled out.
Glad to get out of there
Tracks For My Tank!!!
Dan A Nice Dorsey Hat or Sweat Shirt You be good advertising Lol
É isso aí,
Great video
What are you delivering? Interesting to watch your work.
@Freethinkers Thanks!
I got to tell you Dan you got to be careful sometimes sometimes in four ways don't mean nothing to other drivers
I wonder what the scrapyard is going to do with those tracks. Do they have a machine that uses them? With the rubber on them, they are difficult to get rid of.
That place was called triple R metal. When I was there
Did he ever mention what he hauled to the junk yard? I saw him unload but couldn't tell what it was.
Good video....
That’s a first in a long time some one talking on a CB not talking nonsense
Dan I bet you were glad to get those tank tracks off your trailer I'd be afraid of those tracks pin hole in the trailer
hey MR. Dan get a battery power blower
Hi
I live in Dothan. Could've met up with you and got you dinner or something if I knew you was passing through
Yaman brought me here
What kind of lubricant do you use on your rachet binders? I could never spin my binders closed like you did.
Do you use the dump valve even if you have 45+ pounds on your trailer?
Sir Dan !!! What's the difference between the mty weight of the ""OL"" trailer & the ""DORSEY""???? Great going & ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!!
Wonder why those tracks weren't rebuilt?
Possibly for an obsolete vehicle
Tracks wear in multiple areas: between pin and the bore, surface where the rollers run and the surface where the sprocket drives the track. You would have to disassemble, clean, weld up worn areas all with out burning the molded rubber track pads (review Episode # 437 at the 5:41minute). Add down time to that cost. Cheaper to wear the tracks totally out then just replace them.
Great video as usual Dan. I do have a question and forgive me if it is a dumb one, i am not a trucker. Why do you raise up some in your seat when shifting into reverse? I do not mean to offend. Just didnt know if maybe its hard to get it into reverse or what.
Can't say for T.D. but changing 1-18 gears in a forward direction you are pushing backwards and down in your air ride seat. When going into reverse you push over and backwards raising slightly and the air seat also rises pushing you up a little as well. Believe it or not. Well that's been my experience. Ciao
@@petersampson4635 some clutch pedals are on the stiff side, pushing them in too get into reverse just naturally rises you up slightly
Unlike in a car, a truck's clutch has a 'brake' if you push it all the way to the floor. It stops something (?) in the transmission/clutch from spinning so you can put it into gear. You can't just push the clutch pedal down a little way and slide it into gear. You have to put the pedal all the way to the floor and wait for everything to mesh together or you will grind the gears trying to get it into gear. You can feel it as it comes together into sync. You have to engage the clutch brake going into gear from 'neutral'. For most drivers (that don't have an automatic) that's the only time you use the clutch. Once you are moving you shift without using the clutch.
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when you raise the trailer axle can you do that from your cab ??
I been there before
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The other guy had an end dump trailer.
Another day in the life.......
How did you know what channel to use on your CB radio?
Most places have a sign saying what channel everyone is using. Not sure though.
@@keshmo12 Thanks
@Little PAW 1969 Good, thanks
What up
Lol i park the same way
Saw a Werner once doing a straight back in, and still found a way to hit the truck next to him...SMH
Are you sure it was not Swift? 😆 😅 😂 🤣
@@Android_Warrior Swift, Werner, Prime, CR England, JB Hunt, Western Express, they're all the same
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I take a shower every month, whether I need it or not.
Freight on those tracks was probably more that they paid for the tracks
So what video editing do u use driver 👍👍
I wonder why they couldn't ship those tank tracks by rail if they were just going to a scrapyard.
So,.. are you getting paid in-between that time you're waiting to load?:
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If you were doing something wrong, they won't tell you over the radio.
2:20 that southern accent is impossible to understand on a cb.
early 80's...a guy from the south, who was at orientation, for a company, when i was, had quite the southern accent...i ran into him on the road and asked him what he was haulin...He said mackleways...What?...mackleways...What the hell is a mackleway?..........Oh, microwaves...
Guess it’s a subcontractor your dealing with and not the Army? Don’t understand why they have to ship that stuff out of state like that. Can’t be money?
A lot of money to be made with scrap metal and as you would say junk.
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You are going to scratch your trailer
Almost first lol
Empty weight
And welcome back to another episode of everyday jobs posted on RUclips to try to get likes subscribers or money!
Yep, worked a many a scrap yards in my time and made a few bucks too! It's not too bad when they keep it up. And your right about not parking in those spots. They'll park 2 or 3 deep sometimes outside out of the legal parking spots. I can't lie, I've parked at the 1st spot outside the lines on the end but 2nd & 3rd will get your hood snatched off! 🚛💥😭