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We reduce the load on the driveline. Susan drives it up.😀 Plus, we look for a place to load where the terrain is in our favor, making the ramps less steep.

So I'm sitting in my recliner, checking out various restaurants and rv parks near us in southwest Utah. I clicked on a campground off 89, Wildewrness RV Ranch in Hatch,UT. Google maps doesn't show a web site, but they have pictures. Hey, I like pictures. To my surprise, I came across what appears to be Jeff and Cindy Brett, parked next to Raymond and Janet Church, back in 2017 at this park. We do get around, don't we?

X2. I'll ad it might be used for other rv shows.......

Before leaving home, Susan declared that I needed to pack enough undies and socks to last two weeks. Still, the sheets need "freshening" once in a while. Haven't found the hot springs. Been sorta busy. We bumped into a guy in the grocery who is a local tour guide. He told us of all sorts of places that aren't in the tourist brochures.

Oh my. It appears my extra week has disappeared, between unexpected excursions and laundry/grocery shopping. While in Monticello, we took a day and did Montezuma Creek Canyon. A descendant of one of the Dalton Gang runs a ranch down there, and many of his cousins have businesses in and around Monticello. There are several man made caves in the canyon, used as hay barns, equipment sheds, and houses. A few are really cool. We spent another day driving the car to Natural Bridges Nat. Monument, Moki Dugway, Goosenecks State park, and Valley of the Gods. The car got dirty....... Now we're in Kanab. Did Zion yesterday, and today rode from Kanab to Panguitch, then over 143 to Cedar Breaks, down 148 to 14 and back to 89, south to Kanab. It was 50* and windy at Cedar Breaks, and we have on every piece of clothing we had on board the bikes. an hour later we were back down to 6500' elevation and took off a bunch of layers. Tomorrow is laundry and visiting with a friend who works at Jacob Lake. Sunday we'll do what ever Susan wants, as it's her 65th birthday. Dang, we're getting old......

Look up EngelsCoachShop on youtube. He re-constructed the wagons for the twenty mule team wagon train. Rear wheels are 1080# each.

Here in Monticello UT, it's 51c at 7:00a, high today about 75ish. Great motorcycling weather. Back home in Indiana, it's supposed to be 96 today, with a dew point of 66. Yuk.

Ha ha. I have three brothers......... I'll take Phil.😉

That was cruel. But it made me laugh.🤣

Thanks for all the suggestions. We're not looking to dry camp for any more than an overnight, and no more than two nights without sewer. And we plan on being near Kanab for about a week. Call us wimps. Dirt/gravel roads are okay with the truck/camper, but not the bikes. We sold the dirt bikes and now just have machines that are quite happy on pavement. D.T., first off, where ya been? Or Bend? I don't mind being around horses, but am not a cowboy, and have a hard time finding horses big, and dumb enough to let me aboard. I've looked into the businesses that do horse rides into the national parks, and the one thing they all have in common is a 220# weight limit. I passed that when I quit wrestling junior year. DW wants no part of getting on something that may decide to eject her.

We rolled into Monticello, UT a couple days ago, It seems this is a very busy time of year in these parts. There were no spaces left in any rv park near Moab, so ,we kept moving south. Not what I wanted to do, but when you don't make reservations, it may be inconvenient. Anyway, the weather and people here are great. As we all know, the locals make the best tour guides. We took a back road to the Needles area of Canyonlands NP yesterday and boy was it fun.Today we take the bikes back up to Moab and visit the upper portion of Canyonlands. Yee Haw.

Back to the battery dis-connect..... Why do you have to disconnect the positive side, with all those little cables? Why not just remove the ground side? One big wire.........

Fortunately, I built an extra week into our time line so we can explore. We may need to set up camp near Blanding for a couple days in addition to Moab and Kanab.

We don't intend to take the rig anywhere near the north rim. That's what motorcycles are for. Weather should be fine, avg. late Sept. highs are about 70, lows about 45. I know, weather doesn't always follow the rules, but we have the smart as backup. I've never seen Grand Canyon, though Susan has. It's on my bucket list. Plus, it's sorta on the way to the rally, only being 1000 miles out of the way.

We are in contact with friends who are working at the Jacob Lake visitors' center. They're keeping us updated. We don't intend to camp at the north rim, but may at Jacobs Lake. Plenty of room, w/o hookups. My question is concerning the roads. I'm guessing any state route would be fine for our rigs, but if some are not, I'd rather find out before heading down one.

We're about to blast off for a tour of southern Utah with it's national parks, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I know I can't go cruising through the parks with the rig, but I'm just wondering it there are any state routes to be avoided? We plan to stay a few days near Moab, then move to Kanab, and then perhaps Jacob Lake, with the possibility of slipping in to a site for workcampers. Most of our exploring will be by motorcycle, with the smart as a backup. Then we're of to the National HDT rally......

Job's not done until the paperwork is finished.......

Hmmmm... rally project? Count me in.

"Smiles per gallon" trump "miles per gallon". 😉

One time I counted the number of combustion cylinders, batteries, and tires we have here on the farm. No wonder maintenance is such a chore. I've since eliminated a bunch of cylinders, mainly by selling motorcycles. Down to 9.........many with no battery.😉 I know folks who don't put new batteries in old tractors. They just park them on Delco Hill.

Charge all the batteries, and disconnect them from each other. Check individual voltage. Wait a day and check again. If they pass this test, apply a load to each and then check again. My money's on a bad battery. A set of matched batteries is best. Not necessarily new, but close in specs and age.

Glen, Sounds like you have just good enough connection to light things up, but not start. Do as Jim suggests. Battery connections can loosen over time. Take them all off, and I'll bet in the process, you find one that isn't tight. Clean everything up and tighten again. Quick and dirty, see if any cable can easily pivot on the terminal. But still, clean ALL of them.

Well stated Randy, until the last bit about ethanol. It was not intended as a way to use less petroleum, but rather as a way to put more oxygen in the fuel, thus lowering emissions. Before ethanol, we had another oxygenate, I believe MTBE? It worked well, but was found to be very carcinogenic, thus the switch. But as you point out, in order to keep your egr system intact, you'd actually increase your carbon footprint, given the few miles you use the truck. Unfortunately, the biggest tree huggers rarely use common sense. And I have first hand experience there, sitting on a board of a large conservation area. I'm one of the few non PhD's on the board. But I'm VP........

We've reached the "metalic age." Silver in our hair, gold in our teeth, and lead in our ass.

X2. Is the damaged wheel good enough to be a spare? Does your spare match the other wheels? Good luck.