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RodInNS

Posted 8/31/2009 22:21 (#831456 - in reply to #831176)
Subject: RE: newag,,,,,,,,,,,,

Ya know... that thing looks like a money maker.

It's a Volvo, so you bought cheap. The driveline added to that factor.... It probably crosses the scale weighing a hair over nothing and don't burn much fuel.
Money maker.

I know a guy down here that bought a setup like that. I think it was a volvo but it had a little cat. Had a bad injector and valve when he got it. He knew that.... and bought it appropriately; fixed it himself. The gave him the valve and injector.
He was dragging an aluminum tandem dump and scaling 2 tonne less than the big tridems on 20-30% less fuel. As you say, he was a minute or two later rolling into the plant, but he never lost a load and never lost his spot in line. The difference was, he had enough money left at the end of the day to buy dinner. The other guys didn't...

Rod

ISM Vs ISX - newag1 : 8/30/2009 16:59
- RE: ISM Vs ISX - tj_farmer : 8/30/2009 17:17
- RE: ISM Vs ISX - kagen : 8/30/2009 17:21
  - RE: ISM Vs ISX - tj_farmer : 8/30/2009 18:09
- Re: ISM Vs ISX - eddiedry : 8/30/2009 18:27
  - Re: ISM Vs ISX - tj_farmer : 8/30/2009 19:08
    - Re: ISM Vs ISX - RodInNS : 8/31/2009 12:31
      - Re: ISM Vs ISX - tj_farmer : 8/31/2009 17:58
        
        Re: ISM Vs ISX - eddiedry : 8/31/2009 18:41
- newag,,,,,,,,,,,, - eddiedry : 8/31/2009 18:48
  - RE: newag,,,,,,,,,,,, - tj_farmer : 8/31/2009 20:07
  - RE: newag,,,,,,,,,,,, - RodInNS : 8/31/2009 22:21
    - RE: newag,,,,,,,,,,,, - tj_farmer : 8/31/2009 22:46
      - RE: newag,,,,,,,,,,,, - newag1 : 8/31/2009 23:26
      - RE: newag,,,,,,,,,,,, - RodInNS : 9/1/2009 08:56

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