Big5er

On 12/13/2020 at 9:59 AM, Barbaraok said:

Then please tattoo a big sign across your chest and make sure all of your family/friends know that if you get the virus, they are NOT to take you to the ER, etc.  After all, all the treatments being used for Covid patients are experimental, in that we don't know if such-and-such will help or hurt patients.  The vaccines have already been given to tens of thousands of people, reactions to getting the shot have been noted

I guess you forgot about the Cutter vaccine for Polio in 1955? 40,000 people got polio from that vaccine. How about the H1N1 vaccine in Europe that they discovered was causing narcolepsy after they administered it to 650,000 people? 

How is it that we haven't developed a vaccine for AIDS yet? It took 10's of years to develop vaccines for HPV, Hep B, Chicken Pox, Polio and God knows how many others but we managed to cure Covid 19 in 8 months? We still do not have a fully functional Flu vaccine and you condemn others for being skeptical? 

It amazes me the number of people that believe that they have the right and the need to tell others how to live so they can feel better about themselves. I seem to remember a group that made Jews wear stars on their clothing so they could be identified. Now you want to tattoo the unvaccinated. Are you going to usher them into gas chambers too? 

7 hours ago, Brad & Jacolyn said:

So now I figure I have probably ruined the suction cup so I called Rand Mcnally to get a new mount.

Brad, what model Rand McNally??

On 12/5/2020 at 7:29 PM, DanZemke said:

Suggestion:  Congrats to Zulu and leave it at that.  Start another thread for a different topic.

Wow, talk only about what you think needs to be discussed or go away.  The cancel culture has hit the Escapees forum. 

The only Nextstar station I watch regularly on Dish is WGN. I won't lose any sleep picking another channel. 

On 11/25/2020 at 6:41 PM, Alie&Jim's Carrilite said:

Buying another rig?

Several folks have put a flap across the back of the truck, kinda like what motor coaches do.

Nope, the 2018 is gonna last for a while I was referring to the 2010.
I am in the process of changing the single mud flaps to a solid one all the way across, but if that doesn't work......

On 11/24/2020 at 8:23 AM, trimster said:

We rolled out on our first trip without wheel wells/fenders on the rears. No issues in 3 states, from the authorities. 

It is not the authorities that have issues with your truck not having fenders over the tires. It is the front and underside of your trailer. The flying road debris (sand, dirt and rocks) will sandblast the paint and gellcoat right off your trailer.

After a trip to South Dakota from Texas the front of my old trailer was rock chipped like crazy and I have a full bed on my truck. The first time I notice the same on my new trailer I will be spraying color matched Rhino Liner on the front. 

Yes, I understand that we are NOT commercial vehicles but the Fed Regs governing the equipment required in any truck tractor that is equipped with air brakes state you must have a warning device that "gives a continuous warning to a person in the normal driving position when the ignition is in the “on” (“run”) position and the air pressure in the service reservoir system is below 60 psi. The signal shall be either visible within the driver's forward field of view, or both audible and visible".

So, if you only have one it must be visual. We let deaf people drive, we do not let blind people drive. 

Kevin, glad to hear the good(?) news. Take care, and hope ya heal quickly.

On 11/12/2020 at 11:17 AM, grumpydoc said:

  So even at 53' you would need a 12' tractor just to stay at 65', might be hard to find!😀  Not up to date all the DOT regs so not sure the 65' length is an issue.  Regardless, I know for sure I don't want to pull it.  My little 41 footer was all I wanted!  Best Wishes, Jay

Jay, the trailer length itself would be illegal in most states. And like you said, a "normal" size HDT and that monster would exceed the 65ft length, again, in most states. That behemoth just screams "stop me, I'm overlength". 

11 minutes ago, dlundby said:

Is it unlimited data?

Right now it is in beta testing. Who knows what it will be when it is available to the public for purchase. 

Bob, I know this "probably" is poor advice but its the same as when I see someone how to winterize their trailer......

"Go south" !!

To "winterize",  here on the south coast, the most we usually do is fold up the lawn chairs. 

Stay warm.

