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Please remember you are driving an empty 5ton truck with tires aired up to handle maximum load. IMHO you will never get those tires to run smooth even after high cost of balancing. The issue is probably out-of-round tires, not specifically balance. They are all out of balance, CTIS and all...

You won't find a finer guy, and family, to know. I had one of those 'bad days' on a vehicle recovery in his neighborhood a few months ago. He, family, and neighbors really supported me until I was back on my feet (involved a 95 degree day on blacktop, changing big truck tires, heat exhaustion...

Typical temperatures on my truck after prolonged drive at highway speeds: Hubs, 120 to 130 F transmission 210, looking for hottest spot. differentials 150 F I never thought to look at U-joints, good idea! Likewise for troubleshooting injectors, or any firing disorder on cylinders. IF...

I must not understand your question. IR thermometer measures temperature so I'm looking for heat build up. It's easier to reach potential hot spots under the truck with a laser-pointed IR gun than by hand. Just like we check trailer bearings and dragging brakes by feeling them. A new-to-me...

Last year, a couple of months after I got my LMTV, my wife and I headed west from TN to CO, UT, WY, MT, ND, SD and other states in between on the way back to TN. We put about 4500 miles on the M-1078 on that trip. Since then we have added another 30k miles, or what ever those units are on the...