I really love your channel. I am a retired trucker. I was 76 when I retired. Really miss it. Brings back fond memories. Recognize the roads you travel.
Took onions to Oregon out of Colorado they rebaged them and reloaded them, took them to Nevada where they unbagged them and rebaged and took them right back to Colorado where I loaded them. Yep trucking makes a lot of sense
GPS helped a 53 ft reefer fully loaded with frozen chicken avoid scales in Arkansas after loading at a processer. The road became narrow. The turns sharper. An down to a wide country road. Nowhere to turn around. Not enough room in the road to change your mind. And the bridge limit sign ahead on the one lane bridge was probably written in English instead of metric. Like the bridge you traveled across only caged on the top as well. Creeped firewood with the truck truck got onto the bridge truck and bridge and load dropped to the water below. You can find drone footage of the result.
I was south of Kansas City once on a dirt road between Merwyn, Mo., and Lacygne, Kansas, going to KCPL Plant and coming to a long bridge that said 5 Tons. I was empty with a 50-ton triaxle lowboy. I crossed and yes it was wood, I made it but figured my 37,000-pound truck may have been pushing the limits.
Road Atlas maps are old school but better than 📲🖥️. But remember 1 thing Mr SCHIMDT. You're only human. Maybe this mistake avoided a 🚑 🚒 🏥 . There's a reason for everything. SAFE TRAVELS Mr SCHIMDT 🚛💨💨💨💨
Did you time travel to a place back in time with gravel roads? Back in the 50’s my dad was somewhere up in Montana or Wyoming, fighting a snow storm, and passed a house that he did not think was “that close” to the highway in the past. All the trucks were following each other. Finally they all realized that they had left the highway a few miles back and were traveling through snow covered fields with no crops on them! Got straightened out and back on the main highway on short order, all turned out just fine. That is embarrassing! Stay safe!
hi Kurt at least you dont take your slef to seriously and can have a laught at yourself as well. Do you think you are the only one who has driven past a road you need to go down and out smarted your self when it goes bad. Never mind this is why we love life and what we do and how we can always try a new road from time to time. Keep on smiling and maybe one day you will find a bed of prickles as well to wake you up when bare footed.
My head scratcher is hauling a liquid load from Oklahoma to Iowa. Scale in, unload, scale out, then reload the same product from where I just unloaded, and haul it to Kansas. Gotta love the middle man.
I’ve hauled potatoes out of Idaho to California. Reloaded potatoes at the same facility right back to Idaho. Potatoes out of Texas to Idaho. Oranges to Florida. Oranges from Florida to California. And my all time favorite,,,wait for it. Apples from Washington state, TO AN APPLE ORCHARD IN PENNSYLVANIA !!!! It all makes you wonder if we really need trucks at all!!😂😂😂😂😂
Hey Schmidt, Hope your doing well. Those back gravel roads look like normal alberta country roads to me. Love the sounds of the Kittycat purring and turbo spooling. Your truck is working girl, all those bump/bangs and scrubs show she works hard hah. Stay safe and keep on truckin', Oh and hi from Canada :)
@@sheldonsmith2611 Nice. Yeah I live on small horse farm outside of crossfield for about 25+ years. Till parents sold farm, and horse died. My old Billy was 30+ yrs old till he died. But yeah these roads do look like from AB.
I used to pull a dump bucket and would deliver grain to feed mills out in middle of nowhere pa. Had to cross many ,many bridges that i didnt want to . 6 ton weight limit wooden , steel bridge ,called dispatch and was told we were permitted to cross them empty? Didn't work there too long
HEY KURT BEAUTIFUL RIDE ! WHEN YOU SAID PULL MY HEAD OUT OF MY BY BUTT I LOST IT 😂😂😂😂😂😂MY WAS A TRUCKER FOR MANY MANY YEARS HE ALL WAYS IF I PULL MY HEAD OUT OF MY ARCE I WOULD DIE OF THE SUCTION 😂😂😂😂😂MAN I MISS HIM & HIS MESS !! BE BLESSED KURT STAY SAFE !! 🐾🐾🐾❤️🐾🐾🐾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You've had that steering knob for quite some time now. I remember when you put it in. But today, I just noticed it was shell casings. Out of curiosity, what caliber are the shells? If you don't mind me asking. And yes, being tired could take ya down some. "What the heck was I thinking?" Moments. Good video, as always! Give Sir Opie some hugs and smooches for me, please, and thank you! Stay safe!
