BIG Rig Travel Days, Quartzsite Road trip. Big Dollars. We Have NO Truck. RV Fulltime. RV Lifestyle
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2024
- Trying to get out of our daughter's driveway so we can head west to Quartzsite, AZ. BUT we have NO TRUCK! We are two days delayed. Weather is moving in quickly and we have to start our Road Trip.
We are not Snow Birds but we do like nice warm weather and heading west is the best. We are going to do this trip a little differently by staying at a campground midway on the road trip for several days to get caught up from the holidays.
Planning our route, I find a Whataburger next door to a Walmart. So convenient! Oh...Sondra finds stickers and a route 66 road map for her journal.
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RV Camping
We like to "Switch it Up" between resorts and campgrounds and boondocking is always an option.
We draw inspiration from Keep Your Daydream KYD, Less Junk More Journey, Finding Our Someday and Changing Lanes. We normally travel in an HDT similar to RUclips channels Suite Travels and Watts on Wheels. I also get some ideas from the editing style of Happily Ever Hanks (Happilyeverhanks) #thankshanks and believe it or not, I actually learned something from MRBeast Mr Beast video's as well.
Our journey is the destination. We want to share in our experiences in our discovery of What's Next.
I get my music from:
Epidemicsound.com
Tracks:
Is This Winter Now by Shirley
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We use the TSD card for diesel fuel and save a bundle each time we fill up our Big Rig. We also use it to fill up our Onan generator.
The big blue boards (XL version) we use sometimes to get us "un-stuck" is from:
Gotreads.com
Our Class C is built by Thor Motorcoach on a Ford F550 chassis. It's a production build Magnitude model XG32. We tow our red Jeep Wrangler Sahara behind it. We've made some modifications to it so that we can boondock comfortably. Lithium batteries, Victron 3000w multi-plus inverter, dual alternators charge while traveling and mods to the water system greatly enhance it's boondocking capabilities.
Our extreme completely custom 5th wheel is built on a semi-trailer chassis with air suspension and air brakes. Completely loaded it weighs 42,000 lbs rolling down the highway. And we do roll down the highway nearly every week. You see, we believe that if your home has wheels they should be used.
Vehicles:
2016 Volvo VNL780 "Voyager"
2016 Smart fortwo "Pathfinder"
2019 SpaceCraft Custom built semi-trailer 5th wheel "Orion"
2023 Thor Magnitude XG32 Class C "Curiosity"
2017 Jeep Wrangler Sahara "Artemis"
Power system:
3250 watts of solar with Panasonic panels
30.1 KWH of Lithium batteries
2- 4K watt Magnum Inverters deliver power as if we are on shore power
2- 4K watt 240v Cotek Inverters deliver additional power for our LG Mini split HVAC and stove
Coachnet is our roadside assistance company we use but hopefully we don't use them too often. LOL
We are not sponsored by Whataburger but I do enjoy them anytime I can get my hands on one. They used to be just out of Texas but they have expanded.
BIg Truck Big Travels video's are based on our personal experience and not meant nor portrayed as experts in anything we do or say. It's our life on the road and our opinions are not meant to be construed as advice. Enjoy life on the road.
I’m glad that you all made it thru the storms, round 1 and hope that round 2 didn’t hit you too hard either. The two of you are always entertaining and a joy to watch. I love Thursday afternoons because of that. Continued safe travels. Thanks for taking the time to document your travels/adventures. Until next week …
Hi Christy, glad you enjoyed it. No rain just a LOT of wind. It's a good thing our trailer is so heavy..it's pretty stable in the wind. Thanks for watching the channel.
Boy what a way to start a trip out, but you got to watch the the College Championship game. Hail to the Victors, Go Blue. Got our picture taken tonight with the trophy, at all places, the Walmart in Canton Mich.
Wow! That's crazy. Great game. I was pulling for Blue to get it done. I hope it was still shiny! Thanks for the comment.
In addition to the tug test I recommend sticking your head under the trailer and looking up to make sure that the loch bar has across the pin.
