Not sure which catergory i fall into and this being my first post on this thread ill keep reading it over but any help will be greatly accepted.
Ive got a 2 week old truck and its having its headlights adjusted this weekend as the beams are way too high, but ive also had the limiter set to 76mph so you can see my confusion on this topic.
Think we need a crossover catergory, a bit like a transvestite 
I wonder how many steering wheel attendants could drive a fully laden artic back from some random corner of Europe, on and off a ferry, with no clutch?
Has anyone noticed the how many old long established haulage companies have packed up in recent years because the business is no longer profitable? Is it any wonder with drivers (I use the term loosely) costing companies ÂŁ100+ call out fee to change a light bulb? 
nianiamh:
Not sure which catergory i fall into, a bit like a transvestite
You said it mate 
So which category do I fall into, Dave? Others have benefited from my refusal to call fitters out unless absolutely necessary and I drive with utmost respect for almost everyone. I may not be the most law abiding citizen, but you know my situation at home and must surely see why I push on a bit.
As for the shiny bits, I used to buy Premiums and live in them for 6 weeks at a time. I hardly think I am vain in that respect. I consider myself to be preofessional in all respects, but that also includes being reasonably sure of defects I am reporting. My power steering has a hell of a leak on far right lock, but in order to get the job done and to get home, I was just aware of it and compensated by not using the hard lock. What must that suggest, I wonder?
newmercman:
nianiamh:
Not sure which catergory i fall into, a bit like a transvestiteYou said it mate
Quality mate
bobthedog:
So which category do I fall into, Dave? Others have benefited from my refusal to call fitters out unless absolutely necessary and I drive with utmost respect for almost everyone. I may not be the most law abiding citizen, but you know my situation at home and must surely see why I push on a bit.As for the shiny bits, I used to buy Premiums and live in them for 6 weeks at a time. I hardly think I am vain in that respect. I consider myself to be preofessional in all respects, but that also includes being reasonably sure of defects I am reporting. My power steering has a hell of a leak on far right lock, but in order to get the job done and to get home, I was just aware of it and compensated by not using the hard lock. What must that suggest, I wonder?
But you also know what constitutes a serious defect and what doesnt, unlike the op that is now a steering wheel holder for defecting a trailer. You also do not come on here talking down to people for being steering wheel holders but I am not one to sit on the fence and have said my piece, I know what I am the rest is just the opinion of a steering wheel holder.
bobthedog:
So which category do I fall into, Dave? Others have benefited from my refusal to call fitters out unless absolutely necessary and I drive with utmost respect for almost everyone. I may not be the most law abiding citizen, but you know my situation at home and must surely see why I push on a bit.As for the shiny bits, I used to buy Premiums and live in them for 6 weeks at a time. I hardly think I am vain in that respect. I consider myself to be preofessional in all respects, but that also includes being reasonably sure of defects I am reporting. My power steering has a hell of a leak on far right lock, but in order to get the job done and to get home, I was just aware of it and compensated by not using the hard lock. What must that suggest, I wonder?
Youâre a cowboy, you know & I know it
Am I a cowboy, I donât think so, I may nick half hour or so on the logs every now & again, or get tipped while Iâm having my 10, not legal, but thatâs the way it is, unless youâre a millionaire like Dave & pre EOBR I seem to remember a couple of facebook status regarding creativity so heâs hardly likely to come over holier than thou, not when we can refer to said quotes anyway you just bit Rob, I think you may have raised a chuckle from the dave lol household today
Daveâs right in what he said about the op sorting the problem out before he left the yard, even a maverick like yourself would do the same, except you would diagnose the problem to the nth degree, the op & many others like him wasnât sure what was wrong, just that something was wrong, it may be that it was just air passing through a valve & nothing to worry about, but unless someone pointed this out to him, heâs not to know, as far as he was concerned it wasnât right, if you think something isnât right with your braking system & you take a truck out on the road, youâre not a cowboy, but what you are does begin with a c & ryhmes with hunt.
