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Ronny
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Location: Kannapolis,NC
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by Ronny » Tue May 11, 2010 7:24 am
as you know i drive a truck and haul for the us army.
here is a link to a vehicle i have been hauling a lot of over the past few months.
weight varries from 60,000 to 62,000 lbs 10'6" wide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Fighting_Vehicle
have moved so many i just load and go,don't even weight truck to check weights anymore
YeOldeStonecat
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by YeOldeStonecat » Tue May 11, 2010 7:28 am
I've driven a lot of those...in Battlefield Desert Combat!
Keep the turret facing aft, I bet you won't get many tailgaters!
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Ronny
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by Ronny » Tue May 11, 2010 7:35 am
tail gaters are always there.get a lot of cars that just want to ride beside a oversize load and take pictures.then they get mad when i have to move over for something on the shoulder of road
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by blebs » Tue May 11, 2010 8:08 am
Too bad you don't have a remote firing control in the cabin with you. Just blast em.
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by Zilog B » Wed May 12, 2010 7:47 pm
I spent about 3 years in the drivers hatch of one of those.
I didn't always realize it at the time, but it was a good time in my life.
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7thkevin
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by 7thkevin » Fri May 14, 2010 12:23 am
YeOldeStonecat wrote: I've driven a lot of those...in Battlefield Desert Combat!
Keep the turret facing aft, I bet you won't get many tailgaters!
desert combat
miss those days we should have a reunion game lol