I thought for a little while you were headed out west and trying too go around the scales I don’t know if they do it anymore but back in the day drivers used to run on farmers lanes and the farmers didn’t mind as long as you close the gates behind you. the worst place I found too take a wrong turn was pretty much anywhere in the state of Kentucky it is a beautiful state but you might have to drive 20 miles past dozens of horse ranches before you find a intersection or any place big enough too turn around. I have done it in a little small dirt church parking lot but you really have too watch for low power lines
Kurt, you are a dork! LOL!! I can honestly say I have been there. Be driving along not paying attention and realize I'd have to backtrack 10 miles because I missed the turn! :)
Definitely we've all been there! I took a perfect short cut from I-40 to I-10 CA and ran out of road, it took forever to get there No GPS back then but made it safely!
Clearly, @11:24 dashboard dials can encounter cavities/plaque and prob should be brushed monthly. I'm sure it's nothing Denture Grip can't handle. 😁 When I was a pup, I was a Boston Model. I am now 50, and using Kurt's 50 yards view, I'd still be a model today. If we use his 75 yard view, I'd be on the cover of AARP Mag. LOL. I went onto other things and the modeling wasn't my deal except for the good money which funded my Physical Therapy degree. Kurt, I am amazed how you handle the truck including backing it up. @17:51 you probably do smell. lol
Just came back to your channel after a break of youtube and I love what you've done with your camera quality and your microphone quality. Honestly, great setup Schmidt.
Hey kirk you know they have a thing out called a GPS or if you don't like those there is a book out with all the roads marked on it haha just kidding you do pretty good keep up the good work and by the way Opie did not look to worried 😮
You Remind me of my Past Life , Running the same route repeatedly .. There'd be time late into the night I'd be questioning myself . Did I actually make those Turns ?? Did I go down such & such Road ?? Just drew a Complete Blank..LOL... Carry On Kurt👍
Have a funny story. Back when Dad still had cattle truckywe went to pick up a load. We came to a little bridge so dad got went under it to inspect it. About that time Halliburton pumper came roaring along, two v12 Cummins engines with big pumps and all the tubing on board. The driver never lifted and crossed that bridge about 40 mph. Dad came out looking like a real dirtbag. Didn’t say a word just brushed off some and then finally said he guessed that bridge would hold I couldn’t stop laughing. I kidded him about that the rest of his long life. To be fair the bridge didn’t look that good. Y’all havagudun and stay safe.
I am sorry but you missing your turn was hilarious 😂 I loved the bridge, but I am sure you didn’t stop tightening your grip until you got over it 😁😂😂 Poor Opie, you told everyone that his pee is toxic lol 😂 no seriously, why is the grass dead, happens with our dog too 🤔🤔🦮👍☠️🦮
I have felt the feeling you had in your belly when you were on that cow path. 😅😅 And that little bridge you crossed. I heard it groan. Take care and be safe.
Good day from Laval, Quebec, Canada. I enjoy watching your videos. Brings back a lot of memories from my trucking days back in the 70s, 80s and 90s. I can't figure something and it would be nice for you to answer...What is your transmission and rear end ratio? Be safe and thank you.
You were definitely in the state of confusion. Pretty drive though. If a cop stopped you, just claim a GPS fail. That was a beautiful ride. Thank you. Safe travels, and God bless.
