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But, then they can't say things like, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." <snort> The government is the epitome of incompetence. For example, it was the government, the USDA, many years ago who stated that it was the tryptophan in turkey that makes you sleepy on Thanksgiving. That's...

I use a Xantrex Battery monitor, so I always know exactly what's going in or coming out. It's amazing how much some stuff draws. It's also amazing at just how wasteful I can be by letting things run when I don't really need them, so my last paragraph above is meant to be ironic. :D I did get...

Most carriers (except Load 1, of course) will screw you over at every opportunity. That's just the way it is. If it's to their benefit, which is of couse why you are leased on with them in the first place, then they'll do it. Panther is no different, and they will absolutely screw you over...

That report is mostly political crap, spun to further Ray La Hood's personal hobby horse of distracted driving, which is what he wants his legacy to reflect. Initial reports from the FMCSA as reported in newspaper and TV news reports, showed the driver had a falsified logbook and was driving way...

From the Code of Conduct (you've all read that, right?): This is, indeed a drive-by, and as with most drive-by posters who post their rant and then move on, never to be heard from again, I'll be surprised if rlmnjm hangs around long enough to make 10 posts, much less hangs around for the long...

Depends on the fridge and what other loads are placed on the batteries at the same time. For truck and marine batteries, a "small load" (Peukert positive) is defined as anything less than 3% of the total rated amp hour capacity of the battery (or battery bank). For four 100 amp hour Group 31...

If one goes to those links and reads the "Body of Liberties", one will see that the author above is no expert, self-proclaimed or otherwise, and that he is merely repeating, rather than interpreting, segments of the document. The intent of the document's authors was, and still is quite clear, in...

Often incorrectly interpreted to mean, "The ends justify the means." Oh, well, in that case, that's good enough for me. You've opened my eyes and changed my mind with such a persuasive argument. I mean, wow, "because I say so." The brilliance of simplicity, the genius of uncluttered reason, the...

I'm not sure what you mean by "hit piece". Is it hitting at Pilgrims? Those who think religious law is a bad thing, a good thing? It is aimed at those who have distorted history? As far as the timing goes, it seems that Thanksgiving would be the most appropriate timing for a story about...

This is Expediters Online, not Whine.com. From the Code of Conduct which you agrees to in order to sign on here: It took 5 posts to get any meaningful details out of you, and there's still holes in the story. Yes, holes. Unless you can vomit up some more details that are pertinent to members of...

You replace your accessories with bearings? You mean, like, replacing a fashionable scarf and cuff links with a set of ball bearings? LOL Oh, I get it, you replace the accessories which have bearings, on an annual basis. Got it. Sometimes I crack myself up. :D

What he said. :D Starting batteries for trucks are a little different than starting batteries for cars, in that car batteries are truly cranking batteries, and truck batteries are a hybrid. Internally, truck batteries and marine "deep cycle" batteries are identical. The only difference is the...

Yes, one battery will draw down and kill the others. The broken battery will be constantly drawing power from the good batteries, wearing them out (creating advanced sulfation) and dramatically reducing their ability to hold a charge. That's why the advice of "replace all four" was given. The...

"Overkill" is running things like a fridge (and/or microwave) off your starting batteries. You're killing the batteries slowly over and over when you do that. After a year the cranking and amp hour capacity will be down to near 50% anyway, so replacing them annually would be the way to go. At 18...

Happy belated Birthday, m'dear. Like the finest of fine wine, you are like good sipping Cheri. ;)

Delivered to Duncan, SC last night, going to pick up one now that's going to Whitby by way of The Yard. I'll get to spend Thanksgiving in The Yard! Yay! :D

To answer your original question, no, there's no difference in what you are doing and in buying pre-printed logs.

Actually, most of my shredded belts happened with the solenoid. Since then, it's been mostly failed tensioners and thrown belts. Those alternators are designed to produce nearly twice their rated output, for that very reason of lagging clutches. It's kind of like the surge on an inverter. On an...

Yep, excellent post. Thanks to the error in the parts catalog and the service manual, and the way Berry Dodge sells 'em, lots of people end up running with the wrong pulley. Of course, I've always had the correct pulley on mine, which doesn't explain why I go through belts and tensioners the...

One of the best-tasting, yet thoroughly disgusting-looking (and disgusting-sounding when you know how it's made) dishes I've ever encountered was in Canada - something called poutine. It's awesome. :D I tried Aloe infused footies. Tasted like crap. But, one of my favorite things is still...