Badass vehicles you drive at work? heavy equipment etc?

I operate a JD 448D Turbo Log Skidder.

i used to drive a 1989 chevy van cutaway with a fibreglass cube... the cube was cracked and used to rock and roll, it was bought used by our catering group because it was insulated and refrigerated... was owned by a funeral home to haul stiffs before we started hauling banquets in it

i occasionally drive a Bobcat and John Deere Gator 4x2 at work.

Once a month, I get to drive this or its sister, car 66:


And then here's the SAR rigs:



My favorite is driving our 1987 GMC Suburban with 33s and a 4 inch lift...which I am trying to find a photo of.

a few twinturbo and exotics in the summer, some are stable some are scary

A Hyster 120 12K lb towmotor with a roll clamp.




That's literally what I have to do with it. Move, rotate, stack and unstack rolls of paper.

Floor it and it'll do between 10 and 15 miles an hour.

Exact specs are here:

http://www.hyster....ire/S80-120FT.htmx

Most days, depending on what shift I'm on, I drive one of these around.

31 mpg!

I ride one of these approximately 7 hours a day



Model Year 2009
Leather
5 wheels (beat that)
4 way adjustable
All wheel steering
Roadster - no roof

I got to drive all kinds of bad ass things over the years; tractors, dozers, skid steers, a backhoe, a lull, forklifts, a locomotive, dump trucks.

Posted by musket boy I got to drive all kinds of bad ass things over the years; tractors, dozers, skid steers, a backhoe, a lull, forklifts, a locomotive, dump trucks. http://oi44.tinypic.com/161ztjc.jpg

Don't you need a full size spleen to drive one of them there locomotives?

I drive mothers from all around the world.........


Ok really, I use my Kia Soul for my work car. 1,300 km per week

Posted by cr400 Don't you need a full size spleen to drive one of them there locomotives?

yeah you do but I got out of that line of business years ago

Posted by musket boy I got to drive all kinds of bad ass things over the years; tractors, dozers, skid steers, a backhoe, a lull, forklifts, a locomotive, dump trucks. http://oi44.tinypic.com/161ztjc.jpg

that picture was taken in Burlington Vermont by the waterfront in the railyard there. The Tank-Train cars were always shuttling between Burlington and Rutland. Neat.

the Bobcat 175 (ours has an enclosed cab)


and old John Deere Gator 4x2


the instrument assholes keep taking out Silverado and hiding it.

Ooo we just got a new shop truck, 2004 ram 1500 with the 5.7L. Intake, chip, exhaust the thing is pretty damn quick but oh how it sucks gas

Posted by Nismo Ooo we just got a new shop truck, 2004 ram 1500 with the 5.7L. Intake, chip, exhaust the thing is pretty damn quick but oh how it sucks gas

The 5.7 Hemi's pretty neat... set up to be quite the torque-r. But that Cummins straight 6, in either 5.9 or 6.7l, is a beast. quick blip of the throttle and then your head snaps back. It's amazing.

SOMETIMES I get to drive a 2012 base model 2.0 Jetta...

Posted by bandi SOMETIMES I get to drive a 2012 base model 2.0 Jetta...

oh... the excitement. kind of like, oh i don't know, a rectal exam without the payoff? watching paint dry? having the IRS audit you?

Posted by Samurai oh... the excitement. kind of like, oh i don't know, a rectal exam without the payoff?

YES! Just like every time I fix my Chevy truck!!! ;)

Posted by Samurai oh... the excitement. kind of like, oh i don't know, a rectal exam without the payoff? watching paint dry? having the IRS audit you?

Paint dries faster than the 2.0 Jetta with a slushbox accelerates!

Posted by bandi Paint dries faster than the 2.0 Jetta with a slushbox accelerates!

I didn't even realize they made compact cars with a mere 115 horses anymore.