Remembering "The Battle Cruiser"

[Capt._Chaos]

It has been over a year now since I decided to get out of the ever-changing Owner-Operator business & sell my beloved '98 International Eagle 9400, known by many as "The Battle Cruiser".

While I have no regrets about getting out of the owner-operator biz, I do miss my truck pretty often.

A few of these photos have been posted before, but I'll put in a few more.

My old truck.....after almost 1,000,000 miles still cleaned up pretty nice...

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My sleeper, with a real Navajo rug for decoration.................

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The conveniences of home- a dormitory-sized refrigerator & a microwave that fit in there very well.

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A view of my "cockpit" from the bunk...............

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My comfy aftermarket seats.................

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I loved that dash, complete with factory chrome gauge bezels, and aftermarket A/C vents to replace those crappy factory vents......

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Some decal work on the back of my sleeper..........

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....and my doors, which never got blown off! :harhar:

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Yep, I'm a pack-rat! All of that stuff fit in my bunk storage without taking space on my bed! :)

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Giving U.P.S. a helping hand at Christmas time in '04..........

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You wanted me to pull HOW MANY TRAILERS????????

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My last trailer & load I pulled before I got home, removed the decals, and all of my stuff.

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....And the last time I saw "The Battle Cruiser" in person after I got my payment in cash & handed the title & keys to the new owner.

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From what I have been told, the owner & the driver he assigned it to are both very happy with the truck, and it has continued to run strong with over 1,000,000 miles on the original Detroit engine that I did several performance modifications on while I had it. :)

[hellcat_99]

It was an awesome Trk. It was your house. You did an awesome job on her. Glad you took so many pics'cause you'll always be able to look @ them.

Holly

[Kranky 1]

Capt, you must have had one big a$$ inverter on there to power the amp for your electric guitar!

Nice truck though, spotless, tanks & wheels all polished up, pretty!

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[Rev.Vassago]

Capt, you must have had one big a$$ inverter on there to power the amp for your electric guitar!

Not really. It looks like that is either a Marshall MG30DFX, or a Marshall MG50DFX. 30 watts and 50 watts respectively. Less than 1 amp for either of them.

No tubes to warm up, so no load draw when turning it on. Even the most simple inverter would run this setup.

[beanie baby]

It was a pretty pink truck! :p

I had the pleasure of riding in it a few times, and I liked it! :D

It is too bad he had to let it go, but I can tell you all he is a much happier person now without having to deal with all that stuff! :lover:

[Capt._Chaos]

Capt, you must have had one big a$$ inverter on there to power the amp for your electric guitar!

My amp (a Marshall VS30R, if I remember right) & effects system (a DigiTech RP2000) actually worked off of a small 300-watt inverter with no problems. I did have a 2,500-watt inverter in that truck to run the microwave, refrigerator, laptop & printer, TV, VCR, and DVD player- most of that stuff all at the same time!

Nice truck though, spotless, tanks & wheels all polished up, pretty!

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Thanks! I like to take pride in whatever I drive- even company trucks I have been in were kept up the same way. :)

[tommy]

Do ya MISS it yet Jeff??


That was a nice ride, you do keep em lookin clean!! Says alot for a person.. :cool:

[EagleAce]

:cool: SWEEEEET ride, Cap't!