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If recoverys can go any easier, I don't see how. Told Tim we would be there at 0800 and he said we could turn wrenches until he was finished with some other load outs. Left the house at 0530 for the 125 mile ride north. My truck box and bed was full of every possible thing I could think of. In the end it took longer to load the recovery truck than it did to do the recovery.
Got on base at 0715. Did a drive by of GL and the gates were locked up. Went back to the gas station to freshen up and then headed back to wait. Rolled up as a modified truck/aircraft tug shot out of the lot and accross the street. Went over that way where two semis were waiting. I assumed that these might be the load outs Tim was talking about. Found the tug (which sold on auction weeks ago - hope you didn't buy it cuz they are beating the crap out of it) and found the DRMO b#$ch from last time driving. Asked for Tim and she managed to be even ruder than last time. Once again said Tim was accross the street in the GL warehouse. Well, accross the street is the lot, but no warehouse. Drove over that way and didn't see anything. Stopped by my truck and noticed my locks were cut off. The chocks were gone and the back had been gone through.
Drove down the road to some warehouses until we stumbled onto the GL one. Caught Tim's sidekick on the way out. He didn't seem interested in the cut locks. Told us to meet Tim at the truck so we headed over there. Started swapping batteries and got 1/2 done when Tim rolled up. He said the DRMO folks had to come through and check each truck because some radios and antenna mounts have slipped through. Whatever, we kept wrenching. He said we could pull start it, they do it all the time. I let him know that we were gonna try fresh batteries 1st so he left.
Popped in a leftover Red Top and a 3 year old Die Hard and we had juice! Had to call Rat to ask where the start button was. I was too excited to read the TM. With my bro on the line she fired up. Buzzer went off while she built air pressure. Let it warm up while we secured the tools and got the generator/compressor ready to blow out the dirt out of the cab. Shut it down only long enough to check the oil that I should have checked 1st. All good there. Fired it back up and dumped in 5 gallons of fresh diesal.
Tim showed up and signed me out. Gave me ZERO paperwork or records. Once he got my signature he ghosted out. Noticed two semis getting loaded up and their drivers going through truck tool boxes. Gave them the stink eye and didn't see them actually take anything.
Figured the lights out, put it in 1st, undid the brake and we bailed. No problems at all. All gauges checked good except the volt gauge which was in the red on the right side. Quickly got off base and out of Barstow. Took a lot of shifting between 4th and 5th to get to Victorville. Stopped at a truck stop to clean the windows and take a bathroom break. Back on the road headed DOWNHILL. Kept the speed about 45 until we hit flatland again. Then she pulled about 56 MPH at 2600 RPM.
No problems at all - we even had to pass a guy doing 45 pulling a small trailer. No idea why, but it was kewl none the less.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and answered my many questions. Big thanks to Rat and Doghead for checking up on me.
Got on base at 0715. Did a drive by of GL and the gates were locked up. Went back to the gas station to freshen up and then headed back to wait. Rolled up as a modified truck/aircraft tug shot out of the lot and accross the street. Went over that way where two semis were waiting. I assumed that these might be the load outs Tim was talking about. Found the tug (which sold on auction weeks ago - hope you didn't buy it cuz they are beating the crap out of it) and found the DRMO b#$ch from last time driving. Asked for Tim and she managed to be even ruder than last time. Once again said Tim was accross the street in the GL warehouse. Well, accross the street is the lot, but no warehouse. Drove over that way and didn't see anything. Stopped by my truck and noticed my locks were cut off. The chocks were gone and the back had been gone through.
Drove down the road to some warehouses until we stumbled onto the GL one. Caught Tim's sidekick on the way out. He didn't seem interested in the cut locks. Told us to meet Tim at the truck so we headed over there. Started swapping batteries and got 1/2 done when Tim rolled up. He said the DRMO folks had to come through and check each truck because some radios and antenna mounts have slipped through. Whatever, we kept wrenching. He said we could pull start it, they do it all the time. I let him know that we were gonna try fresh batteries 1st so he left.
Popped in a leftover Red Top and a 3 year old Die Hard and we had juice! Had to call Rat to ask where the start button was. I was too excited to read the TM. With my bro on the line she fired up. Buzzer went off while she built air pressure. Let it warm up while we secured the tools and got the generator/compressor ready to blow out the dirt out of the cab. Shut it down only long enough to check the oil that I should have checked 1st. All good there. Fired it back up and dumped in 5 gallons of fresh diesal.
Tim showed up and signed me out. Gave me ZERO paperwork or records. Once he got my signature he ghosted out. Noticed two semis getting loaded up and their drivers going through truck tool boxes. Gave them the stink eye and didn't see them actually take anything.
Figured the lights out, put it in 1st, undid the brake and we bailed. No problems at all. All gauges checked good except the volt gauge which was in the red on the right side. Quickly got off base and out of Barstow. Took a lot of shifting between 4th and 5th to get to Victorville. Stopped at a truck stop to clean the windows and take a bathroom break. Back on the road headed DOWNHILL. Kept the speed about 45 until we hit flatland again. Then she pulled about 56 MPH at 2600 RPM.
No problems at all - we even had to pass a guy doing 45 pulling a small trailer. No idea why, but it was kewl none the less.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and answered my many questions. Big thanks to Rat and Doghead for checking up on me.
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