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Had some errands to run this morning, it has been cool every morning this week low 40's put the key in the Pig and nothing but click, click!!!! Decide to pull the batteries out and take to get charged and load test, you guessed it both of the had bit the dust!!! $400.00 dollars later the old Pig is back up and running. :jester:

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She wasn't too dirty but she still got a quick wash and vacuum this afternoon. This local car wash has a bug prep station with a brush that I used to scrub the rocker panels, wheel wells, wheels, etc before going through the wash.

 

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Never fails, even in AZ! :nonod:

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We all need our tie rods greased every now and then. Wait. I mean!!!

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I changed oil today. Amsoil XL and a Wix XP filter

 

 

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Dropped the rig off at the dealership to have the seatbelt recall fix done, air bag re-programmed and clicking steering wheel looked at.

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Measured the garage of the house I'm trying to buy let's just say all my toys fit in it [emoji106] [emoji12] [emoji16]

 

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That means in 2 years, it'll be too small for ya. :D

 

Our barn is 26'x36' - when we were looking at the property, I said to my wife, "I'll never fill that thing in 15 years".

 

It took 5 ... :lol:

 

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My neighbor said he helped build it when he was 13. He's 65 now. Guess there was a barn 4x as big here that collapsed - they used all the good lumber from the collapse to build this one. I had a couple of the footings from it buried with heavy equipment - they were in my way big time. Only 2 left over there now.

 

I just put a roof on that and the added-on back section in '12. Me and my wife did the back section - 3/4" plywood decking and TPO roofing - and I shingled the main part 100% myself - ripped to the deck and re-roofed. Hope I don't have to do that again in my lifetime.

 

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