Great idea. I always carry a flashlight to peek up there and spy the jaws.
Eating with your special person is good enough, any day of the week, but to get to eat a meal outside, with that person is just pure
Yes, you are right, very special indeed....and to cap off the day at Whataburger with that special person is just perfect!
Darling Grandbabies, but at that age wear you OUT! We’d get ours put to bed, and we went to bed at 8:30 so we could do another day.
The joy now is having them in college and laughing and having fun together! But when they are under 5, God save me. And we were older too! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😆 🤣 you are so correct, Susan. They wear us out at the end of each day... but the fun is wearing them out so they go to bed early! 😆 🤣
Now, this was a great video😀 it showed every aspect of RV living
I use to live in Shreveport, La and I recognized that semi rest area.
Thank you, Keenan. It's how we roll and try not to sugar coat it but we enjoy travel days.
What cute grandbabies you have, I'm sure they love visits from you! Well now you're back on the road and I'm looking forward to what's next. I wish you safe travels and happy adventures!
They are cute, Carol but they know it! 😆 Love being back on the road. Let's discover what's next together.
I think being Sondra likes to cook she mentioned in the video where you guys showed us the full tour of the RV, you guys should show her cooking dinner sometime. I haven't seen that yet. :) BTW... always great video and man David, you are the swesomesauce of backing in to spots! You da' man. And Sondra, you da' gal at navigating!!
Check out this video. She does some simple cooking. Thank you so much.
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I saw something really neat that uguys might think about. When u unhook your airline take a dummy one and hook it up and that keeps critters from getting in and plugging up your airlines. Put the dummy ones on both sides of the system. So going down the road and u see sign that says 12.6 do u let the air out of your seat? Lol
We don't show it but that's what I do when disconnected. I have a holder on the trailer now too. So we're trying to keep out dust and critters.
I love this couple, so much energy. With that said it's time to hit the road. We had a nice trip to Alaska. And I told you I wasn't going to unpack. So, lets hit the road. I see the Mrs handling that rig. Cool. Safe travels guys and as always thanks for letting us hang out. Sandra reminds me of my wife, it could be 100° and she'll have a jacket on. 😂
🤣😂😎 Sondra always has a jacket on! It's pretty funny actually. You'd never know what she's wearing underneath! Definitely don't unpack! We're hitting the road to get out west. Enjoy 2024 with us.
Love watching your travels i am from Brisbane Australia you both have a Beautiful motor home take care on your journey
Thank you, Arthur. Glad you enjoyed it. We'd love to visit Australia... don't think our rig could fit!
Kudos to symphonies & massages on the road!! The winter activities looked so fun with family. Hard to say goodbye to the grands! Oh dear Sandra don’t let those “grandpa” jokes wear off on u 😅 Must say u guys r a great team backing in and giving directions. My hubby/I have zero communication just hand signals. One year, the campers already parked around us watched us back in, and said “you guys are boring”. They wanted to be entertained by a fight. Be safe 🇨🇦 ❤
😆 We get a lot of boring comments when we back in too, Yvonne! 😁 Always an experience on the road which we enjoy. Thanks for watching. Be safe.
Don’t ever tell a mechanic you are in no hurry.
LOL...David, we definitely won't make that mistake again!
Name the drone Juan Moore. “Let’s take Juan Moore flight.” 😂
😆 🤣 Thanks, Jane. That's good!
Wow Sandra I thought you did not drive the big truck. Good on you 👍😃
Sondra likes driving the big rig. Normally, I drive in the morning then she takes a "shift" after lunch then I'll finish up for the final leg as well as parking. Thanks for the comment and watching the channel.
Is this Sondra’s first time driving - I don’t remember seeing her driving. IMPRESSIVE 🎉
Here too! We didn't remember her driving.
Sondra likes driving the rig and takes a "shift" on most days (except when she's taking pictures of wildlife!).
Sondra is usually behind the camera so sometimes we don't show things like her driving. She normally takes a shift after lunch on our travel days. She enjoys it.
