Took "The Boss Hoss" :o) over to a shop I used for years, to have 'em look at the front end, and see how many tie rod ends that Dodge Cummins was gonna need... J.C., the fella we bought this Dodge Cummins 3500 truck from, thought they were "Maybe getting a little loose"...
Scott called me 'bout an hour later... "I've got some bad news on your truck!"
Uh oh... Not what you want to hear a Mechanic say...
"There's nothing wrong with it!"...
What a Bum!... Had me quiverin', thinkin' maybe I'd screwed up and picked the wrong Rig...
But... Nothing Wrong! :o) Now THAT is something you DO like to hear from a Mechanic! It's always nice to hear you won't have to spend the few hundred dollars you thought you were.
And ain't it a nice thing... to find out that the fella you bought a diesel truck from, was being a bit 'over cautious' in trying to be Honest, rather than stickin' it to ya?
So anyhoo, I had 'em just do an alignment... grease him up, and change all the drive train fluids... Differentials x 2, transmission, transfer case... Got the truck on a good maintenance schedule now... I expect that truck to haul our Jayco Eagle a lot of miles, to a lot of Shining Times!
I'd been thinking we'd wait until "payday" to put the new Tires on... but we've decided to just git 'er done! The "Boss" will go into Discount Tire Saturday Morning to get six new Tires mounted... at which point our "New" RV Tow Vehicle will be purty nearly Road Worthy...
The Remaining Stuff left that I have planned... on my wish list... is purty much cosmetic 'wants'... and not functional stuff... well... except for brakes... which are working well... just gettin' kinda thin, so I'm planning on overhauling those, next month...
We are Full Time RVers again... FINALLY! :o) Hoo! Ya!... and sorta kinda "Semi-Boondocking"... We're plugged into power (the solar works well... but with our nights still in the 20's and low 30's, 'plugged in' is nice)... but have no sewer or water hookup...
We're slowly getting into the routine again... Slowly getting things put in they're proper places... I think it will fully sink in the first time we come up on the Mortgage Due Date... and realize... We don't have to pay it! :o)
Spring is coming in a hurry!... just have to get through maybe a month of the threat of blizzards... :o)... plenty of work to get done in the meantime... and decisions to make... 'bout where... and when... and how, we're goin'! RV Boondocking the Good Life! :o)
Take Good Care
Brian
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6 comments:
It's can be scary buying a used vehicle. Being a good judge of character sure helps. Looks like you sized the owner up pretty good. Congrats Cowboy. Now ride 'er easy and put 'er up dry.
mark
Hi Brian,
Don't worry about fixing the brakes. You only use them once in a while anyway......
Jeff
Hi Brain, looks like a fine truck you was able to fine. Can't go wrong. It must be all set up to tow comming from a farm.
Hi Brian, so happy for you, both about the new tow vehicle but that your dream has come true finally. Just one question: Is Heidi going to keep her Bead Shop when you go wandering?
Great news about the tow vehicle. Looks like things are going your way. Keep up the planning and never let go of those dreams.
Not having to pay that monthly mortgage payment is like winning the darn lottery! It still excites us to think about it! :)
Glad to hear that there wasn't anything wrong with the truck. Congratulations on going FULL TIME! ((hugs))
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