This video is a example of why I enjoy trucker videos and I am a subscriber to the channels I am. I always enjoy beautiful scenery in my opinion truckers see the most breath taking scenery traveling all over that most regular people would never get the chance to see. Thank you to all truckers for taking fans and subscribers along for the ride
Thank you very much for your ride along vlog, you're right, not great for a truck route but really beautiful. I enjoy the placement of your camera, centered on the hood ornament. It reminds me of when I was 9 we had a 66 Lincoln Continental. Coming back from Florida my dad let me take the wheel I asked him how to know where my center of the road was and he said just line up the hood ornament with the line to the right and you're in the center. So thank you once again. A wonderful ride with a delightful tour guide and a mind full of happy memories! Keep the faith. Scott
I once took what i thought was a short cut. It was on HWY 60 back in the late mid 80's. I was empty at the time, Thank GOD! It was just after night fall. It was before I-64 section was completed. It took me over 2 hours to get from White Sulphur Springs WV. to Charleston WV. OMG, There were a few two lane hair pin turns on this section at the time. I had to put my tractor on the right shoulder, And my trailer barely made it around the turn using the other lane and shoulder while almost rubbing the guard rail. Before entering the curve, we had to call out on the CB that we were northbound entering the curve to warn oncoming traffic. I tell ya, It was actually a lot of fun. But yet very tiring after a while. It was quite the workout. It would have been much worse if I were fully loaded. UGH! Thanks for rekindling some of my old memories Cindy! "Happy Trails",........... Ken,....
I was in a Miata club for 10 years and we loved roads like that. However not so good in a tractor trailer! Roads like that make you really appreciate freeways. Good of you to pull over and let the traffic go by. I didn't see any other trucks, just a tanker by the side of the road. Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting it.
THAT Road just Would NEVER End. Even more things You are capable of the keeps You high atop the Hero Scale. Look up to You so much. Thank You once again for proving fear is an illusion.
Hi Cindy ! I went across Rt. 250 to 219 going to Snow Shoe W. Va. in 1977 with equipment for the ski lodge . The truck was a Mack with no power steering, engine brake, or air ride suspension or seat ! Brakes were smoking a couple times and I was having thoughts about my life ! Safe travels !
Many, many, many, many years ago, we drove from south GA to western NY before I79 & I77 were built. Talk about narrow, winding roads! Even for a car it was careful, slow going. Then we drove the Pacific Coast Highway. Parts of it is only 20 mph speed limit. Then we went to Maui and drove the road to Hana. That road is 52 miles long with about 620 sharp curves (12 sharp curves per mile) and 59 bridges of which 46 are single lane - you learn to wait your turn and very few guard rails to keep you from going into the Pacific. Average speed 20 mph. That's a fun drive if you're adventurous. Like your videos! Almost like riding in the right seat with you (or riding as a hood ornament). Keep 'em comming.
Loved the video!! I grew up there and knew the whole route!! My mom lives there still and it made me think of when I go see her!! Thanks for the video!
Oh wow that was awesome! That kitty Cat was purring in the hills. Love the Jake rolling through the pipes. At 15:13, I seriously thought the road was washed out.
I always replace my belts every 2 years. Part of trucking is seeing the country traveling those back roads are the thrill of trucking.Cool Trip.Keep it between the Lines.Roll On.👍
I once did route 50 all the way across WV. It got so narrow in the middle of the state I thought I would have to wait for clearance westbound. Nice video. Thanks.
Hehe That's West Virginia for ya ... Hills, curves, tight roads ... At least it wasn't snowing ... I loved it, and even got to hear that Caterpillar jake brake for a bit ... Made my day ...
I learned this same lesson about 1984. Beautiful scenery but took way too long. Love riding that same road on the cycle now. That is, unless some poor truck driver is taking a short cut. Truck on.
Darlin you handled that low shoulder barely improved mountain pass like a pro. All while driving west into an autumn evening approaching dusk. I dare say I am impressed, so much so I'd team drive with you any day.
Great road for a motorcycle Definitely a test of your driving abilities Nice to see you demonstrate professional courtesy pulling over to let them pass my hats off to you
Love the scenery. Always loved trucking the back roads, but it looks like you had real fun half way through the video lol. Thank GOD you wasn't trying that short cut at night in the rain or fog. Thanks for the video stay safe.
You’re such the nicest and prettiest lil lady I follow driving around in our great country. Thank you very much for taking the time and share with us from all over the world the sights and scenes you see every day. I really do enjoy your vids. Thank you again. I look forward to your next vids. Until then, God bless and stay safe as always.
One thing about taking this route, it reminded you of why Interstates were built, bet you won't complain about the rough interstate roads you run into now.. You also got a lot of shifting practice in..
Ohhh, so happy you're posting ! Love the scenery even in winter. WHAT a road and you are so courtesy minded. I felt like I was riding in your lap ! LOL
BIG CAMOTE ... A little hard to know when to change an idler or tensioner pulley or the bearings if they're designed for replacement in the pulley. If you're lucky, you may hear or feel the problem before the belt gets chucked.
