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| The truck is parked over the inspection pit in the floor |
It is time to give our trucks some love and attention so we set off through the snow and the wind that is sweeping across Europe to take them to be serviced. An oil change, new oil and air filters are needed. The braking systems are inspected for any wear and tear and the garage will be checking all the other fluids. Then it is on to the rolling road to have the tachograph checked and calibrated. 90kmh is the maximum speed that we are allowed to travel at. This 90kmh limit is so frustrating and I think that the when the limits were set by the laws, trucks did not have the superb braking and steeering systems that they are fitted with now. It would be quite safe to allow trucks to travel at an extra 10kmh. But.........THE LAW IS THE LAW.........and I can not see it being changed so I will stop moaning about it.
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| The dirty air filter for the engine is replaced |
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The terrible weather has meant that the roads are covered with salt, to prevent ice forming, and the trucks are covered with dirty brown coloured deposits from this. They certainly do not look as beautiful as they do when they are parked at the race track.
We have checked and repaired all of our garage equipment and it is ready to be loaded back in the trucks, ready for the first race in Italy. We have some last minute testing in Portugal before then and I am personally looking forward to some warmer temperatures. I HATE THE COLD WEATHER.
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| The cab is tilted forward to allow the mechanics access to the motor |