And with the trailer behind ya, its impossible to see both ends of the smart to judge the width anyway. A Volvos lower fairings and the behind the cab ones are not 102". 97"or 98" comes to mind. So my bed is narrow, that accounts for that "little" bit of overhang....the bed is not 102". Now, if you built your bed a full 102" I dont know how you'll explain the overhang. But I'm with Brad, "usually" unless you are doing something stupid......

But there are except to that rule.

1 minute ago, Jaydrvr said:

Lol, that's funny! I only have a 610 and every cubic inch is long ago spoken for. Jay

You forget, I speak from experience. I've seen a ton of side compartments emptied while the driver says "hang on Deputy, I know the triangles are in here somewhere". As soon as you said "commercial trailer" my whole train of thought changed 😃 

Just now, Jaydrvr said:

but it has to be removable for my commercial trailer. Jay

Would inside, with its own trailer receptical work? Or too much stuff already there? 

16 hours ago, Jaydrvr said:

Maybe preferred by others...

Mine was mounted sideways (opening defacing out, not up) in a covered area in my bed. After it literally FILLED with water, I moved it inside the compartment. So, I agree with HEROmaker, inside is preferable. 

34 minutes ago, Brad & Jacolyn said:

You have more restraint than we do. We had 3 bags of fudge and it did not make it out of the fairgrounds

Mine didn't last either.  You have to eat it there, I know someone told me rally calories don't count. If you take it home, you lose the exemption.

22 hours ago, GlennWest said:

No

Why not? Thats a much better place to put it. It will be there for anyone to find.

Have you submitted it to the HDT campground page?

In Texas the class of drivers licenses is based on the gross vehicle (or combination) weight RATING. A class C license is for any vehicle with a GVWR of less than 26,000lbs. A class B is for a single vehicle with a GVWR in excess of 26,001 lbs and it can tow a trailer with a GVWR of less than 10,000lbs. A Class A license is for a combination of vehicles with a GVWR in excess of 26,000lbs with a trailer that has a GVWR in excess of 10,000lbs. 
Those classes of drivers license are available in a commercial and a non-commercial license. 

There is no endorsement, he would need the proper class of license. 

On 9/25/2020 at 9:25 PM, Nwcid said:

It was more of a question of if I would run an impact gun on an occasional basis.  I know they are making some great battery tools now but they are not cheap.  I just thought that if the truck would supply enough air for occasional use it would be more cost effective as a 1/2" drive air impact is 1/2 the price of battery.  

I used my HDT to remove and reinstall all four trailer wheels (8 lug 17.5" wheels) last week using my Ingersoll Rand 1/2" impact. Taking the lugs off was easy, putting them back on was a bit slower, but very doable. I simply plumbed into one of the many available fitting on the tank and ran a line to a QD on my bed. 

8 hours ago, Jim & Wilma said:

I use the HHRV resource guide.  For those of use with older trucks it can be of particular value.

7 hours ago, rickeieio said:

I use it more often than I care to admit. 

Ditto

And mostly from my computer, occasionally my Android tablet.

5 hours ago, JimK said:

You can disagree all you want.  

Thanks, I believe I did. You stated "Verizon continues to throttle service around 20 gigs.  I have heard the number is actually 22 gigs but I have not seen confirmation of that".  Period. You didn't claim that it applied to "your" plan or "some plans". Well, not on the plan I had. So obviously they do not throttle "at 22gigs". 

5 hours ago, Jinx & Wayne said:

If you look at Verizon's website FAQ's you will see that all "unlimited" plans are throttled back after certain data limits are exceeded.  We were dismayed to find that our unlimited plan's limit was 15G per line plus additional 15G for tethering on each phone.

Read Dutch's explanation above.  
If you read the details on Verizons sight it plainly says: " In times of congestion, your data may be temporarily slower than other traffic after exceeding 50GB/mo/line."
That is NOT throttling. 

12 hours ago, JimK said:

.  Many of us went to PDA net to circumvent the restrictions.  With or without PDA net, Verizon track data usage and throttled back service somewhere around 20 gigs.  Now the smart phones come with tethering built in so PDA net is no longer useful and may not work at all.  Verizon continues to throttle service around 20 gigs.  I have heard the number is actually 22 gigs but I have not seen confirmation of that.  

Less than 2 years ago I was running a verizon tablet and PDANet as my sole internet connection. I frequently went over 200g a month and saw no network throttling, so I have to disagree with you.