Hey travelers. Glad y’all are doing well and getting going again. Also enjoyed seeing your stop in Mt Pleasant. We just moved back to Florida from there in November. It’s a great place to live, or visit. Y’all stay safe, have fun going to the desert
Hey, Dave, small world. Nice area to stop. Enjoy Florida. Thank you for watching the channel. 😁
Always look forward to Fridays as I get to tag along on your adventures. Looking forward to next week's. Take care guys
Thanks 👍Brendan. Hope your new year down under is going well...and that your week is better than last week! Say "hi" to the family. We're excited about our 2024 tour plans. See you next week.
Yall must have left just right around the time we did. It was. Ice meeting you today! Small world for sure! We've spent a lot of time in the Huntsville area. Oh man! It's unfortunate yall thought yall were going to hook up & have power to not have any.
It was great meeting you guys today! It was a good thing we have a good battery system to get us through the night... but it was still a nail biter! See you around!
Love your introduction with names . Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful, Jeanne! Thanks for watching the channel. We think the intro helps to explain a few things such as the names of our vehicles. Excited to have you along on the journey.
We had an abs problem and brakes bushings and bearings that I had thought were taken care of in the US and got a bill for $5,000. In Panama on our way to South America. Stuff happens. Now we have to put our Promaster in a container to Colombia. $6500. Yay!
Not much you can do about it! Glad it got fixed and you're heading on to parts of South America. Stay safe and thanks for watching the channel.
So excited to see where 2024 takes you guys and extremely happy to be along for the ride
Oh yeah! Buckle up because 2024 will be fun...and a criss cross across America. Excited to have you share in the journey.
Hi guys. If Sondra had only stacked up on a whole lot of beer this could have been a Smokey and the Bandit episode. You are almost driving the same route. Nice long clip made me drift away from daily routine.
Hey Hans....that would have been hilarious for a "re-run" of that movie...we did take a similar route but didn't get up into Oklahoma. Glad you enjoyed it...hope we didn't get you out of your groove.
I saw yall on I55 and i would have been blowing the horn on side of ya had i been in the north bound lane. I was headed south but it was cool seeing yall pass!
Woo-hoo! That's so cool! Next time blow that horn!
Unexpected disruptions and/or suprises make life on the road...just like life at home. Safe travels and enjoy following your journey. 🚗🇺🇸
You are so correct, Judy. It's just life but it's all an experience and usually a good one. Thank you very much for your time watching the channel. 😃
4k for service on the Volvo seems reasonable to me. What I hear that service on the big trucks can get expensive.
150k miles is almost a new truck.
Like your videos.
Thanks, Greg. Just broken in at 150K...we think with the modifications we've made that probably a few items got "out of spec" and thus the need for us to "clean it up" since it wasn't clear from whom it may have been created. The truck has been great for 8 years so no complaints. Big check to write at one time...gulp!
Just like any good truck driver with I've been for 35 years always do a tug test they don't teach that anymore to new drivers
I love yall. I've watched every video y'all have put out and look forward to each video y'all put out stay safe and have a great time
Thanks for sharing and it's a shame about the new drivers. That is such an important safety procedure along with the GOAL too! Appreciate your time watching the channel and excited to have you along on the journey.
@@bigtruckbigtravelsyes it is still taught to tug test in new drivers. I don't know why he is saying that but it is taught.
Loved seeing your family and wishing you safe travels, can’t wait to see your next adventure 💖
Thank you so much, Angela!! Always good to have fun with the family. 2024 will be fun so buckle up!
Fun to see you go through my neck of the woods!! Enjoy the rest of your trip!
That's great, Cheri. Always cool to see that. Thanks and we're glad to have you along.
Good video guys 😊😊😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it, Barry. Thanks for watching and appreciate your comment.
Great Vlog as usual! Looking forward to your Route 66 trip. Drove it while serving in the USN in the 70's. A future Rt. 66 trip, Chicago to California is part of my bucket list🤞. Safe travels!