I see you always jump over to I29 at rock port. I was stationed in Wichita in 90-94 and drive back hometown of Avoca Iowa. I would take 75 all the way to Neb city and the cut over to 29. I seen from your videos a lot of changes. Keep the videos coming. Great job Kurt. Watch those small gravel roads when they turn to two ruts and grass in the middle
Well Kurt, at least the bridge didn't give that awe-full loud twang noise when you drove over it. That would not have ended well.🤣🤯 Best wishes from the yet again, smokey North. I'm gett'in tired of this, also a little tough breathing.💀
It's nice to know there are truckers that know their height and weight restrictions. We get several here in Lancaster County, PA that either don't know them, ignore them, or say the GPS said to go this way. They are the drivers that try to drive through our covered bridges. The covered bridges are not made for trucks. We get several bridges damaged by those idiots. Those are the people that need their CDL's taken away.
And another thing.....do ya think it's a problem that you can take your CDL test in 7,8,9 or whatever languages and go trucking. I guess "I couldn't read that sign" is a valid excuse.
Totally unacceptable taking tests in any other language than -ENGLISH- the official language of the country!!!! If you dont know how to speak-read ,write,and comprehend it then go back to school to relearn it or go back to the country you came from!!! 45 will take care of this!!! I hope.make merica america again!!!
When you really start to worry is when the gravel turns into 2 ruts with grass growing up the middle.
That is then considered a “goat path”, my friend LOL
Yes… and then the dreaded soft spots
Kurt, whatever scuffs First Class has are badges of honor, being a working girl she's earned them. 🥰
I really love your channel. I am a retired trucker. I was 76 when I retired. Really miss it. Brings back fond memories. Recognize the roads you travel.
Took onions to Oregon out of Colorado they rebaged them and reloaded them, took them to Nevada where they unbagged them and rebaged and took them right back to Colorado where I loaded them. Yep trucking makes a lot of sense
GPS helped a 53 ft reefer fully loaded with frozen chicken avoid scales in Arkansas after loading at a processer. The road became narrow. The turns sharper. An down to a wide country road. Nowhere to turn around. Not enough room in the road to change your mind. And the bridge limit sign ahead on the one lane bridge was probably written in English instead of metric. Like the bridge you traveled across only caged on the top as well. Creeped firewood with the truck truck got onto the bridge truck and bridge and load dropped to the water below. You can find drone footage of the result.
Those eyes were a little scary. I thought we were gonna see a Halloween video for a minute. LOL
There is a VFW in Massachusetts with a one vehicle mud logging slope as a driveway/parking lot that got rutted up once upon a time long ago...
I was south of Kansas City once on a dirt road between Merwyn, Mo., and Lacygne, Kansas, going to KCPL Plant and coming to a long bridge that said 5 Tons. I was empty with a 50-ton triaxle lowboy. I crossed and yes it was wood, I made it but figured my 37,000-pound truck may have been pushing the limits.
Road Atlas maps are old school but better than 📲🖥️. But remember 1 thing Mr SCHIMDT. You're only human. Maybe this mistake avoided a 🚑 🚒 🏥 . There's a reason for everything. SAFE TRAVELS Mr SCHIMDT
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Kurt, you can never out dork me! LOL
Did you time travel to a place back in time with gravel roads? Back in the 50’s my dad was somewhere up in Montana or Wyoming, fighting a snow storm, and passed a house that he did not think was “that close” to the highway in the past. All the trucks were following each other. Finally they all realized that they had left the highway a few miles back and were traveling through snow covered fields with no crops on them! Got straightened out and back on the main highway on short order, all turned out just fine. That is embarrassing! Stay safe!
hi Kurt at least you dont take your slef to seriously and can have a laught at yourself as well. Do you think you are the only one who has driven past a road you need to go down and out smarted your self when it goes bad. Never mind this is why we love life and what we do and how we can always try a new road from time to time. Keep on smiling and maybe one day you will find a bed of prickles as well to wake you up when bare footed.
