mike5511

I've got 9000 lbs Dexter axles with oil bath hubs that were grease filled from the factory. I called Dexter about switching to the oil bath. Their advice was that if my trailer sat a lot, like most RV trailers, the grease was better. Why? The oil will drain down over time and the bearing will dry out and possibly even rust. That won't happen with grease. Makes sense, and Dexter should know. Thus, when I put new Timken bearings in, I went back with Mobil 1 grease. My hubs don't leak, so I know the grease is still in there. (plus I did pull a cap and looked) Haven't messed with them since I did that 3 years ago.

Looking good my friend!!!👍

My truck already had a TrailerSaver hitch, but if I ever replace it, it will be with the ET.

I really feel lucky reading everybody else's insurance woes. I forget what I'm paying exactly, but when I changed from the 1 ton to the HDT, my insurance dropped about $40 a year. (2015 1 ton to 1998 Volvo, full coverage) My HDT is registered as non-commercial. They put "pickup" on the title. They didn't know what else to call it, lol. The non-commercial fee was the same for a pickup or a motorhome, so it didn't really matter what they called it. (all they are interested in is the revenue). Southern Farm Bureau has had all my insurance needs for the past 30 years or so. I had to explain what I was doing with the truck, but there were no problems getting a policy. And, there shouldn't be! (I'm in Arkansas) FWIW

Good post! But somebody else will bring the question up again in less than 24 hours! Common sense should have answered the question, but that isn't so common anymore!

For, oh I don't know, the thousandth time maybe? YES! If you are illegally licensed in your domicile state, you can travel anywhere in America legally! What a CONCEPT huh? NOW.....even though our trucks may look like COMMERCIAL vehicles, they are NOT! Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) DOT rules DO NOT APPLY. NOW, if you want your big ol' truck to be a CMV, you are free to do that, but as long as you are licensed as a RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) you are exempt from the CMV rules and regulations. This isn't hard to understand folks!!!! GO RVing, be HAPPY! Don't worry!

I would think even the crazy natives out there wouldn't stand for that! Can you imagine how many vehicles that will be? "every truck"...........so RVs are okay. Define a truck.

There are 10s of thousands of older diesels in RVs and other NON-commercial vehicles in California. They can't ban them all. But, they can, and apparently are, going to do just that in the commercial industry. We shall see.

I'm not saying the link you provided is wrong, but FWIW, we used to go through the AAA handbook that listed each states driving laws and laugh at some of the mistakes (31 years Arkansas State Police and retired now)......and there were always mistakes. I said that just to make the point that individual State Statutes, properly interpreted, are the only thing folks should go by. And in Arkansas, it was not uncommon for the State Revenue Department to promulgate rule changes that bypassed, negated or changed the State Statutes when it came to licensing........and often times, those of us in the enforcement business were not always aware of those changes. Not a good thing, but it happens.

Mine is not the one in the link. I guess it is an older model. I've been thru all the menus and haven't seen anything about codes in it. It's function are pretty basic.

Ordered stainless steel grill surround and fender guards! Now to get the stainless steel bumper polished out. Edit: Forgot, and a stainless steel grill.

TA's are back to some pretty good discounts now.

I'll have to look at it closer and figure out how to use it. I just use the trip odometer and the fuel average fuel mileage function now. Occasionally check the oil temp and pressure, but the truck as a oil pressure gauge. I'll probably just put some aftermarket volt meter on it. There is no space in the cluster to put it. I figured the LCD panel showed the battery volts. Can't imagine the truck not having someplace to monitor the volts when it was new.

Thanks for the link!

Since my gauges all work, I'm thinking of just adding the volt gauge, which it lacks, and maybe by a scan tool that will read any codes should I need to. This truck also has the Road Relay which works. Basically just a trip/leg meter, but does give your oil pressure and temp.

I do not have a good to check with. They re-soldered all the pins when I had the dash re-done. They said most of the time that was the issue but not always. They told me the LCD panel was apparently dead.

The place I sent it off to replaced light bulbs and did some re-soldering. The back light illuminates, but the panel is dead.

The LCD readout does not work. I've had the rest of the dash re-soldered and everything works, but this didn't come to life. Finding a new one to replace it has proved impossible. I don't want to spring for a whole new dash board. This hasn't worked since I've had the truck so I haven't missed it. But, I would like to have/know what information I could learn from it. Does anybody know where to find a used one maybe, or some other work around? Maybe a tablet set up? This truck has a Cummins M11. It has a pretty complete set of gauges......except for a volt gauge. I'm guessing if the truck throws a code, this is where it would show up. I'm open to any ideas.

You are correct. I have researched and know I’ve got a Cadillac plan. I will stick with my Medicare and Health Advantage supplement.

I went with TireTraker. They offered a life time warranty back when I purchased, about three years ago. I’ve been happy with it.

With my supplement, I don't have any copays or deductibles. I never pay anything as long as it is medicare approved. I forget the reasons she gave for not getting advantage. It had to do with them not paying or covering what medicare and a good supplement will. I've been told by providers I have the best supplement you can get and not to ever switch it. My supplement is from my former employer and they are always searching and comparing to give us the best insurance they can.

Well nobody likes Medicare......but the providers hate Medicare Advantage even more. It doesn't cover as good as Medicare and a good supplement. We have a cousin that sells Medicare Advantage plans. I've heard all the arguments I care to hear about it so I won't engage here in one here. Suffice it to say, my daughter has my back better than anybody else in the world and she said "don't change to it!" I trust her advice. FWIW

I use them both and often compare results. DuckduckGo is not as good as Google IMHO.

My daughter works in the medical field. She advised us that nobody she knows in her career field likes Medicare Advantage. She told us NOT to switch to it. FWIW

If it was mine, I’d keep it!