mike5511

Never hurts to carry extra parts. I have never looked into what an ECM for my 98 Cummins M11 would cost.

Thanks for the tip. That is what I had in mind. Some pics of yours would be great!

What wasn't working before it was fixed? I have a Gen 1 as well. My LCD panel has never worked either. I had some gauges and lights that didn't work. I took it to a place in Ozark, MO who got everything but the LCD panel working again and it has stayed working for 3 years now.

Did you heat up the UHMW to form it or just apply pressure?

That would be nice but I'll bet it is thicker than 1/8"?

So you're putting the "plastic" on the trailer hitch? I need to go look at mine........... I've made the disk out of the UHMW stuff. Can't seem to find the stuff with -STS. A link would be great!

I'm interested. Was thinking about this last week. My trailer saver is an older one and uses a 1/8 plastic disk which deforms every time I use it and has to be flattened out. I've used 3/16" disc and it does the same. Neither will stay up on the pin when you unhook. I'm open to a new idea. The head doesn't have any channels cut in it to hold grease plus grease is a mess. Looking forward to see what you come up with.

Just got back from a trip and never did crank them open except once for some buddies as I was leaving town. I did give two friendly little toots and one small knucklehead toot on the 1800 mile round trip. The factory air horn is a joke. Even the kids giving the sign are disappointed if I blow it!

Don’t send those squirrels to my house!!!! I’ve got plenty of my own😲

Same here. It's pretty obvious if you give it a little thought.

After using a Trailer Saver hitch, I wouldn't tow without one. However, being I have a HDT, if I needed to replace the Trailer Saver, I'd go with the ET. But if using a pickup, the BD5 would be in my bed.

So, what is your plan going forward? What fuel additives you plan to use? I have a 98 Cummins. I use the Power Service in the silver bottle every time I fill up. I also use some brand of biocide when I know the fuel is going to sit in the tanks for an extended time. So far, so good. I haven't had any problems with my fuel except once. It wasn't really a fuel problem per se. I left Arkansas and headed west to Oregon. Every TA or Petro (big fan of the TSD fuel card) I bought fuel at, was bio diesel. Bio diesel is a really good cleaner and an excellent lubricant. By the time I started back east towards home, the bio diesel had cleaned my fuel system very well. My fuel filters stopped up with little granules that looked like pepper. The filters were new when I left home. Luckily I had made it into Reno when that happened and I drove to a dealer and bought new filters and changed them out in the parking lot. Needless to say, I peer down into my tanks often now and haven't had any more problems sense. But, I am a bit paranoid about having fuel problems after that experience. Following your thread hasn't help that paranoia at all!! Thus my question of your plan going forward to avoid further issues. What I do now, as stated above, is what I learned from somebody online that had retired from the refinery industry. I'm not a full timer. My truck sits thru the winter. But, even so, doing what I mentioned above has worked well for me so far.

I always do too, of one brand or the other, unless I'm on a long haul and will run the fuel out in a week or two. Cheap insurance really.

Oh man! Don't wish that on him!😂

Heat it carefully with a heat gun and it will come off. It’s messy but doable.

I have one, but it isn't like it used to be. Still some ol' timers out there though. Brings back good memories when you run across one. If you'll stop and think, back when every truck driver ran a CB, we didn't have these huge pile ups on the interstate. Always knew about road hazards in plenty of time to avoid them.

If you decide to scrap it out, let me know. I like road trips. I'll get the little stuff, the fasteners inside the cab, maybe some gauges, no telling what all I might get!😎 (little stuff though, too old to pull motors, transmissions, and rearends etc)

Where is the truck located you are going to part out?

You are correct! I made that argument at my insurance company the first time. RV hauler, doesn't even have a commercial 5th wheel plate, it's got a bed on it, no different than a class A except it bends in the middle.......which makes me less likely to run over something making a turn by the way..... It was an easy sell. They paid $500 bucks on my recent tow, of a $632, 2 mile tow bill. Yeah, if they're a wuss of a wrecker driver. They see money, they'll tow you.

Kids love them! If Volvo would have put a decent air horn on the truck to begin with, instead of the sick goose sounding one it came with, I wouldn't have went to the trouble or expense. Those loud horns may save somebody's life one day.

Finally got it done. It's loud!

Looking good!

How your truck is licensed will dictate the need for CDL or not. RVs are exempt from weight requirements as far as the type of license required. However the state you are licensed in calls it, that is what you have to do. Texas does require an air brake endorsement but you can add that to a regular DL. As far as the DOT is concerned, if you are not commercial and licensed as such, you don't need a CDL. I've still got my Class A CDL, but I'm not required to have it in Arkansas, therefore due to the reciprocal agreement, I don't need it any state. All I had to do was tell the Revenue Dept (DMV) the truck was for RV use only. The tag is the same as a car or pickup, or manufactured RV, about $38 a year. My title says "pickup". The clerk was hesitant to call it an RV because it is just a semi with a bed, no commercial 5th wheel. She said it doesn't really matter what we called it since the tag is the same and all they were interested in was the money. Since I was using it like a pickup, that is what she decided to call it. It's been renewed several times since the title was changed, no problems so far.

I considered a day cab when I started down the HDT road as well. I drove a truck for 30 years and had a little time in a day cab. But, I forgot until I went test drove a nice little single axle Pete day cab that I thought was the one. Didn't take but a few miles to remember and decide, nope, this ain't it! Glad I didn't buy one. The reasons already mentioned are all valid; too many starts and stops, sound dampening, etc, not to mention, depending where you try and license it, it may not qualify for a non-commercial/RV license and insurance. But another VERY important reason is room! You sit straight up and two people and a small purse is about all you can fit in the cab! If you just make short trips to the lake or whatever fine, but if you are going to travel in one, comfort is important. No way I would buy a day cab. As somebody said above, buy one and you will soon regret it! FWIW.