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So I’m trying to sell my old cabover and I had this kid from mt call me last week.
Homie sounds super professional on the phone, talking all this “my family runs 10k head of cattle” ish.
I let him beat me down to my bottom dollar and hold the truck a week, turning away potential buyers because he says “I want you to consider it sold”
He shows up, we go for a test drive.
I drive it 5 miles into town, pull into the gas station and let him drive it back.
In 5 miles we have to completely stop twice for him to clutch it back into first because he can’t shift a freaking semi.
I was right on the edge of being like “hold up pard, I’m taking back over.”
He didn’t end up buying the truck.
Which in some ways is a relief because when I asked “do you know the pattern for a 9 speed?” And he said “no” I was really wondering how tf he would make it back to Montana.

Come on Montana, you can do better.
Cowboy my ass.
Where are these western boys at when they say they’re doing all this and all that?

Sounds like BS to me.

You run down an entire state, because one person?

Is this POS truck a 3 or 2 axel?

What's under the hood? what do you have for a mill?

Tires any good.

So, what kind of truck is this? Is it a I-HOP......

kid probably only knows how to shift real trucks with an 18 speed, 9 speeds are for city duffers

Them ole boys from Montana have no idea how to handle a bicyclist on the road. It trips 'em off line.

This thread reeks of phaggotry.


I smell 79S.
(and Paul)

9 speed? Probably got a fuel squeezer engine, too! Sell it, or give it away, but get rid of that piece of junk!

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I hear them Montanners run automatics up there.
LOL

I haven't driven semi's in 40+ years - did a little time with a 9 speed.
Mostly 5X4, 6X4, and a couple of trips in a 4X4X3.
Oh and a Mack with the Maxi-dyne ? IIRC transmission.
Working in the "Patch".

I am not a semi-truck driver and have zero desire to get one.

Don't need any more work or maintenance.


That said in the last week to ten days we had 3 semi's hired to haul hay and 3 hired to haul cows and calves home. Total chit conditions from icy wash board gravel to getting hay trains stuck in the stack yard.

I put on about 1700 miles dragging a stock trailer around with an F350. That's enough trucking for me....lol

Can't find truckers around here - many are retiring.
We looked into buying a cattle rig, but the insurance is outrageous for something used so seldom.
Gotta keep one moving, almost constantly, just to make it pay.

I would like to say "welcome to the Campfire" but I just read your 33 posts and decided I will refrain for saying it! As the old saying goes, GFY!!

Ummmm - I've posted just a tad over 33 times, Kenny.

Winch truck drivers 30$.

LOL.

Most likely ole Spandex C.unt. Bet you could smell that gash coming for MILES.

9 speeds are gayer'n aids.

Maxidyne was an engine, not a transmission.

Do they have sand traps?

I ain’t judging anyone. It’s been a long time form me.

Shifts the same, essentially is this same.
18 just has a back half splitting.


What is the shift pattern on a 9?


This,




Or this,






Maybe this?






Pretty hard to guess.
Most are like the first. I used to run a reverse pattern, hated that damn thing.
Took awhile to adjust, sometimes when I got tired I'd try to run it "normal".
Didn't work worth spit!😁