 Good morning, everybody. We're about to get out there on the road. We're in Clearwater, Minnesota Headed west towards North Dakota when we get there. We're gonna turn north and point our nose up towards Canada Up by 29 we're gonna shoot ourselves up there as fast as we can because we're going home today Make one stop officially. We have to grab some fuel and Grand Forks other than that Let's get going Before we get going I just want to remind you guys of my good friends over at Beaver Bitcoin I would never promote anything to you that I don't actually use myself It's a great website. 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I use it But anyways We need to get out there on the road Guys, please remember. I'm not a financial advisor. Okay. I'm not here to give you financial advice Now I would encourage you if you guys are completely new to it Or if you don't understand it fully I can tell by some of the comments that came in last time And people aren't quite understanding what it is I'm not really a Bitcoin guy. I'm a trucker guy There are tons of resources for you to go and learn more about it But I would say don't do anything. You're not comfortable with know the game before you get in the game, right? But for myself, yes, I I do hold it very volatile goes up and down But the long-term trend Is up like today when I'm filming this Bitcoin is trading at over $91,000 Canadian. We're at an all-time high right now But keep in mind with all-time highs Sometimes they level out sometimes they go down sometimes they smash through the roof and go way up there some scammers out there Who use Bitcoin as a vehicle to scam people you have to be internet smart only go to trusted sources Soda has not had the cheapest fuel this week, which is interesting usually they do this week T8 Petro in Clearwater, Minnesota has the cheapest fuel has the same price and they're closer to home So I'm gonna try to get there Actually they send me on to my next trip is on people. It's amazing how fast Products can get to your door and as a truck driver. I understand the whole logistics process And you can track it through the app, right? So you buy something and say it comes out of like Georgia And it gets to your house in a day. It's incredible That's incredible that it goes from on their shelf delivery truck center Probably taken off that truck put on a different truck or a plane go somewhere close to you to another distribution center Put onto a different truck brought somewhere else that put into a little van And brings it right to your doorstep at your house the grand Grand Forks, North Dakota. Let's grab some juice here They got the cheapest of today you win my business. Congratulations flying Jay Thank you for your discounts. I do not want diesel one. I want diesel two No need for diesel one now nice Before when I had stopped I had opened up one of these fruit Fruit bowls or whatever right and he's got water in there and I spilt it all over my crotch So it looked like I peed my pants So I was hoping it would dry by the time I got here so I get out of the truck and not look like Well, let's go. I would have changed my pants then It's gonna do up my belt Still losing weight still feeling good Feels good to actually make some progress finally Oh, yeah, let's get out there. I don't want to waste any time. I want to go home 65 gallons What do you guys think of these Kenworth trucks here? What is the 990? I don't mind it. It's just it's definitely not a W 900 625 liters Not getting the greatest fuel economy with this Average about five point eight three miles per gallon. So that's fun But it is what it is. I'm on the way home This is the last stop the next stop is the yard where I take all of my equipment off of this trailer Because I need it for my next load tractor supply I mean, I can't hate on them. I don't think they look that bad Take the entrance to the left on I know I just like Classic W 900 L better But who knows I got a lot of career ahead of me yet probably about another 30 years of driving Eventually old blue is gonna have to retire. Hopefully not anytime soon. I want to keep her on the road for a good decade or two Eventually, I'll probably have to get a new truck We'll see I'm gonna keep this one going as long as I can as long as they let me I shouldn't need to be talking about retiring I don't mind on ever having a new truck. I do plan on keeping this truck forever Keeper to rebuild the truck than it is to buy a brand new truck We cheaper ask the price of these new trucks and it's got less than half the problems They've just taken us 123 kilometers in this direction. We know we from the sunset time to have supper I don't think I'm gonna make Sunday Monday. We have doctor's appointment. Check it out. I finally got them my new tarps Brand new I'm gonna use them on our next trip I'm gonna keep these tarps just for my first trip just to make sure because I haven't taken them out of the bag yet, right? So now I've ordered three tarps two end tarps with eight foot flaps eight foot sides eight foot drops They're blue. Obviously they're 24 feet wide by 18 feet long Right 24 25 feet 25 by 18 Anyways eight foot drops and then 18 foot long I got a center tarp and an end tarp So it covers up to 54 feet and my trailer is only 53 feet long same thing is these just new and Not holy These are more patch than tarp So I'm not really excited about carting around six tarps on my next trip But I Don't have the time to pull them out And get them all Checked out and everything. I'm gonna do that when I get to the tarp set. I'm gonna pull them out and put them over the truck Then it's just in case just in case I'm going to take those lungs. I know those are good I know those will fit even though they are more patch than tarp There's just for one trip. So I got I'm getting the truck serviced this weekend and We're also gonna talk about Getting this frame done. I don't it's very dirty right now. It's that season Please don't judge me Judge the climate. I'm in it is crazy out here So the frame rails what we're gonna do is we're gonna pull everything off of them No, I'm not gonna do it. I'm gonna pay a professional to do it. Let's be honest I'm not gonna tackle this project because I want it done right and I want it to last another 15 years This frame here is 15 years old. It's still holding up fine, but it's lost all