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Here is the latest on our shocks. We had not replaced the shocks until now and we have over 300,000 miles on the truck. We decided to have a mechanic do it since this is the first time it has been done. My husband will be able to change them next year now that he has observed and talked with...

I just read Bob Caffee's new article on changing shocks. I really am shocked!! We have over 300,000 miles on our truck and we have never NEVER changed the shocks!! No wonder I 35 beats us to death!! How come no one mentions shocks when the tires are replaced or the brakes are adjusted? I...

Even if you aren't a member of "The Bob Club" you should check out his article about truck tool boxes and changing the oil. He is one smart guy! Just click on the EO at the top of the page and you'll see the articles. He has some great information. I'm glad to see him sharing some of his...

We just had a belt break in our Rig Master generator. We have been dreading any problems because Rig Master is out of business and parts are hard to find. We called many dealers and were not able to find any parts until we finally got to THE ONE! These people are awesome! They worked on our...

Once you get your truck washed and it is all "spiffy" what do you do about cleaning the area of the truck where you open the door to step in? I wonder if window cleaner would hurt the paint or is there another mild cleaner that would work to clean that area? Any ideas?

Any ideas about what type of shop would work on our air horn? Do chrome shops do repairs on air horns? Ours just stopped working. Very strange. The brakes work just fine so we suspect there is a short somewhere or maybe another corrosion issue. We purchased it and had it installed at a...

We recently went through a Blue Beacon for a truck wash and decided to have them clean the lift gate while we were there. Our lift gate would not come down. In fact, it would not budge! My solution was to go purchase a sledge hammer but my husband is not a big fan of "sledge hammer...

Have any of you had any experience with these load lock bars: http://www.scc-chain.com/PDF/Cat_pg_44.pdf Specifically the "Smart Bar" made by this company is the one we are interested in. We have E Tracks and we need to pick up a couple more load lock bars and these look pretty good. Any...

Obviously I am not a mechanic - I still think it helps to beat on a battery with my shoe if the durn truck won't start! But, yesterday we got loaded and pulled over in the shade to wait for our departure. It was a HazMat load. When we finished with the details for departure our truck would...

I recently asked for help since we seemed to be having a problem with our batteries. We were trying to decide about taking them out and having them tested at Battery’s Plus or leaving them in to be tested. Thanks so much for the advice. This is what makes the EO site so valuable! We were...

Where would be the best place to have our batteries checked to see if one is bad? Would it be better to leave them in the truck to have them checked or take them out and take them to a "Battery Plus" type place for testing? We think ours are not holding a charge since we have to crank the...

I mentioned in an earlier post that my brother-in-law is a retired fireman and we were going to have him give us some lessons in fire safety for our truck. These may seem very basic to some of you but in case you haven't thought about it, maybe there are some helpful tips here. Here are the...

This may seem silly to some of you but when little kids on the side of the highway pump their arm up and down for us to honk at them, all we have is a little honk/honk and it is such a let down for them. Bummer! Our horn is pretty much worthless and if we needed it to really get someone's...

We are currently sitting at a CAT place in Zanesville, OH and I thought I would mention what the tech said who is working on our truck. First of all, let me tell you, we barely made it into the CAT place - no power, could barely get over 30 MPH to get here. The check engine light came on and...

We are having a strange problem in the sleeper. Our water pump that gives us fresh water for the sink in the sleeper has started making a bumping noise. I actually timed it while trying to sleep the other night. Every 40 seconds it goes, "Bump" then 40 seconds later it goes, "Bump" and so...

Do you tip the mechanic who changes your oil? Or the mechanic who works on your engine or tires? It seems they are doing a great service with a good attitude so should they be tipped at the end of the service? What about the girl who cleans the shower? Do you leave a tip for her? India...

I have to comment on some incredible service we have had on our Rigmaster generator. We had the oil changed on the generator for the first time at TA. Once the oil was changed the generator would not start...wouldn't even turn over and all the mechanics were baffled! Thankfully we were in...

We have a D truck and we are thinking about adding a liftgate. We think the added weight will put us over the 1300 pound carrying weight to stay in the D Classification. So we have two questions before we make this decision: (1) Will this extra weight bump us down to a "C" Clasification? (2)...

We seldom have time these days to watch our beloved football games but when we are taking it easy over the weekends it would be nice to get a clear enough picture to watch a game. What is the best TV antenna you have found for local TV reception? We are driving a straight truck. ih FedEx CC...

We have a new Freightliner Straight Truck and the Goodyear tires (11R22.5) have 92psi. The recommended cold psi on each tire is 105psi. Since it came with 92psi I'm wondering if there is a reason for that or do we need to add pressure to get it up to 105psi? This seems like a stupid question...