Jrblanke 975 #1 Posted May 16 Kind of a long read here, but I wanted to share a funny story. About a month ago my folks and I were coming back from TN hauling a trailer and we got some bad diesel at a shell station. The truck threw a "water in fuel" code and went into limp mode. We got to the walmart parking lot in Whythville and changed the fuel filter and siphoned out all the bad diesel. We were back on the road, but the truck was making some weird noises. Not being familiar with diesels, we decided to call AAA and tow the truck back to the house. The towing contractor was actually in the same gas sation where we were parked. So when the guy got the call, he walked over and introduced himself. We only had coverage for the truck, not the truck and the trailer (lesson learned). So the driver helped us come up with a solution to get the trailer home. Anyways, mom (who is introverted) and I loaded up in the single cab with the driver, and dad waited for another truck to haul the trailer. Well, I'm pretty extraverted, so we weren't 3 minutes into 1 hour drive and I decided I wasn't going to sit through that long of time with small talk. I started asking the driver questions in effort to find something to talk about. It didn't take long before he mentioned that he had been working on his "vintage lawn tractors" that day before coming to work. I said, " it wasn't wheel horses was it?" And he turned and looked at me like I was santa claus. My mom was relieved that she didn't have to say a word for the rest of the ride, and I had some great conversation! He has several different lawn tractors, including some odd ball brands. The wheel horse he is working on now is a D200. I talked about the big show and how awesome the people were in the hobby. I tried to convince him to head to the big show this June and also to join red square! So Josh, if you are out there, come out to Biglerville next month! Hope to see you there! 7 6 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,178 #2 Posted May 16 40 minutes ago, Jrblanke said: My mom was relieved that she didn't have to say a word for the rest of the ride, and I had some great conversation! That I can believe! ( There probably wasn't much room for her. Did she sit on your lap? ) 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 975 #3 Posted May 17 3 hours ago, squonk said: That I can believe! ( There probably wasn't much room for her. Did she sit on your lap? ) She was in the middle and I may or may not have had 1 cheek hanging off the seat the whole ride home! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,419 #4 Posted May 17 35 minutes ago, Jrblanke said: She was in the middle and I may or may not have had 1 cheek hanging off the seat the whole ride home! You's one o' them little fellas like me eh? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 975 #5 Posted May 17 14 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: You's one o' them little fellas like me eh? That's right! We look like migilla gorilla on these tractors! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,178 #6 Posted May 17 6 hours ago, Jrblanke said: That's right! We look like migilla gorilla on these tractors! " Circus Bears!" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,757 #7 Posted May 17 Jrblanke: Great story that turned out well. It is good your parents where there to help out. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 3,109 #8 Posted May 17 What no report on what was wrong with the truck, come on man can't leave us hanging. Gorillas, bears or clowns all circus related . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 975 #9 Posted May 17 4 hours ago, sqrlgtr said: What no report on what was wrong with the truck, come on man can't leave us hanging. Gorillas, bears or clowns all circus related . Well, it didn't end well for the truck. 2007 duramax with 230k miles. It ended up needing an entire fuel system (fuel pump, injectors, etc). The good news is that the comprehensive insurance covered it, the bad news is that they totaled the truck. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 67,096 #10 Posted May 17 That is the one problem with owning and maintaining an older vehicle. An older lady at our church had a 1992 Lincoln Town Car which looked and ran like new. A car sideswiped her car while she was stopped at a traffic light damaging both doors, front fender and the hood. The other driver was ticketed for failure to stay in his lane and found to be at fault for the damages. His insurance company totaled the car and paid her $ 2,000 plus a five day car rental allowance. She went to her insurance agent and was able to increase it to $ 2500 but nowhere close to what the car was worth to her. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
