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[@SuperTruckerdan]

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[@kens.3729]

You Da Man! We Always knew you were # 1. 😬👍

[@bernieneufeld4297]

Grinding Balls. I have a few exes that could give them some technical advice.

[@TheMinnow101]

An observation; if you got a few exes, ball busting might not be all on them 😏

[@carlthor91]

The smaller ones are for a pebble mill, for grinding ash clinker for portland cement. In mining operations, they use them in secondary size reduction. If you have a question, I will answer to the best that I can, after 41 years in mining. Best wishes all.

[@petermarshall7005]

That info Carl is spot on. When i worked on the Railroad here in Sydney Australia we hauled thousands of tons of those Grinding balls.They are used to grind and fine up ore and other minerals and also in cement mills. In fact an Australian owned company had a plant making them in Kansas City Missouri. We hauled them in drums and also loose in open top 20foot shipping containers.

[@ericdee6802]

@@petermarshall7005 Hello Peter, I too work for a Railroad in the States, we haul those in 55gal drums, the ones we ship are imported from India, (Go figure). 🤣 ✌️

[@phmoffett]

Grinding balls are used to pulverize cement clinker (larger chunks after being baked in large rotating kilns). The result is very fine cement that is stored in silos.

[@dukebass4564]

I spent 43 years as an owner-operator and company employer in the trucking business before I retired. Lots of mixed emotions riding shot gun with you, some good some not so good. Overall an enjoyable career. Stay safe out there and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. Remember I m

[@thebikeaholic]

I wish you would show more of your loading and unloading. To me that's the most interesting part of your videos when you actually show it. In my opinion.

[@mudslanger6577]

Elora,TN. I live about 15 miles the opposite way in Winchester. That solar farm is pretty sweet. The farmer leasing them the land is getting $2 million a year for like 30 years. Crazy lol

[@dvious2969]

Trucking with Schmidt has been giving you a shout out on his channel.

[@xXBuckOFiveXx]

There is a video here on youtube of a dryvan hauling these steel balls in super sacks. He goes up a steep hill in Seattle and they break through the rear doors and start pulverizing cars.

[@mattvelthuizen4864]

link?

[@kens.3729]

Gotta Love your Peterbilt. There are a Lot of Different Trucks but ONLY one (1) Peterbilt. 😬👍

[@davestarr7112]

Portland cement is a main ingredient of concrete. It is mainly made of limestone. Big junks of limestone are put in a tumbler with these steel balls and rolled over and over until the limestone is a fine, dust-like powder. The powder is then super-dried in a kiln and bagged up to use as cement.

[@jameshart7659]

We load them in KC and we haul all the way up to 6” balls for Mines out in Colorado.

[@Dennis379c16]

Stored outside at the shippers, stored outside at the delivery, that sucks. I've got a 379 with cat 5.5 to 5 is what I average. Glad your back to work.

[@frugalmurse]

As for your fuel mileage, you are not paying for DEF and you are happier, both things to consider.

[@MrBigR928]

Amen brother! Plus he's got a fresh Big Kitty up front🤗

[@majorpayne4098]

DEF sucks toasts the motors in the long run and things get screwed up notably in international harvesters lol

[@joeysharp7786]

they use them in a tumbler to crush the rock

[@cobraspottedwolf8791]

I've seen them on a flatbed with low sideboard. The back down a hill a pull the back board off.

[@nipponsuxs]

My friends father delivers them to mines in western australia b doubles , aka two trailers at a time, heavy as f. Around 80000kg 180000lb

[@abm2958]

To crush the clinker into cement dust.

[@joeysharp7786]

@@cobraspottedwolf8791 yes that is how they hauled some here to mines in B.C. Keylson Cartage hauled with those long-framed tractors and trailers. Did,t they called them B.C. Mountain tractors because of bridge laws . They had to be twenty feet from the front bumper to the fifth wheel pin.

[@ko9446]

@@nipponsuxs some of the weight I see them run in Australia is crazy. California damn sure won’t let me get near that.

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

I love how you show out the window driving IT MAKES ME EXTREMELY HAPPY. THANKS DAN.

[@joeysharp7786]

as for fuel mileage those old 379,s were not very aerodynamic but were beautiful trucks in my eyes and that cat motor was great.

