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08-02-2008, 09:57 AM
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#51 | | Bitingthe Hand that Feeds
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We called it the "triple deuce" or the "Chinese armored personell carrier"...it was a late 50's era P-800, #14222. Wooden door, wooden shelves, doghouse engine cover in the cab. The key was on the left side, so whoever got stuck in it had to spend half a day retraining themselves to hold the keys in their left hand instead of the right. It was truly an awful truck, and it just wouldnt die. The engine would throw a rod or blow a head gasket, but the mechanics would just swap another one in that night and the next morning it would be back again. It was truly the Freddy Kruger of package cars, no matter what you did to it it refused to die.
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08-02-2008, 10:22 AM
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This does bring back memories.When I started in feeders,we had some old gas tracters that ups aquired from the company that they bought to get access to Colo.There were some old KB Internationals that had a metal flag that would swing down in front of you from the visor,when your air pressure dropped.Also remember the Diamonds,they were like setting in a huge garbage can.They had them at most of the extended centers in western Kansas. | |
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08-02-2008, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by soberups  We called it the "triple deuce" or the "Chinese armored personell carrier"...it was a late 50's era P-800, #14222. Wooden door, wooden shelves, doghouse engine cover in the cab. The key was on the left side, so whoever got stuck in it had to spend half a day retraining themselves to hold the keys in their left hand instead of the right. It was truly an awful truck, and it just wouldnt die. The engine would throw a rod or blow a head gasket, but the mechanics would just swap another one in that night and the next morning it would be back again. It was truly the Freddy Kruger of package cars, no matter what you did to it it refused to die. | | |
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08-02-2008, 05:33 PM
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sounds like our #14301 | |
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08-02-2008, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 25yrvet sounds like our #14301 | Someone should get a photo of that old 14000 series car .
it seems to me soberups that the truck was not the only thing that refuses to die  | |
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08-02-2008, 06:04 PM
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We still have vehicles on the road with five numbers?  | |
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08-02-2008, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by scratch We still have vehicles on the road with five numbers? | We still have 2 although rumor has it that they're about to be sent off to package car heaven.
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08-02-2008, 06:57 PM
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I wonder if anyone has a picture of package car #1? | |
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08-03-2008, 08:22 AM
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There are a few p1000's in my building with five digits, and they are possibly the worst cars I've ever driven. | |
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08-03-2008, 09:16 AM
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I had one with wooden shelves once. Real old. Every time I hit the brake it would veer to the right. I wrote it up and told my CM about it. He drove it and it got crushed about 1 week later.
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