With spring quickly approaching, it's time to take some action on this coach. I'd been avoiding tearing into the engine. I think deep down in my heart I knew what I'd find. Plus, the trusty ole Glenbrook has been continuing to serve our needs. But, it's hard keeping two of these things dry and dehumidified, so I'd like to fully move over to the Palm Beach and sell the Glenbrook eventually.
A close friend acquired a ten-year-old alignment rack with a 16K rating. It was from an Alaskan island where they use lots of salt, and was then stored outdoors. Needless to say, some of the controls and whatnot need some work. But, it's all there. It sat on a trailer for a few weeks while another friend of ours was repairing a camp trailer, and the camp trailer was occupying the shop bay we needed at my close friend's house.
Anyway, last Friday I get the call that the shop is empty, and it's time to bring in the lift! I went and bought a slow-moving-vehicle triangle for my tractor and headed down the highway. My friend has a skid-steer, but we needed to double-team this one. The trailer had to go into the shop head-first.
Then we lifted the lift, put the trailer tongue on a machine skate, and skooched the trailer out of the shop. All went well, and the lift landed right on the mark.
A few hours of shimming, drilling, and bolting later and we had things up in the air. We tested it out with something lighter, then moved on to the Palm Beach.
What a game changer this will be! Procrastination efficiency should start plummeting any day now!
