Some thoughts going through my head one being whats the divorce rate among us diesel owners due to the fact that there seems to be an endless amount of $$$ we can dump in these things. Anyone here faced the question "its me or the truck". On a second note, does anyone else find themselfs talking to there truck. I do it all the time maybe I need to be in the loony bin

 

I dunno about the majority here, but the guys I know with these trucks have money to throw at the truck because the truck is making the money.
Some guys here are old and retired and need a hobby and it keeps them from agrivatting momma...

 

I pat her after a nice hard run....

 

Lol you aint the only one that talks to your truck. I do it all the time. i believe my old 82 gmc actually ran better when i talked to her nice. As far as the other half deal my gf has a deal with me when i get something new for the truck she gets something nice also.( she has expensive taste)

 

I KNOW my 71 chevy ran better after a good cussin'...

 

i didnt dare cuss that 82(ole blackie) or else she would flat quit on me

 

A good cussin', slap the dash, and stomp the loud peddle... remind the truck you mean business...

 

ha ha mine would have fallen apart.

 

i talk to mine after i climb a nice big hill then take the downhill side easy and let her rest! and going down the road i will talk to it sometimes. as for the wife/girlfriend part im single and going to school so school is my life and the money i save goes to play with my truck. no worries there

 

You forgot the part about "bitin' the ear" .... seen John Wayne do it in a movie once and it sure got the horses attention, PRONTO !!

Cheers,
PISTOL

 

I don't talk "to" my truck, I just tell other people how good my truck is! Kinda like bragging about your kids to someone else.

That's why I post on here---just to make them feel good and work harder......

I only live one mile from the state hospital!!!!! It's easy to check in.

 

Just don't get confussed and do that to Mama! The results are very different........

 

Talk to her? All the time, probably talk to my truck more than I do my Wife........

Nothing brought it home more than this reply to one of my posts here, wish I could remember which one of the addicts posted it, but it was good enough for me to cut and paste it into my Cummins part number word document for posterity........

"heh heh My first thought when reading the top paragraph was you were going to tell us SHE has done all the truck waxing since marriage! Like that would happen, right? But that aside, shame on you! To ignore previous family just because you were married - how do you think that makes your truck feel? I've had lengthy and therapeutic late-night conversations with my truck about that sort of neglect from it's previous owner, and due to owner-truck confidentiality laws, I can't reveal the details, but suffice it to say lack of waxing and previous attention after marriage can have a devastating permanent effect on someone as sensitive as a Dodge diesel dually. I know, I know, we all think these trucks are big tough indestructable beasts, and some of them do a pretty good job of maintaining that appearance. But after longterm exploration into the psyche of my own truck, I can tell you that deep down, inside that brute-like exterior, beats a caring, sensitive and kind heart(the type that secretly listens to Italian opera music or the Boston Pops Orchestra performing John Philip Sousa marches on it's radio while you sleep. Sometimes it will go far as listening to Air Supply or even in the worst-case scenario(Heaven forbid!) Barry Manilow on a light-hearted day.). I've even heard of tragic cases of these trucks becoming alcohol/meth addicts(ask Wannadiesel about his) behind this type of neglect. Very sad, if you've ever seen a young, vibrant Cummins diesel truck in it's prime and later see it descend into the maniacal depths of a psychotic break brought on by marital non-waxing neglect, you'll never forget it!! Don't believe me? Just leave a voice-activated recorder in the cab a couple nights and you'll see. They sing to themselves, they dream of cute little apple-butt cuties to come sit on their...um...seats, they are afraid of the dark, they whimper during thunderstorms, and in my case, actually talk to themselves all night about their problems. Even when confronted with the evidence, my truck stood strong and stoically silent, maintaining the facade of inner strength, but finally caved and blurted out all the pent-up hurt and anger over being ignored. Maybe this extreme case only happens when a new bride is involved(such was my truck's experience also), but be forewarned; if neglected too long and completely left out of the 'new' family activities and decisions, emotions can run high and jealousy may actually cause the truck to do things to the new wife like, hard starting, killing it's own motor when trying to ease out the clutch pedal, and the ever-infamous raising of the fuel gauge so as to APPEAR to have enough fuel when she left, only to run out, thus causing tension between you & the wife over who's fault it was you had to bring fuel and bleed lines to get started again. Don't get me wrong, these trucks are great buds and pals, but I tell you this; DON'T get one of them angry/upset/jealous, or they can turn on the wife like a rabid attack dog!! And don't forget the consequences of the worst kind of neglect...the new BABY jealousy syndrome!! You think the new wife syndrome sounds bad?? Worse than any cat around the baby, and left alone for even a short while, a diesel truck is capable of lurking around even a partially open window, backing up to it and totally covering the poor unsuspecting baby with a thick black cloud of smoke that will nearly suffocate him/her! Moral of this whole tirade is: Never forget who gotcha thru thick 'n thin, has always been there to carry you thru, and never once complained or asked for anything but some occasional care and attention, ok? Unless it's a Ferd, and then, ...well..., you've got even bigger problems that we can't go into here. Oh, and as for getting back on topic...if I were you, I'd also look into a wearable lightning rod(usually fits under a common trucker's cap), if you don't get back to mending those fences with your truck. That's been my experience, may not be typical(my doctor/attorney here at the institution says I gotta include a disclaimer in all unsolicited insane advice - go figure, but what does HE know - he drives a Ferd...). Please keep us informed and let us know of your progress with the relationship, will you? Oh, and if you'd like to tell us how the marriage is going, you can do that too. Gotta run, they are dispensing pills up front, Toodles! "

 

Wife or truck?????

 

The wife seems to hate DTR more than my truck.. She call it my truck crack.

As for the truck, I always talk good to her. I love my truck and she loves me. Kinda reminds me of the Rodney Carrington Song