FFS Everything I have said right from the beginning was meant to be a bit of fun said tongue in cheek. I only come on this site for a bit of entertainment.
Does anyone know any good â â â â sites I can go on from now on instead?
newmercman:
bobthedog:
So which category do I fall into, Dave? Others have benefited from my refusal to call fitters out unless absolutely necessary and I drive with utmost respect for almost everyone. I may not be the most law abiding citizen, but you know my situation at home and must surely see why I push on a bit.As for the shiny bits, I used to buy Premiums and live in them for 6 weeks at a time. I hardly think I am vain in that respect. I consider myself to be preofessional in all respects, but that also includes being reasonably sure of defects I am reporting. My power steering has a hell of a leak on far right lock, but in order to get the job done and to get home, I was just aware of it and compensated by not using the hard lock. What must that suggest, I wonder?
Youâre a cowboy, you know & I know it
Am I a cowboy, I donât think so, I may nick half hour or so on the logs every now & again, or get tipped while Iâm having my 10, not legal, but thatâs the way it is, unless youâre a millionaire like Dave
Daveâs right in what he said about the op sorting the problem out before he left the yard, even a maverick like yourself would do the same, except you would diagnose the problem to the nth degree, the op & many others like him wasnât sure what was wrong, just that something was wrong, it may be that it was just air passing through a valve & nothing to worry about, but unless someone pointed this out to him, heâs not to know, as far as he was concerned it wasnât right, if you think something isnât right with your braking system & you take a truck out on the road, youâre not a cowboy, but what you are does begin with a c & ryhmes with hunt.
Well Said 
All joking aside now if you are unsure then never tackle any repair on a braking system, get the professionals to look at it.
Does anyone know any good â â â â sites I can go on from now on instead?
You could ask the self confessed transvestite Neal
Think we need a crossover catergory, a bit like a transvestite
Ok so you can all go and pick up your toys
wire:
FFS Everything I have said right from the beginning was meant to be a bit of fun said tongue in cheek. I only come on this site for a bit of entertainment.
Does anyone know any good â â â â sites I can go on from now on instead?
Well you got us to three pages Mark, this wouldâve crashed & burned before the end of the first page without your input
â â â â sites? You mean I can get to see pics of naked ladies on my computer? Kin ell, you learn a new thing every day, this interweb thingy is brilliant
Thereâs certainly been a lot of hot air leaking in this thread.
Driveroneuk:
Thereâs certainly been a lot of hot air leaking in this thread.
May be we shouldnât speak our minds and tell the truth just in case it upsets a few people 
I know what I am the rest is just the opinion of a steering wheel holder.
Ooh! That phrase rings a bell, where have I heard that before?
The last time I spoke my mind on here someone forwarded a link to stir trouble and my wife got phone calls at 2am screaming abuse, yet none of the parties had stones enough to call me because they knew I was right all along.
So if you think I am speaking my mind on here then you have another think coming. My wife doesnât need that nonsense again.
bobthedog:
The last time I spoke my mind on here someone forwarded a link to stir trouble and my wife got phone calls at 2am screaming abuse, yet none of the parties had stones enough to call me because they knew I was right all along.So if you think I am speaking my mind on here then you have another think coming. My wife doesnât need that nonsense again.
I will continue to call a spade a spade, this is a forum for peopleâs views, I will continue to have my say, whether itâs welcome or not, itâs called free speech, thatâs what this site is about, Iâve probably â â â â â â quite a few people off over the years on here, itâs nothing personal, Iâd blow the froth off a couple with any of you, but that doesnât mean to say that I agree with your views, I try to put well balanced arguments together, but my well balanced could be talking out of my arse as far as you lot are concerned & vice versa
Thereâs hardly any factual stuff on here anyway & half of any lorry driverâs facts are MMTM, usually theyâre completely wrong too
& if anyoneâs brave enough to ring my wife at 2am then PM me & Iâll give you my number
Cross dresser with very limited mechanical knowledge looking for freindship,
own tool kit essential,
big pipes an advantage but will be happy with a small pipe up the back
let me rub your hood
NO AUTO DRIVERS NEED APPLY, STICK SHIFTERS ONLY
PS
Dont ring my wife as shell never answer, its a women thing they don`t understand the mobile part of mobile phone
I wonder if the OP even still reads this thread
I donât know which camp I belong in? No sarky comments please! I am quite senile after all, and spout plenty of âhot airâ, but I know at least one member on here who enjoys my ramblings. 
