Yippy.

First tow! Delivered on time though!

 

It could have been worse for sure!

I was headed East on 86 through NY and about 60 miles from my receiver and I jumped out to check my straps and see oil all down my drivers side....a lot of it (brand new too :/)! I checked the dipstick and nothing showing!! OMG! I jump back in and fire it up oil pressure goes to 20 I roll down the on ramp and it goes to 40 as usual. I am not going to be late I never have! I kept my eye on it and made it to the receiver and shut it down. Made a little mess but thankfully they were a truck and trailer repair place (Lainge) and they didn't mind.(I lost 2 gallons in about a hour)

So we unload and diagnose the culprit to ACC drive pulley. It appeared to be the brass bushing in the magnesium cover.....which I had already done...so I was bummed ($1200.00 front cover part only).

Once this was determined we all agreed it was best done at Cummins (I tell you what IMO all of their shops are top notch and all owned by Cummins). Enter Johns towing. He hooked me up literally and figuratively....fair price to tow me to Elmira NY Cummins. Great crew there.

Enter James the Lyft driver who takes me to the Holiday Inn express. I walk in and grab one of the last 2 rooms (car race here I hear) realize I left my overnight backpack in my tilted cab back at Cummins. LOL.

I check in and then walk out to walk the 2.2 miles back to cummins to grab my gear and realize I am surrounded by highways with no sidewalks. Back to the room to google earth! It looked easier to walk the railroad track to Walmart and get a backpack and some fresh skins. It rained the entire way there and back but all the new stuff is dry and my truck will be done tomorrow afternoon and I have a late checkout.

Now....get this.....at 530PM tonight...the Holiday Inn express is having free pizza and beer....who does that!!???

Load paid my truck 2k.

Diagnostics and oil/shop supplies at receiver. 266.00.

Tow 600.

Cummins 1200.00

Hotel. 225.00 (Normally only 93.00 but that dang race!!)

 

Yes that is my new main spot! Man he has a lot of property!!

 

I am the one getting towed sadly...

 

I really was surrounded by the right people! Almost unreal...