Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Road Trip
Instead of the 17 hour ride to WV we decided to drive 2.5 hours to Northern NH.
After working trying to get the light on Joel's 3-wheeler to work for a couple hours 3 of us went for a Friday night-ride in Berlin for an hour or so. We tried to stay dry (we never succeed) and ended up meeting a Moose in the middle of the trail. We chased him off the trail and into the woods. My bother-in-law and Burnsy got a good look at him, but I couldn't pick him out from the shadows.
Saturday Morning we went for a ride in Stratford good for 40 miles or so.
We started out at Burn's Truckstop and had lunch at Stratford Pond. Lunch cost $7 and all proceeds went to Make-A-Wish (good deal). This time we had 5 riders 4 Quads and a 3-wheeler. Joel played in the water/mud a little to much and we needed to stop for a few minutes to dry things out. Good thing we did, we discovered that the bolts in his front fork we loosening up (disaster avoided). A few miles down the trail Joel nearly lost the rear wheel off of his machine. All that was holding it on a few threads on one lonely bolt. We thought we would just steal a nut from each of the other wheels just to find out that there where only two nuts on the front wheel. Anyway the other guys borrowed a couple nuts off the other rear wheel while I got rid of my $7 lunch in the woods (baked beans... man they are quick). After this every time we stoped Joel was sure to make sure that they were tight. After watching him ride that thing all morning it's no wonder why those things were outlawed in some areas. He was all over the trail, stuggling to keep control of that thing.
Anyway we make it back in one piece. Next time I'm thinking we do it in the snow.
Also, Caleb got to bring up his 4 wheeler and drive it around my sisters house. My sisters kids and Burnsy's oldest also took it for a ride. We turned the throttle setscrew all the way in and told the kids to leave it in 1'st gear. It found it's way into a bush and got rolled over in a ditch. Didn't hurt anything except for some little boy's pride a little. Caleb was proud to show off his toy and did a great job sharing with all of his friends.
Instead of the 17 hour ride to WV we decided to drive 2.5 hours to Northern NH.
After working trying to get the light on Joel's 3-wheeler to work for a couple hours 3 of us went for a Friday night-ride in Berlin for an hour or so. We tried to stay dry (we never succeed) and ended up meeting a Moose in the middle of the trail. We chased him off the trail and into the woods. My bother-in-law and Burnsy got a good look at him, but I couldn't pick him out from the shadows.
Saturday Morning we went for a ride in Stratford good for 40 miles or so.
We started out at Burn's Truckstop and had lunch at Stratford Pond. Lunch cost $7 and all proceeds went to Make-A-Wish (good deal). This time we had 5 riders 4 Quads and a 3-wheeler. Joel played in the water/mud a little to much and we needed to stop for a few minutes to dry things out. Good thing we did, we discovered that the bolts in his front fork we loosening up (disaster avoided). A few miles down the trail Joel nearly lost the rear wheel off of his machine. All that was holding it on a few threads on one lonely bolt. We thought we would just steal a nut from each of the other wheels just to find out that there where only two nuts on the front wheel. Anyway the other guys borrowed a couple nuts off the other rear wheel while I got rid of my $7 lunch in the woods (baked beans... man they are quick). After this every time we stoped Joel was sure to make sure that they were tight. After watching him ride that thing all morning it's no wonder why those things were outlawed in some areas. He was all over the trail, stuggling to keep control of that thing.
Anyway we make it back in one piece. Next time I'm thinking we do it in the snow.
Also, Caleb got to bring up his 4 wheeler and drive it around my sisters house. My sisters kids and Burnsy's oldest also took it for a ride. We turned the throttle setscrew all the way in and told the kids to leave it in 1'st gear. It found it's way into a bush and got rolled over in a ditch. Didn't hurt anything except for some little boy's pride a little. Caleb was proud to show off his toy and did a great job sharing with all of his friends.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Toy Hauler
I finally picked up a trailer this week. Its 12 Feet Long with a 4 Foot V-Nose. It's a few years old but in pretty good condition. It has a both a Front and Rear ramp, it was really intended for snowmobiles, but it will fit 3 4-Wheelers very easily. A bunch of the lights were not working because of bad/corroded grounds, but I have most of them up and running now.
Already planning a trip this weekend to hit some trails!!
I finally picked up a trailer this week. Its 12 Feet Long with a 4 Foot V-Nose. It's a few years old but in pretty good condition. It has a both a Front and Rear ramp, it was really intended for snowmobiles, but it will fit 3 4-Wheelers very easily. A bunch of the lights were not working because of bad/corroded grounds, but I have most of them up and running now.
Already planning a trip this weekend to hit some trails!!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Loaner 2007 Caliber SXT...
I've got a loaner for a few days while they work out a gremlin with the Durango. It rides OK, a little noisy on the road. I verified today that will reach the red line at 6000 RPM. It's no HEMI, just a little 4 cylinder. At least it gets 30MPG instead of the 15 that my pickup gets.
Update: Oops... Now the check engine light is on. Maybe I pushed it a little hard.
I've got a loaner for a few days while they work out a gremlin with the Durango. It rides OK, a little noisy on the road. I verified today that will reach the red line at 6000 RPM. It's no HEMI, just a little 4 cylinder. At least it gets 30MPG instead of the 15 that my pickup gets.
Update: Oops... Now the check engine light is on. Maybe I pushed it a little hard.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Lesson Learned...
Last Friday I took my Pickup to the garage for an oil change and yearly safety inspection. About 30 minutes after they took it in, the service manager come up to me and tells me that it's going to need 4 ball joints, a wheel bearing, and possibly a radiator. After doing some quick numbers in my head, I started to think to myself, "Cool, the extended warranty is good until the end of the month". That's when I remembered the date February 2nd. CRAP!!! I asked them if they could get the manufacturer to cover it under anyway. "No, we cannot do that" was their reply. My response was "You need to find a way". Anyway they were kind enough to provide me with the information I would need to call the warranty people. I talked to a nice lady on the phone that notified me she would review the situation. A half hour later the warranty people called the dealership to get a complete price quote and they agree to cover the cost even though I was a couple day past the end of the contract. PHEW!!!
Next time I'll pay a little better attention to the date, when I'm nearing the end of a contract.
Last Friday I took my Pickup to the garage for an oil change and yearly safety inspection. About 30 minutes after they took it in, the service manager come up to me and tells me that it's going to need 4 ball joints, a wheel bearing, and possibly a radiator. After doing some quick numbers in my head, I started to think to myself, "Cool, the extended warranty is good until the end of the month". That's when I remembered the date February 2nd. CRAP!!! I asked them if they could get the manufacturer to cover it under anyway. "No, we cannot do that" was their reply. My response was "You need to find a way". Anyway they were kind enough to provide me with the information I would need to call the warranty people. I talked to a nice lady on the phone that notified me she would review the situation. A half hour later the warranty people called the dealership to get a complete price quote and they agree to cover the cost even though I was a couple day past the end of the contract. PHEW!!!
Next time I'll pay a little better attention to the date, when I'm nearing the end of a contract.
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