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TN7 Hop 13: Croton-on-Hudson NY to Saugerties NY
77 miles via US 9, US 9W, Glasco Turnpike, Kings Highway, NY 212 and Blue Mountain Road. Cumulative tow miles: 1982. Truck miles: 181. Cumulative truck miles: 3072. The extra truck miles were due to a sightseeing trip to the Bronx (to see how difficult it would be to drive near Yankee Stadium) and a … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 12: Honesdale PA to Croton-on-Hudson NY
116 miles via PA 670, PA 191, US 6, I-84, NY 17, US 6 again, NY 293, US 9W, US 6 yet again, US 202 and US 9. Cumulative tow miles: 1905. Truck miles: 138. Cumulative truck miles: 2891. The 22 extra truck miles were due to a refueling trip to the nearest diesel depot, … Continue reading
TS6 Hop 2: Saugerties NY to Kutztown PA
187 miles via NY 212, I-87, I-287 (west of New York), I-78 and old US 22. 192 truck miles. 345 cumulative tow miles. 385 cumulative truck miles. This was an easy hop to navigate as it was almost entirely on interstate highways. But it was a challenge for the truck as NY and PA both … Continue reading
TS6 Hop 1: Phillipston MA to Saugerties NY
158 miles via US 202, MA 21, I-90, I-87 and NY 212. Truck miles: 169. Cumulative tow miles: 158. Cumulative truck miles: 169. After all the truck problems this spring and summer, there is no such thing as an angst-free hop anymore. That said, about the only problem encountered on this hop was a strange … Continue reading
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
TN5 Hop 3: Flagler Beach FL to Worcester MA
1436 miles via I-95, Merritt Parkway and I-84, about 960 miles on Amtrak and 220 tow miles to return the RV to Ft Myers. Cumulative tow miles: 457. Cumulative truck miles: 1675. The additional truck miles were accumulated in traveling between the Bulow RV Resort and the Jacksonville Amtrak station, visiting the Florida state parks … Continue reading
Disaster recovery, phase 2: the brake controller
For those of you who never tow anything, I will enlighten you on what a brake controller is: it is a device that controls the brakes on whatever you are towing. When you press the brakes on the truck it sends a signal to the trailer to activate its brakes too. The truck and the … Continue reading
Disaster recovery, phase 1: the truck
Of the four known problems with our rig, two were truck-related and two were RV-related. Clearly, nothing could be done with the RV problems until the truck problems were solved. Unfortunately, one of the two GMC dealers in Binghamton NY would not book an appointment until Thursday and the other would only offer a Friday … Continue reading
TS4-1 Hop 2: Schenectady NY to Chenango Forks NY
130 miles via I-90, I-88, NY 206 and NY 12, Cumulative tow miles: 282. Truck miles: 302. Cumulative truck miles: 472. The extra 172 truck miles were incurred in Schenectady and along the Hudson River on the several excursions we took while there, as documented in the TS4-1 Hop 1 post. This was not the … Continue reading