That is a good road but yet I was a log truck driver, I went where there were no roads....lol To be honest that looks like a road I been down. I hauled logs from these mountains around the tri states here. I love these mountains here. When you find your self in a place like this watch your mirrors as much as you do looking out the windshield. You done a great job you could be a log hauler.....God Bless You !!!!!!
For me, & I'm not going out on a limb here 90% of the video good, bad or otherwise is the host/ hostess 10% is the the content. If you can go into the video with a pleasant attitude & leave with same you've got a win win. Your good looks ingratiate the video too. If you present like you've just had lunch from a mud puddle, followed by a mouthful of peeled lemons you're hitting after a stinker ball. As a retired trucker I watch & I watch because of you. Besides, Flatbed Chick is a name grabber. 👍👍
I enjoyed the ride thru the shortcut. The worst curve just about had your front bumper touching the back of your trailer lol. At least going this way you did not get bored.
Broke down in Beckley earlier this year at its coldest...-13 thereabouts. Cascadia true to its nature. Hope your footsies have healed...stay away from lone roads, it's deer season. Back to another Grisham yarn...be safe.
You always do a great job of picking music for your vids. I am not into any of it but it always fits well with what I am watching. And BTW, good job in the twisties with that Classic!!
Sam Black exit 160 64w and it looks like you hauled up over Cheat Mtn headed to Elkins maybe. Way faster than going into Beckley and up 19 and 79 if you can hack the curvy. Wv born and raised and my dad hauled in and out of there all the time. Love it
This looks like the roads i would be on from I68, I79 to Rt 19 heading from Newark, DE to Fayetteville, WV at night in a 45ft. Motor Coach with 56 college students. Good times!!!
Cindy, keep a check on the fan hub bearings and the belt tensioner bearings also. If that fan hub gives out so will you're radiator. Beautiful and quiet roads. Soothes the soul. Miss OTR, but missed my wife more so now a home bird. I'm waiting for my wedding invitation:) God bless angel stay safe.
This sound might sound crazy but I prefer the sounds of the shifting the turbo whistling and the engine taching than listening to music especially through a winding road.Don't get me wrong I love your taste of music and you do it so well, but the sound of the truck makes me feel like I'm riding along with you.
I run those roads every week going to summersville except jumping on 20 going west up the mountain over to 39 then on to 19 very nice videos all truck routes Stay safe out there hope to see you on the road sometime
I live in Michigan .. I bought a Ford 8,000 Cab Over Utility Truck in Oregon just to get a good 3208 Cat Turbo Motor with Allison Auto Transmission in it.. that's 2,500 miles away .. It was the middle of the Summer during a drought .. So I recharged the Air Conditioning in my Geo Tracker that has a tow bar.. All the Refrigerant leaked out over night .. Thus I had no air on my dive at 90 to 100 F out. I slept in a Cow Pasture one night in Montana.. You can make good time in a car like 18 hours per day driving.. Just pull over and sleep a bit when you get tired.. Had lots of work to do on the Truck to make it drivable had all my tools with me. Truck needed 3 batteries . I bought the Truck from a Salvage yard / rebuilder/ Truck parts store.. They sold me 3 rebuilt batteries which were a joke and failed.. Also the Alternator stopped working 50 miles into the trip .. I changed the fuel filter ect.. before I started out.. I made another Trip when I got home in MI and the Fuel filter clogged on that trip too and did not have a spare.. I had to climb on top of a Hill and call a NAPA and get a filter delivered to me on the side of the road... and a filter wrench It makes me sick to realize I drive 2,500 miles with a clogged air filter that looked ok visually .. I was down on power and it smoked.. .. but I was at higher altitudes too so was not as suspicious at the time. Since the Alternator was not working and it was a very rare Ford One .. I decided to buy 3 new batteries a charger and an extension cord. I left a Hotel Yuma Ca going south on I-5 made it 30 miles form Yuma .. going Uphill in one Lane Construction Zone . One narrow Lane blocked on both sides with concrete barriers. I could hear my Clutch fan roaring going up the 10 mile long hill .. I was 1 mile from the top when the Truck started steaming.. Turns out the belt that turns the water pump disintegrated .. The fan was turning but not the water pump .. I had to drive almost 1 mile up a steep mountain Grade to get to some place I could stop with out blocking traffic. I shut it down flipped open the Cab .. The belt was totally gone but I had a Tape Measure.. and measured around the pullys.. Took my Geo Tracker and drove 30 miles back to Yuma on a Sunday to the same Murray's Auto parts store that I had bought 3 batteries earlier that morning.. They had really cheap belts.. I bought several different links .. Went back to my truck put belts on it .. Put Anti Freeze in it and I was on my way again . I stopped in Redding .. it was 105 F I decided