Darryl&Rita

Not only does it have a first name, but it has a middle name, too.

Bringing this back up. We're in Apache Junction now, and can get any measurements you want. Pictures, too. For a forum member, I'll make you a smoking deal.

Smother a log in Canadian HP sauce, wrap in foil, mount on rotisserie spit. Grill to taste, usually close to 3 hours, on low-medium heat.

His, you even quoted it.

And you can build one over 300 horsepower that is daily driver capable.

I'd be buying based on dealer network. Webasto and Espar both have good coverage for parts or service. If you compulsively hoard parts, this might not affect your choice, but waiting for Amazon with a freezing forecast doesn't sound like fun. I've run both of the above, and only had issues from fuel quality. Think nozzles and filters. Bad fuel can play havoc with the spare parts inventory.

Rita has made me promise to walk out of any truck specing meetings. I still have to many years to make the last of my $$$ last.

What brake controller? I know you're aiming us towards air brake system, so I'm guessing a Hayes. If yes, then either Hayes is done, or treadle valve vent is plugged.

Not Roger, but the angle iron takes up a little room in the hinge point. This increases the angle of the hinge slightly, while decreasing the ramp to deck angle.

Depends on the fuel system. Does the filter screw into the bottom of the tank? Any fuel line can let a little air in, while barely showing a sweat of diesel fuel on the outside. Especially if the filter was getting plugged, even more so if there's a fuel pump involved. The rubber line can also start to collapse internally, and cause fuel cavitation, again with a fuel pump.

A word of advice for anyone thinking of buying a truck like this. Have your finances in place, immediately! Pre-built rigs, especially of this quality, are as rare as hen's teeth. When one appears, don't waste time humming and hawing. If you're content to dream, that's a different story, but if you're serious about buying, be ready.

Life is expensive.

Ours is the Kenworth. Otherwise, it looks like a product in search of a problem.

Agreed.

It's a poor business argument that more retail locations are needed. Authorized retail prices are roughly 50% higher than previous "illegal" prices, it's legal to have 3 "Grow Your Own" plants, and the still want more retail. Work on your marketing model, first. As far as stocks, we were big into Aurora, but jumped and dumped in the first peak. We're out right now, because all of them are suffering from the same short-sighted marketing vision.

Drain the system. Only way to be safe.

Helped a friend do the same thing last winter. I think he got his replacement carpet from Red Mountain, in Mesa. They added binding to the edges he specified, and we installed it. Was quite reasonable.

All too long to go sideways. The trucks can be cut down the easiest, by shortening the frame/bed, and do come in four wheel drive models.

Nice pic, looks like a pretty good turn-out.

Then it's time to read some rule books, and do some route planning. Carrying anything other than a smart car means being overlength almost everywhere. If you're comfortable with that, then go for it.

Scroll down on the Heavy Hauler Resource Guide to find the wiring diagrams specific to your truck. Some of them are integrated to the gauges, others have dedicated switches under the dash. There will be more than one sensor, one for the primary tank, and one for the secondary. They both trigger the same alarm, so you need to check both systems.

You've got a leak somewhere, if your compressor is cycling that fast. The vent on the dryer may be an issue, but there's a leak somewhere. And, you've still got an issue wwith the alarm.

The black part on here:

No, the rot will slowly continue until it's repaired, or the roof caves in. At this point, I'd wrap a tarp on it for the winter, and deal with it in the spring. The rot will only proceed by the tenths of an inch per month, but the winter will give you a chance to gather some resources and knowledge for an attack come spring.

The struggle the legal providers are having, locally, is their prices are higher than the back-alley dealer. Legalization hasn't forced the little guys out by any means.