Thanks, Dan. We're excited about the Rt 66 trip. Should be fun to drive sections of it in our Big Rig!
Be glad you’re not in Ohio 60-65 mph wind, rain,snow,sleet,freezing rain bees hives are fine,cows are high and dry,but the chickens were swimming for a while till we fixed that issue just waiting for the sub zero temps now🤷♂️ stay safe
We're very glad that we're not in Ohio, Tim. That's crazy about the chickens swimming! Hope everything is OK. That's a cold weather system! Thanks for watching.
Im glad i still have another year or two of extended warranty although mopar service is not very good. $4k is not bad for eight years of service. That's a very good truck. At the prices being charged for pickups That's not a bad way to go. Happy new years trails. Lot's of love from Miami ❤
That's good on your warranty. We loved visiting Miami and the South Beach area. Neat architecture. Not pleasant to pay the bill but not bad for 8 years. Thanks for watching the channel. 😁
Happy dancing here. Happy to see you again and thanks for having me along so i can sit in my arm chair and enjoy your travels. So blessed by your videos ... Smiles =)
Thanks for coming along on the journey. We're excited to get 2024 road trip underway. Let's roll!
I'm glad to see you guys back on the road, i was starting to have withdrawal s, it's been to long since your last videos, I'm along for this whole trip, be safe!😎
Thanks. It's good to be back in our Big Rig set up and home. It was a long AK trip in the motorhome but lots of fun. 2024 will be a blast so pack up because we're hitting the road!
Glad to see y’all back on the road! And hoping your stormy night of survival worked out! Thanks for sharing your travels with us!🤗
We're glad too! A few windy days but we missed the Arctic blast! Stay warm...layer up! 🤔😉🤣😅😂😆
I’m glad you guys are back on the road! Loved the video!
Thanks, Cathy. It's great to be back on the road in our home.
Another fun vlog. Hate your repair bill was so high but part of your rv living. Awesome to see Sondra drive the big rig. God bless your travels in 2024. Greetings from GA
Thanks, Karen. Sondra normally drives after lunch. The repair bill was no fun but it was the first one so we're thankful for that. Aloha from....where are we?!? 😂🤣Appreciate your comments.
I just love y'all. Have a safe trip!!
Thank you, Marcy. We try to keep it between the ditches. Looking forward to 2024 and glad you're along on the journey. 😊
I sincerely enjoyed this video guys!!! It was fun and enjoyable watching!!!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Mike. Thanks for watching the spending time with us. Should be a fun 2024.
You are in rare form Dave😊👍
😁😊😂🤣 Living life as I see it, Linda...and trying to make others smile. We enjoy traveling and being back in the big rig. Thanks for watching and appreciate your comment.
Happy New Year Travels Enjoyed seeing you with the grandkids Texas and New Mexico always seem to have high winds when traveling through some times Be safe and have fun Enjoy all your videos
Thank you, Debra. Always fun to spend time with family. That area does seem to have high winds fairly frequently. Appreciate your comments and your time watching the channel. We'll keep it between the ditches!
Loving your adventures! A good time was had by all!
Yes it was! We enjoyed it and glad you did too!
Winter has been beautiful this year in the RGV. 70s and 80s most days
Very nice, Mark. Great place to be this time of year.
Another amazing episode Thanks see you next week
Glad you enjoyed it, Wayne. We'll be in the desert...if we don't get blown away! 😯😁😎
Happy trails! Hope to see you guys in Quartzsite!
I hope so too! That would be great. Hopefully next week. See you soon.
I loved you had the Michigan game on the TV. Go Blue
National Champions! Go Blue
I enjoyed the game. I was pulling for Michigan so glad that they won. Their defense is awesome.
Ha Ha, loved the Mrs. Kravitz reference!! Looks like parts of Texas could get quite cold for a few days early next week. We've been hearing that the cold front that is currently in Canada is predicted to move as far south as Texas. Stay safe!
Glad you liked it! We're going to try and keep heading south and west to stay out of this Arctic cold weather blast! Be safe out there!