to replace all the belts with NAPA Gold belts.. Found a Local Starter / Alternator Rebuilder .. Who sold me a Moto craft F-6 Alternator to replace the Leese Naville the truck had on it.. Ford has to amke everything odd.. It;s a single leg Alternator.. Where as so many Trucks use the Delco style Double Leg Alternator.. that's what my Freightliner with 400 HP Cummins engine uses.. Many class 8 Trucks also use direct drive alternators with no belt at all .. Say Mac and Detroit Diesels.. I needed a 2 1/4" Wrench to remove the Fan Hub.. It would take NAPA a week to get one.. I went into the Truck Stop Garage .. the one where I was working in their Parking lot in 105 F heat.. and Offered a Mechanic like $40.00 for his made in China 2 1/4" Open / box wrench.. Then I went to a machine shop and had to have .. over 1/3 of the material ground off from the Open end. Wrench to make it a thin one that would fit behind the fan hub pulley ..I also had to loosen the radiator brackets move radiator forward remove fan shroud ect.. I think I stayed at the same Motel a second night.. Then was on my way again.. I made it across the Great Salt Lake Dessert .. but had a blow out in Nebraska.. I had to drive into town to a tire dealer and pick out a radial recap and a tubeless rim.. Ended up having to hire the Tire service guy out with his service truck jacks air wrenches and air compressor.. .. I probably could not have even carried the tire in my Geo Tracker .. Too small and too many tools and junk in the tracker .. I was only like 25 miles from that town . YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY IF YOU CARRY YOUR OWN TOOLS.. MANY OWNER OPERATORS CARRY SPARE BELTS AND A SPARE ALTERNETOR IN THE CAB OF THEIR TRUCK ..
just about every video you have some sort of challenge that you handle without a big fuss,proving the quality of your skill as a Driver and of your character. Stay safe,Cindy-looking forward to your next Adventure.
Beautiful ride. You were on some skinny roads there. It's a bit unnerving when you encounter a steep grade on those twisty turny roads (ie. an 8 percenter!). But, you survived to enjoy the ride! Cheers
Aahhh Chick,, You were in my area, I wish I had known you were coming through I would have met you and bought you a coffee or dinner,, Good Ole Rt 60, That used to be the Trucker Route before they put I64 in, Imagine driving that road with 30 to 40 other Tractor Trailers
I love your ride-along videos, because it's the closest I can get to driving until my kids are grown and I can hit the road! (That was really thoughtful of you to let the cars pass; I'll try to remember your good ideas!)
Some really beautiful country side that what makes trucking fun. Don't get me wrong there's a down side to it to. It's great to see you posting these great videos and thank you for sharing. So keep up the great videos
Thanks for the upload. Looking forward to more when you have time. At least you didn't get stuck behind a school bus. Sometimes I've thought the best short cut would have been a plane ride to a neighboring state. 19k plus subscribers! I remember when there were just a hand full of us. Good on you, Miss Cindy. Very cool. Be safe. Have fun.
I used to live in Logan County and up in the eastern panhandle. Drove all over the state. Hated those mountains because back in the 70's the trucks didn't have the power they do today and it took forever to get to the top lol. Enjoy seeing the road through your cam. Thanks
Love the ride along videos, keep em coming! Especially the back road one's! I'm sure I'm enjoying watching them more than you do making them tho!😆 Be safe!!
I drive a sprinter van OTR. I love these roads on a nice day if I am not in a hurry. It would be better to have someone riding along to enjoy it ...but WTH...
Another great vid, Cindy... love your music! Apparently other drivers agree with you... didn't see one truck going the opposite direction during the whole vid! (maybe got edited out?) Yeah, that's a great road for newbies... make 'em or break 'em … or just once in awhile to polish downshifting skills!! Hope you're doing well! Skagit Ed
nice ride cindy dear.💖 finally a lady who can drive a real truck on a real road nice shifting sweetie. that ol kitty was just purring pretty, that just got the cobwebs off the clutch pedal and linkage.lol sweet bring it on. no a on your lisence for autermatic only.💖🌹🌹🌞 ps.cindy thats what we drive on all the time and no passing lanes and no center line,l'm not kidding. lol l was expecting to see you coming by the house. have a good one cindy dear.💖 😇 🌹
I feel for you! Have done the back roads a few times. Every time I swear I will never do that again in a big rig! The stress level is to high. Thanks for sharing now I don't feel so bad... thinking I'm the only crazy person that made that mistake.....
A lot of people come to West Virginia for riding their bikes.... and of course the Run for the wall comes thru a small tow east of us called Rainell West Virginia.
That truck is fully in your hands! It's really time for you to get a better truck. I would go get yourself a brand new peterbilt 389 from Rush Truck Center. Paying the payment on a brand new truck is a heck of a lot less money than what you spend on maintenancing that old truck.
