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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...

Good thing I like to learn new things eh? Some of these things are confussing to us new guys. I will learn, or will at least try. I learned how to be nearly perfect at being an old fat ugly guy so I can learn this too. Layoutshooter

I am running a Freightliner M 112 2006. I have not, as yet, set up a monitoring system, that will be put in place whenever I buy whatever new batteries when I replace what I have. I have a 6 battery system. Battery isolators, shut off switches etc. It is set up to start the APU when the...

Thanks for the info. I got great service out of my Dual-Pro. I sold a ton of the and never had a complaint. I once put a pair on a fire engine. They had been going through a set of normal flooded cell every six months. The Dual-Pro set lasted 3 years. Do any of the other batteries come with the...

I read the atlas things, I am just confussed by this part of it. I will keep on reading and some day soon I too will be a real trucker. That is, if I can ever grasp this part. Layoutshooter

Thanks, to everyone and I will pass on the kind words when I see them. Layoutshooter

My son is home from Iraq, safe and sound. My nephew will be home from there by Thanksgiving. He may be out of Iraq now but we are not sure. It will be a REAL Thanksgiving in our family this year. Layoutshooter

Several AGM batteries are classed by D.O.T. as *dry* batteries for shipping purposes, that is what I meant by *dry* batteries. It is true that all AGM are NOT created equal. THe Trojan is made in China out of low quality lead. The Duel-Pro Lightning is made in the U.S. out of 98.5% pure lead. So...

We have not done well over Thanksgiving. This year we have planned truck work and hunting for that time frame. We will always come home for the Christmas/New Year week. For sure while my dad is still around. Family comes first with us, business second. Layoutshooter