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Good ideas, I also carry extra water, a hatchet, small saw, and 3 days supply of dehidrated hikers foods. I have a space blanket, whistle and a signal mirror. Be sure to have boots, gloves and a REAL winter clothes, NOT K-Mart/Wally world junk. Layoutshooter

Yes Phil, Those wiring things can be a REAL pain in the patooty. These guys at Freightliner in Sacramento did NOT try to push stuff on me that I did not need. They just fixed what was not working. Kinda nice to be be ripped off. Layoutshooter

LOL, DO NOT REMOVE FROM BAG is written on the bag my chains came in as well!!!! Layoutshooter

That might help Greg, I will have to wait until spring to try to work on that. It would not be fun crawling around in the ground at home right now. Layoutshooter

We started having problems with our tranny It was dropping out of gear on hills when we were going slow. We have a 2006 M2112 with a Eaton-Fuller 10sp auto-shift with 204000 miles. After causing a REALLY cool traffic jam near Hayward CA we talked with Eaton and they seemed to think it was an...

I just had a D.O.T. done on my truck at a Freightliner. 4 days later I got my green sticker in VA, a state trooper. 4 days after that I got stopped in Michigan and was given a warning for not having proper lights on the truck. Go figure. Layoutshooter

I hope the *BLUES* continue all year. We have been busy. Till the tranny acted up. Will be up and running again on Mon with any luck. Layoutshooter

Maybe our lawmakers should have randoms. They have the power to kill WAY more than all the trucks on the road combined. They have the power to control your every move if they chose to. They should be held to even a HIGHER standard than anyone. Anyone think that Teddy or any of those goobers in...

I REALLY like this forum. I learn sooooo much in here. Which is a good thing since I know sooo little. Layoutshooter

COOL! I had not heard that one. Would love to know more about it. Anyone else know anything on this? Try to remember more Ark, if you can. The neat things you learn in here. Layoutshooter

Yepper, I will cover them puppies everyway possible. I just want to hold off till summer if I can. I just hate having to fix lights on every layover and I would REALLY hate to lose a load to one of them being out. Layoutshooter

Many thanks. I spent 3 hours on them today, what fun. Hope they hold till summer when I can really get to them or change to LED's. Layoutshooter

Bought the truck used, it came this way. Will change to LED's when the money is available for it. Just looking for a way to keep these up for now. Layoutshooter

OK, short of taking off all my chicken lights or hard wiring in L.E.D. lights, how do I keep them working? Those bases seem to go bad quickly in winter weather. Anyone have a good way of keeping them up and running? Layoutshooter

We have had a lot of help from people in here over the past 2 1/2 years. Bob and Linda, Doc and Marta and our former owners Jim and BJ Eason, just to name a few. We would not have made it as far as we have without your insights. We are learning more every day but if we can pass on what have...

With the help of God and several on here we have met or exceeded our business goals and have a bit of a head start on next year. We have set higher goals for next year and will bust our tushes to make them. May you all have a Blessed Christmas and a VERY busy New Year. Layoutshooter

RE: Drain plug ruined threads in oil pan,need new Mine has an aluminum pan with no steel insert. I was told that they are all that way at the Detroit Diesel shop that did my repairs. I assume that they know what they are talking about. It took the tech about five minutes to re-thread the pan...

RE: Drain plug ruined threads in oil pan,need new Yor are right, everyone should know how too. I do but choose not to due to time constraints and problems with getting rid of the stuff. Not worth the hassel. I missed the quote. Sorry. My pan was stripped by a worker. The soft aluminum is easy...

RE: Drain plug ruined threads in oil pan,need new Hey Greg, You lost me on something. Replace what on the oil pan? My oil pan had no steel insert and I was told that none of the newer MBE's do. My was cast aluminum with a steel drain plug. That is why they strip sooo easy. Layoutshooter

RE: Drain plug ruined threads in oil pan,need new Mine was stripped by Speedco in Wythville VA. We took to to the Western Branch Diesel shop at 3100 Mac Corkle Ave. S.W. South Charlestown WV. They cut new treads into the pan and we had a new system put in. I now only have to remove a brass...