2010

January 23, 2010 by tom.

2010 and is finally here and I haven’t been writing or posting anything on my adventures. A quick update is needed on the truck and my artistic endeavors. Since the last post, the truck came home the week before Christmas with a new to me/Used in general Air compressor and a rebuilt used air dryer. Also had a new flex pipe put on the exhaust near the engine and new windshield wiper blades. $1100 dollars later, the truck is home safe and sound hibernating for the winter. Drove fine home from Bangor, I did hear a Twack sound in Hudson and pulled over in the parking lot of a local restaurant. I thought it was a tire, turned out that I hit a bump and the cab jumped and landed on one of the two by fours I had supporting the rear of the cab. It cracked one and dented the cab lip outward. There was also a piece of metal tubing supporting the other side of the cab between the frame rails but that was no where in sight. So, my projects for this year on the truck are to have the rear of the cab fixed so the cab rides correctly on the cab mount. The cab’s cross member is rusted. The cab mount on the frame is still structurely sound. I’m going to see if I can jack the back of the cab up and fix it myself with new metal tubing and bolts. If I had difficulties, I have been in touch with another shop and will see about taking the old girl there. I’m also planning to start painting the frame and continue sanding the outside of the cab. It feels nice to not have to spend money on my truck, people have said they are a money pit and from experience, I believe it. However, the feeling I get behind the wheel of the truck driving it on the road, makes all of the money spent worth it. I’ll try to write more. T

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