[@pgadams1]

Loved the music. Another great ride.

[@Oheeeoh]

I have used grinding balls in a harbor freight ball mill. They pulverize different materials. Safe travels Dan!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Always good watching an expert trucker 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@johnirving5406]

After what you've just been through with the truck, grinding balls seems rather apt

[@RaoulThomas007]

That’s a country tune: I delivered my grinding balls but got stuck for awhile...

[@wesboettcher6105]

I also stayed at the Tennessean in Connersville last night (3/15/21) very nice stop. I also could have swore I saw you today. Don't want to be a spoiler so I'll keep the location to myself until the next video. Keep up the good work

[@mlh1410]

On Hwy 64 just off of I65, you passed a little place called Sarge's Shack. It is worth stopping at, you'll never forget the meal for sure.

[@danoakes8680]

Grinding balls are used in the mining, coal, construction (for example, to make cement) and other industries: in ball mills as grinding bodies for grinding materials by impact, abrasion and crushing. The balls are produced from iron and steel. The old school guy.

[@murrayfarrellmc454]

Used in ball mills for fine grinding of materials. eg mine output.

[@ahaagy7718]

The cement plant uses them to grind the freshly burned cement down to dustsize. Monthly the small balls were extracted, new balls join the game.

[@OldDunollieman]

Good video Dan. Stay safe.

[@garymckee9538]

Remember loading barrels of smaller metal shot pellets in Canton Michigan to Wisconsin in a van trailer. They loaded the skids right up the middle of the trailer Heavy i think was about 46000 lbs

[@Jesse-le9bh]

I think that the balls are used in a pulverizer to turn limestone into powder. Glad to hear that your truck is running well. Blessings

[@georgehender910]

Love your old truck!

[@jimpritchard3816]

That is Exactly what I wanted to know thank you Dan

[@wbball15]

Great stuff, Dan. Enjoy the great Dorsey trailer.

[@jasonkotara2135]

Great channel, I been watching off and on for years! I like the way you promote Dorsey trailers. You work it in where your not a sell out but do a great job showing them off!

[@sczorroc1552]

Dan, the truck sounds good on video. Keep safe man..

[@jimcollins8097]

Oh man, I live about 50 miles south of Pulaski where I65 crosses the Tenn river at decatur

[@bigunone]

Those are little ones, the ones used in a copper mine are 5 inches round!

[@stovebolt448]

Thanks for the video Dan, FUN trucking in a Pete!😁

[@chadharmon5716]

You were in cornersville Tennessee pops barbecue love that place

[@Eric_Cleckler]

The Tennessean was one of my favorites when I was Otr. Great food and the women in the restaurant were so nice.

[@robertbradford7892]

Yes sir it Sounds like it's running good...👌

[@brucekoster9253]

40 years ago we hauled lots of grinding balls to Magna Ut...and Phoenix, Az area, (among other places) for the copper mining industry. Back then, we used flat beds with side kits to haul wheat into KC....then picked up bulk grinding balls to Utah....then sometimes salt pellets back to Kansas. Flats are interesting because of the variety of loads and places you get to see....but they are certainly a lot more work! Chains & binders.....lumber tarps...and even setting up & tearing down the side kits can leave you huffin' & puffin' lol. Not a bad deal for the younger guys, but it really takes it out of the older drivers.....doesn't it Dan?!

[@jkowalcz]

Dan, Have you ever thought about doing a video on what an expense report entails and how you have your taxes setup as a owner operator working for a company for loads?

[@franciscosandiego3026]

Stay safe on the road dan.

[@MikeF1189]

Those go in to a giant drum called a ball mill. They put rocks in on end and dust come out the other end.

[@sczorroc1552]

Is that like big rocks into smallest rocks...

[@edcronin5409]

Thanks for the ride along & great music miss the road ( retired ). Safe travels

[@unclejoe5541]

sorry I missed you at the TA, I'm about 30 miles east of there, in between Tallahassee and Marianna.

[@bengone3349]

You learn something new every day. Be safe Dan!

[@frfrpr]

Good video. Thanks for sharing

[@longhorn6835]

I've been to that place in Pulaski many times to haul grinding balls to the iron mines in Minnesota when I drove truck. Now I work at one of them its interesting to get to see something you use to haul in its working form.

