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Darryl&Rita

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  1. Darryl&Rita

    Myth Busters

    If you want to get down in the mud with the barnyard animals, fuel efficiency quests have led to 6x2 trucks. These have a dead axle in the rear position, that can't easily be raised, like a true lift axle.
  2. I don't know if they're still the same cabs for the 650 & 750 series, but you could get air seats factory in the bigger trucks. Makes a pile of difference in ride comfort.
  3. Take it off, find a hose/hydraulic shop, wait at the counter for 1/2 cup of coffee, pay on your way out. No part number needed.
  4. Levelling valve to start with, then eyeball the tanks and juggle levels to get more nose weight. Nose down won't necessarily add enough pin weight to make a difference, assuming the equalizers are working properly.
  5. From the FB HDT group;
  6. I don't remember seeing an actual picture, but there's several drone videos out there. I'm on my phone right now, but maybe someone else can dig for a group picture and post it here.
  7. Kingpins. Biggest wear item that gets the least attention. Outside wear is typically a result of toe settings, and one side has to do with the steering linkage of the set back axle on a Volvo. Add in worn/undergreased kingpins, and you get wear. Grease may keep you going until fall, but the miles will accumulate, as will the wear to the tire. Given enough miles, it'll carry over to the other side.
  8. Another thanks for the pictures and details, definitely brings back memories. We'll get there again, in the future.
  9. It might be time to give your FB post a bump, too. That group has newest first, so you're slowly dropping down.
  10. Bought a scope at Walmart, while on the road. $15 or 20 out the door, 3' of probe, built in display. For what I paid, it's earned it's keep. I think it was Frog brand, or something like that. Toad, maybe. The one you linked is considerably longer, so if that's important, yours is probably better, otherwise, I'm cheap. Especially for a rare use tool.
  11. Heard there's close to 200 registered. Great turn out.
  12. My understanding is that it's a lit fuse, ticking time bomb, water drip in the middle of the night. Pick your analogy. The longer it's there, the more likely you'll suffer damage.
  13. The modern manufacturing ethos. Some of those style gauges will have a cir-clip holding the glass in place. Look for a pair of eyes that a set of inside snap ring pliers would hook into. If you gotta buy a new one anyway, sometimes a little "therapy" can help.
  14. Hook it up to a "T" fitting, with a second gauge. Apply pressure. Sounds like the needle may be loose on the shaft, and simply needs to be zeroed and tightened.
  15. Our summer location is just north of 55th parallel. Starlink dishes look south, here. At the most, they will approach 20* off level, but still pointed south.
  16. Replaced the Bendix R12 valve on the braking system. Had put a kit in the old valve about 5 years ago, but it was starting to act up again. The receipt for the new one reminded me why the kit went in last time. The new one is a multi-fit universal replacement, which means it doesn't fit anything properly. Ports are oriented differently, ports are different sizes than the old valve, etc. Most of it worked out, after raiding the farm air fitting cabinet, but one 45* fitting needs to be swapped for a 90* tomorrow. Get dirty again.
  17. We continue to use a single axle 32' dry van for personal use. The trailer is registered/insured in our names, and we use a farm plated truck, owned by the collective family, to move it. The combo definitely appears more commercial than any of the rigs you'd see at the National Rally, but we've never had issues with it. Between our use, and family use, it gets more miles in any given year than our 5th wheel home. It's moved kids to college/university, construction material, livestock feed, livestock, vehicles, motorcycles, automotive scrap, etc. Probably the best trailer we've ever bought, because it also lets us swap usage for time on the collective farm.
  18. White smoke is cold engine/unburned fuel. Been a problem with pre-emissions engine since forever. If it lasts any distance down the road, it's time to look at the injectors.
  19. Those of us with higher mileage rigs, or with gravel road experience, seldom have the backing plates in position. The street gutters in Grande Prairie are littered with them. They're often not replaced during brake service, to no obvious detriment to the brakes. Besides, with the Jakes, brakes are only for parking. /S
  20. Dollar store flexible cutting mats, inserted before the shoes make contact with the drums. Guaranteed fix, just a little bit of in and out exercise to install/remove. All the farm equipment gets it, if the equipment is going to sit more than a week.
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