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jenandjon

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About jenandjon

  • Birthday 05/20/1973

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    Northeastern Nebraska
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    Farming, fishing, camping with friends and family.

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  1. I don't really have much good to say about progressive either. Last summer a tree fell and hit both my camper and my neighbors. I had a check in my hand from state farm a week before their Progressive adjuster ever showed up. That ended up a big pain for us too because they wouldn't let us clean up the tree until they got there. I hope they work out good for you. I know they are the cheapest but sometimes that is not the best.
  2. I have to get The Money Pit in for a service. We are actually going on a trip this year. These Nebraska rednecks are going to Florida. Spending Memorial weekend in Kentucky with the in-laws and then headed to Tarpon springs to Visit my brother and his family.
  3. With State Farm I can bobtail or pull other trailers as long as I'm not getting paid.
  4. happy birthday!
  5. jenandjon

    Myth Busters

    False. I actually don't see that much anymore.
  6. Schoolies are another problem. I built my bus thinking it would be cheap. I was quoted $16 a year for insurance. Went through the work to convert it to a motor home for them to say sorry a bus is a bus. Insurance is $45 a month. I was only paying $35 a month with it as noncommercial personal passenger vehicle. 🤦‍♂️
  7. I learned a few things about roadside assistance recently. A friend of mine works for AAA as a recruiter. Any roadside assistance company is as good as the people they have in the area. For example, if I call AAA in the town where I live it better be between 9 am and 5 pm because I live in a dead zone. They cannot get someone in my area to do 24/7 service. If I have a flat 5 miles from my house at 9 pm my AAA is completely worthless. If I'm in Omaha at 9pm I get great service. So just because you called Good Sam and got crap service doesn't mean they are garbage. It just means the people they have in the area are bad. I am in no way advocating for any roadside assistance company. I only have AAA because he got it for me for free. If I have a flat tire, I will change it myself.
  8. My Kenworth came with that size from the factory. I ordered it with a 16K front axle. Just so you know you will be throwing rocks at the side of your truck now. My truck came from the factory with additional fender flares but It's still chipping the paint on the doors, so I had the entire truck ceramic coated. That seems to help. I drive gravel roads a lot. I suppose if I stayed on the pavement, it wouldn't be such a problem.
  9. I enjoy reading but I have ADHD so that makes it difficult. My mind wanders. I have been working on 2 books. Paul Reveres ride by David Hackett Fischer and 3 bodies burning. 3 Bodies Burning was written by an Omaha Detective who solved the case of the 3 bodies they found burning in the early 90s. Drug deal gone bad traced back to the Mexican cartel. My being from Nebraska and raised about 45 minutes from Omaha I found the book interesting. Paul Reveres ride on the other hand is a bit dry but I enjoy learning about history, so I am getting through it. Slowly.
  10. This was before I installed new batteries, I did have it hooked up to one battery but now I have the positive on the left and negative on the right. I used 2/0 welding wire. Kowing what I know now I should have used bigger wire. There is fuse link that has never blown yet. But the only thing it runs is a mini fridge and kids phone chargers. The only reason I used that particular inverter was because it was laying around the shop and it was free.
  11. I have the H 901 on my 37 ft Cardinal. I set the cruise on 68 because that is where the sweet spot is for fuel milage. Occasionally bump it up to 75 but I'm never really in that big of a hurry.
  12. jenandjon

    Weights

    Good to know. Thanks. I will be spending some time down there. Eventually.
  13. Pre and post trip inspections are very important. Also, if you are not very mechanical you should get a DOT inspection from a mechanic you trust. Yes, I know you don't need a DOT inspection. You don't NEED a colonoscopy either but it's not a bad Idea to get one.
  14. jenandjon

    Weights

    If I'm in the middle or nowhere and I have a flat on the steer, I figure I will take one off the back and put it on the front. It will get me to where I'm going. That plan in my mind is enough to ease my anxiety. Technically I have 2 spares. I also keep 2 trailer spares.
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