Trucker Ron infra new truck isn’t in the cards for me and I kinda like old stuff..... just wish it wasn’t a money pit. Has to get better eventually, right? Thanks
You handled those curvy roads like the pro you are Cindy!!!! My boss at one time wanted me to avoid the tolls in West Virginia, I ended up on a small road with no stripes on either side or in the middle with a pickup truck and a piece of Machinery behind me. Just a word of advice if you're going to avoid the tolls stay off of Paint Creek Road!!!!
young lady, there is nothing wrong with route 60 across W Va. it does tend to separate the truck drivers from the steering wheel holders. try this road with a 1980 Mack F model cabover with a Maxidyne engine de-rated to 200 horsepower. Back when Smiths Transfer was in business, we pounded across thos route from Charleston to the Virginia line then up to home terminal in Staunton Va. I probably ran that route over a hundred times.
lol we west virginians love curves i get bored driving out of state the one curve you said was the worst isnt as bad as some on rt50 near cool springs you can check your trailer lights on them
And the last time you did a video like this I was sitting home on my computer watching it and you sped it up took a hard left turn and I spilled my friggin coffee on the counter top. Girlfriend give me a shout. I’ve been parked in West Memphis for the last three days without a load. Your friend slacker
Hi Cindy, 💓 loved the ride it's probably a part of America I'll never see, (Australia🇦🇺) that's why I love your channel, pitty about the sun glare. 💓💓🌷😀 A bit more gear chageing wouldn't have gone astray, 😘 it was better than the motorways
Diesel mechanic over 40 years. Very hard best a Cat if you do your maintenance & operator don't missabuse them. I keep hearing Cat going back in engines for on road again. I like Cummins too them some great engines themselves. Lot is proper maintenance is the key.
I know that road lol!! I drove fuel tanker supplying coal mines in that area. I didn’t have a long Career in trucking....thank GOD but I wouldn’t mind slip sitting with you hehe. Going up ain’t as bad as going down them mountains 😘.
Cool views, but carving all those uphill corners sure keeps you busy! It was switchback city and hairpin county. Hopefully it was a simple fix for the belt.
I did the same . came out of WV heading for Hanging rock ohio trying to save the company money by not going up the toll road 77. Would of been a nice ride on the motorcycle.
This video is a example of why I enjoy trucker videos and I am a subscriber to the channels I am.
I always enjoy beautiful scenery in my opinion truckers see the most breath taking scenery traveling all over that most regular people would never get the chance to see.
Thank you to all truckers for taking fans and subscribers along for the ride
Thank you very much for your ride along vlog, you're right, not great for a truck route but really beautiful. I enjoy the placement of your camera, centered on the hood ornament. It reminds me of when I was 9 we had a 66 Lincoln Continental. Coming back from Florida my dad let me take the wheel I asked him how to know where my center of the road was and he said just line up the hood ornament with the line to the right and you're in the center. So thank you once again. A wonderful ride with a delightful tour guide and a mind full of happy memories! Keep the faith. Scott
That's the kind of ride, on that kind of day, when you wish you had the person you care about riding along with you.
I once took what i thought was a short cut. It was on HWY 60 back in the late mid 80's. I was empty at the time, Thank GOD! It was just after night fall. It was before I-64 section was completed.
It took me over 2 hours to get from White Sulphur Springs WV. to Charleston WV. OMG, There were a few two lane hair pin turns on this section at the time. I had to put my tractor on the right shoulder, And my trailer barely made it around the turn using the other lane and shoulder while almost rubbing the guard rail. Before entering the curve, we had to call out on the CB that we were northbound entering the curve to warn oncoming traffic. I tell ya, It was actually a lot of fun. But yet very tiring after a while. It was quite the workout. It would have been much worse if I were fully loaded. UGH! Thanks for rekindling some of my old memories Cindy! "Happy Trails",........... Ken,....
I was in a Miata club for 10 years and we loved roads like that. However not so good in a tractor trailer! Roads like that make you really appreciate freeways.
Good of you to pull over and let the traffic go by.
I didn't see any other trucks, just a tanker by the side of the road.
Enjoyed the video, thanks for posting it.
Nice country road and view of wv. Keep showing us these videos
Loved the ride. Engine sound and everything..
Safe roads always 👋 ✌
Nabil Marsheh thanks 😊
The music wasn't bad, but I liked the engine note more.
Beautiful scenery and great looking small towns. Would be an awesome motorcycle ride, when it warms up a little! Be safe pretty lady!
THAT Road just Would NEVER End. Even more things You are capable of the keeps You high atop the Hero Scale. Look up to You so much. Thank You once again for proving fear is an illusion.
dirtturret awe, that is so kind of you. Thank you 😊
Loved the video! Great job of driving a challenging road.
Hi Cindy ! I went across Rt. 250 to 219 going to Snow Shoe W. Va. in 1977 with equipment for the ski lodge . The truck was a Mack with no power steering, engine brake, or air ride suspension or seat ! Brakes were smoking a couple times and I was having thoughts about my life ! Safe travels !
