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  4. Looking for a battery charger with specific features.

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    The NOCO Genius line of chargers will do that. I have a ten amp model in the basement of my truck. Whenever I plug into shore power, it automatically charges and maintains as needed. It's flawless and works perfectly. There are others which will do it, as well. Check the major deep cycle suppliers, Victron, Xantrex, etc. Jay

  5. Air leak..ugh

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    Two points.. One, is that the passthrough manifold? Those are known to fail. The entire manifold may be due for replacement. Two, use some lubrication on the line when pushing the line back in. Anything works, spit is right there and handy. (Wish I'd known that earlier..) Jay

  6. $200.00 of Diesel and my needle barely moved

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    31 minutes ago, dennisvr said:

    Well, there's your problem......... If you want to be around "REAL" truck drivers and stop at truck stops and talk about your truck, NEVER, I repeat NEVER say you put GAS in your truck our that you pushed down on your GAS pedal.  You put diesel in your truck, and you pushed down on your accelerator pedal.  I learned that many moons ago when I started out.

    I don't see the problem.. I've been a "REAL" truck driver for 35 plus years and I don't care at all how you refer to things. I get what you're saying and I - for one - won't be correcting you or caring at all. I still call it the "gas" pedal on occasion. Jay

  7. Cooper Discover AT3 XLT Tires

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    1 minute ago, agesilaus said:

    $75 for a 800 CCA battery? Last time I bought one is was around a $100 no more you have to look hard to find one under $200 and that would be 24 month one not 36 month

    It's been maybe two years but dealers have always been the bargain deal on batteries.. At least in my experience, but only in the last thirty years or so. Jay

  10. Does anyone understand medical charges & Medicare payments?

    in Health Issues and Medical Insurance

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    51 minutes ago, Kirk W said:

    they are all in business for profit. 

    I completely agree with you in principle, however there are still a few non-profit hospitals left. I personally know of two. They still bill as though they're profit based, but the outcome may be different. In two cases, a non-profit hospital forgave their bill based on the patients' financial situation. In the other case, the Sisters of Mercy (not quite sure I have that right) distribute their excess earnings in hundreds of thousands and into the millions to the neediest around them, as they perceive it. This is from my best friend who's been employed there for decades and sees the statements. Jay

  12. Does anyone understand medical charges & Medicare payments?

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    Posted · Edited by Jaydrvr
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    1 hour ago, Vladimir said:

    But when payments from Medicare are MUCH LESS than the billing, that indicates something else is going on than just straight economic decisions.

    There is no doubt in my mind that there are other financial arrangements behind the scenes that we aren't privy to. Teaching hospitals, for example get substantial subsidies in addition to regular billing. Payments change based on the biller. My recent orthopedic surgeon explained that using the local hospital's surgery center paid so much more to the hospital that the ceramic suture anchors at $400 each times seven were simply absorbed, while surgery done at their Orthopedic Center would've needed to charge separately for those. He told me their profit margin at the Center for that procedure was about $3000, so no way to absorb $2800 in suture anchors. It's like the elephant and blind men allegory - it's exceedingly difficult to see the entire picture. Jay

  13. Does anyone understand medical charges & Medicare payments?

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    2 hours ago, Kirk W said:

    While I'm not an accountant, I lack only a few hours of a BA in accounting and my wife has worked in accounting for many years, much of it doing taxes. We no longer subscribe to the annual tax bulletins, we did for many years and I think that we do have a fairly good understanding of the tax regulations. That said, why not explain to us the steadily widening gap between what the medical community bills and what Medicare pays? Keep in mind that there is no connection between the Medicare agency and the IRS. 

    I am not a expert in this arena of any kind, but I do consider myself to be a decent observer. It seems to me that the gap you reference is directly related to the elder voting population. Some years ago, the Medicare premium was locked by Congress to 25% of the total premium amount. If Congress allows the total premium to rise, the Medicare premium that the consumer pays also rises by the same amount, which could easily cause a voter revolt among those on already restricted and fixed budgets. It's kinda like Social Security, which has long been considered the third rail of politics. Jay

  14. Power washing the engine

    in HDT

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    Never.. I don't ever allow a truck wash employee to get near the engine and I don't ever power wash. Maybe a little degreasing and rinse with a hose, but there are way to many expensive things to go wrong there, especially with newer engines with exponentially more sensors and wiring. Jay

  15. Please help me make my wife feel better........

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    12 minutes ago, Vegas Teacher said:

    Hello All!!!!

    My wife has been reading about all of the terrible stories with Semi trucks breaking down on the HDT facebook forum. We are near 1 million miles on our 780 and she thinks it is going to explode on us costing us 1000's of $. So if anyone on the forum have good running trucks at or near the million mile mark could you please write in so I can show her our truck is not going to explode on us.

    Thanks,

    Cory O - Vegas Teacher

    Well, mine has 1,955,000 miles on it, but I have done a good bit to keep it up. I forget, what year is yours? The number one problem with newer trucks is maintaining the emissions systems. Mine is pre-emissions, so that really helps me. Jay

  23. Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan

    in Finances and Investing

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    52 minutes ago, DanZemke said:

    "Actually, that's not an issue at all.  Twitter gets to decide."
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            "Or management, or some regulatory agency, or …………………"
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    Nope, Twitter decides on the specific issue Glenn brought up.  And "management" is part of Twitter.

    It was my distinct impression that Kirk was commenting generally, not specifically. Jay

  25. Pullrite 2600 with the big boys

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    I think the point I'm making along with others, is about using the hitch at its design limits. Things wear and break much sooner when stressed at the limits. I personally prefer all my tools to be heavy duty enough to use at half capacity, or so. This insures a significant safety margin, plus much longer life. My trailer tires are rated for 32k, my HDT can easily move 80k, but I'm only at 40k pulling the camper, etc., etc. Jay

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