Carrying this info forward for any that need or missed it!

Got the low down from the Event Sponsor... Bobby at 5E Diesel. (nice guy).

-Starts at 9 am, Saturday, July 14th... Diamond W Arena in Alvarado, Tx.
-Dyno starts shortly thereafter. (Bob Davies Dynojet from Dynotex.com)
-Show & Shine sometime around noon
-Burn Out Challange...for charity (local girl with Lukemia)
-1:00 - Drivers meeting for Sled Pulling. No serious rules or classes "this yr". Just a fun pull... so come try it!
-Free Parking for campers in the Arena Parking lot... Bobby is checking with city for hook ups and charges??
-Bar opens after Events are done.
-Nothing scheduled, so far, at arena for Sunday...so we can hang around as long as we want...he seemed to think??

He is asking for a little help Sunday with cleanup...told him I/we'd be there.


RJ

 

RJ, Do I need to go ahead and reserve an RV spot? Have you already done that with Bobby?

 

Robert - I have not! He was checking on rates/availablity last time I spoke with him.

Well?

RJ

 

Attention miscreants: please don't get our thread shut down!

 

Regarding Alverado, Tx on the 14th.... Those who can are starting/meeting there Friday Night... Right??

RJ

 

I am planning on coming 'Friday the 13th'!!

 

Pray for some better weather than last year at this time. Last year on July 14th we were trying to find shade at the back of the ranch while we were sweating our <insert body part here> off. Not much work was done that weekend, just a lot of discussions about the heat.


My apologies...I'll attempt be a creant in this thread.

 

Hmmm, I'm torn whether to go there or to a roping that weekend in Hamilton, either way I guess my trailer will be hooked up. Just got my new brake controller, I'll be jumping to get it hooked up tomorrow night if I'm not dog tired from working all day. I figured I'm here, I got stuff I could do at work, I didn't get to go rope, I don't have much else to do, so I'll go make some money.

 

Mike and I (and our sons) had dinner tonight and I have ordered a SSSSS from him. The name will probably change as it will be built from regular steel and powdercoated instead of Stainless. This is a really nice piece that incorporates the "drop block" into the stabilizer. Should work at least as well as the DSS brace and maybe better with the added benefit of the drop.

I also spoke with Don Thuren about his Track Bar. I am giving that some more thought, but im letting Mike do some checking on another idea first. We may just go ahead and drill my stocker out, and insert a new bushing of some sort there. If that idea is workable, it may be a better way to go than buying a whole new track bar.

I am also considering a Fox Stabilizer shock set up. With those 3 things, I feel like my "popping" etc. will be a thing of the past and tighten up all my steering/front end problems once and for all.

If there is any time left over for wrenching while at Alvarado....that will be my project.

 

I wouldn't. No personal experience, but those whose opinion I respect don't seen to think much of them, for the price!
Example- https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=157340

I'll be replacing my LazarSmith 'Drag Bars' with Lazar Bars when we get to Alvarado! And maybe changing out tires (if I have room to bring them) for the 'Burn Out' Contest.

RJ

 

haha, now I see why Tyler left....see you girls around.....

 

HUH? I''ve been running short on sleep the past few days, please explain.

 

I don't see the benefit of upgraded steering dampeners on street driven trucks... unless you're dealing with DW, in which case you're better off correcting the problem instead of treating the symptom.

Burnout Contest?
Makes me want to get the line-lock finished in time for that - then I won't have to heel/toe the pedals!

 

Man I hope my clutch is in by then!!!

 

Someone better get video of the N.Texas representation in the burnout contest.

Perhaps Ryan should donate his old tires to the cause...