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I guess the silver lining here, is that this pretty much confirms the 3,443 mile odometer reading and the 216 hour meter reading...

Yeah, for all we know, he could be referring to Austin, which isn't even part of Texas, lol...

Yup. Like I said, about 95% of stucks that I have resolved, have been resolved with nothing more than a kinetic energy strap.

Did someone say "Hold my beer..." right before that happened?

Yeah- it happened when we pushed them off of the Kahului Breakwater over there by the United Federation of Harbor Frights. Certain officers also deputize themselves into the super-secret HRT (Homeless Relocation Team) by turning off their blue pilot lights and quietly transporting homeless...

Very cool bumper/winch, Elijah…

The TM for the operator's manual course is posted in the TM section. It's a little over 200 pages…

Thank you, Wes...

I have always had an electric winch to back up the strap on my off road vehicles, but about 95% of stucks can be resolved quicker and easier with the strap. An 18,000 pound electric winch is in the plans too, but it's further down the list of things to do right now.

While doing research on this, I just realized that the larger recovery straps I was looking at are two-ply, as compared to the single-ply 3" one that I used to use with my Suburbans. So an 8" two-ply strap would be more than five times as stout as a 3" single-ply strap. So I got an 8" two-ply...

Thanks again, buddy. Crow bar and Oshkosh special tool # BFH moved into the truck...

Ordered these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-Rubber-Hole-Plugs-Push-In-Foot-Bumper-Compression-Stem-Various-Qty/254522416687?hash=item3b42b7de2f:m:mofHkPgO3ZeySmDCK8yxYuQ&var=554212858939 I think we're going to use that nice thick horse stall mat that Wes listed above, to cut to shape and lay...

Just a quick update on the locking door handles- the Pierce parts guy has sent me a parts diagram of the Pierce Hawk Extreme. I sent him a pic of the MTVR outside door handle. He's still working to identify the left locking door handle. I'll update when new information becomes available...

At the very least, I should probably be carrying tools to be able to bust tires roadside. It also looks like I may end up replacing all six tires here in my driveway before that. What tools have you used to perform this task? With the 2-piece rims, I'm not gonna be using tire irons to lever...

Thanks, Wes...

Crawled under and got the last of the tire date codes off my tires- they look like they're all from the summer of 2007, with tire date codes ranging from 2807 to 3107. So now I gotta decide what to do about that. I'm checking on GovPlanet, and I see that there are plenty of tires available...

DOT-approved emergency triangles ordered, 5-pound ABC extinguisher in the truck. And I already have the original wheel chocks.

When I have used recovery straps, I have found that the 30-footers end up being just about the right length. I am concerned that a 20-footer would not give enough room to generate much snap, and in the process of trying, would put the recovery vehicle close enough to the stuck vehicle that the...

I moved an out-of-date but fully charged 5-pound ABC fire extinguisher into the truck under the seat. Before we start driving it, I'll get a current fire extinguisher and mount it in a bracket.

In all the years we have lived in Maui, I have never heard anyone say that. The east end is known locally as "Lime Kiln": https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/05/moving-day-at-homeless-camp/