Our Last New Truck

Post by **BrokenolMarine** » Mon Aug 25, 2025 7:05 pm

I'm excited, and it's not MY truck. Can't wait to see the photo album you'll post.

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:59 am

just got word that while they don't have any idea when, it may arrive any day

Post by **Hatchdog** » Wed Aug 27, 2025 10:01 am

BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 25, 2025 7:05 pm
I'm excited, and it's not MY truck. Can't wait to see the photo album you'll post.

Exactly how I feel. Jim we’ll enjoy having a new truck vicariously through you.

Post by **JEBar** » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:02 pm

still nothing new on the delivery of our truck .... none the less, it has been a pretty active day .... since we plan to trade in our current 2011 Chevy 1500 we decided to remove its front mounted winch .... not a complex process but it is one that does require some heavy (for me) lifting .... bottom line, its been taken care of and the winch is now taking up space I didn't have to spare in our garage .... wish I could install it on our new truck but doing so would block some of the front sensors which are a really good feature

Post by **JEBar** » Sat Aug 30, 2025 1:29 pm

cleaned out the bed of the truck and gave it good hand wash .... cleaning out the cab will take longer

Post by **JEBar** » Sun Aug 31, 2025 4:16 pm

just my luck, our new truck is supposed to arrive this week .... while moving our pickup to clean it out, its check engine light came on ..

.. looks like we need to be at our local garage first thing in the morning to see what's going on

Post by **JEBar** » Tue Sep 02, 2025 11:28 am

check engine light mentioned above was (hopefully) a none issue .... had the truck scanned at Auto Zone and it was for the same sensor we replaced a couple of days ago .... best guess is when they replaced it, they didn't get the code fully removed .... unhooked the truck's battery and let her sit for a while .... reconnected the battery and check engine light hasn't come back on .... just got word the truck should be delivered to our local dealership tomorrow (Wednesday) .... our hope is to be able to take care of all that goes into making the purchase and bring her home sometime tomorrow .... first thing Thursday we plan to take it over the fellow who will be applying a ceramic coat .... Friday we head for Myrtle Beach, SC plan to return home the following Monday .... hopefully we will be able to pickup the truck and bring it home shortly thereafter

Post by **daytime dave** » Tue Sep 02, 2025 1:51 pm

Good luck with the new truck process Jim. I have a similar heavy winch from Harbor Freight. I bought a trailer hitch mount for it. I only used it for taking out the old dock at camp. Mounting it on the trailer hitch was pretty stable and convenient.

Post by **Hatchdog** » Wed Sep 03, 2025 10:44 am

JEBar wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 11:28 am
check engine light mentioned above was (hopefully) a none issue .... had the truck scanned at Auto Zone and it was for the same sensor we replaced a couple of days ago .... best guess is when they replaced it, they didn't get the code fully removed .... unhooked the truck's battery and let her sit for a while .... reconnected the battery and check engine light hasn't come back on .... just got word the truck should be delivered to our local dealership tomorrow (Wednesday) .... our hope is to be able to take care of all that goes into making the purchase and bring her home sometime tomorrow .... first thing Thursday we plan to take it over the fellow who will be applying a ceramic coat .... Friday we head for Myrtle Beach, SC plan to return home the following Monday .... hopefully we will be able to pickup the truck and bring it home shortly thereafter

Hopefully it’s just your gas cap or something simple like that.

Post by **JEBar** » Wed Sep 03, 2025 7:20 pm

apparently unhooking the battery did reset the Check Engine light in our 2011 Silverado 1500 mentioned above .... that truck has been traded and its NC license plate has been turned in .... our new 2026 Silverado 2500HD is parked in our driveway .... she's dirty because tomorrow (Thursday) it will be driven to the fellow who will apply a ceramic coating doesn't want the new ones he works on to be washed by any dealership .... he prefers to do it himself .... Friday morning we head to Myrtle Beach, SC and plan to return home on the following Monday .... the weather forecast is kind of iffy but we hope he will be through with our truck by the time we get back .... so far, we've driven her about 50 miles today and we are well pleased with both its ride and handling ....