I suppose Iâm on a par with Truckboy, though me and diesels are not firm friends Iâll have a poke around if it means avoiding the dreaded call out and getting back to the yard, or home.
Years ago I took an Anglia van up to Newcastle on a âscreamerâ with the gear lever in my hand from Cambridge on the way up! Even waved it at some arsewipe when he got irate when I stalled at a set of lights. In the days when the A14 from Cambridge to Huntingdon was the A604? Triple lane suicide alley stuff, loadsa Yanks (Army & USAAF) met there maker on that stretch with their huge left-â â â â â â gas guzzlers poking their snouts out to have a little look see .
Iâve even repaired suzies beside the road having buggered 2 in a day, including my spare. 
Iâve even rewired electric suzies, see above.^^^ Iâve managed to bodge job 2 lots of accelerator linkages to get the job done, one with a piece of string and electrical tape, no chewing gum, refitted a starter motor on the M62, reconnected an alternator on the M25, and lost count of the number of times I had a crappy old EuroStar drop itâs air suspension on me, only once when in motion, times Iâve pulled into the yard with the mudguard beautifully tied to the walkway with rope using dollies, when pulling boxes you have to keep your hand in.
Iâve had the cab tilted in the persistantly pouring rain on the M74 with 2 Scots traffic cops holding the torches whilst I bashed away with me Brummie Hammer Throttle linkage and fuel filter 
Had a flat battery up in the Dunblane forest, thanks Mr Stobart , my jump leads though.
Another time I ripped all the airlines to the trailer off when I stupidly hadnât stowed away the cable from a Genset properly. That was on the A2, managed to limp into that snack van place in the dip, haunted by gays and hookers at night! Could have âbodgedâ it myself, but I worked then for a decent bloke who sent the fitter out. But I worked for a couple of geezers where you saved them a few bob on callouts and all I got was a bollocking for being late! 
So for them and those of their ilk, sod 'em. Get the fitters out for a fuse/bulb/broken fingernail Whatâs that old saying? 'You can never do too much for a good guvnor or to little for a bad âun!â So like another poster on here my 'Magic âShifterâ, and my âBrummie Hammersâ etc only ever came out to play if it suited me Donât know whether or not the Merc call centre is still in the same building on the M6 near Walsall, the RAC place, but I spent a good half hour chatting to one of the girls in there while she and her mates waved out the windows, right outside the bloody place.
So I donât know whether I am a âSteering Wheel Attendentâ, a âProper Truckerâ, or a âCrossdresserâ, Iâve still got the legs but the belly and the manboobs âŚ
âCrazytruckerâ
I would have had a crawl about to try to locate the leak, and if my âMagic Shifterâ or me âBrummie Hammersâ wereânt man enough then Iâd defect it. 
Isnât that what I should have said in the first place Theyâre coming to take me awâŚTime for bed said Zebedee, BOINGGGGGGâŚ
nianiamh:
Cross dresser with very limited mechanical knowledge looking for freindship,
own tool kit essential,
big pipes an advantage but will be happy with a small pipe up the back
let me rub your hood
NO AUTO DRIVERS NEED APPLY, STICK SHIFTERS ONLY
PS
Dont ring my wife as shell never answer, its a women thing they don`t understand the mobile part of mobile phoneI wonder if the OP even still reads this thread
I was your perfect match till you said stick shifters only 