At least you saw a cool bridge!
That’s why you don’t have any hair on your head Kurt you keep scratching it 😂. Love your videos 😊
My head scratcher is hauling a liquid load from Oklahoma to Iowa. Scale in, unload, scale out, then reload the same product from where I just unloaded, and haul it to Kansas. Gotta love the middle man.
I’ve hauled potatoes out of Idaho to California. Reloaded potatoes at the same facility right back to Idaho.
Potatoes out of Texas to Idaho. Oranges to Florida. Oranges from Florida to California.
And my all time favorite,,,wait for it.
Apples from Washington state, TO AN APPLE ORCHARD IN PENNSYLVANIA !!!!
It all makes you wonder if we really need trucks at all!!😂😂😂😂😂
My dad always to say to me when I drive a semi truck and be careful where you going
Your a professional driver nothing scares you I would of been doing some heavy duty praying 🙏. If that happened to me.
Clarity of videos has been outstanding
That road looks like the one that goes by grandma's house. Be safe driver.
Love the country roads, gravel roads and those old bridges.
Great video. Reading comments they are hilarious..... Keep on Rolling.
Truck looks great when cleaned up
I was with International Transport during the 70's last good years of trucking
Hey Schmidt, Hope your doing well. Those back gravel roads look like normal alberta country roads to me. Love the sounds of the Kittycat purring and turbo spooling. Your truck is working girl, all those bump/bangs and scrubs show she works hard hah. Stay safe and keep on truckin', Oh and hi from Canada :)
I'm a alberta boy my self and your right looks like gravel roads in alberta
@@sheldonsmith2611
Nice. Yeah I live on small horse farm outside of crossfield for about 25+ years. Till parents sold farm, and horse died. My old Billy was 30+ yrs old till he died. But yeah these roads do look like from AB.
I used to pull a dump bucket and would deliver grain to feed mills out in middle of nowhere pa. Had to cross many ,many bridges that i didnt want to . 6 ton weight limit wooden , steel bridge ,called dispatch and was told we were permitted to cross them empty? Didn't work there too long
HEY KURT BEAUTIFUL RIDE ! WHEN YOU SAID PULL MY HEAD OUT OF MY BY BUTT I LOST IT 😂😂😂😂😂😂MY WAS A TRUCKER FOR MANY MANY YEARS HE ALL WAYS IF I PULL MY HEAD OUT OF MY ARCE I WOULD DIE OF THE SUCTION 😂😂😂😂😂MAN I MISS HIM & HIS MESS !! BE BLESSED KURT STAY SAFE !! 🐾🐾🐾❤️🐾🐾🐾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You've had that steering knob for quite some time now. I remember when you put it in. But today, I just noticed it was shell casings. Out of curiosity, what caliber are the shells? If you don't mind me asking. And yes, being tired could take ya down some. "What the heck was I thinking?" Moments. Good video, as always! Give Sir Opie some hugs and smooches for me, please, and thank you! Stay safe!
If I had a penny for every time I’ve turned onto a road and immediately thought, “yeah I shouldn’t be here….”
I like that the 6 six in the chamber steering wheel turner gizmo.
Smoother than some of 4 lanes
I thought for a little while you were headed out west and trying too go around the scales I don’t know if they do it anymore but back in the day drivers used to run on farmers lanes and the farmers didn’t mind as long as you close the gates behind you. the worst place I found too take a wrong turn was pretty much anywhere in the state of Kentucky it is a beautiful state but you might have to drive 20 miles past dozens of horse ranches before you find a intersection or any place big enough too turn around. I have done it in a little small dirt church parking lot but you really have too watch for low power lines
Kurt, you are a dork! LOL!! I can honestly say I have been there. Be driving along not paying attention and realize I'd have to backtrack 10 miles because I missed the turn! :)
It's easy to back into that place I do all the time
Definitely we've all been there!