Many, many, many, many years ago, we drove from south GA to western NY before I79 & I77 were built. Talk about narrow, winding roads! Even for a car it was careful, slow going. Then we drove the Pacific Coast Highway. Parts of it is only 20 mph speed limit. Then we went to Maui and drove the road to Hana. That road is 52 miles long with about 620 sharp curves (12 sharp curves per mile) and 59 bridges of which 46 are single lane - you learn to wait your turn and very few guard rails to keep you from going into the Pacific. Average speed 20 mph. That's a fun drive if you're adventurous.
Like your videos! Almost like riding in the right seat with you (or riding as a hood ornament). Keep 'em comming.
Dan Burch 👀😬
Loved the video!! I grew up there and knew the whole route!! My mom lives there still and it made me think of when I go see her!! Thanks for the video!
Born and raised in West Virginia..Cut my eyeteeth running log truck on roads like this..Just gotta take your time and enjoy the ride..
Oh wow that was awesome! That kitty Cat was purring in the hills. Love the Jake rolling through the pipes. At 15:13, I seriously thought the road was washed out.
I always replace my belts every 2 years. Part of trucking is seeing the country traveling those back roads are the thrill of trucking.Cool Trip.Keep it between the Lines.Roll On.👍
Hey, that was wild and wonderful! ! ! !
I once did route 50 all the way across WV. It got so narrow in the middle of the state I thought I would have to wait for clearance westbound. Nice video. Thanks.
Robert Baker 😊😬👀
Hehe That's West Virginia for ya ... Hills, curves, tight roads ... At least it wasn't snowing ... I loved it, and even got to hear that Caterpillar jake brake for a bit ... Made my day ...
FDNY8231 thanks 😊
I learned this same lesson about 1984. Beautiful scenery but took way too long. Love riding that same road on the cycle now. That is, unless some poor truck driver is taking a short cut. Truck on.
You have earned bragging rights driving on that road young lady 👍🏻
I really like the videos you make . Thanks CINDY for the time and effort you put into them. Take care and GODBLESS!
When I used to drive N.C. to Ohio Tamarack was always a stop for me. Like this rest stop. Thanks flatbed chick. ❤️ the vids.
Darlin you handled that low shoulder barely improved mountain pass like a pro. All while driving west into an autumn evening approaching dusk. I dare say I am impressed, so much so I'd team drive with you any day.
Great post thanks for sharing...
Great road for a motorcycle
Definitely a test of your driving abilities
Nice to see you demonstrate professional courtesy pulling over to let them pass my hats off to you
Thanks for the awesome ride.
AWESOME FILM!
Love the twisty’s!
Things to see, gears to shift, an decisions to make!
Torsee thanks 😊
Love the scenery. Always loved trucking the back roads, but it looks like you had real fun half way through the video lol. Thank GOD you wasn't trying that short cut at night in the rain or fog. Thanks for the video stay safe.
Thank you for taking all of us along your Journey in West Virginia It was a great video and music . Very Nice to see your smile
adamsd257 thank you 😊
Great video besafe out there you put out the best videos of all the truckdriver out there great video have a safe trip
Mike Atkins thank you, that’s very kind
Awesome road for a bike !! Be safe out there and keep the rubber side down. 👍😎
You’re such the nicest and prettiest lil lady I follow driving around in our great country. Thank you very much for taking the time and share with us from all over the world the sights and scenes you see every day. I really do enjoy your vids. Thank you again. I look forward to your next vids. Until then, God bless and stay safe as always.
One thing about taking this route, it reminded you of why Interstates were built, bet you won't complain about the rough interstate roads you run into now.. You also got a lot of shifting practice in..
Ohhh, so happy you're posting ! Love the scenery even in winter. WHAT a road and you are so courtesy minded. I felt like I was riding in your lap ! LOL
ALWAYS TO SEE YA "ON THE ROAD AGAIN". FANTASTIC ROAD FOR A BIKE RIDE.
Pretty drive. Great music as usual.
Preventive maintenance takes you a long way. Love the glasses 👍
BIG CAMOTE yep ty
BIG CAMOTE ... A little hard to know when to change an idler or tensioner pulley or the bearings if they're designed for replacement in the pulley. If you're lucky, you may hear or feel the problem before the belt gets chucked.
That is a good road but yet I was a log truck driver, I went where there were no roads....lol To be honest that looks like a road I been down. I hauled logs from these mountains around the tri states here. I love these mountains here. When you find your self in a place like this watch your mirrors as much as you do looking out the windshield. You done a great job you could be a log hauler.....God Bless You !!!!!!
Used to like the occasional winding road when I was OTR. But it would sometimes get interesting with tight turns in small towns!
For me, & I'm not going out on a limb here 90% of the video good, bad or otherwise is the host/ hostess 10% is the the content. If you can go into the video with a pleasant attitude & leave with same you've got a win win. Your good looks ingratiate the video too. If you present like you've just had lunch from a mud puddle, followed by a mouthful of peeled lemons you're hitting after a stinker ball. As a retired trucker I watch & I watch because of you. Besides, Flatbed Chick is a name grabber. 👍👍
You rarely want to use a shortcut in West Virginia lol
Tani Livengood 😊👍
Looks like all the roads are shortcuts; there is no direct route to most any destination.