Thanks for the video nice to see blue sky weather still bad here Birmingham England waiting for warmer weather than we are going to Wales and Devon for 2weeks keep safe u2 😂🎉
Nice trip planned. Hopefully summer arrives soon across the pond. Thank you for watching.
Hey Guys, great to see you on the road again. Freezing weather in the metroplex and no power--been there done that on a business trip ... it's no fun. Glad you have your own power options. Looking forward to seeing you in warmer weather!
Hey Pete, we're excited to see warmer temps as well! Those storms were bad but we were very fortunate to have our own power options. Some who live in stick & brick aren't so lucky. Thanks
Glad you got everything figured out, Back to camping. I was so impressed to see Sandra driving, and doing a great job at that. I don’t remember her driving Curosity though Good Show
Thanks, Dennis. She drove very little in Alaska because she was on the lookout for wildlife shots with the camera. I'm not as good as she is with shooting wildlife so her camera was always at the ready! Lol 😆 She enjoys driving the truck.
We are trying to figure out what kind of RV to purchase for our upcoming change of life journey. Y'all make it look so easy!
@lindarobb3868 😆 8+ years on the road, "experience" is a great teacher. We still have some challenges but they are usually small and infrequent. We try to make sure life goes smoothly. 😊 Thanks for watching.
I like watching your video I use to drive truck in Texas I live in Nebraska. I love your truck and trailer set up❤. Be safe hope to see more of you
Thanks, Dan. We'll be around each week, so hope to see you next week!
That loves on highway 72. I go to that a lot. I run back and forth through there on my way from Cherokee Alabama to the Georgia area in Florida in North Carolina. I drive the southern route most of the time. I am a female solo truck driver.
Hey, Jessica. That Love's seems pretty new. It was super convenient for us. Stay safe on the road and appreciate what you do to keep our country running. Thanks for watching.
Love your video trip. Love from Norway ❤
Awesome! Thank you! Love getting comments from Norway! We have to get out there one day!
Another great video. The Route 66 trip looks like lotsa fun. Travel safely.
Thank you. We're looking forward to it. We hope we can drive sections of the original too!
Central Ave in Albuquerque is part of the original route 66 as well as the main street in Williams Arizona. There is a nice RV park in Williams Grand Canyon Railway RV Park that is walking distance to downtown Williams. Also don't forget to be Standing on a Corner in Winslow Arizona...@@bigtruckbigtravels
Also you will be with about 3 miles of where we live and real close to an old dive diner that was build on the original Route 66.
@@bigtruckbigtravels
Great video. Safe travels.
We really appreciate your time watching the channel and are excited to have you along on the journey. Thanks for being a part of the story.
We're in Quartzsite now. Hope to meet you at La Posa South if you stay there.
We'll be there in a few days. Watch the community post for a time and GPS coordinates. See you there.
Great season opener! "Mrs. Kravitz" spied "Darren" outside making a call out. In the midst of all the dad jokes, we had a mom joke sighting (23:12). Whatadinner! That Cheerio bee is mad busy. Food bill
Lots going on for just a travel day or two....Glad you enjoyed it and we'll see you next week. Still on the road and still heading west but you never know what we'll see and experience. Thank you.
So much fun, I have never been to a Whataburger but we have In-n-Out Burger a Southern California tradition.
I like In-n-Out "animal style" but Whataburger is my fav, a Texas "thing".
New subscriber, and I find you do a nice job of editing on your video's. I very much like the banter within the cab, letting us all know what's going on and such, and I've now heard a couple times your 'Alaska Adventure' of which I've not seen yet, so I'll have to look for that when time allows! We've been up to Inuvik once along the Dempster highway, but that was in our old Chevy pickup, with nothing more than a 'camperette' on the back, with a bed and 2' X 2' counter to work on, back when we where in our twenties, and had much more energy than today. Caught a lot of fish on some of those streams along the Dempster too, and then spent some remaining weeks making memories in touring Alaska! Have done one trip since, and as always, look forward to another trip up that way some day!
