Wreckerman the "tanker yanker"

[wreckerman893]

Yesterday Elmo and I made a trip to Redstone to pick up a 5000 gallon tanker I had bought for a customer.

I think it was brand new......there was a faint smell of diesel in the tank but all the TO&E equipment was still sealed in their container.

It was Elmo's first road trip since his redemption from captivity and he seemed to enjoy himself.

I fear he is a victim of "Stockholm Syndrome".....occassionally he looks at me with tears in his little possum eyes and asks "why doesn't Gimpy call?"

 

[Castle Bravo]

Looks good.

 

[Flyingvan911]

Nice looking tanker. Glad Elmo isn't as badly traumatized as the reputation of his captor would lead us to believe. Ha, ha.

 

[M35A2-AZ]

Nice!!! When Barstow had some of the tankers I missed out and did not get one, now I what one!!!

 

[goldneagle]

Yesterday Elmo and I made a trip to Redstone to pick up a 5000 gallon tanker I had bought for a customer.

I think it was brand new......there was a faint smell of diesel in the tank but all the TO&E equipment was still sealed in their container.

It was Elmo's first road trip since his redemption from captivity and he seemed to enjoy himself.

I fear he is a victim of "Stockholm Syndrome".....occassionally he looks at me with tears in his little possum eyes and asks "why doesn't Gimpy call?"

So are you saying that Gimpy is a pet-aphile or a possum-napper?

 

[3dAngus]

Surprising how that big ole tanker almost looks "small" next to that tractor.

It always looks huge to me when walking around one by itself.

Good job. (I know that bridge).

 

[islandguydon]

He looks at me with tears in his little possum eyes and asks "why doesn't Gimpy call?"

 

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Are the Kingpins on those things same as civie?

 

[Old Lincoln County Iron]

Nice set up! I have one on my list too. Think the neighbors would get uneasy with a fuel tanker sitting next door?

 

[zout]

Nice tanker.
Seems the writing on bathroom doors may be an indication of former pleas for help while heartlessly abandoned by his owner !

You should see a traumatic stress analysist for his depression and to get him out of his addiction now of writing on bathroom doors.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Very nice tanker! Mine was almost as nice when I picked it up. I see that is an A1 version, has the vapor recovery piping on the rear. I like where the wheel chocks are put, I'll have to do that to mine.

10 more loads and I'll have moved a million gallons with mine.

If he is going to haul it OTR loaded, I recommend getting rid of the NDT's ASAP. Mine were brand new, but with a load rolling on the freeway for hours they started to have bad tread separation problems.

Who's M915?

 

[Scooteerr]

I'm glad Elmo is finally home. I'd hate to know what kind of stuff went on during his captivity...

 

[wreckerman893]

Are the Kingpins on those things same as civie?

The kingpin on a M915 is the same as civy. The ones on the M916/M920 are the big ones.

Who's M915?

That is the one I sold to the guy that owns a big seed farm up the road from me.

He also owns the one I sold to AM General.

He let me use it to retrieve his tanker.