[@GlennBeebe]

Those grinding balls are used to break up the clinker which comes out of the kiln for making cement.

[@brianhubbard6423]

They are put in a big rotating cylinder and they are used for grinding the clinker used in the making of cement. Keep the rubber on the road and safe travels.

[@abm2958]

Always a good time sorting them as well!

[@patodwyer721]

Nice one Dan. Keep on trucking

[@Dutch64]

Just had hamburger steak there no long ago. Great videos, and thanks for the fuel mileage info as it was much appreciated. Stay safe Dan. By the way that horse you have is a beauty.

[@fredflintstone8048]

The grinding balls go into a 'ball mill'.. In the cement making process they mix various minerals together like sand, lime and other ingredients and then pass that mixture through a blast furnace which causes it to melt down into a slag.. that slag is put into the ball mills which are big metal drums full of those balls that spin to be ground up into a powder that is the final product, the cement that's used in concrete. If you ever visit one of those plants (portland cement for example) the sound those mills make is deafening.

[@intense5335]

pool table balls shiped ta be be painted. Its ill eagle ta paint them in tha same facility cause of global warmin.

[@robertduffin455]

Professional job all round Take care and stay safe Dan 🌵🇬🇧👍

[@jimfetzer996]

The grinding balls are used in a rotary tumble to crush rocks

[@JTLittlejohn]

Hey Dan, I hauled those grinding balls a few times before as well. We usually hauled them 2 barrels wide (rear of your load had 3 wide) and an older driver showed me a neat trick. He had me put my dunnage on top of each line of barrels then strap down as close to center of the barrels as possible. That would help keep them from rocking out of the straps should a strap slip. Enjoy your videos. We met a couple years back in Louisville getting our inspections done and I was having an ABS valve put on my W9 when you pulled up. Safe travels.

[@yvindHvaal]

Safe travels, mr Watson!

[@larryhood9678]

👍 stay safe I enjoy your videos I look forward to watching them stay safe

[@danielvrana9444]

Hahaha they are called KLINKER like Hogan’s Heroe’s lol. It cleans the the Kilns of making the cement it crushes the rock and cleans the whole process of making Dust which is pulverized rock. We have a cement plant here in Buffalo Iowa. I drove a dry tanker with Lime & cement to Chicago every day. So yes I was a Trucker... Hey just as a simple request if you see a Blond Chick on a job site get some eye candy!!! Gezz

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Thanks for the Video Dan. Safe travels.

[@josh6036]

My favorite truck stop great food

[@youtubeisawesome2487]

if your transmission has been grinding going to low for a long time, your sychro is damaged and the drive gear, if it has just started get a new air pressure regulator before you cause any more damage. regulator is on the back of the transmission with a bunch of hoses running to it

[@dennismckown4951]

my 1st trip to Florida, i mentioned the roads were great, and a driver laughed, he said "they're great now, cause they just laid new asphalt, otherwise they'd be rough as hell." later when i got down around Miami, i saw what he meant. place is too humid for me. with the old batteries that you had to add water, not the enclosed ones of today, you had to check your radiator and battery lvls to make sure they were full, otherwise Florida's humid weather would suck em dry.

[@daviesmia]

I watched a news feed video the other day, a driver lost his load of steel balls, 44k of them, they went rolling down the hill, unstoppable. Think it was near Seattle.

[@chriskahlson]

Luck the weather held out for the off paved road delivery and no extended delays got you reloaded and southbound into Florida like shooting pool you’re setup for the next shot, great video

[@glindabeaven6805]

I used to haul insulation and i always hated going to job sites when it was wet..Seemed like they always wanted it where it was the wettest and nasty Im glad i don't do that anymore i never leave the asphalt now

[@davidschabel4664]

Kind of jealous 17 degrees here in Vermont, which is normal, looking forward to warmth, won't be long to heat, then we can complain about summer, hard to satisfy us humans , I can honestly say never hauled grinding balls, good video thanks Dan, pull toy here 😄

[@chrisalex8340]

That Cat sounds so good 😊.

[@RaoulThomas007]

🐱

[@Don-ul6cg]

They put those balls in a mill to break down “klinker” into cement. There are different sizes that go in the mill and as the klinker is ground down, it goes through a screen and gets ground down until its finer than baby powder.

