Well that's a new one

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 02/21/2020 at 20:24 • Filed to: None

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A panel of my work truck floor just... Bent outwords? I guess the heavy diesel vibrations caused a weld to break (along with some rivets) and various internal forces in the metal caused it to bend in such a weird way. The panel is not thin either... My 200lb self exerting maximum force couldn’t pull the panel up—or down—even an inch.

It was rattling against the exhaust in such a way that people 3 blocks away stopped and stared. If not for my earbuds I would have been completely unable to drive, due to the sheer volume. The joys of a 450k mile vehicle...

Still loving the new gig though. So much so that I switched from 4 days a week to 6.

HEY! I JUST REALIZED I CSN VIEW THE MARGINS IN THE POST EDITOR! KINJA.... *FIXED* SOMETHING! 

DipodomysDeserti > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 20:42

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I wonder if someone tried to pry their way into your truck.

AestheticsInMotion > DipodomysDeserti 02/21/2020 at 20:47

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Thar would be pretty ballsy seeing as it happened during my delivery route and I’m never more than twenty feet away.

Does kind of look like that though 

ranwhenparked > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 20:59

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Seems like an odd way to break into a truck. But what are the chance s the joint would just fail like that?

gettingoldercarguy > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:03

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Yeah, I can see the margins too.  Pretty nice.

facw > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:22

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Do you have a truck that is “yours” or do they just assign them to routes when it’s time to load the truck?

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:28

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I want to guess that something like a wire harness or a rope either was attached to, or got caught on, the underside of that panel and then got run over by the tires. I’m not coming up with too many other ways for that much force to be applied to that spot in that direction.

AestheticsInMotion > ranwhenparked 02/21/2020 at 21:29

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Especially seeing as I leave the doors open lol

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:31

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So that’s where my iPhone went.

AestheticsInMotion > facw 02/21/2020 at 21:31

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In general, a person  will stick with the same route, and get the same truck each day. If you know a lot of different routes your value goes up considerably, and that’s where you end up swapping routes daily to help out wherever you’re needed (and getting different trucks).

AestheticsInMotion > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 02/21/2020 at 21:33

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That makes more sense. I did drive by a new construction site a few minutes before I noticed the sound. Maybe there was something in the road

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/21/2020 at 21:34

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Update: I ran over a Nokia. I should be thankful that this is the extent of the damage! 

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:35

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“HEY! I JUST REALIZED I CSN VIEW THE MARGINS IN THE POST EDITOR! KINJA.... *FIXED* SOMETHING!”

WhatWhatWhat!?! HUZZAH!

AestheticsInMotion > shop-teacher 02/21/2020 at 21:37

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And Chariotoflove pointed out a new kinja bug below me. Kinja giveth and kinja taketh 

66P1800inpieces > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:40

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Do some routes have inherently better trucks or is it just luck of the draw? 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 21:44

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Looks like you got too much danger to manifold

AestheticsInMotion > 66P1800inpieces 02/21/2020 at 21:46

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Some people get luckier than others with trucks, for sure. I liked my old truck more as it was a (relatively) quiet gas truck, with a much better backup camera and an easier to use latch on the rear roll door . On the flip side, my new truck has a significantly better turning radius, is narrower for tight maneuvers, and has a more comfortable seat.

As Fedex operates via a c onglomeration of contractor companies working out of the same terminal in *friendly* competition , you see a lack of uniformity that’s quite interesting. 

AestheticsInMotion > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 02/21/2020 at 21:47

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I try to protect my manifold, but sometimes you just have to let them leave the nest, you know? 

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 22:00

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I saw that. I’ve had the star thing happen occasionally several times over the years. Kinja is an enigma wrapped in a riddle.

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 22:05

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Something in the back broke out and escaped. Judging from the damage, it was pretty strong. You’re lucky you’re still alive. 

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove 02/21/2020 at 22:20

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I mean... I did spot the bobcat again a few days ago. 

DipodomysDeserti > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 22:46

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They might not have realized how close you were, until they did. 

facw > AestheticsInMotion 02/21/2020 at 22:56

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It’s a more common problem than you think:

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > AestheticsInMotion 02/22/2020 at 07:13

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Clearly a high pressure delivery...

66P1800inpieces > AestheticsInMotion 02/22/2020 at 10:23

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Very interesting. I never really noticed the lack of uniformity but that is probably one of those things you only notice once someone raises the issue. Speaking of quieter trucks - does anyone think that the big brown company purposefully cuts a 1/4 inch out of the the #3 cylinder exhaust manifold gasket?  Most of those trucks have a unique hit and miss sound that can be heard blocks away.  Must be hard on the operators.