He's a happy man

Amarillo,  TX

This is a picture of the Chinese Tire that was falling apart.  All four of the original tires that came on our fiver have now been replaced.

So this morning we left Tucumcari, NM headed to the nearest Ford Dealer - in Amarillo, TX to find out why our check engine light came on.    This morning the truck was really not pulling well at all. 

 They allowed us to drop the rig and they took the truck right in.   Needs a new fuel pump and two injectors.  Cost?  around $4,000.   Thankfully it is still under warranty.    We only have about 3,000 miles left of the warranty.   This truck scares us.   Three times the engine oil cooler has split.  Once it caused so much oil through the system that Ford replaced the engine and lots of other stuff.    No telling what will happen next. 

So, this is what we will be leaving with tomorrow:

This baby has everything.   It is a 2011 Ford F350  King Ranch dually.   Yea, Len is a happy camper.

We really wanted a dually - for the stability and additional weight capacity.  HEY - now we can get a BIGGER fiver.   (Just kidding).

The newer F350's come predrilled for fifth wheel hitches that Ford sells and installs.   The new hitch will arrive tomorrow.   So we are camped in their parking lot tonight.    Cheap camping tonight - only costs us the price of a new truck.

Happy camping!