[@christopherortega3342]

Have a safe trip. You seem a little irritated, hope your all good.

[@wlewis6762]

Hi Dan I know with the new engine won't it get better after you put on some miles? A buddy of mine got better milage after 75000 miles... Plus you are in a flat nose and happier than you were in than the one at home.

[@davidanddiana7173]

Cool stuff Dan 👍

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

Those grind the fired limestone clinkers in the ball mills, the clinkers having come out the kiln where the limestone was fired. And then you have cement powder. Don't like visiting those plants, the dust is insane, cement powder everywhere. Hope it's not like that where you're offloading those balls.

[@kevinhilgendorff1973]

Hey Dan one of your subscribers "trucking with Schmidt " is considering going to flat bed, any words to him.....well you can tell him yourself, if hes choice to go down that road I hope him the best. He realy thinks big about you on his channel!!

[@tomginz9527]

I would think that the rings will wear in and your mileage will improve after 10-15k on the rebuild?

[@rickpullins8590]

Good video Dan

[@aberdeenbelfry316]

Great BBQ at the Tennessean truckstop

[@robertamandab7932]

I agree!

[@billupstateny9151]

Trucking is a grind whether hauling balls , coils, shingles or pipe.

[@randyhome1544]

Cool music 🎶

[@allendodson9881]

Happy Trails Dan...............................................

[@kenbrohere]

That hood goes on for days.

[@RaoulThomas007]

So does the CAT!

[@kcgibbs]

Metal grinding balls sounds like a bad afternoon after spending time near a lathe.

[@rhythmgamefanatic7834]

Good days work!

[@brettackland4210]

Prob used to grind up the klinker balls I’ve hauled those in my end dump a few times

[@chickey333]

Yes.. for making or breaking down clinker in a cement plant correct?

[@robertsise7898]

Cornersville TN. On the Pulaski Hwy.

[@JPilot2]

G'day, Dan! Great job! Enjoyed the video! By the way... Magotteaux is an expert in Mining - Solutions. (as you mentioned) They supply a full range of grinding balls or grinding media, cast and forged, low and high chromium as well as ceramic grinding beads. In addition, they also provide vertical mill castings and ball mill liners to protect the outer mill shell from damage. Thank you very much! Cheers! "Keep on Truckin'!!" 😊🚛✌🏻❤️

[@briangardiner1015]

If it goes to a ready mix plant, it might be to break up concrete in the drum. If it is a cement plant it would go either in the kiln, or the grinding mill.

[@dangbeaudry]

I wonder if they are for a ball mill

[@seagullsbtn]

So how did you get unstuck? DIY after unloading or they pulled you out?

[@markmulder3963]

They put them in a big roller mill that’s about 30 feet long on a little bit of an angle and they put granulated slag in that roller mill and those balls crush it into powder the consistency of talcum powder and then they sell it other cement companies for an additive to concrete

[@albertmartin6298]

Great work

[@kens.3729]

Maybe they use them to Clean out the Inside Containers of the Concrete Delivery Trucks. 🧐🙄👍

[@KB-gs8zi]

Sir Dan !!! When you put tires on the ""PETE"" ,,did you stay with 24.5 rubber or go to 22.5 rubber as then the speedo will not record the right speed or mileage till you have it recalibrated !!! Had that happen on an ''ol'' White that I drove & got a speeding ticket in VA.. !!! Great video & Thanks for sharing !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!

[@ricbrowne3249]

A bit of cream freight "aye" no wind resistance there Dan no tarps either good one "RB" Albury "downunder" stat safe Dan

[@faithford9143]

Nice video

[@josephgonzales3857]

Dan that music sounds like the one on the movie psycho lol

[@jasonhitt4211]

Marianna FL. exit 142 i go through there all the time hate i missed you would be cool to meet in person.

[@Jason.Cruise]

Worried about fuel then gets spotted in the hammer lane on I-40! 😂

[@jamesbergfeld5923]

Hope you have a safe trip to ohio.

[@michaeldavenport5034]

Was this the delivery from New Mexico and the tarp job where you got stuck in the mud? That load was a pain from the beginning until you off loaded it.