EC's Going For It

[Electric Chicken]

I'm down again until I can get a new 5th wheel.

Or swap out the one from the day cab.

I'll lose my extra height if I do the latter plus its a bunch of heavy lifting to do myself.

No one seems to want to rebuilt my Jost and the rebuild kits are more expensive than just buying a new plate anyway.

Fleetpride Carlisle has a shop that will do the swap over to a new one. Gotta get it ordered and in and an appointment.

Swiping the Discover now seems more prudent because I'd be cursing the day cab 5th come winter again anyway.

All this comes after a bunch of attempts to adjust it with the rod, replacing that pad thing, thinking it needed just a tiny bit more adjustment, seemingly getting close, then lately slamming from a stop worse than ever.

It's to the point I don't trust it. Its a loud bang coming off a red light.

I'll get the mount rebushed and pinned as well. Its definitely not the source of the bang but it's a might as well type thing.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Easy now. You'll make everyone's property taxes go up.

That's the borough and I'm not in it. Let 'em hate.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Today I learned the auction house a mile from my house also has a rental division.

Surely they have something that can lift a 5th wheel.

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

Today I learned the auction house a mile from my house also has a rental division.

Surely they have something that can lift a 5th wheel.

Nothing less than a 40 tonne excavator will do.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Nothing less than a 40 tonne excavator will do.

Agreed. If you're paying for it.

 

[Rigjockey]

Today I learned the auction house a mile from my house also has a rental division.

Surely they have something that can lift a 5th wheel.

Engine hoist might work.
Might be worth it if they deliver and pick up the hoist.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Engine hoist might work.
Might be worth it if they deliver and pick up the hoist.

I have one of those, just no good way to roll it around.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Chassis shop who did my alignment says they'll do a 5th wheel swap no problem but they'll only do a bushings replacement if they can check it out and see the new parts and feel comfortable doing it.

They're going to get my truck in for kingpins anyway (they have the parts) so I'm thinking gather all the bits and pieces at at least let them look at it.

They have lifting equipment its just whether they feel comfortable doing the work.

The bushings dont feel super bad at the moment so perhaps I can live with them doing the lift and swap because its the jaws that are the real problem, if they won't do the bushings.

At least it gets me going again and I can figure out the lifting to fix the Mack and the old Ford and rebushing it later.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Just got back from Frederick. I thought they had a shop but they don't. Glad I called first. I ran the pickup down instead.

Beings as its an old ass truck I ran US11 down to US 40 then east into Frederick then just a couple exits of 70 just to go around city center. I don't like how it handles with big trucks around and especially at speed.

On the way back I programmed Google to avoid all interstates and it directed me up 15 and across 550 into Blue Ridge Summit and back down 16. I forgot all about that route. It would have been better on the way down too.

Pretty sure that's the furthest I've driven that truck in years. I took a couple extra fuel filters and wrenches along just in case but it did fine.

It was good exercise for it going up and down the hills I think.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Also, ain't it Purdy. Fleetpride also has a house brand copy of the Jost for a lot less money but me being me I decided against it because I'd always be wondering.