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Anybody want anything from Ontario?

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The Shield has a lot of moss covering the rock. I’m not sure if the moss helps hold soil, that lets the trees grow? There must be some connection there, I know the moss is important
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Welcome to Manitoba

Those lakes in ON must have fish in them, everyone has a boat up there. It’s part of cottage life to dip a line
 
Chicken lights said:
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Ya, ok LOL. How long are they and what do they weigh?

After see the images of the road in Ont, which looks like an up/down winding affair, I started wondering, does your rig have a manual transmission or automatic?

Craig
 
YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Ya, ok LOL. How long are they and what do they weigh?

After see the images of the road in Ont, which looks like an up/down winding affair, I started wondering, does your rig have a manual transmission or automatic?

Craig
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40 feet long, and I don’t know the actual weight. 20-30,000 pounds total judging how the truck drives, possibly a touch heavier

Manual. 13 speed. Basic H pattern with an extra low gear in the basement and the ability to split up in the attic

(I have 5 low gears, 4 high gears, but can split the 4 high gears for extra gear ratios. 5 + 4 + 4 = 13)
 
YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Still not following. Me Bad. How many manual shifts does it take to achieve 13 gears?
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Low gear
Then- 1,2,3,4
Then- 5lo,5hi,6lo,6hi,7lo,7hi,8lo,8hi

Very rarely would I use all 13 just getting up to speed, it’s more in hills or traffic that I’ll be splitting the top gears

I have one air operated range selector to go from low range to high range. So shift low1-4, hit the selector and go to 5lo.

There’s a second air operated lever for splitting the top 4 gears. I can (and usually do) go 5lo to 6lo then 7lo and not bother splitting.

If you ignore low and reverse, it’s an H pattern shifter. If you ignore splitting the top gears it’s just an 8 speed with a high and low range.
 
We could really mess with Craig's mind trying to explain the 15 direct to 15 spd-overs or the 18 overs or really get into the old stuff I had the opportunity to try and use with any semblance of proficiency...the 5 and 4 (equals 20 manual shifts if you use them all), sometimes required the left arm to go thru a steering wheel spoke to steady it while shifting two gearshifts at the same time (anybodies grandpa that was a trucker knew how to do this second nature)...or to get real involved, a buddy of mine had a 13 spd same as Chickens with a 4 spd A-box behind it, giving him 52 forward gears and 4 reverse.

My favorite was the 15-over, all "straight-stick shifting" and in "high reverse" you could back a semi up at about 15 mph or more, (something I was fortunate to learn very early in my steering career).
 
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