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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
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I hope you get healed up OK. You have vehicles to work on.... ![]() Get well soon!
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Bought a little wannabe truck .
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Got the ceiling done in the shed. Rather than corrugated tin, we decided to use cypress and tin strips. I laid on my back and took a couple of shots. What do you think of this one-of-a-kind ceiling.?
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
That reminds me of this.
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
At least it has a separate bed . I got a great deal on it , it will replace my Envoy that is turning to dirt
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Yeah, that's a crying shame they crumble like that. Eric O says 5-7 years in NY is all any of them are good for up there.
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
The Envoy is 20 years old it still drives nice I’m just tired of patching the frame attachments . When I decide to junk it I’ll take out the seats and the 4.2 it has 128k miles on it my dodge is only rusty around the rear wheel wells it’s 17 years old . Old cars didn’t last the 5-7 years .
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My son emptied about 25 sacks of mulch into the planters in front of the house. I gimped around. picking up the empty bags and swept up after. At least it's getting done. We had two transformers replaced on our block. That's a big deal, as the electrical is underground here, and the transformers are buried in select back yards. So, crane work. I now know the locations of three of them (NIMBY).
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right after i bought a "new" truck last january ('96 rcsb) we ended up with another truck today.
wife's dad is 87 and we got the news today, 6 weeks to 6 months left, so he signed his truck over to my wife, his daughter, no charge. not sure if it's a 2014 or 2015, but it's in real nice shape, old man driven truck. has 76 000 kms (approx 40 000 miles) V6 auto 4x4 double cab were going to leave it at his place till he moves on or until i can sell my camper. my driveway is looking like a frikkin used car lot (4 trucks, 1 suv, 1 firebird) |
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not sure if it's a 2014 or 2015, but it's in real nice shape, old man driven truck. Sorry to hear about your Father-in-law. If they use salt on the roads up there, check the frame over carefully. MAJOR issue with the frames rusting out down here in the salt states. Outside can look like new and the frames are swiss cheese. The problem is so common, there are companies making repair kits for them. https://www.autorust.com/product-cat...en-double-cab/ |
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![]() I think you'll find it's a real truck, just much less than one built to do more. I've been running a 4-banger Sonoma and it serves me well in my work. Why drive more than required 90% of the time? And you have the truck you need for anything beyond the smaller truck's capability Quote:
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
it's super clean, like i said, old guy driven
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at 87 though he hardly drove it, let alone in the winter. they do brine our roads occasionally, but after that it's mostly just sand they use thanks bit of a war going on between my wife and her 3 other sisters right now. last month he was in the hospital for 3 weeks, and he hates it, does not want to go back. (nurse gave me hay for sneaking him in some beef jerky a few times) now that we got the word, wifes other sisters say he should be at the hospital or pallative care, which he does not want. and as far as me and wife are concerned, it's his choice, and to tell you the truth, wife and i belive he should have the right to die with dignity where he wants to. wife has taken a few weeks off work and goes over there everyday to help him |
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
I call the little Sonoma "Sonny". It's my sports car I can work most days out of. i'm all over the place in it, too, since it's so much cheaper to run
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And Dieseldawg, I hope, for your sake, the frame is clean, but I strongly recommend you take it to a reputable repair shop and have them put it on a hoist to inspect the frame from the inside out. Bending down and looking at the outside of the frame will not show any signs of the problem starting, as the rust comes from the inside and by the time you see a bubble or rust stain on the outside the damage is far worse than it looks. Don't mean to be a jerk, but I've seen dozens of these frames that the owners thought were fine until our guy started picking at it and found holes thru rails and cab and spring mounts almost ready to fall off. Yes, these are extreme cases, but unless you have it inspected you'll never know if there is a problem developing that you can have preventive measures performed to stop the advance. |
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Boxed frames are a stupid unnecessary mistake. Land Rovers had the problem in the '50s and '60s. Nothing wrong with C-channel frames. They outlive boxed. Big rigs have C-channel frames. They're pretty strong I think
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just don't want to do it at his house and seem like a vulture. today he signed a do not resusitate order so i'll wait, not in a hurry, rather have him than the truck |
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well i would say he's taking it about as good as anyone who knows their time is up. told me he has no regrets and enjoyed his life and 4 daughters. my wife though, that's another story. as the youngest she was his baby and she's been shedding a lot of tears lately
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Re: What did you do today not on your truck...
Those X Runners are nice little trucks. I enjoyed mine. I had a 2010.
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