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Pics of the Recovery Journey The next few post with pictures are kind of in order from when I picked up the truck to when I got home. This is the first stop I remembered to take pictures.

This is long, but I think it is worth reading if you are going to pick up a vehicle and drive it home over any long distance. Maybe even short ones if you have to do it on the freeway. Weeeeell, I am home with my newly purchased M934A2 Expansible Van, 6x6, 5-ton truck. I got home 7 days after...

The 395s didn't pan out. The closest shipping time to get anything to me was (the shortest) 6 days. I got a call Monday morning from Greg And he was able to get me a trailer pickup in two hours if I still needed it. I said, "Yes and who do I pay?". I am home now. Thanks to everyone...

98g, looks good. Hopefully this pans out....the 395s. Tomorrow will tell. Thanks.

Nope, I will just take tires with me. I enjoy the ride. Not the problems but I will try to mitigate better next time.

Thanks eddy, I will keep those in mind.

I was just going to ask about the 395s. I may have found four 395, 85, 20 tires. Are those a good alt to the 1400r20?

Is there a problem using smaller tires on these 20" wheels? The ctis does not need to be hooked up. Or, depending on the lug pattern, different wheels. I imagine back spacing may be an issue but are there alternatives you guys may know about. Yes, it is buying tires I won't leave on the...

Yeah, it has been hectic and kind of spotty on some of the details. When I get home I will flesh this trip out a bit. The short, I had a front tire that was unusable after 10 hours of driving due to a large buldge on the sidewall due to dry rot checking. I had a spare for the first tire issue...

The damper was definitely between the drive shaft and front rear axle. I was watching just about everything they did, out of curiosity. I am glad I did. There was not a damper between the front drive shaft and front steering axle..just FYI. I downloaded most of the TMs onto my iPad and have...

Yes, they are responsible and are accepting the responsibility. Which is nice.

So yes, it is important. Thanks. This has not gone well. I mean, mechanically the truck is fine. The tires suck. My spare however is an XZL and brand new. It is fine. The wheel of the second blowout I think is okay. I will know more tomorrow. The three remaining tires are heavily...

My phone was dead. No where to charge in the 934. My extra battery is dead as well. I am in a hotel now so yippy, I can charge it now. I hate auto correct at times. Like when I am tired. Artisan, THAT is it. That is what went shooting across the highway into a giant canyon. The wrecker...

I have lots to add. But later. It is long and tear jerking and I have lots of calls to make.

I am now stuck in Glendive, Montana. The towing company lost a part off the front rear axle. There is a spacer or balancer between the drive shaft and where it connects to the axle. It is round and larger than the pto connection. Is that important? What is it? And finally, how much does...

Thanks Karl, I will if needed. The CTIS is working. It wasn't initially. When it started working is when that heavy damage was really exposed. Those tires iin the EBay link are the 50% checked lug ones I may pickup. I talked to Steve the owner. Nice guy and has several that may be okay...

Thanks I didn't know what other options I had yet. I didn't get around to that. Excellent help there. I will go online and search for similar sized and rated tires as well just for options I may have access to.

I posted the tire inquiry on its own just because it is time sensitive. The rest will be on the departure thread I started Wednesday.

Good idea porky. I am heading to Bonners ferry, Idaho. I am following hwy 94 through Montana. I may head north ijust inside Montana and take hwy 2. It has a fewer high incline hill climbs. I will decide in the morning. No, nvm, I am going to.take hwy 2. It is a little windier but long...

Would anyone know where, in this area, I could find at Least one 1400R20 XL tire? Four of the tires are dry rotted on the side walls. One is almost new and the spare is brand spanking new. The final tire is a steering tire And is dry rotted, Bulging and almost popping apart. I am having...