My Ride this Morning

"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed) 09/26/2020 at 09:57 • Filed to: None

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Helping a friend move. 26ft Uhaul box truck with an F650 chassis. Will give reports and review. 3 hour  drive ahead of me.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 10:19

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Any chance you’re headed to Portland?

-Asking for a Fed friend

bob and john > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 10:21

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what motor?

and whats fuel consumption like? (because I loathe to call that fuel economy) 

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 10:31

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Fuck those things. I drove one from Chicago to Minneapolis (severely hungover) and it was awful . 

Just Jeepin' > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 09/26/2020 at 10:34

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That sounds more like user error. 

Jb boin > bob and john 09/26/2020 at 10:35

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It’s a Triton V10, i t’s written on the fender.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Just Jeepin' 09/26/2020 at 10:37

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(Shhhhh !!)

but yes, it didn’t help.

Overall I’ve driven box trucks that size probably 15 times and I hate it every time. Once the novelty of driving something gigantic wears off (after about 5 minutes), it’s just noisey, NVH ridden, slow, monotony. 

bob and john > Jb boin 09/26/2020 at 10:45

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didnt see it, small on my screen. neato

ttyymmnn > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 10:48

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Not just a ride, but a gentle ride™

Maxima Speed > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/26/2020 at 11:05

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Lolol 

ranwhenparked > ttyymmnn 09/26/2020 at 11:06

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I love how U-Haul has to label every single mundane part of their vehicles as some sort of branded feature.

Maxima Speed > Jb boin 09/26/2020 at 11:06

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Yeah was about to say.

Maxima Speed > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 09/26/2020 at 11:08

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Theyre actually easy to drive so far.

Maxima Speed > ttyymmnn 09/26/2020 at 11:09

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He he

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 11:16

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They’re not difficult, just unp leasa nt.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 11:20

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Was amused to see that video footage of the “peaceful protestors” unloading the gear out of the back of a U-Haul the other day...

apparently the Law School Grad woman that rented the truck forgot that, armed with the plate number, the Feds could track down the rental location, the renter, the renter’s credit card number... the renter’s phone records and the renter’s source of funds...

BTW, all those trucks now also have GPS tracking and nannies, so you be safe out there.  Check out Multnomah Falls!

Brickman > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 11:23

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Fuel saver + Triton V10 = 0    :P

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Jb boin 09/26/2020 at 12:49

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These trucks are so much better with a diesel, but U-Haul likes lower upfront costs of a big gas motor, simpler maintenance and not having to deal with a customer mistakenly filling up with the wrong fuel. Fuel economy  and overall engine lifespan is of no concern to them.

fintail > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/26/2020 at 12:56

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Probably more Russia-funded deplorables from points east who have been streaming to the west coast, operating under a false flag and/or looking for a fight.

Only slightly joking.

I'll do anything for a laugh > ranwhenparked 09/26/2020 at 13:11

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Powerful Gasoline Engine!

Jb boin > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 09/26/2020 at 13:22

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As a European these ( the engine,  the non cabover form factor and their look) are an abomination.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Jb boin 09/26/2020 at 13:27

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But they are also really big. The smaller ones don’t have that big old good. I do wonder about the hood because I’m fairly sure you could get the Triton V10 in significantly smaller vehicles.

I remember helping my friend move an absolutely absurd quantity of soaking wet lumber and cinder blocks in a Ford van based E350 and the front wheels briefly gained about 10 degrees of camber. He should have rented one of those instead. But then your reasonably valid point comes in. The same wouldn't have missed up a similarly sized Isuzu NPR as badly.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > fintail 09/26/2020 at 13:27

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Oh, there’s likely some of that.

In the case I’m citing, they traced the money back to a group most decidedly NOT that though .

I’m not dismissing the False Flag thing BTW. That mess in Minneapolis is pretty certain to put the whole state into the (R) column in November... strategists certainly understand that.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Brickman 09/26/2020 at 13:30

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You forgot to divide fuel saver by F650(1 + displacement). 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 13:43

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We just turned one in, and my dad was pleasantly surprised compared to Uhaul trucks of old. Loaded to the door, plus towing the LS430, it would easily do 75 unless you got to a hill . Even then, it would maintain 70 pretty well. It made following it much less unpleasant. 

Shoop > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 09/26/2020 at 13:43

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Like your mom? 

For Sweden > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 14:28

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A late-model U-haul?

Are such things even possible?

fintail > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/26/2020 at 14:36

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There’s definitely some of that. Who is paying for these outsiders to come into cities from outside areas, looking for fights with antifa and calmer protesters alike? Tons of it in the PNW, not unlike the one who was shot in Portland not long ago (the shooter then effectively executed by our brave praetorian warriors as he took down one of their sympathizers) , and plenty of non-locals streaming into Seattle-area cities when things get hot, too.

Nothing like striking fear in people who are already afraid and not against leaving the TV on FOX News all day.

I am sure MN will be just as tired from all the winning in 4 years as they are tired from it now. So much winning, so much exceptionalism.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Jb boin 09/26/2020 at 14:44

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There’s some reasons for North American commercial trucks generally non-cabover form factor. We generally don’t have the size constraints of more densely built cities, so there tends not to be much motivation for a shorter overall vehicle. Longer wheelbases also have stability advantages at higher speeds and s itting between axles on the tractor instead of on top of one lends itself to a more comfortable ride experience. It also lends itself to more aerodynamic profiles, and especially out West where many states have trucks running 75 or 80mph speed limits.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > fintail 09/26/2020 at 14:56

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I grew up out there and, as I posted indiscreetly on the FP the other day, that whole “Minnesota nice” thing is largely a facade.  There’s a lot of resentment burbling under the surface... and aimed at lots of different groups.  

Brickman > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/26/2020 at 15:23

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Dang. I suck at math :P

Maxima Speed > For Sweden 09/26/2020 at 15:29

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I know right?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Maxima Speed 09/26/2020 at 16:14

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I think a uhaul box truck is sill the biggest thing I’ve driven. I was moving and my civic wasn’t gonna cut it this time since I finally had furniture lol . it’s wild that anyone can just go get one for the afternoon.

fintail > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/26/2020 at 16:52

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Yep, it’s like “ southern hospitality” , which is often doled out with snark or used as a thin veneer.   Judging by the last election, there’s a lot of resentment in the upper midwest as a hole.

At least here in the PNW, we are cold and standoffish, and proud of it.

Maxima Speed > Shoop 09/26/2020 at 17:09

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Ohhhhhhh!!!!!

Forrest > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/26/2020 at 18:17

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It is totally wild. For our last move, I rented an Isuzu NQR cabover with a 16' enclosed bed and a 6.0L GM V8. It wasn’t bad to drive, though  you constantly have to remind yourself of how much space you take up. But, the thing I found most absurd was its party trick: the electric liftgate. There were several ways that you could lose a finger or a toe if you aren’t careful with the liftgate. There are no sensors that check if you are about to crush a body part with the liftgate. I used the liftgate slowly and carefully, but I was worried about hurting myself. If you’re tired or distracted while operating it, you could earn yourself a trip to the ER quite quickly. Also, the liftgate was LOUD. Like, “sorry I woke you up, neighbors” loud.