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Getting shafted. I know I am going to earn aDOT inspection as soon as they see me pulling a 5th wheel camper so doing some maintenance to assure I pass. The truck had a steering shaft rattle because the u-joints were bad. Pulled it apart and pressed the joints out. Given the shape of the...

Don't sweat it 05blackduramax, for whatever reason this forum is very helpful but very hard on new people. Worst I have ever been a part of for that come to think of it. Their other favorite ploy is to just dump people on the 'TM's. At this point I have more than 1000 pages on various pdf...

Spare Tire Woes I want the spare back in the rack and was planning on moving the bed back to do it. I had all the mud flaps off when the neighbor stops by to see the truck. Now he is the type of guy who is an *expert* at everything but this time he was right. When I tell him what I am doing...

I was talking with an old farmer who stopped to check out my truck and mentioned how it was like a trotting horse when all the heavy spots line up. He said they always used to fill their agricultural tires with saltwater. They did it for extra weight but as a side effect it it stopped the...

Tires, bed and air. I started off trying to diagnose my random slow blowoff whistle at the air dryer. I did manage to find and fix a leak at a tank regulator but I doubt that was the problem. After that it was off to think about how to mount the spare I have been reading up on how to mount...

Thanks! I know I need to install a backup alarm and this just answered every question in one shot. Ken

130psi and yea it seems to be coming from the air dryer. So it is not normal and I will be looking into it. Thanks. Ken

No as you drive and the compressor brings the tanks up then kicks out. I am used to a whoosh and done not a whoosh and then a long slow whistle. Just curious if it is a normal noise as I am still learning them. Ken

When your compressor shuts off and auto releases head pressure, all the trucks I am used to (school buses mostly) pop, hiss sharply and stop. On my 923 it pops, hisses sharply then tapers off with a whistle over about 10 seconds. My gut feeling is that the pressure release is sticking, I just...

923 converted to SS. I made it home in about 26 hours, 985 miles with 3-4 hours of sleep in Billings. Truck ran like a champ the whole way. Cost me $680 in fuel and averaged 7.5 MPG. Drove most of it 50-55, ever exceeded 60mph. You get an understanding of how big Montana is when you drive...

Huh, maybe what I really needed was better tires. All I did was shove it around on the grass.

923A1 or a 923 converted to SS. I have decided on a route based on the advice from some OTR truck drivers. I25 to I90 to HWY93. Ken

Route has been set, 25 to 90 to 93. Looks like I will not be visiting Utah or Idaho this trip. Ken

Thanks for the info. I don't suppose you remember the name of the operation would you? When I search for "Pinzgauer tour in Borrego Springs, CA" I can only find a worldisround website and it doesn't load for me. I would love to talk to someone running a similar tour company who will not feel...

Again lots of ways to do this, just how I did it. You got to admit the dual plug setup is a unique idea. All that work and I have only used the little plug once. Pulled it behind the wife's Rodeo, it looked ridiculous going down the road with it's a## in the air like that. Never towed it...

I know they were never really designed for heavy use like this but you know you have thought about it. Lots of ways to go about it, this is just how I did it. My method could be done without a welder for a small shop DIY'er, just substitute the C metal I welded in place for some heavy 3" angle...

Thanks guys. I will try to answer all the questions on my incomplete post in one go: The trip is from Denver Colorado to Missoula Montana. I have a Power Twist coming just in case. The ticket was $400 leaving $2100 to pay for fuel to drive 1000 miles. I figure fuel will run about $500 and I...

Most likely I-25 to I-90 at Billings but I might go the long way through Ogden and up Idaho if a member needs something delivered. I posted the offer and will wait to see if anyone is in need. Mileage looks to be comprable (at least to someone used to driving 100 miles for groceries) and lord...

TRIP IS DONE. HERE IS THE VIDEO LINK. I will bringing my new baby home in a few weeks and given that I am flying out I was hoping to run the bare essentials past all of you to see what I might have forgotten. Most of the recovery lists I have seen deal with what to haul with you to get a GL...

Driving a M923A1 from Denver to North of Missoula MT and would be happy to haul some stuff. (and pay for a little fuel maybe too) I will be arriving in Denver on the morning of the 5th and hope to be on the road North early afternoon. I could come up though Idaho or Wyoming, matters little to...