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TN6 Hop 7: Florida NY to Phillipston MA
209 tow miles via NY 17A, NY 17, I-84, US 20, MA 49, MA 31, MA 122A MA 68 and US 202. 281 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1,577. Cumulative truck miles: 2,020. We made it! Again, no truck problems (except as noted below). There was a light rain and most of the trip was … Continue reading
TN6 Hop 6: Jonestown PA to Florida NY
178 tow miles via I-81, I-84, US 6 and local roads. 179 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1,368. Cumulative truck miles: 1,739. One extra truck mile to fill up. Yes, it’s true: Over 1,300 tow miles and we are back in Florida again. But this Florida is much cooler (68 degrees right now). If there … Continue reading
TN6 Hop 5: Dumfries VA to Jonestown PA
171 tow miles via VA 234, I-95, I-495 (around Washington DC), I-270, US 15, I-83 and I-81. 339 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1,189. Cumulative truck miles: 1,560. The additional truck miles resulted from 2 trips to the GMC dealer for repairs, some errands and a trip into Alexandria to have dinner (a very pleasant … Continue reading
The end of the road for the Sierra?
The truck has been performing beautifully on the first 4 hops of the TN6. But I still don’t trust it. As evidence of that mistrust, I took it into a GMC dealer in Alexandria VA yesterday in the hopes of diagnosing the troubling email that the truck sent to me at the end of Hop … Continue reading
TN6 Hop 4: Wilson NC to Dumfries VA
224 tow miles via US 301, US 64, I-95, I-295 (around Petersburg and Richmond) and VA 234. 234 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 1,018. Cumulative truck miles: 1,221. This was a fairly painless hop, except to the rough roads (why can’t anybody create a bridge joint that doesn’t scramble the eggs?). The truck again performed … Continue reading
TN6 Hop 3: Savannah GA to Wilson NC
342 tow miles via I-16, I-95 and US 301. 459 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 794. Cumulative truck miles: 987. The extra truck miles were mostly consumed in traveling to Hilton Head Island SC on Sunday. That was mostly a huge disappointment. I was hoping the island would have an “outer banks” feel. Or at … Continue reading
TN6 Hop 2: Citra FL to Savannah GA
217 tow miles via US 301, I-10, I-295 (around Jacksonville), I-95 and I-16. 219 truck miles. Cumulative tow miles: 452. Cumulative truck miles: 528. Two hops with no truck problems! That has to be some kind of freaking record. At least it seems that way. I was actually more concerned about the state of the … Continue reading
TN6 Hop 1: Fort Myers FL to Citra FL
235 miles via I-75 and US 301. Truck miles: 309. Cumulative tow miles: 235. Cumulative truck miles: 309. Hallelujah! We actually got out of Fort Myers without the truck failing. In fact it performed flawlessly, thanks to its spanking-new turbocharger connector hose. The guys at Bayshore Truck came through again. That is the third time … Continue reading
The upside of breaking down
I suppose this comes under the heading “making lemonade out of lemons” but it occurs to me that being delayed 3 days at the start of the TN6 due to truck problems was not all bad. Good things: I got a chance to fix the broken line to the WiFi router. I got my CARES … Continue reading
TN6 makeover
After being delayed a day, the schedule for the TN6 was reduced to 18 days. The first hop was going to be a late arrival even if we got going by 4pm, which we almost did – the repaired truck was back in my hands (hands which were $2300 poorer) by 3pm and we actually … Continue reading