@@danburch9989 Yeah! They're all Indian trails or Yankee retreat routes
My dad always said if you wanted to go anywhere quickly in the south, alway look for a Yankee retreat route. That would be the shortest way.
Dan Burch it’s mostly mountains and valleys here it can be a long way around .....but beautiful scenery to look at.
It is nice and sunny on that road.🌞
Reminds me of when I walked to school , uphill both ways
in 5 ft. of snow and you were only 4' 9" at the time???
I heard you go both ways, ha ha ha, sorry, couldn't help it.
Nice thank you stay safe 👍👍
I enjoyed the ride thru the shortcut. The worst curve just about had your front bumper touching the back of your trailer lol. At least going this way you did not get bored.
Broke down in Beckley earlier this year at its coldest...-13 thereabouts. Cascadia true to its nature. Hope your footsies have healed...stay away from lone roads, it's deer season. Back to another Grisham yarn...be safe.
During the winter months they would always give me loads going over the snow covered mountain passes! Jake brakes were a necessity!
You always do a great job of picking music for your vids. I am not into any of it but it always fits well with what I am watching. And BTW, good job in the twisties with that Classic!!
Sam Black exit 160 64w and it looks like you hauled up over Cheat Mtn headed to Elkins maybe. Way faster than going into Beckley and up 19 and 79 if you can hack the curvy. Wv born and raised and my dad hauled in and out of there all the time. Love it
This looks like the roads i would be on from I68, I79 to Rt 19 heading from Newark, DE to Fayetteville, WV at night in a 45ft. Motor Coach with 56 college students. Good times!!!
Good ride a long - l liked it
Cindy, keep a check on the fan hub bearings and the belt tensioner bearings also. If that fan hub gives out so will you're radiator. Beautiful and quiet roads. Soothes the soul. Miss OTR, but missed my wife more so now a home bird. I'm waiting for my wedding invitation:) God bless angel stay safe.
Piece of cake, come drive the rural roads of New Zealand, unsealed twisty and very undulating. Truck and trailer units think its heaven.
This sound might sound crazy but I prefer the sounds of the shifting the turbo whistling and the engine taching than listening to music especially through a winding road.Don't get me wrong I love your taste of music and you do it so well, but the sound of the truck makes me feel like I'm riding along with you.
I run those roads every week going to summersville except jumping on 20 going west up the mountain over to 39 then on to 19 very nice videos all truck routes Stay safe out there hope to see you on the road sometime
I WENT FROM WV TO VIRGINIA ON A SCENIC ROUTE ONCE SAW THE SHANANDOA BATTLE FIELD WAR MONUMENT IT WAS TIGHT AND WINDEE 2 LANE, A VERY BEAUTIFUL DRIVE
I live in Michigan .. I bought a Ford 8,000 Cab Over Utility Truck in Oregon just to get a good 3208 Cat Turbo Motor with Allison Auto Transmission in it.. that's 2,500 miles away .. It was the middle of the Summer during a drought .. So I recharged the Air Conditioning in my Geo Tracker that has a tow bar.. All the Refrigerant leaked out over night .. Thus I had no air on my dive at 90 to 100 F out. I slept in a Cow Pasture one night in Montana.. You can make good time in a car like 18 hours per day driving.. Just pull over and sleep a bit when you get tired..
Had lots of work to do on the Truck to make it drivable had all my tools with me.
Truck needed 3 batteries . I bought the Truck from a Salvage yard / rebuilder/ Truck parts store.. They sold me 3 rebuilt batteries which were a joke and failed.. Also the Alternator stopped working 50 miles into the trip .. I changed the fuel filter ect.. before I started out.. I made another Trip when I got home in MI and the Fuel filter clogged on that trip too and did not have a spare.. I had to climb on top of a Hill and call a NAPA and get a filter delivered to me on the side of the road... and a filter wrench It makes me sick to realize I drive 2,500 miles with a clogged air filter that looked ok visually .. I was down on power and it smoked.. .. but I was at higher altitudes too so was not as suspicious at the time.
Since the Alternator was not working and it was a very rare Ford One .. I decided to buy 3 new batteries a charger and an extension cord.
I left a Hotel Yuma Ca going south on I-5 made it 30 miles form Yuma .. going Uphill in one Lane Construction Zone . One narrow Lane blocked on both sides with concrete barriers. I could hear my Clutch fan roaring going up the 10 mile long hill .. I was 1 mile from the top when the Truck started steaming.. Turns out the belt that turns the water pump disintegrated .. The fan was turning but not the water pump ..
I had to drive almost 1 mile up a steep mountain Grade to get to some place I could stop with out blocking traffic. I shut it down flipped open the Cab .. The belt was totally gone but I had a Tape Measure.. and measured around the pullys.. Took my Geo Tracker and drove 30 miles back to Yuma on a Sunday to the same Murray's Auto parts store that I had bought 3 batteries earlier that morning..
