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The pucker factor pegged the meter for sure, it’s a terrible feeling knowing that you can’t do a thing to stop what’s happening. It could have been worse, I couldn’t find my safety cables before we left on the trip and decided to leave without them…it was the flat we got on the toad that convinced me to stop and buy new ones. The nut on the stinger’s ball stripped right off…never seen that happen before, and the stinger was two years old and used maybe a dozen times. I should back up a bit and say that we were towing our Jeep CJ-5 at the time, which has an a-frame hitch that fits on the front bumper and uses a 2” ball mount. For all intents and purposes, once it’s attached to the stinger, it’s not supposed to go anywhere. The drawback is that there’s no shock absorption whatsoever. When we turned right, toward the fuel pumps, the a-frame shock-loaded the ball, which stripped right off the nut. Now that we have the Jeep JKU, we have a NSA ReadyBrake system.

Jay, are you fully insured? We had an issue with our toad coming uncoupled, thankfully the safety cables prevented it from continuing on its trajectory toward the Texaco Mini Mart, but it slingshotted back into the coach. Our insurance took care of everything, and you’d never know anything had ever happened.

Ours was damaged by the dealership and replaced with an aftermarket, which made my OCD twitch beyond control, and it couldn’t hold a candle to the quality, fit & finish of the REV replacement.

$824.75, which DOES include shipping. $464.75, if you pick it up at REV.

I always felt bad for the Land Yacht MH owners, as there were too many snobby pull-behind owners who never considered them to be real Airstreams and did what they could to prevent their membership to the WBCCI. It was one of the many reasons why we sold our Sovereign.

Wok Creek Pass is one mother of a work out, we went up it in ‘06 with our ‘05 2500 Ram pulling our 31’ Airstream. While our trans temp stayed at around 190°, I was more concerned with what my pyrometer was reading, 1400° at one point…35 MPH up that monster is spot on. Out of curiosity, do you DP owners use pyrometers?

Weldex actually makes a plug-n-play color replacement…the new LCD monitor just slides right in, with the use of the new provided brackets. The quality of the new camera is really nice. I don’t have the P/N on hand (drinking beer in downtown Boise @Prost!) but if you Google “Weldex color upgrade”, it’ll get you in the right direction.

Same reason every other manufacturer uses plastic in a hot engine compartment…it saves on their bottom dollar and gives their parts department a reason to exist.

Is it possible the previous owner replaced with a deeper pan? I ask because I did that with my ‘05 Dodge Ram, right after I bought it new.

If anyone on the forum is not a member of the Allison Hub, joining is free, and it gives you access to all of the digital files for our transmissions. Here is the link to access the site: https://hub.allisontransmission.com/login Once you're a member, you can navigate to https://hub.allisontransmission.com/my-transmission and enter your transmission's serial number, which will give you access to everything Allison has to offer for your model transmission. I'm attaching a few files for your perusal. Allison Motorhome Series.pdf Allison Transmission Fluid and Filter Change Recommendations Rev. Y.pdf Allison Oil Analysis Test Recommendations.pdf

Waze saved us on the trip home from Yellowstone...two-hour backup on I-84 near Mountain Home, ID, due to construction, so we took the back roads home.

Jim, for grins and giggles, when you get home take a sample of fluid and send it to Blackstone for analysis. That will tell you 100% for sure if there’s any cause for concern.

Keep in mind your toad, if you have one, will add to the overall length of your rig.

We ate at the Old Faithful Lodge as well, and the food was pure shyte. We were told that everything changed because of Covid, which seemed to be the excuse given for a lot of the restaurants.

Jim, were you by any chance fly fishing? I saw a Cherokee with Tennessee plates and a guy fly fishing in the northern part, on the way to Cooke City.

The people with whom we went recommend going there in May, which is when a lot of the park animals give birth. It’s still relatively quiet, because kids are still in school and there’s also still snow. Personally I loved being there at this time of year. As far as going there with the motorhome, having a toad is a must, especially if you want to visit some of the side roads, which don’t allow RVs. We spoke to a few Class A owners who told us that there are a few spots in the park where you can park and “hide” from the park rangers, but I don’t think I would try it. Buffalo Valley Rd., three miles off of Hwy. 87, has RV spots, so we’ll probably try going there next year. Just to be clear, we did NOT take our coach on this trip. I wanted to, but our friends have a 1989 Alpenlite 5th wheel and a 2023 Dodge Ram 3500, which was just involved in a bad accident, and they didn’t want to stay in the coach with us, so we hotel’d it the entire trip. Prices, according to our friends, have increased substantially in the last few years. We paid about $200/night for our room at the Super 8 in Gardiner. One restaurant owner there told us that Covid was a major factor in the prices going up, but I imagine that foreigners play a part as well. I should have had my head examined for paying $15 for a grilled cheese sandwich in Jackson Hole.

What caught me by surprise was just how many Chinese tourists were there, as well as Germans who had shipped their off-road earth roamers from Germany, which I can imagine costs a pretty penny.

Our friends had a Vortex scope with an iPhone attachment, which we used for the Grizzly pics, all of the other pics were taken with my iPhone 13 Pro Max. The moose pic was taken at Grand Teton NP…he was only about 15 yds away. I hear that is the best way to travel Yellowstone in the winter.

Hi everyone, Brooke and I are on our way home, after spending six wonderful days enjoying the spectacular beauty Yellowstone has to offer, with our friends. If you’ve never been here before, I highly recommend it. Here are some pictorial highlights:

Same thing with my 6.0, it really woke up, after its weight loss, 270,000 miles and still going strong. Ford’s divorce from IH was a blessing in disguise; Ford engineers really did their homework, when they designed the 6.7, it’s a beast, the best engine to come along, since the 460.

Kinda makes me glad I replaced my entire step system. Of course mine was the result of the door open being open and not knowing it (our friends opened the door but didn't close it and I ASSumed they had), and then hitting a boulder with the steps, as we were leaving our RV spot. Moral of the story, never be in a rush, when you're leaving.

The DD15 is a spectacular DDEC engine. It has a few known issues, but all are the result of improper preventive maintenance. As long as the fuel system is properly primed, and gaskets are periodically replaced, it'll last a long time. The only thing it won't do is give you that nostalgic 2-stroke Detroit sound.

I’ve always subscribed to the K.I.S.S. principle…no need to write a novella, when you can answer someone’s question in one paragraph. And, remember everyone, there are no stupid questions, but there are plenty of inquisitive idiots!

I've had my Harbor Freight 1/2" corded electric impact for over 20 years now, and it is a great tool. Not quite as powerful as the Milwaukee cordless 18v Fuel, but it can get the job done most times. I've only had to replace the brushes once.

The noise is what makes them great! Loved those Generals, spectacular trucks. I follow a guy on YouTube, "Ol2Stroker"....guy has forgotten more about Detroits than I could ever learn. He has the ability to make the Detroit Leakers leak-proof.