What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[mountie]

In Calif, a Class-B was required for heavier/ air brake rigs.
We custom built a Chevy TopKick truck to "appear" as a pickup truck, so only a class-B was required to haul our big boat....

 

[Doubeleive]

In Calif, a Class-B was required for heavier/ air brake rigs.
We custom built a Chevy TopKick truck to "appear" as a pickup truck, so only a class-B was required to haul our big boat....

I almost took a job that would have been driving a regular flatbed trailer with a forklift attached, not sure of the length but it was not little, the guy said a class c was all I needed because of the forklift I guess there is some exception to the rule. Was tempted to get a class b and be a chauffer or shuttle driver but figured with the way I get tickets (on my off time) I would be screwed in no time lol

 

[mountie]

When I was doing Formula-1 Tunnelboats ( we had 2 boats "stacked", and a Suzuki Samurai in the front)..We bought this rig from Boyd Coddington. The TopKick had a 12' 'RV box' attached to the rig, .... even though the whole rig was 79', it was classified as a motorhome !!
( second pic is before we painted it red.. parked in front of my house.

 

[mountie]

I almost took a job that would have been driving a regular flatbed trailer with a forklift attached, not sure of the length but it was not little, the guy said a class c was all I needed because of the forklift I guess there is some exception to the rule. Was tempted to get a class b and be a chauffer or shuttle driver but figured with the way I get tickets (on my off time) I would be screwed in no time lol

I believe, a flatbed with a rear-mounted forklift is not considered an 'over the road' setup, but local streets. ( Class B is due to airbrakes) Some reason, a chauffeur endorsement is purely for a requirement to be "trained" as a driver.

 

[Doubeleive]

around that time I was already driving shuttle to the airport, there was some rule about that as well that did not require a class b and I was picking up pilots from Top gun at Miramar, spun out on drugs, not sure how I made it out of that mess to be honest meth+p/c/p can cause mild halucinations lol, had a very real conversation with God around that time.......

 

[mountie]

around that time I was already driving shuttle to the airport, there was some rule about that as well that did not require a class b and I was picking up pilots from Top gun at Miramar, spun out on drugs, not sure how I made it out of that mess to be honest meth+p/c/p can cause mild halucinations lol, had a very real conversation with God around that time.......

My brother had a home near Miramar.... the yard had a coating of a black dusting from jet exhaust.

 

[Doubeleive]

My brother had a home near Miramar.... the yard had a coating of a black dusting from jet exhaust.

that would be pretty annoying I lived in OB mostly and it is right under the SD airport flight path so every few minutes there was a slightly deafening roar, just depended on altitude, they fly out over the ocean and then turn a go wherever.

 

[89Suburban]

I wish I had every one of you forklift guys in front of me now. I would give you the “nickel “ test. See if you could pick a nickel up off the floor.

I always use that on the new guys here and walk away with a 20 spot in my pocket.

 

[j91z28d1]

I believe, a flatbed with a rear-mounted forklift is not considered an 'over the road' setup, but local streets. ( Class B is due to airbrakes) Some reason, a chauffeur endorsement is purely for a requirement to be "trained" as a driver.

in Florida atleast, there used be a passenger endorsement. had a friend that worked on city busses and he had to have a class B with airbrake and a passenger endorsement to drive them around, even thou he was a mechanic

 

[mountie]

in Florida atleast, there used be a passenger endorsement. had a friend that worked on city busses and he had to have a class B with airbrake and a passenger endorsement to drive them around, even thou he was a mechanic

Insurance is a reason....driving on a public street, I suppose.

 

[Doubeleive]

I wish I had every one of you forklift guys in front of me now. I would give you the “nickel “ test. See if you could pick a nickel up off the floor.

I always use that on the new guys here and walk away with a 20 spot in my pocket.

lol, not hard to do. I am sure a new guy would have no clue though

 

[j91z28d1]

I have always been curious how U-Haul can loan someone at 25 ft box truck with no license and I guess you don't have to hit weigh stations?

 

[Grady_Wilson]

in Florida atleast, there used be a passenger endorsement. had a friend that worked on city busses and he had to have a class B with airbrake and a passenger endorsement to drive them around, even thou he was a mechanic

I have a passenger endorsement on my CDL.
I have doubles/triples, tank and passenger.

I have always been curious how U-Haul can loan someone at 25 ft box truck with no license and I guess you don't have to hit weigh stations?

Those trucks don't have air brakes.
Not sure how they figure the overall weight, though.
As was previously mentioned, anything with air brakes is an automatic CDL.

 

[j91z28d1]

I didn't think about them not having air brakes. makes sense

 

[j91z28d1]

sold my obs, only left with the nnbs now.

 

[89Suburban]

I didn't think about them not having air brakes. makes sense

GVWR matters too

 

[mikez71]

Hoping I found how my floor got wet before...

Driver side cowl trim removed. Little hole in the caulking...

 

[89Suburban]

Hoping I found how my floor got wet before...

Driver side cowl trim removed. Little hole in the caulking...

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I am having this exact same problem. My driver's side floor keeps getting soaked under the floor mat. I can't find the damned culprit.

 

[89Suburban]

And it hasn't rained hard for a week.

 

[mikez71]

Driver floor is where mine got wet also. Definately take a look under the cowl. I hope that's it, I probably won't know for quite some time...
I believe I have seen another thread, where they had a leak further down the side of the cowl edge. Same issue, bad caulk job, wet floor.