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  1. kendelrio

    Smoking a battery

    At my buddies shop and installed a heavy equipment battery shut off. While installing and testing, found my voltage draw also. My "Battery On/Off" switch stays in the closed position, so my power was never shut off. When it warms up gonna permanently mount the shut off and maybe pull the battery...
  2. kendelrio

    Smoking a battery

    It shows "Green", but I also put a multimeter on it whilst I was idling and it showed ~27 volts. That was with all lights on for full power draw.
  3. kendelrio

    Smoking a battery

    Checking the meter as I drive. It stays in the green. I also scan all the other gauges as I drive.
  4. kendelrio

    Smoking a battery

    Positive to the truck
  5. kendelrio

    Smoking a battery

    Oh, this is the second time it happened and I don't know if my battery guy will warranty it... 🤷‍♂️
  6. kendelrio

    Smoking a battery

    All- I am having trouble with my truck smoking one of my batteries. Brand new type 31s, when fully charged, (brand new) no issues. Both times I've driven the truck when I shut down, when I go to start, my inner battery is toast (digital charger reads ERROR and my mechanical charger shows a...
  7. kendelrio

    LA Louisiana insurance SOLVED

    Many thanks to Juan Prado and the info he provided in our phone calls..... I use State Farm and before buying my 5 ton, I made all the various calls and checked different companies out. I used a Progressive link and ended up being quoted by Hagerty for ~550/year with no garage/carport...
  8. kendelrio

    LA Question - Restoration and Insurance in Louisiana

    You **should** be able to fill out an affidavit of non-use.... it will allow you to suspend insurance in your vehicle during the stated period. Here's the link to the Louisiana site allowing you to do so... https://expresslane.dps.louisiana.gov/NonUse/NonUse_page_1.aspx
  9. kendelrio

    5 ton recovery, happy as a fat kid with a donut.....

    The wailer apparently failed too... just a flashing light... I'm gonna print and bind the TM and start going through it.
  10. kendelrio

    5 ton recovery, happy as a fat kid with a donut.....

    Still out there bud. Had to take a year off for the cancer/divorce, but other than that just made 15 years with the company!
  11. kendelrio

    5 ton recovery, happy as a fat kid with a donut.....

    First, let me say a HUGH thank you to Trailboss! The man has been nothing but patient and awesome throughout this entire process! Thank you and kudos, sir! Ok, as I stated in another thread, up at 0400 this morning due to not being able to sleep last night because of the excitement! Hit the...
  12. kendelrio

    Don't want to jinx anything by mentioning specifics

    😅😆😁 I plan on pics during the recovery ans trip home... but here she is in her current state...
  13. kendelrio

    Don't want to jinx anything by mentioning specifics

    Oh, there will be pics TOMORROW!!! Money is right, insurance is taken care of and now I'm just counting down minutes until I can get on the road!!!
  14. kendelrio

    Troubleshooting electrical issues

    All- I work offshore with robots and one of the things I teach is electrical troubleshooting. With my new guys I've noticed a lot of times they tend to either overthink the issue or are so intimidated by the system their brain freezes up. My advice to them (and it helps on MVs too) is...
  15. kendelrio

    Changing Louisiana title from "Offroad Use Only"

    All- Question about a title- a FMV (5 ton) was incorrectly titled as "offroad use only" during the fiasco here in Louisiana a few year back and I'm wondering about the process to get it corrected. I did a search, but what I found were threads I had started back in the day regarding titling...
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