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Just like "LOCK-OUT/TAG-OUT" procedures, right, GJ?

Good one, John! You're cracking me up!!!

....but, the step ladder is now part of the tailgate - the ladder "comes-with"! HA! OBTW: That's a real nice looking non-crew cab long bed in the pic!

We loved our diesel RAM 3500 Tradesman 4WD/Crew Cab/8' bed as a TV for 6 years. When towing our SOB, it never even knew there was a 6K-lb TT back there. Went through the stock tires and mounted 2 more sets of sneakers (Michelin Defenders), racked up just north of 100k miles, not a single maintenance or service issue during the entire run. I went OCONUS for a year, so we decided to sell it in DEC21 (for $4K more than we paid for it) - because we didn't want it to deteriorate due to lack of use. Extremely cost effective vehicle over that period. As far as emissions go, with a modern CUMMINS diesel requiring DEF, there was absolutely no evidence of carbon buildup inside the tailpipe. It ran clean as a whistle. Plenty of power and all the torque to meet my needs. I'm glad to learn from @Trainman's post that these "working trucks" are not on the chopping block...

WOW! That OTT looks absolutely enormous - new model this year or what?

We've had SureFlo's quit on us several times... IMHO, I'd take John's advise and get a VOM on the pump to learn what's going on electrically.

Same issue we had @Steph and Dud B! We did the same thing as @Mike and Carol, and placed one piece inside the forward dinette seat compartment giving more separation and less door flex - works great and doesn't have a visible magnet showing when stepping thru the main hatch when the bathroom door is secured.

Lucinda reminds me of a new gen cross between Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt. Seen her several times in small Santa Fe venues...

100% concur, @SeaDawg! The BT Victron Smart Shunt is a game changer for us. Just curious, what main panels did you upgrade to? We're looking at increasing our original 170W's to a couple 200W panels.

So, addressing the 800-lb Gorilla in this thread would be "highjacking" - apologies in advance... But, how many folks out there have made the disk brake conversion?

oops! Sorry, guys! Anyhow, yes! Great rig - I love DXE antennas... Here's a pic of one of my SOBs with my home brew multi-band screwdriver and 12v electric tilt mount...

We had a Blue Sky charge controller in our previous SOB - bombproof

Great rig, OM! 73 de W0ABX

Awsome rig set-up, @SeaDawg! Very jelly here... 73 OM!

Looks like Miranda Lambert's logo... Awesome CW performer!

Yeah, understand if your spare is a different size. All five of our Coopers are the same size...

Awesome reply @SteveCr! I'm on it. Will post up after I've had a chance to look at it. Thanks, brother!

DONE! Thanks for the reply!

100% concur. Keep your spare covered and ready for a short run to Discount Tire after a failure. We've maintained a habit of rotating the spare into the mix, but that's starting with 5 fresh sneakers! In my twisted brain, I'm figuring I'll get 20% more mileage from the set, but at the following tire change drill, it's a bill for 5 instead of 4... right? Not a cheap date by any stretch! Ha! Cheers, brother!

@Wayfinder: Hey, brother - 100% answers my question. Thanks for the 5G information, I wasn't aware of those points. Great reply, thanks! Stay safe...

@routlaw: After inspecting my inner/outer bearings last month, I found they all were serviceable. So it was more of a maintenance/clean-up drill. The only parts needing replacement were the beat up grease caps - of which, the replacements I found on Amazon for less than $20. The castle nuts were in fine shape as were the clips that hold them from loosening. Reading your post, I've decided to buy spare nuts for my running gear kit, just in case one is lost (while repairing a bearing failure) or damaged for some reason during a road trip. I keep an axle set of pre-packed Timken's, races, and race tool in our RG kit, JIC. But the castle nut with extra clips would complete the kit. Thanks for your post... Have fun, hope it doesn't rain! Cheers!

I apologize in advance if this topic was covered in an earlier thread - I searched but couldn't find anything. Has anyone experienced sticky or sluggish rear jack rocker switches? Ours stick in either position and my concern is that they will eventually get stuck in FULL-UP or FULL-DN position and damage the jack motors. I've tried shooting high pressure air in and around the switches - no joy. I'm about to contact Ryder at OTT Parts Team to order a couple new switches but wanted to check with y'all and learn if there's a hack out there providing an effective fix without having to buy new ones. Cheers!

@Wayfinder: Does your mobile's hot spot work effectively when in close proximity of the antenna for a good internet connection? Just curious...

...Just curious, @GrayGhost, after 7+years - were you rotating the spare into the mix, and on replacement, did you get 5 new sneakers? I ask because our (second owner) Casablanca spare doesn't seem to have ever seen the light of day.... I'm planning to rotate it in with the others on our next (what will be our first) tire rotation drill.