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I drug a trailer. Unloaded it in my garage then parked it

 

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Went out to visit some friends last night. First time I've gone out in weeks and I miss all the excitement on here. :lol:

 

Grabbed some lunch and took the truck through a wash to blast the salt off.

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Sat that joker on jack stands until this weekend. Both sides need upper AND lower ball joints...

 

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Sat that joker on jack stands until this weekend. Both sides need upper AND lower ball joints...

 

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Sounds like you're gonna be scavenging for food for a month.

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Sounds like you're gonna be scavenging for food for a month.

Sure looks that way :lol:

 

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Sure looks that way :lol:

 

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Make the woman work. Ifnyoure really hard up you both become strippers

 

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Make the woman work. Ifnyoure really hard up you both become strippers

 

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she works :lol: how long should ball joints usually last? Those were the stock crimped in ones on the bottom with all those miles on em...

 

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If those were the originals with the miles you had its time to retire them

 

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If those were the originals with the miles you had its time to retire them

 

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Yep. That's one thing that's surprised me about this old truck. Its still got a lot of stock parts

 

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Got the oil, filter, tires rotated and changed the fuel filter on her this morning. :jester:

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Went to the range to do some shooting with the HK. Still not as good as I'd like with the new trigger but even a rough range day is better than a good day at work. :D

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Bought a dashcam for the truck it won't be here for a couple weeks though.

 

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My son had to inform me I got the truck stuck in the grass. I then thought he must be thinking of Mike :lol:

 

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