They had really cheap belts.. I bought several different links .. Went back to my truck put belts on it .. Put Anti Freeze in it and I was on my way again .
I stopped in Redding .. it was 105 F I decided to replace all the belts with NAPA Gold belts.. Found a Local Starter / Alternator Rebuilder .. Who sold me a Moto craft F-6 Alternator to replace the Leese Naville the truck had on it.. Ford has to amke everything odd.. It;s a single leg Alternator.. Where as so many Trucks use the Delco style Double Leg Alternator.. that's what my Freightliner with 400 HP Cummins engine uses.. Many class 8 Trucks also use direct drive alternators with no belt at all .. Say Mac and Detroit Diesels..
I needed a 2 1/4" Wrench to remove the Fan Hub.. It would take NAPA a week to get one.. I went into the Truck Stop Garage .. the one where I was working in their Parking lot in 105 F heat.. and Offered a Mechanic like $40.00 for his made in China 2 1/4" Open / box wrench.. Then I went to a machine shop and had to have .. over 1/3 of the material ground off from the Open end. Wrench to make it a thin one that would fit behind the fan hub pulley ..I also had to loosen the radiator brackets move radiator forward remove fan shroud ect.. I think I stayed at the same Motel a second night.. Then was on my way again.. I made it across the Great Salt Lake Dessert .. but had a blow out in Nebraska.. I had to drive into town to a tire dealer and pick out a radial recap and a tubeless rim.. Ended up having to hire the Tire service guy out with his service truck jacks air wrenches and air compressor.. .. I probably could not have even carried the tire in my Geo Tracker .. Too small and too many tools and junk in the tracker .. I was only like 25 miles from that town .
YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY IF YOU CARRY YOUR OWN TOOLS.. MANY OWNER OPERATORS CARRY SPARE BELTS AND A SPARE ALTERNETOR IN THE CAB OF THEIR TRUCK ..
Mike Skidmore yep, I know but I’m not a mechanic. Sounds like you had quite a trip.
Nice country...
Hang tough and enjoy the curves life throws at you.....! Stay safe, keep having fun out there..!
just about every video you have some sort of challenge that you handle without a big fuss,proving the quality of your skill as a Driver and of your character. Stay safe,Cindy-looking forward to your next Adventure.
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Hey there bless your heart..beautiful country
Dale Williamson yes it is 😊👍
Love all the choreographed music and pictures and subtitles.. Keep the videos coming. I love it...
James Dacey Jr thank you, I’m glad you liked it 😊
Beautiful ride. You were on some skinny roads there. It's a bit unnerving when you encounter a steep grade on those twisty turny roads (ie. an 8 percenter!). But, you survived to enjoy the ride! Cheers
Awesome back roads and old towns moonshine roads thanks 4 the ride Cindy
Aahhh Chick,, You were in my area, I wish I had known you were coming through I would have met you and bought you a coffee or dinner,, Good Ole Rt 60, That used to be the Trucker Route before they put I64 in, Imagine driving that road with 30 to 40 other Tractor Trailers
I was on us 60 in WV first and last time too it was not trucker friendly
I love your ride-along videos, because it's the closest I can get to driving until my kids are grown and I can hit the road! (That was really thoughtful of you to let the cars pass; I'll try to remember your good ideas!)
Love west virgi ia, have plans of moving there next year.
Thats why i like it. I can stash out and be off grid, self sustainable withen the next two years.
Ive got almost $30.000, ,: ill have that much more in another 6 months. Almost ready
Some really beautiful country side that what makes trucking fun. Don't get me wrong there's a down side to it to. It's great to see you posting these great videos and thank you for sharing. So keep up the great videos
Kenny Mysak yep, good and bad....
Thanks
Good job , felt like I was your passenger
Thanks for the upload. Looking forward to more when you have time. At least you didn't get stuck behind a school bus. Sometimes I've thought the best short cut would have been a plane ride to a neighboring state. 19k plus subscribers! I remember when there were just a hand full of us. Good on you, Miss Cindy. Very cool. Be safe. Have fun.
I used to live in Logan County and up in the eastern panhandle. Drove all over the state. Hated those mountains because back in the 70's the trucks didn't have the power they do today and it took forever to get to the top lol. Enjoy seeing the road through your cam. Thanks
Love the ride along videos, keep em coming! Especially the back road one's! I'm sure I'm enjoying watching them more than you do making them tho!😆 Be safe!!
Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving! If you are traveling be safe! Supposed to be the busiest since like 2003!!! 😉👍 Love your videos!!!
Was born in West Virginia and best to stay on interstate especially in a tractor trailer !!
I drive a sprinter van OTR. I love these roads on a nice day if I am not in a hurry. It would be better to have someone riding along to enjoy it ...but WTH...