Now that is some adventure travel back then! I'm sure the Dempster has changed a lot but we really enjoyed driving up to Tuk and camping on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Thanks for watching the channel.
Glad to see you two back on the road my wife and I won't start are rv travels till april.safe travels ✌️
Thanks, Frank. April is just around the corner. It will be here before you know it. I know you're excited to start. Woohoo! Good times ahead!
Glad to see you back. I’m surprised to see her driving.
Thanks, Nancy. Sondra likes to drive the rig. I usually do the mornings and when we park and she takes a "shift" after lunch. Good to be back. Glad you're along on the journey.
Thanks for content!
Our pleasure, Kevin! Glad you enjoyed it.
AH….HA❣️❣️. I have figured out what I love to follow you! David reminds me soooo much of my Dad: Corny jokes, his out look on life, his handyman talents. My parent traveled full time from 1980 to 1995 in their retirement in a
27 foot Airstream. Crisscrossing the USA. No wonder I sit with an immense smile on my face. THANKS FOR THE MEMORY❣️❣️
I'm in good company then. So glad you're enjoying the journey with us and love the fact that it puts a smile on your face and a warm glow in your heart. You've made my day. Thank you.
Still looking forward to meeting you both in Tucson during March….. love your videos!
Thank you so much and we enjoy Tucson. Looking forward to meeting, hope our schedules work out.
Thanks for sharing 😊😊😊
Thanks for watching 😎😁😊
I enjoyed traveling with you folks A dream of mine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
We really appreciate your time watching the channel and are excited to have you along on the journey. Thanks for being a part of the story.
Sounds like fun! Really camping now!
Oh yeah! We really enjoy boondocking and that sense of freedom. Lots of fun ahead!
Love you too guys at 2 people. And please reset bad weather coming for the next several days
Hey Brad, thanks for the comment and appreciate your time watching the channel. We buckled down for the second shift of storms...we weren't crazy about losing power. We had it lucky. Others lost it for longer so we're fortunate.
Safe travels
We really appreciate your time watching the channel and are excited to have you along on the journey. Thanks for being a part of the story.
Oh Sandra Mama, first time seeing you drive/back up the truck, lol.
She always backs up the truck when we hook up and she enjoys driving the rig on travel days. Good to have a shift change!
Safe travels😀
Thanks, Tom. We try to keep it between the ditches.
Being a born and raised Texan - glad to see someone as passionate about Whataburger as myself - been a fan over 50 years and my wife has the same response as yours - lol, bad for you food never tasted so good! Safe travels y’all
Oh yeah! Whataburger all the way! Did you know that Whataburger was rated the healthiest of the fast food establishment? Thank you. 😃
Safe travels! ❤
😍😎Thank you. We always try to keep it upright and between the ditches!
@@bigtruckbigtravels, HA! HA!
Hope you could still finish watching the National Championship game during the outage - Go Blue, since I am from Michigan! Nice to be on the road again and make memories. Our trip starts April 1st from MI to OH to WV to NC to KY primarily hiking with our dogs. Save travels!
Go Blue
Congratulations Wolverines!! Go Blue!
It was funny because we didn't know the outage existed for a while so the game was uninterrupted!
Ok, your home base!
Dennis
Yes. Thanks
I watched this video on 1/11/24. We left the Loves Truck stop this morning at 10AM that you pulled into in Muscle Shoals AL after leaving your daughter’s house. The RVStop you mentioned at the truck stop is really nice. We stayed there 4 nights. They have 36 sites all FHU concrete sites. Not sure how long you are but our 41’ Motorhome and Jeep Cherokee fits on the concrete pad with about 3-4’ to spare on the pull through sites. No noise from the truck stop at our site (13) but did hear some road noise. Enjoy your videos.
😯😎 Small world. It's good to know that you had a good experience. Nice that Love's is starting to add RV spots to their truck stops. Thanks for watching.