I took a perfect short cut from I-40 to I-10 CA and ran out of road, it took forever to get there
No GPS back then but made it safely!
Clearly, @11:24 dashboard dials can encounter cavities/plaque and prob should be brushed monthly. I'm sure it's nothing Denture Grip can't handle. 😁
When I was a pup, I was a Boston Model. I am now 50, and using Kurt's 50 yards view, I'd still be a model today. If we use his 75 yard view, I'd be on the cover of AARP Mag. LOL. I went onto other things and the modeling wasn't my deal except for the good money which funded my Physical Therapy degree.
Kurt, I am amazed how you handle the truck including backing it up.
@17:51 you probably do smell. lol
First Class looks great no matter what. Be careful out there. Thanks Kurt and Opie and tge whole family.
I’m almost certain I saw ya up on hwy 20 a few days ago by Holstein! Stay safe !
This is why I don't use GPS .. I have old school atlases in every vehicle..
Just came back to your channel after a break of youtube and I love what you've done with your camera quality and your microphone quality. Honestly, great setup Schmidt.
My old truck was a 50-50 beauty. It looked great when you were 50 feet away or going by someone at 50 miles per hour. Be safe and don’t get lost!!!!!!
Must have upgraded to the Swift model GPS! lol
Where is Uber dad..? We need videos from a elder like Uber dad. 👍🏾
Thanks.nice video safe drivies😊
Love the way he drives easy on everything
Where is Opie? Accidentally leave him somewhere? 550pm.central time.
The famous streaking Beacon
I would have been a nervous wreck crossing that bridge. Stay safe
Your not alone Kurt were all dorks sometime or another. Thanks for another enjoyable video and be safe out there 🙏
Im with you opie someone says Blindside back and i want to put my head under the covers to. 🇺🇲
I glad you and Opie on again. CVH.
River man says tnx. ✌️✌️✌️
Number 2 earliest I've ever been ! I backed into a field entrance once but I was able to get out of a bad decision that way !
Hey kirk you know they have a thing out called a GPS or if you don't like those there is a book out with all the roads marked on it haha just kidding you do pretty good keep up the good work and by the way Opie did not look to worried 😮
You Remind me of my Past Life , Running the same route repeatedly .. There'd be time late into the night I'd be questioning myself . Did I actually make those Turns ?? Did I go down such & such Road ?? Just drew a Complete Blank..LOL... Carry On Kurt👍
Yup
It's like fine wine it's gets better with age it's a work truck ole buddy
Have a funny story. Back when Dad still had cattle truckywe went to pick up a load. We came to a little bridge so dad got went under it to inspect it. About that time Halliburton pumper came roaring along, two v12 Cummins engines with big pumps and all the tubing on board. The driver never lifted and crossed that bridge about 40 mph. Dad came out looking like a real dirtbag. Didn’t say a word just brushed off some and then finally said he guessed that bridge would hold I couldn’t stop laughing. I kidded him about that the rest of his long life. To be fair the bridge didn’t look that good. Y’all havagudun and stay safe.
Lol
I am sorry but you missing your turn was hilarious 😂 I loved the bridge, but I am sure you didn’t stop tightening your grip until you got over it 😁😂😂
Poor Opie, you told everyone that his pee is toxic lol 😂 no seriously, why is the grass dead, happens with our dog too 🤔🤔🦮👍☠️🦮
U should back up turn Around
Oh my goodness Kurt yay you made it
Great video Kurt. Hi Opie. Safe travels 🙏🏻🐕🐾😎
I have felt the feeling you had in your belly when you were on that cow path. 😅😅 And that little bridge you crossed. I heard it groan. Take care and be safe.
Good day from Laval, Quebec, Canada. I enjoy watching your videos. Brings back a lot of memories from my trucking days back in the 70s, 80s and 90s. I can't figure something and it would be nice for you to answer...What is your transmission and rear end ratio? Be safe and thank you.
