What do I have? 40 newb

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Looking my 40 over today, really doing nothing. Possible dad trip next weekend in the 40 so I just wanted to give it a once over.

Found I had only put 4 bolts in the passenger front fender, and only 2 were actually tight. That quite possibly explains a pop I’ve been getting while pulling out of my driveway. I got that addressed.

Finally finished up my compressor wiring. About burned the cruiser down with a wire laying on the fuse box. 😬

Then proceeded to figure out a sleeping arrangement for next weekend and future solo dad trips.
I had purchased a single exped knock off a while back and it looks like it will be perfect for myself inside the 40. That really simplifies things. Front seat folded forward with the headrest stacked under the dash. Cooler between jump seat and front seat. Chuck box in the back floor next to the jump seat.

With the way the front is slightly elevated I’m not even sure I will need to pack a pillow.

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@clrussell That makes the parking lot so much more inviting….for all of us here at least
 
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What seats do you have in there again? I am still hung up on the fact that you can fold it forward flat enough. Tried with my ProCar seats, not even close.
 
We can kill two birds with one stone….Wal*mart and Sam’s Club in the same lot
 
knuckle47 said:
“ I had already tested my endurance earlier this morning mixing and pouring a dozen bags of concrete in a wheelbarrow”.

@65swb45 I set two 4x4 fence posts last week. Used small 40lb bags. Getting them out of the truck to the hole wore me out. At this age a dozen bags deserves a medal
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Make your life easier. Skip the cement, just use rock. Tamp it down real hard. Holds up fine, extends the life of the post.
 
Nice thoughts. But I don’t like this story due to its “finale’. But…..

In 2022 when I had the pole barn built the sales guy wanted to upsell me the stainless steel screws they use to attach the sheet steel and the roof to the framing. He asked me “ you can upgrade the fasteners to the stainless steel versions and they are warranted for 50 years.” I asked him what the typical warranty would be on the conventional fasteners.

He told me those are warranted for 30 years. Well in 2022 I was 69. I said to him “ so these should hold up until I’m 99 correct?” …

“ no thanks, I’ll just stick with the standard variety”. 😂
 
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