Green monster

[M4wdFab]

trouts has a couple big trucks, there was one flat nose cabover there. 

they have a sweet metal rack in the steel pile i am def going back with a trailer to get. 

[mr.mindless]

Gonna do some wiring and put the seat back on tomorrow in the rain. Home no issues. All seems good. Drives all at 75psi, even. Think I may have set them at 90-95. Steers lost nothing through the winter. 107 and 110. Set them at something 105-115.

[mr.mindless]

Attempted dash fire DID have a fuse. Must have been one of those old recalled HF units.

[mr.mindless]

tire tools should all arrive today. got a TPMS too.
HVAC was good for the drive around town last week. Rolling W this weekend.

[mr.mindless]

TPMS, tire soap and blast tank here. No valve cores or tools yet.

Probably won’t get wheels till next weekend. Seems ok.

[mr.mindless]

At least half of the tires were patched or damaged. This was the sketchiest. Between the dials and unseeable.



Had to get and use a portapower for 3 of the 4 sets to separate, and the get 2/4 inners off.



Impressed with the Ken Tool Blue Serpant knockoff. 1/6 the price and at least half as nice if not better.

[mr.mindless]

Oh - Erik’s landlord’s wheels are stud pilot, I’m hub pilot. So no Alcoa goodness.

Tires out of the way. At least the new ones. Now the old ones are in the way until I dump them at the Batavia track

[mr.mindless]

Worst part by far was not having an adequate impact. Need to get some 1/2” air plumbed and a 3/4 or inch gun if I’m ever doing this again.

This guy works but I’m really feeling it.

[TrailTamer]

1” impact gun with long anvil from HF

https://m.harborfreight.com/1-in-aluminum-air-impact-wrench-61616.html

[mr.mindless]

I probably like the cheaper one at near half the price.
2000 ft-lb vs 2500 seems ok.

Still need to improve air flow capability for that big boy.

[mr.mindless]

I shoulda grabbed one today for 25% instead of the usual 20% off.

Need to decide how to maintain air line diameter to run one well. I’m thinking dedicate to only run off the truck, maybe off the trailer supply gladhand, or maybe off another secondary tank tap wo a bigger fitting.

[mr.mindless]

I was also going to
Mention that after DIYing 8 drives immediately before leaving, the TPMS I got was such a huge piece of mind that it more than paid for itself in piece of mind, and I plan to run it on the ram and trailer for long trips too. Not worth an extra $400 for a second setup, I don’t think, but totally worth the labor of swapping 10 valve stem caps.

[Wingman]

Link to said TPMS?

[M]

Not worth an extra $400 for a second setup, I don’t think, but totally worth the labor of swapping 10 valve stem caps.

You'll kick yourself for saying that while doing the deed in the dead of winter in your driveway 

[mr.mindless]

For 10 valvestem caps? Not likely.

More likely if I’m doing it a dozen times per year or if I have an issue sometime when I didn’t bother to swap.