Imurphy907

Well that's good to hear.

I currently use a 275g tote. But when I build the bed, I will be incorporating 2 75g water tanks into the bed as well as a tank for grey/black water.

being manual was one of my requirements when we were truck shopping.

Top off the fuel tanks to help prevent condensation. Plug in the battery tender Put her away with a fresh oil change. less acids and carbon in the oil. Do not keep the block heater plugged in. Its actually bad for it. The cold block will retain a film of oil better then a warm block will. If the engine block is kept warm it should be started often. With our generators Cat and Cummins both say to run a warm engine ATLEAST once a week for 20 minutes. They say if its going to be stored and not run often its best to let it be cold. I start mine maybe twice a winter just to let it build air and warm up. But its not really necessary.

Thought Gregg retired?

My 2001 660 with a Cummins and 10 speed does not require I step on the brake. I had never heard that before. But you do have to make sure you don't rest your foot on the clutch or brake pedal as my wife learned...

My truck was originally ordered by Ryder. Used for xx years then sold to a dealer where it was purchased by the guy who converted it. He used it for a few years then sold it to me. I only know it was a Ryder truck because that info is in the Cummins database when I look up parts and such for my Esn.

Hey Phoenix, how can a guy get the new square head? I have a sloppy binkly and want to replace it without a new $4k hitch.

There is not enough info in the picture to accurate levy a determination on how much you may or may not be impeding the drive lanes. For all I know that could be angled parking and the Parking lines on your Driver side would be the exact length of your rig. Some peoples kids... probably the same type of people who don't like guns, so they want them to be illegal.

I had a not for commercial use, commercial policy with Country Financial. Then moved to state farm. First as a commercial policy then got moved to an RV policy. Then after a month they decided they didnt like it as an RV and wrote the truck under a standard auto policy. None of these in the past or currently have any bearing on owning a trailer. While I have heard of some who require a trailer, seems silly to me.

454 is 7.4l, I own many of them...

I love surge brakes. way better than electric for drivability. there are a few up sides to electric thou in being able to apply them as needed. The 5th(blue) wire is supposed to be wired to the reverse circuit. This is to prevent the surge brakes from activating while backing the trailer. I worked in a boat yard for a dozen or so years jockeying around boats and trailers. dealt with this over and over and over. ground running lights left turn right turn aux(reverse) never seen a trailer with electric brakes and surge brakes on a 5 pin harness. but it has been a handful of years since I have been hands on with a boat trailer as my boat doesn't fit on wheels very well.

Wish someone could repair/replace the LCD screens in a gen 1 volvo. darn near impossible to read my display anymore.

You have to take into account. Dies are made for different types of wires and connectors. I'm sure the dies that come in the HF kit are for thin wall crimps with Solid wire. The kit I have is from Burndy and each die has different color codes corresponding to different size and type of wire the connectors even follow this same color code. The size of the dies is no secret and is printed in their literature and on the dies. The size of the die coupled with the proper connector and correct clamping force are the only way you can make a UL listed connection so there would be no use in keeping this information a secret. You can look at Burndys website and they have a die chart with all the measurements on it. I even have a slide ruler cheat sheet with this info on it.

My 2,000sqft shop only has one 14' tall door. Its 3" to short for the trailer to fit inside. I'd take pics but there is too much crud in the way to actually see anything.

$1.99 gasoline and 2.09 for diesel at my local station. still on the way down thou.

We used to have a "non commercial activity" commercial policy on our HDT. It was dirt cheap, but only offered liability coverage. We recently changed insurers, its a good bit more now, insured as a private vehicle but we have much better coverage. Under either policy there were no restrictions for bob tailing.

The MERV rating of a HEPA filter is at min. 17 with the majority being around 20. A MERV 13 filter is great for pollen and dust and even touted for some viruses and mold. The big difference between between a HEPA and non HEPA rated filter is efficiency. A non rated filter even at a MERV 16 will only catch 75% of 0.3 micron particles. Where a HEPA rated filter is tested at 99.9% at 0.3 microns. I use MERV 13 filters in my furnace along with UV and electronic filtration systems. And I use MERV 13 filters when working in the house to catch more of the dust from sanding and such. but they are NOT the same as a HEPA by any stretch of the imagination.

We had a dirt cheap rate with Country Financial, but it came with dirt level coverage. We have more expensive rates with State Farm, but we are much better protected.

I have a PAPR for work since I'm a bearded fella. HEPA particle filtration. I have been wearing it more than just in dusty environments. Paired with Tyvek suites and gloves. I'm an essential employee and my wife has COPD and one of my daughters has asthma. Not risking bringing anything home. Been working from home for the most part but still required to do field work. Actually sitting in my truck on a job right now.

I have been sent to work from home as much as possible. Still a few things I have to go do in the field, but trying to limit my trips to town and what not. Giving me lots of extra time to work on the house. Painted the ceiling in the 2nd floor and installing crown moulding and new baseboard.

We have another HDT member who is a mechanic on fork lifts and spotter trucks. He replaces lots of blown out 5th wheel plates.

I dont have a hitch camera. There is a back up camera at the top of the cab. The picture quality really sucks thou. So I don't even look at it anymore. Just go by feel basically. Follow your instincts just don't slam the king pin like some dock Jockeys do. And all will be fine.

Id rather pay for an upgrade of landing gear. Than pay for it each time I had to hunch over to unpin.

The Battery cables should be on different batteries. The + on the front battery and the - on the back or vise versa. What you are looking to do is have all the batteries be the same electrical path length so they share the load equally. Having both connections on one battery puts that one under more load since its the shortest electrical path. This is more important under high loads like turning over a cold 14 liter diesel. Where I come from in the Telco world this type of thing is even written into our codes. And as far as charging with a small charger it does not really matter. Even if hooked to one battery they are all connected together. I usually do the same with my charger as the main leads thou. offset them end to end. but again a lot of that is just habit.