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    Liquid salt

    Liquid salt?? never used it or seen it sold anywhere. Is this made up of chloride or some kinda solution from chloride? If so I know chloride is very corrosive and I would be a lil worried about putting on the roof or any other place it may cause damage..and like gregg said it will stain...
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    Are you ready for Winter?

    Got my new steer tires,,new front shocks,,fresh service on the truck,,and my old military down filled mummy sleeping bag out,slept in it last night and didn't use a drop of fuel :D I still gotta get that spare fan belt tho,Thanks for the reminder. I hope it gets busy but I kinda dont see...
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    A fond farewell

    Not what I wanted to read first thing in the Morning. Sorry to hear this,,wish ya the best of luck and as many said my prayers go out to you and family... In my short time on this site your one of the first I talked with thru this lil peice of the internet,,And I didnt even get to find out...
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    Question for Owner Operators

    Of couse it is costly and time consuming to shop these dealers,but if you give me a price for X amount and the guy down the street say X amount less 300,you bet I am going back to call you and try to beat you up for X amount less just to see if you want to make the sale.. (By the way, Im not...
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    Detention Time

    This does nothing to stop your 14 hour clock tho..Does it?
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    Season so far.

    I would rate the duck season so far as a pretty good one. As far as the deer season I'm starting to wish I wasn't driving truck for a living,its taking up all my free time :mad: So far I am the only one in our lil group that ain't taken a deer.I kinda knew this was going to be a bad year for...
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    Today is Veteran's Day

    Just sayin thanks to all past and present Veterans And wishing for a safe return home for all active personell
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    Qualcomm

    Call these folks,,They are an authorized QC dealer and repair shop. They are top notch with Qualcomms,,they had a Field day with the way Aluimi-Bunk installed mine and completely gutted it and started over a few years ago.. I'm sure they will answer your Q's over the phone,, then call your...
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    Do you remember when

    Thats an easy one for us mathematically challenged ppl Dakota; Double the tax then deduct or add based on your service, it seems to work well for me and the waitress.:D I remember when, Shop rates where affordable. ppl changed or fixed their own flats,services etc etc. We never dreamed of...
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    Qualcomm

    If ya mean after ya shut the truck down, mine goes into a quiet mode shortly after shutting off truck and then goes to sleep (black screen)after 1 to 1 1/2 hours or so.. No idea how to stretch out the time..
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    Alleged Terrorist Group in Dearborn raided by FBI

    Am I missing something? A two year investigation by the FBI leads to a shootout in Detroit for what maybe a theif ring.(I know they aint saying what was being stolen) But I did read no charges of Terrorist actives are being filed at this time.Seems to me the FBI could have stopped this long...
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    New Jersey mandates snow-free vehicles

    Hey Bro,,,call a taxi next time ya want grocerys delivered to your local store then.
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    How to blow a deer out of a frozen lake with a helicopter

    Nice lil video, Kinda hope the anminal makes @ least one more year after that..
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    SHock Absorber Maintenance

    $55 dollars apiece for front stteer axle shocks @ the freightliner dealler..I just priced em this morning,But no money left over after recent repair bill and I could use em. Thought this was good price for dealer parts I was totally Shocked.
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    Drive Shaft Balance

    You do know ya can have your driveshafts balanced dont ya? Not sure what you where looking at,What I was refering to are kinda like a collar setup with fluid in them or bearings that smooth out the aux driveshafts.
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    New Jersey mandates snow-free vehicles

    No leave it,,,,,but make sure ya shovel the snow off the right of way after it falls off your vechile and a lil salt on that chunck of ice would be nice,,,if ya have time of course.
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    New Jersey mandates snow-free vehicles

    So are laws about lights and bad brakes,,But when was the last time you see a 4 wheeler getting a ticket for a light out,,or going thru a brake inspection? Or do you just drive during the daylight? This is bout revenue enhancement from the trucking industry nothing else..These law makers dont...
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    Horton fan clutch failures HT650

    15 some hours to diag. the proplem. less then 3 hours for complete repair.. Switch on the air dryer was calling for fan to kick on all the time. Fan clutch disabled and replaced I think 2 bent bolts and reassembled it..Only got charged for 2.5 hours labor..I dont know why I feel lucky but I...
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    Drive Shaft Balance

    Seen em on Aux power units before Layout,,Generators,conveyors,pumps etc etc.. they do work,they do cut down on Vib,They do reduce wear, Never seen em in use for truck tho..Sorry cant help ya:D
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    Horton fan clutch failures HT650

    Into the shop by 10am, Out just before they closed tonight.. Nothing fixed,,Last thing I heard was ,,We dont know whats wrong with it except the clutch is locked up as they threw their hands up. I knew this yesterday,,I didnt need 92 $ an hour ppl to tell me that..Two shifts of ppl worked on...
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