Cwopinger's Trail Limo Build, Travels, and BS Thread

Morning John. Have a good day. Hope the gutters get installed today.

 

Morning John

 

I put the battery in the same place but ran the cable to the other side.

I also tied the neg cable to a good ground (the whole cab is the negative) and only ran the positive from a redarc solenoid to the back.

It's been working for a few years now, as long as I don't dead cycle the battery.

 

"You know how Pabst won the blue ribbon?

It was competing against ketchup and gas "

That's good, I'm laughing and the wife is looking at me like I lost my mind...

 

Pinger!!

 

Good morning guys! Sorry for the delayed response, I took a little break for the weekend.

Andy, I was going to ground mine in the cab but Battleborn and Victron both strongly recommended running the negative back to the battery so I took their advise.

How did you tie down the house battery in your truck? I’m thinking a boating battery tie down ran through and under the storage bin plastic. As tight of a fit the battery is behind the seats it doesn’t look like it needs a lot to keep is secure.

Nobody likes my beer I’ve done all the fancy IPAa, they all started to taste like a pine cone. I do enjoy Yuengling and other ambers or dark beers, but for after yard work and such I just go with the PBRs.

 

"they all started to taste like a pine cone" --

 

Nice job routing your cables for the second battery Blevin. Sound deadening looks good too!

FWIW, I’m not a beer snob. I’ve been all over the world and had some really good beers, but to me there’s only two types-the type I buy, and the type that’s given to me.
It’s a little early but cheers, the truck is looking great!

 

Thanks Scott. Hoping to get it all wrapped up soon and I’ll post up part 2.

 

Morning John. How’s Tuesday going?

 

Le Pings!! Good morning!
We had twins!!

 

Morning John and Bob. Sorry to leave you guys hanging yesterday. I’ve been spending way too much time watching the news. I have friends still in the military who are way to close to the craziness.

Awesome truck Bob! I miss mine, so simple and dependable.

Have a great Wednesday and stay away from the news if you can.

 

You too

 

I completely stopped all news watching like 15 years ago; no alerts on my phone, no links....nothing. They have nothing good to say. I won't even watch weather anymore, just use an app. It all just raised my blood pressure, yet there's absolutely nothing we can do about it.
I hope your friends stay safe.

 

Thanks.

I stopped watching most tv news years ago too. Had to keep up with the local papers and some local tv stories because of the job but had found a happy medium. Since retiring I had stopped all of it. Then this happened and I took a look, it was like a crack pipe. I’m sure my BP is up and you’re right, not a thing we can do about it.

 

For 30 years I listened to news programs on NPR during my commutes to and from work, I felt that it was important to stay informed and also as a matter of continuing education - considering different opinions broadens the mind.

A couple of years ago on my morning drive the news was saturated with the drama of the day and suddenly it was like a fuse blew in my head. I thought "I have over $700 in the stereo in this clunker (my daily van), why in the hell am I listening to this?"

I grabbed the first CD in my box (Asleep at the Wheel, 10) and haven't listened to the news since.
I don't know what is going on and feel much better for it...

The irony of the band I chose dawned on me later - when one is "asleep at the wheel" he is literally not paying attention to what is going on. Yep, that's me - and now with lower blood pressure.

Edit: We haven't had any TV at home for years, just DVDs.