If the door opener isn't working keep writing it up till they fix it....
The new package cars
- Thread starter chris9834
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If the door opener isn't working keep writing it up till they fix it....
Frieghtliners.
FilingBluesFL
Well-Known Member
Not that hard to drive a stick and NOT use the clutch to shift.
Not doing it all day up and down steep hills.
Not too much fun stating it in gear.
I have, automotive just gives me this long rant that the reason why its not working is because the weight system puts to much weight on the latch and the solenoid is not raising the latch. Funny thing is today after making this post. The bolt that holds the cable to the bulkhead door unraveled and the wire is no longer attached tbh I love it. I can literally shut and open the door with my pinky im not gunna right it up now lmao.
Yea I honestly liked the workhorses with that big a** motor.. but I bet for you Mechanics they were probably a pain with all the lights on the info cluster. Abs light, trans oil life, check engine lol.
In the future if your writing things up and they aren't getting fixed correctly get the DVIR and go see your center manager.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Our night mechanic is less than motivated and I have had to do this on several occasions.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Would be just nice to have the diagnostic laptop to deal with them and the idiot lights. Been without one for 8 months.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Our newest Freightliners have had some ridiculous transmission issues after pulling TP60s. We had one go out on a nearly brand new car. They swapped out the vehicles for the same model with a heck of a lot less miles, only to have that one burn up on the driver the next day.
I stayed away from him when he got back that night. I'm kind of surprised he didn't burn the thing to the ground on the way back in.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
!!!!! Never heard of this. We don't do TP60s at my new center. My previous one did not use the newest ones for pulling them as it was already covered with other vehicles. Strange this would happen as the transmission is mechanically the same one.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Strange. I'm about as mechanically gifted as a newborn, so I'm not really sure what happened. But I couldn't help but laugh as two new transmissions were delivered for two cars that arrived on the same day only a year earlier.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Not good, unless they felt this was the quickest way to get it done under warranty.
FilingBluesFL
Well-Known Member
UPS and "doing things quickly" don't necessarily go hand in hand...
We had a truck that had an ECU problem, took them something like 6 months to send it in for warranty repairs....
I have a question for you the newer freightliners why does the rpms hang when u get off the pedel?
specter208
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Pictures of said Package Cars? 0.o
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Can't say I've observed this. My guess would be the vehicle driving the engine while the torque converter is still locked plus being throttle by wire.
Tiny Panda
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We've just started taking on new package cars in the past few months, they're based on the new weight Mercedes Sprinter as the larger Mercedes Vario pictured here has ceased production
The new trucks are similar size but have a 2 ton lower gross weight after a lot of package cars were weighed when leaving and returning to the center and it was decided the current 7.5ton weight wasn't needed as they would bulk out before hitting close to maximum weight. Mercedes along with the body manufacturer Spier have developed 3 new trucks P60, 70, 80 ranging from 3tons to 5.5 tons and with different body styles for different environments.
http://blog.ups.com/2013/01/09/see-more-hear-less-new-ups-vehicles-in-germany/
The new P60
P80
The new trucks are similar size but have a 2 ton lower gross weight after a lot of package cars were weighed when leaving and returning to the center and it was decided the current 7.5ton weight wasn't needed as they would bulk out before hitting close to maximum weight. Mercedes along with the body manufacturer Spier have developed 3 new trucks P60, 70, 80 ranging from 3tons to 5.5 tons and with different body styles for different environments.
http://blog.ups.com/2013/01/09/see-more-hear-less-new-ups-vehicles-in-germany/
The new P60
P80
specter208
Well-Known Member
Hmmm. Not sure why the manufacturer logo is allowed to be seen on these vehicles?We've just started taking on new package cars in the past few months, they're based on the new weight Mercedes Sprinter as the larger Mercedes Vario pictured here has ceased production
The new trucks are similar size but have a 2 ton lower gross weight after a lot of package cars were weighed when leaving and returning to the center and it was decided the current 7.5ton weight wasn't needed as they would bulk out before hitting close to maximum weight. Mercedes along with the body manufacturer Spier have developed 3 new trucks P60, 70, 80 ranging from 3tons to 5.5 tons and with different body styles for different environments.
http://blog.ups.com/2013/01/09/see-more-hear-less-new-ups-vehicles-in-germany/
The new P60
P80
SCV good to go sir.
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Are these it?