We missed you!! We stayed at the Flying J in West Memphis. Those 3 oversized loads you pasted. Fueled up at the Flying J. Dang nab it. Steve and I talked about going to the casino.
Oh man! We leave the truck stops to the drivers since we have many more options than they do! That's a small world for sure. The casino was nice...lots of room.
Awesome Rig But wow the maintenance bill wow. Here watching now 5:05 PM Tuesday
It was the first big bill in 8 years for maintenance and repairs on the truck. But it was a hefty load to pay at one time. Thank you. 😃
We enjoy watching all of your videos, very well done. We will be in Quartzsite for the first time this year. We are full time RV'rs with a 45' toy hauler that we pull with a class 6 Sportchasis truck. Would love to meet you 2 in person.
Thank you. We've got a meet-up planned for Jan 18 (Thursday) and I posted the coordinates on the Community board which everyone who's subscribed will get notified. Looking forward to it and hope you can come on by and say "hi".
As a professional sports photographer who has a 2024 Super Duty and 33' Airstream on order... Everything about this Channel and your rig is just awesome! I am binging on your content while editing hockey photos....
Thank you for the awesome comment. I think you are the first to binge while editing professional sports photos. Now that's cool 😎!
that's ok on dumping the air bags that's what all trucks do that have that ability, as you try this out you will see how well this works, 1 other thing I always put 3/4 inch plywood about 15" square under the landing gear legs so as to spread the load of the trailer cuz sometimes you drop it & may 1 leg sinks into the soil then it's hard to get the trailer hooked up I even do it on any surface just 2 be safe
Thanks for the tips! Appreciate your input on that. We're always trying to improve our process so we'll take a look at that and see what works for us.
Sounds like you have fun. Nice to be rich..
We are enjoying retirement, Steven. We love to travel and see this great country of ours. Appreciate your time watching the channel.
Great stuff! New subscriber!
We really appreciate your time watching the channel and are excited to have you along on the journey. Thanks for being a part of the story. Welcome aboard. Glad you found us.
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Thanks, Kristina. Very cool indeed. 😎
U 2 are a hoot😂
Thanks and excited to have you along on the journey.
I worked for CP Rail in a couple of different rail yards in the Vancouver area. The most important thing when a train is in the "yard" is that they must know exactly where every single rail car is located. My job was to walk up and down the different rail lines in the yard and write down the name and number of every car and which line it's on. I'd do 2 different lines at the same time. On average, I think I probably walked at least 5 or 6 miles every single day. Most of the time I loved it because I was outside in the fresh air, seeing the sights and getting paid to do it. That was around the time that the very first "Sony Walkman" came out, so I was well prepared for my work. Of course, Vancouver and winter means drizzle and lots of it, i'd have to go out with a plastic poncho on while being careful not to get the page I was writing on totally soaked. It was pretty miserable. Oh, I forgot to mention all this was done on graveyard shift. Good times.
Wow! That's amazing to keep track of all those cars. We visited the UP yard in Nebraska, it's amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Did I see the trailer jacks up when you did the pull test. I used to retract them so they were about a couple inches off the ground, that way if it came loose on the pull test the trailer doesn’t drop on the truck.
Good observation, Barry. They were retracted but the pads were still on the ground. Our hitch is fairly deep and wide so if it did come loose then our nose would ride on the end of the 5th wheel plate. It's a good idea to leave the jacks down a little instead of fully retracted. I may change this in the future. Thanks
Chesters- I've learned to NOT stop at a gas pump where a car is not actively pumping gas and driver is gone. If there is a Chester's inside- that driver is taking 30-45 minutes to get their chicken :)
😂🤣😎Good advice! Thanks
I live in North Alabama about an hour from Huntsville. 😊
Cool! We love the Huntsville area.
What was wrong with your truck??. Glad to see you on the way, look forward to seeing you on the road. You a lucky to have some room at your daughters place to park up. I see you have got a burger an a drink. CHEERS NZ
I put a list up at the 14:00 minute mark. Mainly batteries, diagnostics and air leak repairs. Thanks and enjoy the NZ summer!
