Where, Oh Where, is my DIAD?

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I don't think my leg (with my winter tan) will be confused with STUG's! I took this of me stepping onto a P800 yesterday. Damn 22" step and 157 stops almost killed me. I'm glad I got my P7 back from the paint shop today, I almost wanted to kiss it after being in a P8 the last eight days.
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stevetheupsguy

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I don't think my leg (with my winter tan) will be confused with STUG's! I took this of me stepping onto a P800 yesterday. Damn 22" step and 157 stops almost killed me. I'm glad I got my P7 back from the paint shop today, I almost wanted to kiss it after being in a P8 the last eight days.

Awesome post, Scratch. Love those pictures, they speak a thousand words.
 

dilligaf

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I don't think my leg (with my winter tan) will be confused with STUG's! I took this of me stepping onto a P800 yesterday. Damn 22" step and 157 stops almost killed me. I'm glad I got my P7 back from the paint shop today, I almost wanted to kiss it after being in a P8 the last eight days.
Hey sexy legs!!!!!!!!




No, not you sexyupsguy. LOL:wink2:
 

MechanicForBrown

Prblm found,part on order
Maybe in his grocery cart. Every homeless person got one of those too!
And some have a 2 CART garage in the back alley. :funny:

I for one would of liked to have seen STUG in the bra!!!! But since he's not a feeder driver he probably hasn't got man-boobs!!
Man boobs are a symptom of too much time behind the wheel of a CH600 Mack. Cure; Bid back into package and a little of :treadmill:and you'll have those man boobs in check. LOL
Shoulda looked in the tractor shop. I had an issue, was there a long time!!! Maybe 2:30 - 3...
GOSH over9, could've come down to package, woulda got you up and running in no time!

Good enough for ya's?
Careful STUG, sexyupsman might start droolin :drool:
you might just be sexier than his sexyupsman LOL
 
I don't think my leg (with my winter tan) will be confused with STUG's! I took this of me stepping onto a P800 yesterday. Damn 22" step and 157 stops almost killed me. I'm glad I got my P7 back from the paint shop today, I almost wanted to kiss it after being in a P8 the last eight days.
Can you reach the hand rail without totally extending your arm and shoulder?
Just looking at those pics makes my back hurt. That is exactly why I am on Comp.
Good luck to you and be sure to wear your bullet proof vest the next two weeks.
 

scratch

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Can you reach the hand rail without totally extending your arm and shoulder?

I took a pic of that too! I hate P8s with a passion. I drove my first 22 years with manual steering and a stick shift, I don't mind that. But climbing in and out of those mid 1980s P800 and P1000s is nothing but torture on your body. Whoever designed these cars deserves a special place in the underworld. Theres no telling how many injuries these have caused over the years. The handholds are too high, my arm was extended all the way when I grabbed it. I found myself grabbing the door frame at a lower height to pull myself up into the cab. I will take the 14" bottom step in my P7 anyday over a 22" P8 or P10.:knockedout:
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The handholds are too high, my arm was extended all the way when I grabbed it. I found myself grabbing the door frame at a lower height to pull myself up into the cab. I will take the 14" bottom step in my P7 anyday over a 22" P8 or P10.:knockedout:
That's exactly what I was doing when I hurt my back, well with the other hand on the edge of the door itself. The division manager said I needed to use PROPER methods. I closed teeth said back to him, "keep me out of the 800s and I will".

By your pic, it appears your arm/shoulder is at about a 50 to 55 degree angle to the side of the truck, that's just too much stress on your shoulder. Add that to the high step and all the other factors and you have a pretty good recipe for an injury while following the proper work method.
 

dilligaf

IN VINO VERITAS
On a couple of our old 800's, I had the mechanic install an extra grab bar on the floor in front of the heater. Works like a charm.
 
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