A full day of set-up work at EOT today. I was working with a group of 4-6 guys laying out boardwalk on 7 stages. We’ll go back at it tomorrow doing the final nit picking of the boardwalks, mostly sand filling to make them completely steady, remove all wobble as we walk on them.
The truck is still in the shop. The U joints are rusted and are not coming apart. They are soaking them overnight. Upon inspection they found a few other items worthy of attention. They are great about showing me what they find. They send me videos of everything, so I can see for myself what they find. A radiator hose leaking (I’ve seen the splatter under the hood and also repeated low coolant warnings) and the oil pan seal is leaking. I was planning on an oil change anyway! That’s why I have oily grunge on the front of the camper and especially on the hitch and safety chains. It’s new too, I had no oil spots under the truck at home. That would have shown in the snow! Same with the coolant leak.
I bet the shop hasn’t seen something rusted that bad before. Gotta love the salt in Vt. Sounds like the truck will be good as new when they are done. That was very nice of you to allow those things to stick into your shoes for Skye.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of set up. All looks amazing from the photos I’ve seen in the past.
When does shooting start ?
It's nice that you're able to lend a hand for set-up. Better to have the truck looked after now, where it seems you've found a competent mechanic rather than half way across "no man's land", Texas.
ReplyDeleteAs I write this Friday 20 Feb 26, it's "Trail-breaking Day" for tomorrow's Primitive Biathlon. I'm expecting Bob and Gamby about 1400. The region is expecting 4-8" of snow this afternoon into tomorrow morning.
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