mr. cob Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Howdy All, Today at the Casa del Cob, there is a sense of urgency in all things being done, the Dogs, Newt and Willy, KNOW that something is happening. The truck recently repaired and serviced is ready to go, we have our cloths packed and minimal supplies needed until we pick up the trailer at Chad's home in northern California, from whence we will join Chad and Jen, and travel to Arizona where we will rendezvous with Jim and Kellie, somewhere in the desert a bit north of Quartszite. I can't put into words how much I am anticipating seeing the sun again, to feel its warmth, to breath dry air, to be among friends enjoying the out of doors and fellowship of like minds and interests. I NEED this so bad, the recovery from the knee surgeries thou it has gone well has really taken a lot out of me and the weather here in the Nor-Wet is so darn depressing it has affected both my physical and mental well being. We leave at 0:Dark30 AM the morning of the 9th, will spend the night at a motel in Grants Pass OR, arrive at Chad's home late afternoon early evening of the 10th. Chad will be doing some more wiring on the truck, I now drive the Smart Car onto the truck but I have everything to use a winch already built but I don't have it wired so Chad will do this for me so that in case of whatever need I may have I can get the car on the truck if I can't drive it. Twice I have had to drive it up wet ramps, both times were successful but down right scary when half way up the car starts to slide sideways on the ramps. I have longed for this departure date, it's about the only thing that has kept me going as of late and not succumbing to a deep sense of depression, I am so glad that Donna is finally retired and that we can even if only for a short while ESCAPE from where we live. Dave, Donna, Newt and Willy Edited January 8, 2020 by mr. cob cuz I kant sqel Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hey Dave....hope you have a great time out at Q. Say hi to everyone from us and hope to join the snowbirds down there soon. Snow and -35 this weekend for us.....just about had enough of that. Quote Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, RickS said: Hey Dave....hope you have a great time out at Q. Say hi to everyone from us and hope to join the snowbirds down there soon. Snow and -35 this weekend for us.....just about had enough of that. Howdy Rick, I will be more then happy to pass along your greetings, wish you folks were there, looking forward to this years SxS meeting in Nevada. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Enjoy and have a safe trip!!!! Quote 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 60 sumthin - warm and partly cloudy over here in San Diego county clear and 75 yesterday say howdy to Chad ‘n them have a safe trip Quote "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, noteven said: 60 sumthin - warm and partly cloudy over here in San Diego county clear and 75 yesterday say howdy to Chad ‘n them have a safe trip Howdy Lawrence, Looking out my window right now, it's SNOWING. In order to leave from our home we have to climb a 15% grade just out side of our driveway. I sure hope I don't have to chain up just to get out of here. 🤬 I'll be sure to pass on your greetings. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Safe travels in the morning! Quote Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Alie&Jim's Carrilite said: Safe travels in the morning! Howdy Jim, It's snowing, got about an inch on the ground and it's still coming down forecast calls for snow all night and for the next week. We are loading the truck now, the snow was melting earlier in the day now it's sticking, am concerned about getting up the hill in the morning it could easily turn into glare ice by then. ☹️ Have I mentioned how HAPPY I am to leaving this miserable, at this time of year, part of the country. 😁 Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad NSW Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Agree with Not Even. Spent New Years week at the Silver Strand in San Diego...60-70s all weekend and beautiful sunsets. Enjoy Quartzite, you'll be in good company with Chad and the sunsets out there are also awesome! Quote 2010 Freightliner, DD15 Eaton Ultrashift, 2015 New Horizons 5th Wheel. Occupants - Dena/Brad/Hershey BLOG LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Heiser Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Looking forward to seeing you when you get here. Hope it isn’t too difficult to get out of your place. Safe travels. Quote 2000 Kenworth T2000 w/ Cummins N14 and autoshift 2017 DRV Mobile Suite 40KSSB4 with factory mods, dealer mods and personal mods - now in the RV graveyard 2022 DRV Full House MX450 with customized floor plan 2018 Polaris RZR Turbo S (fits in the garage) 2016 Smart Car (fits in the garage or gets flat towed behind the DRV when the RZR is in the garage)My First Solar Install ThreadMy Second Solar Install Thread & Photos and Documents Related to the buildMy MX450's solar, battery and inverter system - my biggest system yet! chadheiser.com West Coast HDT Rally Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Sounds like quite a few of us will be at the Q this month. Maybe we can see you there. Safe travels. Quote 2017 Kenworth T6802015 DRV 38RSSA Elite Suites2016 Smart Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Howdy All, Thanks everyone for the well wishes, please know that they are returned 10 fold for all your travels. The truck is warming up, everything's packed except for the computer and its going in the bag when I post this note. The local roads are slippery according to the news but we will just take it slow until we clear the seattle tacoma area hopefully we will be on the other side of that mess before 10:AM. If we get the chance to meet up with some of you folks while we are in or around Q, that would be great, looking forward to it. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 6 hours ago, Chad Heiser said: Looking forward to seeing you when you get here. Hope it isn’t too difficult to get out of your place. Safe travels. Howdy Chad, We are leaving in a few minutes, I'll call you this evening and let you know our travel status, barring unforeseen circumstances we should arrive and spend the night in Grants Pass OR this evening. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Safe travels to all of you. May all of you have sunny skies and dry roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 4 hours ago, chief916 said: Safe travels to all of you. May all of you have sunny skies and dry roads. Howdy Chief916, It has taken us close to 5 hours to get from our home 50 miles north of seattle to a truck stop a few miles south of Tacoma. Snow and rain all the way. However we are finally headed SOUTH. