Our Last New Truck

[BrokenolMarine]

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

[JEBar]

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

[Hatchdog]

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.

[JEBar]

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

[JEBar]

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

[JEBar]

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

[JEBar]

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

[daytime dave]

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.

[Hatchdog]

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.

[JEBar]

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 ....

[Ernie]

That's a lot of truck. Good choice.

[BrokenolMarine]

Very nice. Lot's of room. We looked at luxury cars several years ago, none compared to the Titan in room and comfort.

[JEBar]

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.

installing the winch with a hitch mount on our heavy equipment trailer is most likely the way we will go .... we've had that trailer for decades and have never needed a winch but one never knows ..

[JEBar]

That's a lot of truck. Good choice.

sure hope it turns out to be .... I'm done with diesel powered vehicles, well at least I hope I am .... in a couple of weeks we will have a B&W fifth wheel hitch installed .... sure hope it handles our camper as well as we believe it will

[JEBar]

none compared to the Titan in room and comfort.

I've never owned a Titan but have consistently heard very good things about them .... for our use, being able to tow a heavy 5er is a prime requirement

[BrokenolMarine]

none compared to the Titan in room and comfort.

I've never owned a Titan but have consistently heard very good things about them .... for our use, being able to tow a heavy 5er is a prime requirement

We can tow the tractor on the heavy trailer, but wouldn't try and tow a big camper or anything. It would easily pull the 16 kayak trailer, and STOP it. But it was an aluminum trailer. I wouldn't want to haul a really big tractor on a big fifth wheel trailer with the titan. Ours is a 2010 and still looks new, but we do all the maintenance and store it out of the weather, we DO use it as a truck, a 4wd truck. We used to take it into the middle of a 500 acre cattle farm to fish, fording creeks and driving thru pastures. Have pulled stumps and landscaping out of the ground.

[JEBar]

sounds like your Titan serves you well

[JEBar]

this morning (Thursday) she will be taken to the fellow who will install a ceramic coat .... we will be going to Myrtle Beach on Friday and plan to pick it up when we return on Monday

[daytime dave]

Congratulations Jim. That's a great looking truck and looks very capable of what you need it for. Enjoy your weekend.

[JEBar]

kind words appreciated .... the only issue so far is the fact that these new trucks are so tall that I can't get into or out of the bed of the truck .... similar Fords are the same way .... we were well aware that this would be a problem and have a few things in mind to help take care of it