Ultradog MN said: (quoted from post at 23:01:00 01/23/13) Back in the mid 80s I drove OTR for a couple of years.
Once I was driving through Nebraska, doing about 65, minding my own business.
Along behind me comes a big black Peterbilt with a cattle trailer and whoosh, passes me like I was standing still.
I got about 20 miles down the road and pulled into our regular fuel stop. There sitting idling was that same big Peterbilt.
So I got my fuel and went inside to pay and there was an older gent sitting at the counter having a cup of coffee. No one else around.
So I asked him if he was driving the bull hauler.
He said "Yep."
So I told him he had passed me about a half hour back and must have been really flying.
He just said "Yep."
So I asked him how fast his truck would do anyway.
He just said "Son, I don't really know."
So I mentioned he must gave some idea.
He acted like I was bothering him a little.
But finally he said, "Son, I can't say how fast it will go. All I know is when I get it into
top gear and really get to rolling I have to put goggles on the first two rows of bulls to keep the wind from blowing their eyeballs out."
Not BS at all, back in the 80's we had a Cabover Pete with a Cummin's Bulldozer engine in it. The engine was so big the cab had to be extended so that a Queen size mattress would fit instead of the normal full size. Well over 500 horse, turned down. Would pull Jellico or Saluda loaded and have to slow down for the cars.
There was a small batch made for a trucking company, as a special order. Originally they where all White with some Blue and Red stripes. I've personally seen 110mph loaded. Truck is long gone, but the smiles are forever everytime I think about it.
This post was edited by Dodgeit at 06:51:39 01/24/13.
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