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And it had to be the one time I didn't check and change the diff fluid at 500-1,000 miles. Oh well, catching it at about 2,000 still helped save the 3500's axle. That and a few fluid changes and many times cleaning the magnet.

Yeah, sometimes you wonder "Where the hell did this come from?" My guess is that the axle housing wasn't cleaned out all that well after being machined. Thank God for magnetic level plugs.

Hopefully without any "technical issues", like you experienced this morning.

Magnetic plugs are our friend.

Gators do?

That's debatable, I suppose. The water, floor heat, etc. is all in the slab so that doesn't qualify as indoors. But maybe the fact that faucets, toilets and such, are indeed indoors overrides that?

Not today, and not the 'Cat, but on Wednesday morning I'm headed for SoCal in the Challenger GT, and not just to burn up the gas from last year that's still in the tank. It's packed full of parts for the Peterbilt. Anyway, the reason I'm mentioning this is that this morning I realized that once...

Batteries have some advantages over people. For example, they are 50/50 positive and negative. Too many people are negative only.

Harbor Freight electrical stuff is not a laughing matter to me. Those cheap chargers may or may not burn the garage down, but I sure wouldn't trust them. Also, their output can apparently vary quite a bit. It's great that they have worked for you, but there are definitely superior maintainers...

Yep. While some seem to be okay with sitting unattended for a month or two, others can drop to 12.4 in a week. And you don't want them to get that low or sulfation really sets in.

Walmart size?

You can have my third and second row of seats. I have no use for them.

I wouldn't call it a fleet, but it's certainly diverse. At this point we have seven registered vehicles each. Between me not driving much and spreading it thin between them, there's just not all that many miles added. The exception is the 3500, used for dropping off and picking up vehicles...

Well, in my defense, it was bought as a get-through-the-snow-drifts vehicle. Since we haven't had a winter this season and last winter wasn't much better, there's been no real reason to drive it. Meanwhile, the new-to-me Durango is getting some miles on it, and the GT AWD Challenger will have...

That's unusual. From what I understand, the typical Walmart female is obese and more of a 2. Some may be a 5 if it wasn't for all the tattoos.

Maybe it's because I don't need to keep a log that I'm getting another Peterbilt? Yes, it's a diesel and has six wheels, but it's a tractor, not a truck.

Much like my car with a bed on it (what you refer to as trucks) then. The '21 1500 has about 2,800 miles on it as I recall.

No, a maintainer and/or desulfation may not be needed, but they do keep batteries healthier and generally make them live longer. Besides, batteries prefer cold weather over the heat in alligator infested areas. Or heat in dry areas, like Arizona. Hmm. Wonder if I'm a battery...that identifies...

No reason to. Not now that they lowered the price by some $20K.

The actual information about what might change is on EPA's website. Unfortunately it's nowhere near what the You Tubers (and many others) are claiming.