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hewhoknowslittle Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 My travel plans have changed with the weather moving in here in Kansas, loading the Jeep and the Zero up in my redneck trailer and heading west today, hope to miss the freezing rain and most of the snow. Can’t wait to get to Arizona and get out of this crap, I know just exactly what Mr. Cob is talking about. Everyone have a safe day and safe travels for those of us that are in the stuff and I’ll see you in the desert this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 9 hours ago, Hewhoknowslittle said: My travel plans have changed with the weather moving in here in Kansas, loading the Jeep and the Zero up in my redneck trailer and heading west today, hope to miss the freezing rain and most of the snow. Can’t wait to get to Arizona and get out of this crap, I know just exactly what Mr. Cob is talking about. Everyone have a safe day and safe travels for those of us that are in the stuff and I’ll see you in the desert this week. Howdy All, We spent last night at the Travel Lodge in Grants Pass OR. We are about 40 minutes from where we will stop for lunch with luck we will arrive at Chad’s home between 4-6PM. 50 degrees and SUN SHINE at the rest stop about 50 south of Redmond CA. Seriously it’s been months since I have felt the sun and been this warm. Life at this point is really looking up, now if my darn new knees would just stop hurting it couldn’t much better. Dave, Donna, Newt and Willy Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 2:49 PM, mr. cob said: Howdy Chief916, It has taken us close to 5 hours to get from our home 50 miles north of seattle to a truck stop a few miles south of Tacoma. Snow and rain all the way. However we are finally headed SOUTH. Dave Keep her slow and steady and stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. cob Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 Howdy All, We arrived at Chad and Jen’s yesterday around 5:30PM. I was so tired after exchanging greetings I went into our trailer and went to sleep I needed the rest two fairly long days of driving had worn my new knees out. Today the sun is shining it will get up to around 50 degrees I can’t put into words what such a change in weather has done for my spirits. The plan for the day is to wire the winch on the truck deck this is to load the Smart Car, when and if it’s raining I have driven the car on to the deck when the ramps are wet and I don’t want to do it again. Dave Quote 2001 Peterbilt, 379, Known As "Semi-Sane II", towing a 2014 Voltage 3818, 45 foot long toy hauler crammed full of motorcycles of all types. Visit my photo web site where you will find thousands of photos of my motorcycle wanderings and other aspects of my life, click this link. http://mr-cob.smugmug.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, mr. cob said: Howdy All, We arrived at Chad and Jen’s yesterday around 5:30PM. I was so tired after exchanging greetings I went into our trailer and went to sleep I needed the rest two fairly long days of driving had worn my new knees out. Today the sun is shining it will get up to around 50 degrees I can’t put into words what such a change in weather has done for my spirits. The plan for the day is to wire the winch on the truck deck this is to load the Smart Car, when and if it’s raining I have driven the car on to the deck when the ramps are wet and I don’t want to do it again. Dave Dave, I know you're looking to get me banging my drum again, so here goes. Mount the winch on the car, not the truck. It will give a lot more flexibility, for the same price. That is all. Quote I have been wrong before, I'll probably be wrong again. 2000 Kenworth T 2000 w/N-14 and 10 speed Gen1 Autoshift, deck built by Star Fabrication 2006 smart fourtwo cdi cabriolet 2007 32.5' Fleetwood QuantumPlease e-mail us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted January 11, 2020 Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 And the line stands still in relation to the deck edge vs chafing. Quote "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sculptor Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 7 hours ago, mr. cob said: Howdy All, We arrived at Chad and Jen’s yesterday around 5:30PM. I was so tired after exchanging greetings I went into our trailer and went to sleep I needed the rest two fairly long days of driving had worn my new knees out. Today the sun is shining it will get up to around 50 degrees I can’t put into words what such a change in weather has done for my spirits. The plan for the day is to wire the winch on the truck deck this is to load the Smart Car, when and if it’s raining I have driven the car on to the deck when the ramps are wet and I don’t want to do it again. Dave Glad to hear you made it safe, and the new knees are treating you well. Have fun in the sun, Dave. Quote Kevin and June 2013 Volvo VNL 730 D13 Eco-Torque @ 425 Ratio 2.47 2014 DRV 36TKSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 I have to say I'm a little jealous of all you headed to warmer weather. You all worked hard your whole lives you deserve it! Jen and I will winter with you in about 13 or 14 years. Quote Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan0043 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 20 hours ago, mr. cob said: Howdy All, We arrived at Chad and Jen’s yesterday around 5:30PM. I was so tired after exchanging greetings I went into our trailer and went to sleep I needed the rest two fairly long days of driving had worn my new knees out. Today the sun is shining it will get up to around 50 degrees I can’t put into words what such a change in weather has done for my spirits. The plan for the day is to wire the winch on the truck deck this is to load the Smart Car, when and if it’s raining I have driven the car on to the deck when the ramps are wet and I don’t want to do it again. Dave Hi Dave, I am interested in knowing more about how you and Chad are going to wire up your winch. The reason that I made that statement is because I need to add a winch to my truck also. I will start a new thread about adding a winch to my truck. I hope you can make some comments in the new thread. Maybe Chad can make some comments. Al Quote 2012 Volvo VNL 630 w/ I-Shift; D13 engine; " Veeger " Redwood, model 3401R ; 5th Wheel Trailer, " Dead Wood " 2006 Smart Car " Killer Frog " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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