What did you do with your truck/shop today

[LongrangeLauber]

Not looking forward to doing mine, but I know that's the only way it'll get done right because around here everyone seems to half ass everything, especially the drive thru car washes. Don't clean worth a damn

[Jsdirt]

Especially the touchless ones. USELESS on a black truck. Leaves a film on every contour and body line that isn't directly perpendicular to the spray nozzles.

 

 

Truck finally saw the light of day today. Was looking at my fuel receipts in the cab - last fill up was 7/17/16! I averaged 10mpg on that tank with LOTS of spark knock. Fuel sucks so bad up here ...

 

Nice ride out to NY farm country. Not upstate, but far north of the city, which works for me.

 

MA just started this new electronic toll b/s. Now I have to watch for the gantries holding the electronic gadgetry. If I don't hold the transponder up to the windshield, it takes a pic of your plate and sends you a nice bill in the mail ... which is more money than if you had the transponder. To top it all off, ALL TRAILER tolls DOUBLED with the new system. Friggin pisses me off! Robbing Peter to pay Paul. The commuting sheep won't know the difference, since their tolls got lowered. When they start paying more for tofu & wheat germ, they'll blame "big corporations", and never realize that businesses have to pass the ever-rising cost of living (thanks to democrats) on to the consumers. Clueless idiots I live with here ....

 

I could continue ranting about the idiot drivers in NY ... but that's enough ranting for one post. I need a DRINK!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, welcome back to MA - fines doubled! Shocker!

 

One of the only scenic pics on the MA Pike:

Edited October 29, 2016 by Jsdirt

[MikeNH]

Why don't you keep the EZPass on your windshield? I hardly ever pass through tolls these days and it always stays there.

[Jsdirt]

I was using the car dealer's transponder - saved me $14.10.

 

I use the Pike so infrequently that it wasn't a big deal in the past to just hold the transponder up. Now that they put these damn gantries up, I may have to buy some velcro for mine...

[Coby7]

The Volvo on a trailer should last a long time. When you get home park it on the front lawn and next time you to go somewhere load it on the trailer again and go. That Volvo will last a long time.

[MikeNH]

I was using the car dealer's transponder - saved me $14.10.

 

I use the Pike so infrequently that it wasn't a big deal in the past to just hold the transponder up. Now that they put these damn gantries up, I may have to buy some velcro for mine...

 

 

Well assuming it's the same supplier you'll be happy with the stuff they sell- the "velcro" (it's really a bit more than that" that came with my first EZPass that I got when NH first started using it probably 10ish years ago lasted through 4 vehicles. I only replaced it cause I wanted one of the newer, smaller transponders since the Wrangler has such a tiny windshield.

[Chevor]

The absolute dumbest thing with those tolls are the states that put the fast pass on the (slow)right side of the road. Forces traffic to cross lanes.

 

Stupid, just stupid.

[MikeNH]

The absolute dumbest thing with those tolls are the states that put the fast pass on the (slow)right side of the road. Forces traffic to cross lanes.

 

Stupid, just stupid.

 

 

 

Around here they have eliminated lots of toll booths and make it so you don't even slow down.

[crafferty]

Teaser pictures...

Before

 

After

 

Pictures don't do it justice.

 

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[StinkyCheese]

Swapped out the fender marker bulbs, map bulbs, and license plate bulbs for LED. Need to do the interior back seat ones but they flicker, I guess I need a resistor. Also have to email the seller and tell them the vanity ones are the wrong size, not that I ever use them.

 

 

Had jury duty Monday and I was forced to pull in forward or pay $45 extortion fee. I fit perfectly!

[CadillacLuke24]

Not bad for a big beast like that!

 

Was finally able to wash mine before the long stretch of work. Wednesday night was perfect weather for it too.

 

 

 

SOOOO happy I got Deep Ocean Blue over Victory Red. It is such a nice color, especially under direct light. So sharp.

 

I love my truck

[Coby7]

That is a beautiful truck, I prefer that nose to the newer ones.

[LongrangeLauber]

That is a beautiful truck, I prefer that nose to the newer ones.

I don't know, the 16+ paint matched front clips have really grabbed my attention. Not enough to render trading my 14 in, but if I was in the market again, they would definitely catch my eye. Now the new Super duty ford's are, uhh, hideous for the most part

[Coby7]

 

After

 

Pictures don't do it justice.

 

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Okay I'm going to bite, what are the 80 flanged head bolts for?

Edited October 30, 2016 by Coby7

[crafferty]

Okay I'm going to bite, what are the 80 flanged head bolts for?

First, you counted correctly as there are 80 bolts! Second, now I know I didn't drop any lol. These bolts are actually part of my method wheels. They use real bolts instead of molded fakes.

 

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Edited October 30, 2016 by crafferty