Good video Kurt👍
Kurt the livestock hauling is booming right now if you’re bored lol.
You were definitely in the state of confusion. Pretty drive though. If a cop stopped you, just claim a GPS fail. That was a beautiful ride. Thank you. Safe travels, and God bless.
I wish it was a gps fail. It was a Kurt fail
I hate that feeling - sinking in the gut - I shouldn’t be here, and I can’t see a way out
That looks like the back country roads here in Indiana.
Have you ever thought about going to MATS Truck Show?
I love all your videos
Thank you
@@truckingwithschmidt7120 Your welcome
super pictures
I see you always jump over to I29 at rock port. I was stationed in Wichita in 90-94 and drive back hometown of Avoca Iowa. I would take 75 all the way to Neb city and the cut over to 29. I seen from your videos a lot of changes. Keep the videos coming. Great job Kurt. Watch those small gravel roads when they turn to two ruts and grass in the middle
I watch trucker Josh as well as you, he is always worried how clean his truck is
U made it
Well Kurt, at least the bridge didn't give that awe-full loud twang noise when you drove over it. That would not have ended well.🤣🤯
Best wishes from the yet again, smokey North. I'm gett'in tired of this, also a little tough breathing.💀
It's gotta be rough
@@truckingwithschmidt7120 After 38 years mining, my lungs aren't in the best shape.
1st Class 🌟
YUP..BEEN THERE DONE THAT! AND I WAS IN KANSAS! And good evening from the south side of Las Vegas, NV. Now only 12 hours till im unloaded.
It's nice to know there are truckers that know their height and weight restrictions. We get several here in Lancaster County, PA that either don't know them, ignore them, or say the GPS said to go this way. They are the drivers that try to drive through our covered bridges. The covered bridges are not made for trucks. We get several bridges damaged by those idiots. Those are the people that need their CDL's taken away.
I'm with you on that. Being from lancaster area and a trucker, I just want to scream when those idiots try to get through them.
And another thing.....do ya think it's a problem that you can take your CDL test in 7,8,9 or whatever languages and go trucking. I guess "I couldn't read that sign" is a valid excuse.
Totally unacceptable taking tests in any other language than -ENGLISH- the official language of the country!!!! If you dont know how to speak-read ,write,and comprehend it then go back to school to relearn it or go back to the country you came from!!! 45 will take care of this!!! I hope.make merica america again!!!
Kurt & Opie, did you celebrate Cheeseburger day today?
Cool old Bridge!
Kurt, what was the weight limit on that dirt road bridge that you edited out? 😆😆
and you wonder why prices are so high. been there done that. 55 + years of doing what your doing i have just about seen all of it,
i was going to say wait till you come to New Zealand and meet the gravel roads here, but sadly they are far and in twin.
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Wonderful video.
Major flaw, it took 12:45 before Opie showed up.
Stay safe.
That will be called the scenic route Kurt. You will be fine. Lost is when you can't find home. Otherwise, keep trucking. Such a dork.
You should have yourself and wife and both Germans on a haul once
Loud pipes make me romantic.
U should’ve stayed on 36
Happens Man !! I can't tell you how many times that's happened to me , many a times !!!
Chicken livers...................................... Rumaki time. 😁
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I'm 70 years old and am still confused how the heck you figure the shift pattern
It’s probably an 18 speed,if you don’t know how to drive one it’s hard to watch and figure out.
It’s a simple H pattern just like most manual cars. With the high and low range, the pattern is shifted through twice.
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Was the company that rebuilds instrument D&D Instrument Cluster Specialists?
Could be
First Class is good from far but far from good
Do you ever use your seat belt?
Does Opie ever get upset when you leave the cab without him
Not usually
" WE WANT UBER DAD..! " ✌🏾
More money please!!😢😂🤡fuel is dumb right now!🤬
That road not big enough for U