So perfect

No rain, little wind, a little cool first thing but it warmed up nicely, I couldn’t have asked for better conditions. But..................

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My son was returning from a trip to New Mexico and was about two hours from home when his engine shut down. When he went around checking the truck he found the fuel tank hanging about three inches from the ground. The tank sits in the metal guard that’s sitting on the ground and that is bolted to the frame. The guard broke at the attachment points and when it fell it broke a fitting and cut the fuel off to the motor. I just couldn’t leave him to fight it alone. It was more than a chore for the two of us.

I used what little time I had left to replace my fuel line on the boat. The bulb was rock hard and I was afraid if I had to pump it, it would crack. The boat is eleven years old and the fuel line has been disconnected twice. The first time was when I got water in the tank and the second when I got it overhauled. Other than that I’ve never had to use the primer bulb. If all goes well this one should last at least ten more years. Hopefully I can fish that long.
“gene”

ps: I hope someone got to fish.


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Sorry for y'all

Sorry for your troubles. There’s always another day to fish.


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glad you got everything taken care of despite a less than ideal situation.

It could have been much, much worse Mr. Gene. If the tank would have drug a little lower and just one little spark, it could have got real bad, real fast! God was watching out for him, glad you were able to go help him also

That was an unselfish act. Not sure I would have felt the same way but I’m sure I would have done the same.


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Wow !!! That reminded of when I had a similar problem.. I had an old Station Wagon that the Bolt for the Strap broke ... The Tank was inside the fender behind the wheel -- it didnt stop the fuel but The Tank was 3/4 full... I thought I would never get it back in place... The fuel gauge never worked again.

Dadgummit engineers.
"gene"

Sorry for the bad luck Gene....You R the best person for a "fix it" problem.....hope your boat will be OK now....as far as fishing on Thursday, far as I am concerned, you did not miss much....rising water, high barometer, 33 deg, broke trolling motor rope...and only one 11" sac to show for it from 7:30 till 2....I always enjoy myself though....

PS as we real fishermen know it’s not about numbers or the size but it helps with the addiction.
“gene”


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Good to hear PPG. Now go and give us a prompt report. :)

Oh Your pics wouldn't load for me.

Could not load the pictures but hang in there Paw Paw [emoji123] hope everything turned out well

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Maybe now on the pictures.



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WOW.....that could have really been bad...

2 hours from home is a lot better than that happening in New Mexico, at least he was close enough for you to help.

My son is very unselfish and has helped many others in a bind. He called another trucker that had the set up to pull his trailer. It was 11 PM but that didn’t matter. His friend jumped out of bed, disconnected his trailer and off he went on the rescue. They pulled the broken truck to the next off ramp and then cane back to get the trailer. Luckily my sons trailer has ramps. They used his friends truck to pull my son’s truck onto his trailer. His friend then hook on to the trailer and pulled it to my house getting here after daylight. Yesterday we cleaned up everything. Monday we will repair the broken parts and hope to have it ready for work on Tuesday, God willing.
“gene”


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Boy Howdy that’s rough

Hey PPG, was it do to rust or metal fatigue? It would be time for a good walk around IMO. Good luck with it.

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Hey PPG, was it do to rust or metal fatigue? It would be time for a good walk around IMO. Good luck with it.

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X2 Great point, it can’t hurt to take a hard look at the whole truck.


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JR it was due to metal fatigue. There were numerous spider web cracks on the brackets. Today I acetylene welded all the cracks and tomorrow I will be adding metal to the stressed areas making it stronger than new. I think they cold work these pieces when they press them causing internal stress which shows itself in cracks later on. The repair I'm doing will take the load off the original bracket and on to the reinforced pieces. Should last the lifetime of the truck.
"gene"

That's all good PPG. I wouldn't think acetalyne welding would be da fix. But your the old welder. ;0]
So where's da follow up on this repair?

Right now were waiting on the sending unit to put in the tank before we can put it under the truck. When the tank fell it broke the fuel line to the engine which is what stopped the truck. A fitting that the hose connects to broke off and we can't put the tank in place until the unit arrives. It was supposed to be in today but Christmas packages slowed it down. Hopefully tomorrow will find it here. Then it should be a 1 to 2 hour job to finish it.
"gen"