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Monday, April 4, 2022

FARM TRUCK IS HOME

 I started driving the truck to the farm the last few weekends but we hadn't been ready to leave it out there full time.  We had to get new tires and then break up the engine work into a few trips to the shop.

But in between those things, we have been using it to run errands related to the farm and when my Jeep was in the shop with a tire issue recently, I was even able to drive the truck to work daily for a couple of weeks.

We wouldn't mind keeping the truck in town for now but we have to pay monthly for parking an extra vehicle in the building parking garage and after a few months, we'd end up paying more for parking than we paid for the whole truck!


It's in great mechanical shape now, we've had everything checked out and/or updated.  There was nothing major that was wrong with it, in fact the mechanic said that it was in really good condition and well taken care of for the mileage (225k, one owner).  So we had new hoses put on, new belts, all the fluids flushed and refilled, had the a/c freon filled (it'll freeze you out now) etc.  The last thing we had done was a new wiring harness and the worlds biggest Duracell battery, ha!  The guy at the shop said, "you should be good for 100,000 more miles".

Now that it's all done, yesterday 2nd Man followed me out there and we took the truck to the farm to live out the rest of its life. 

Here it is, sitting in its new parking space.  It kinda looks at home doesn't it?

It'll be nice to have out there so that we can use it to move stuff around, we can buy bags of soil at the garden center and toss them in the back or lumber for projects, furniture moving, hauling off trash/debris, rocks, compost, all sorts of fun stuff in the future.


12 comments:

  1. The truck looks right at home and will come in really handy for all sorts of things. Every farm needs a good reliable truck.
    One thing to be aware of is small critters getting under the hood, especially squirrels, along with other critters as they will chew through the hoses, wiring,
    Now, you may need to have a garage built to keep your vehicles in once you make the farm your final living place. etc.
    We are expecting severe storms late this afternoon, early evening. :{
    The rain we could use but not the severe storms.
    Just finished up earlier in planting potatoes in containers.
    Have a great day & enjoy your evening.

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    1. Oh, one more thing; don't mean to scare you, But do beware of snakes as well getting under the hood, especially if you change the oil yourself.
      If you find that your truck won't start it is probably some critter has chewed through the wiring. Just be Very Cautious when raising the hood.
      We have learned all this by experience

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    2. Yeah, have been looking into that. I know they can be an issue. Watching the weather right now and see you are in the warning area of a tornado, hope you are ok.

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  2. Ants will use any vehicle left sitting as a home. My friend drove a truck that had ants in it and he used it every day. It is a beautiful truck. I wish I had a truck! I don't blame you for not paying for parking. Sorry to be a doom-peddler.

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    1. Ants, I never thought about that, thank you for that too. The truck is pretty good outside, the interior is a mess, I'm not sure what the guy did but he spilled coffee everywhere and left it to dry. Been slowly cleaning it. At some point might spring for a detail job. But for now we just wanted to get it out there, ha.

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  3. All farms need a truck! Glad yours found its forever home.

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    1. Don't they? We even thought about a magnetic sign with the farm name on it just to slap on the doors, ha.

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  4. I don't know if you have the same issues we do in AZ but we have pack rats that will actually total a vehicle parked outside but eating up the wiring. They sell a "thing" called a rat light ... it blinks on and off which seems to do more good that a steady glow. We got ours at Ace Hardware ... check on line if you go to buy to see where they are available. We have 2 cars, each one has a light in a different spot under the hood but both do the job. They have wire clamps that hook right to the battery to get their power. Uses very little, and the driving we do keeps them charged up OK anyhow... but something else to think about.

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    1. I've heard the term pack rat, didn't realize it was a real thing, ha. I've heard about lighting and that's interesting about the blinking. Off to google that. Thanks for this!!

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  5. Your Farm truck looks wonderful! With the rehab work done on it, you have a great reliable work-horse for all of your Farm work.

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    1. that's what we're hoping for. It's funny, the bed is scratched up and has some dents and has been used obviously but I still find myself trying be careful about throwing stuff in the back ha.

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