the paint from the cab back pretty much So it needs to be completely redone. So what they do is they take off every single bolt They take every single thing off here take the wheels off Take that off suspension off Or did they take the suspension off? Yes, yes, I told them take everything off. They take the fifth wheel plate everything on here They take it off you're right off of there. I think everything they leave the cab on I believe I don't think they're gonna take the whole cab off But I'll leave that up to them and their judgment Take the fuel tanks off take the steps off So all of the frame route is bare and what they do is they sandblast the entire thing everything out of here Sandblast the entire thing if it needs to be reinforced anywhere you can reinforce it at the same time I'm going to be stretching it out approximately about 24 inches The maximum wheelbase length in Canada is 7.2 meters or that's about 284 inches from center of the Front axle the center of the rear axles here right now this truck is sitting at 244 inches That used to be the maximum allowable length in Canada Now the maximum length has extended But the overall length of your unit has stayed the same you can only be 75 and a half feet long From front of your bumper to the rear of the trailer bumper So I have to make sure that I'm careful and then I measure everything out So that I don't go over length because then I'm gonna need special permits everywhere I go in Canada the US they don't care you want to pull a semi trailer with a bus in the US They don't care in Canada here. We have to stay within certain certain length limits so I am able to put another about 40 inches on This frame if I want to if I were able to stay within I probably have to pull a full 48 foot trailer Then all the time and have my fifth wheel all the way forward So we're not gonna go that far forward and probably just gonna do about 24 to 30 inches something like that I have to measure everything out to make sure that I'm good The other net the reason we're doing that as you see how full this frame is here It's the same thing on the other side. I Want to put an auxiliary power unit on here to keep the truck warm in winter and Cool in summer mostly cool for summer. I already have an aspar heater that I rebuilt to keep warm in winter time But it keeps the cab cool. It also keeps my batteries charged and keep my engine warm Even though I have another heater for my engine, but I want an APU on here What that does is it reduces my idle time and thereby if you speak the language of environmentalists less exhaust out the pipes Better for climate better for environment. So however, which way you look at it saving money. That's my that's my main in my head My main thought don't idle that truck. Don't wear it out. I want a power unit. I'm gonna put it on on this side here That's why I need about 24 inches It's gonna be from here to there. I'm gonna slap it on a frame right there And then on the other side on the driver side over here I'm gonna put a couple of Tire chain holders or tire chain rack right here so that my tire chains are visible and Hanging here where DOT could see them That way when I pull into a scale in a zone that requires chains at a certain time of year or requires chains to be on the truck and with me I Can show it's right there They can see it with their own eyes less chance that they're gonna pull me into double check if I have my chains They can see them right right now my chains are in this box Down there Not very visible if you if you ask me it's hard to see them So I mean if if they want to check to make sure I have chains They've got to pull me in and you know what happens when DOT pulls you in at the scale to check if you have chains And they're gonna check everything else. I'm gonna check Absolutely everything fine tooth comb talk to bottom not that I'm afraid of that I'm confident that I keep my truck up to regulation and and safe but I Do you know how it is of the DOC is an officer like combing over your truck. What if you miss something? You know, they're just sitting there in anxiety and what if he does find something and what if he's lying I? Just don't want to do it. I want to avoid Talking with them, you know when they're off-duty. They want to invite me down for a barbecue Oh, I'll have a great barbecue with them and need a nice big juicy steak But when they're on duty and in uniform Ain't no offense. I'd rather not talk to them The uniform is not exactly my friend though. I know if they're doing good things. They're keeping bad drivers off the road So you got to give them that they they are necessary. I'm not saying they're not necessary It's you get what I mean. I just rather not talk to them when they're working. I Don't want them going over my truck. It's just a waste of time. That's my biggest thing to waste of time I'm always in a rush as you know always in a rush you get pulled in for an inspection. Well There goes your whole day your logbook keeps clicking while they're out here sniffing around You don't get that time back. You have to log it is on duty Then you might be late for your delivery or for your pickup You might miss your pick up and miss out on a load and lose that revenue Or you might be late delivering and then you have an unhappy customer who won't Want you to haul their stuff again because you were late and then you lose out on that future revenue and Keep it messes up the whole timeline That's enough you guys know what I mean I'm half joking around here and half being serious. We all don't want to be pulled into the scale for anything So I want my chains visible here so when I drive over the scale they can see them right there But they're not going to use that as an excuse to pull me in to check to see if I have changed and then go for a whole level one Inspection. No, I got my chains right there. Let me go Got things to do people to see places to go That loads to deliver But anyways, that's enough yapping to me. I'm just yapping around here Yapping around I'm just yapping about is that even I just made that up So thanks everybody for hanging out with me hanging out with old bloke. We both appreciate it I'll see you in my next video. We're gonna have a couple of days off at home here So I'll see you in a couple of days Hope you take care. 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