Recent content by Joel/ak

Actually griz are interior, browns are coastal. A brown/ griz will attack but if they do, its just to eliminate a threat. Not out to kill you but sometimes it does. Black bears just want to jack you up. Had more problems with blacks including 1 DLP shoot. Run into some browns and did what...

Fairly sure I'm not gonna set it up. I'm sure it has its pluses but I'll stick with old school.

From what I gather, each trailer has to be installed in the memory. I think i will just stick with old school. Haven't needed it so far so I don't need it. Now if a genie popped out and locked down the hitch, hooked up the chains and wiring, I might be interested.

That's crazy shidt at some of those boat launches. I can see some street truck drivers looking out a window to see for clearance and inadvertently crank that dial all the way and jacknifes the trailer.

Is it really necessary. From what I read and videos basically instead of using the steering wheel you use a dial. Im old school, and like that round thingy you use to steer. What else is so great about it? Am I missing something? Thanks

Like most here, I will fix vehicles and equipment myself. Hate doing it, usually tears my back up and I feel it for days, but, I don't like paying $100+ /hour labor charge. Although I'm thinking differently now. Had to replace the front end on the 1 ton we had. I figure its either I hurt my...

Ever since we got married, my wife never followed our finances. She would ask me if she could spend x amount and I would tell her no, which was usually the case starting out 28 years ago. She still doesn't follow the finances, she doesn't even have the bank app on her phone. Obviously she has...

Regardless, the PIA ordeal is done with. We got a different truck. Both sides could have handled it differently

Usually my wife doesn't get mad. After weeks of run around and games, she was done. We finally got to another claims agent from a different office. She was great. She told me and my wife were treated wrong and it shouldn't have gone this far, she was reading the notes that have been put on our...

Our 2008 f350 needed bow thrusters to help it turn, what a pain. Wife totaled it out and whoever buys it at auction is gonna get a hell of a deal. New 6.4, turbos fuel pumps studded with aftermarket heads, radiator, transmission. New driveshafts and shocks. All with less than 35k on it. Chassis...

We recently went used truck shopping since my wife totaled out our 1 ton and decided to go back to a 1/2 ton. Looked at a real nice 2022 chevy. Seen it had a 6.2 and walked away. It's still there. Engine sounded good but not gonna take the risk.

Hot as hell here in SW MI also. 90's suck. Went to the beach last night with the wife and it was mid 70's. Felt good and a spectacular sunset.

Update: I replaced the fuel filter and added a fuel additive and today it ran as advertised. Old filter had maybe 15 hours on it but things fail..

That was a big part of the problem. Our old agent was great, he was johny on the spot any time any problem was brought up. He retired. This new jack wagon is MIA. Can't get ahold of him. We stop in there and he's always gone. Doesn't return calls, etc The secretary who does her best swears he...

It's not the fact they totalled it out. Older truck, parts could be find, etc. The fact it took 3 weeks to get someone to physically look at it ( body shop said an adjuster for them lives 5 miles down the road) and they told my wife that we made them mad and they will screw with us ( in no...