rollinbrian

I think this was more like a consignment sale of an earlier truck. Dunno beyond that.

We're excited! As I understand it this is a truck he built earlier for a part-time couple. It has come back in for a quick refresh and then was back on the market.

Everything is settled - working on delivery arrangements now. We're getting a 2007 Volvo 670 from Gregg with RVHaulers.

We've put a down payment on a unit, will report back once everything firms up. Thanks again for the great forum!

We contemplated that, with a bit of searching we found some M2's in our price range. We decided a sleeper cab with storage would be preferred over what is effectively a crewcab. Also, most don't have the deck space for a smart car.

Lack of coffee this morning, all better now.

After two years of dragging our 18,000lb trailer around with the MDT I think we've reached the point where it's just not cutting it anymore. Items that have led us here: We thought the shorter MDT would make us more maneuverable. And it does, but as we evaluated all the places we've parked only a couple would not have worked with an HDT. And in one of those I clipped a palm tree and a rock on the way out, so clearly shouldn't have been there in the first place. We thought the shorter MDT would let us park most places just like a pickup. Almost, but in many places (California beaches) you can't park a pickup there either. We thought we would just be making short trips around the PNW. With changes in work and then the pandemic we're now roaming from North Wa. to South Cali. The 5.9 Cummins in the MDT is running at a high duty cycle, maintenance and repairs are costing as much as buying newer. The MDT has the deck space for a smart car but adding one would push us up to a gross weight of around 33,000lbs. So, we are on the hunt for an HDT now!

There is some leeway on the angle of approach with a 5th wheel as long as it's in a straight line. Or, if you have a flatbed any angle is fair game. Just watch the tailswing when you pull out. A inexpensive license plate mounted camera works wonders for the TT. I ended up with two camera's for my trailer rear camera and positioned the 2nd so it can see the 5th wheel plate. I also got a stick on light I've stuck to the pin to make it show better in the screen. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0721NYMJN

Hi Travelinbob, We're just starting the process of researching for such a membership to buy. I don't know the current rates yet but when you're ready for the sale I'd like to put my hand up as an interested party. Thanks.

On a side note - The Falcon9 rockets burn RP-1, which is rocket grade kerosene. Kerosene can sometimes be swapped or sometimes be blended with diesel. Does this make Musk the biggest Diesel Bro ever?

No fairings on Dragon Crew/Cargo Capsules. Good recovery landing on the 1st stage booster though.

No FB accounts here. I worked as a systems engineer in the same types of data-centers that the FB's, the Googles, and the AWS's were built in. These days I'm a cybersecurity manager for a large company in the health care world and we won't touch those social media platforms with a virtual 10ft pole. Not a luddite, just safe.

I put the same model (with black) in my F800 over a year ago. They've been fantastic!

Need Pics, lots of them!

I ordered my TSLB2H with the optional gooseneck ball. Now the horses can get a soft ride too.