Isn't it awesome to spend time with the grandkids! We had the entire family together for Christmas week and man we had lots of fun - BUT WE WERE EXHAUSTED!! The energy they have I can't match! That is awesome that your daughter has a home with a large enough driveway where you can park - that works out great! Question: you were speaking about the maintenance/repairs - got me thinking about roadside service for breakdowns. Do you have a plan or do you just call Loves roadside or Goodyear commercial (if you had a blow out) or something like that? I assume a Goodsam Roadside or Coachnet would not work due to your size? Safe travels to Quartsite!
Great to spend time with the grandchildren but they are exhausting! We have Coachnet and they said our size was no problem. It's great her driveway is large enough...barely! 😆 thanks
Great videos.
I live in the UK .we have daf trucks with the paccar engines in.
To have the same work carried out in uk on a volvo would been a lot more with the cost of parts .oil. fuel and labour costs .
Go steady and enjoy your travels.
I'll bet it's a lot more expensive in the UK. I've heard not so good reviews on the Paccar engines in the US so hope you have better luck with them over the pond. Thank you and let's keep it between the ditches.
@@bigtruckbigtravels yeah keep well clear.
Volvo better by far
Hi hi. You guys panic over a 4k invoice?? Always remember that our crap country's exchange rate is currently 18.5 to the $, and don't imagine that we earn good money to compensate. So that bill in sunny South Africa is like 75k!!! I wouldn't need a laxative for a month after receiving that repair bill.
And your power outage at the end.... We have 3 x 2hour outages every day (sometimes 3 x 4hours). Our amazing govt forgot to upgrade the power stations since they took over in 1994, so we dine by candlelight most days😂.
Good to see you guys are moving around again. Keep well. Safe travels.
Wow, Glen, that sure puts things into perspective. We get used to a certain standard in the US so everything we expect is based on that standard. You are correct in that others around the world are not as fortunate as we are so we should be more appreciative of what we have here in America. Thank you for sharing. That is amazing.
My FIL is an over the road truck driver. Your repair bill seems to be on the lower end of what he sees regularly. Those trucks are expensive to repair and diagnose. Happy you guys are back on the road.
Thanks, Vince. We're excited that it was the first time for such a repair bill in over 8 years. They can be expensive but then everything seems expensive nowadays! Good to be back and glad you're along.
I'm a truck driver and when I retire since my wife will never attempt to drive a big truck with a spacecraft trailer.... I think my HDT truck will have a regular manual transmission. For the last 3 years my trucking company only buys trucks with the automatic transmission and I really miss the manual transmission.
We really like the convenience of the automatic manual i-Shift tranny. In traffic, it saves the left leg! Understand completely about the desire for manual. We had a Mazda with a 5 speed and loved it.
Sandra……maybe some noise cancelling headphones would save you from the corny “jokes”. 🤦♀️🙉
😆 I think she secretly loves them!
@@bigtruckbigtravels Talk about a captive audience! 😉
Lol
Hi from Texarkana. It was fun watching that part. We were wondering what town did you stay in your first night in Texas? We will be back on the road after my husband’s check up at MDA the end of this month. So ready to travel again. Love your channel.
Hey Brenda- Our first night in Texas was in Mt Pleasant. It just really works well for us. That's neat about being from Texarkana. I had a friend who lived there when I went to Fayetteville for college. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope the check up goes well and you guys can get back on the road! Fingers crossed. Thank you.
You are so funny! I spend $400 every time I’m in Walmart. I’m doing something wrong. But do pay 7% sales tax!
Sometimes you can't help the taxes in the area where you live and shop. Sondra is always looking at dollars and cents...and the sales tax rate too! Thanks for watching.
Batteries are good for about 18 months from the manufactures date. Purchase new from a dealer that keep a fresh stock.
Thanks, Dale. I guess we're pretty fortunate that these lasted nearly 4 years then. We just expected them to last longer. Appreciate your comment.