Another great vid, Cindy... love your music! Apparently other drivers agree with you... didn't see one truck going the opposite direction during the whole vid! (maybe got edited out?) Yeah, that's a great road for newbies... make 'em or break 'em … or just once in awhile to polish downshifting skills!! Hope you're doing well! Skagit Ed
nice ride cindy dear.💖 finally a lady who can drive a real truck on a real road nice shifting sweetie. that ol kitty was just purring pretty, that just got the cobwebs off the clutch pedal and linkage.lol sweet bring it on. no a on your lisence for autermatic only.💖🌹🌹🌞 ps.cindy thats what we drive on all the time and no passing lanes and no center line,l'm not kidding. lol l was expecting to see you coming by the house. have a good one cindy dear.💖 😇 🌹
I feel for you! Have done the back roads a few times. Every time I swear I will never do that again in a big rig! The stress level is to high. Thanks for sharing now I don't feel so bad... thinking I'm the only crazy person that made that mistake.....
Dang girl your good!!! I would love to take my HD on that road . BE SAFE OUT THERE!!!!
A lot of people come to West Virginia for riding their bikes.... and of course the Run for the wall comes thru a small tow east of us called Rainell West Virginia.
That truck is fully in your hands! It's really time for you to get a better truck. I would go get yourself a brand new peterbilt 389 from Rush Truck Center. Paying the payment on a brand new truck is a heck of a lot less money than what you spend on maintenancing that old truck.
Trucker Ron infra new truck isn’t in the cards for me and I kinda like old stuff..... just wish it wasn’t a money pit. Has to get better eventually, right? Thanks
@@TheFlatbedChick Maybe with a total rebuild/reconditioning! 8-)
Cindy love the sound and the ride along scenic view keep on trucking
CAT motor 👍🏼💪🏼👍🏼💪🏼👍🏼💪🏼👀 been on that road once, But never again!!!!!! H no!!!!!!
You handled those curvy roads like the pro you are Cindy!!!!
My boss at one time wanted me to avoid the tolls in West Virginia, I ended up on a small road with no stripes on either side or in the middle with a pickup truck and a piece of Machinery behind me. Just a word of advice if you're going to avoid the tolls stay off of Paint Creek Road!!!!
young lady, there is nothing wrong with route 60 across W Va. it does tend to separate the truck drivers from the steering wheel holders. try this road with a 1980 Mack F model cabover with a Maxidyne engine de-rated to 200 horsepower. Back when Smiths Transfer was in business, we pounded across thos route from Charleston to the Virginia line then up to home terminal in Staunton Va. I probably ran that route over a hundred times.
Reminds me of the back roads of nitro West Virginia. Some steep hills
@wannabetrucker 74 Jersey
I live in Nitro West Virginia
If you wanna see America you gotta get off the beaten path,I love those roads!!👍
This was recommended to me by YT. Great video! Good job on the editing too. Sorry about the shredded belt at the start.
Mr. Mountain Man thank you 😊👍
Cindy,The video is AWESOME , although I would have liked MORE kitty-CAT sound included in the video???!!
Brian Shull 😊👍
...she was prolly cussing!!! Cindy likes to get there then get the NEXT one... LOL
@@robertmarsden4869 yeah, I put music in all the appropriate spots, LOL
Welcome to WV beautiful.. 😍 Safe travels..
Ed Dougherty thank you 😊
😉😍😂 ...i saw you make room for 4 wheeler to get by!!! Bless yer ❤!!!
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lol we west virginians love curves
i get bored driving out of state
the one curve you said was the worst isnt as bad as some on rt50 near cool springs
you can check your trailer lights on them
And the last time you did a video like this I was sitting home on my computer watching it and you sped it up took a hard left turn and I spilled my friggin coffee on the counter top. Girlfriend give me a shout. I’ve been parked in West Memphis for the last three days without a load. Your friend slacker
Hi Cindy, 💓 loved the ride it's probably a part of America I'll never see, (Australia🇦🇺) that's why I love your channel, pitty about the sun glare. 💓💓🌷😀 A bit more gear chageing wouldn't have gone astray, 😘 it was better than the motorways
sounds like that old CAT preformed well
Diesel mechanic over 40 years. Very hard best a Cat if you do your maintenance & operator don't missabuse them. I keep hearing Cat going back in engines for on road again. I like Cummins too them some great engines themselves. Lot is proper maintenance is the key.
I know that road lol!! I drove fuel tanker supplying coal mines in that area. I didn’t have a long Career in trucking....thank GOD but I wouldn’t mind slip sitting with you hehe. Going up ain’t as bad as going down them mountains 😘.
I know what you mean I just delivered in av Friday had to deliver logs for a log cabin good old roads of WV. Be safe good looking 😁😁
Funny how the people who want log homes often seem to want 'em built in places even the Loggers hesitate to go.
@@jamesstepp9982 that's the truth 👍
Cool views, but carving all those uphill corners sure keeps you busy! It was switchback city and hairpin county. Hopefully it was a simple fix for the belt.
LMBO " I learned to drive on those old roads
Stuff like that is what separates the Real Truckers from the Steering Wheel Holders....
I did the same . came out of WV heading for Hanging rock ohio trying to save the company money by not going up the toll road 77. Would of been a nice ride on the motorcycle.