moving cross country
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From: Charleston, SC
are you driving your pickup or a moving truck of some kind?
are you towing a trailer or loaded to the max?
use common sense and keep it simple.
set tire air pressure near max psi, or appropriate value of 40-50 if max is higher.
check all oil and fluid levels before and during trip.
correct major problems or manage leaks with top-off's
don't do any major repairs just before leaving. that's risky.
don't tow heavy loads in OD.
drive at a reasonable speed for conditions.
avoid Atlanta during rush hours 7-9 am and 4-7 pm.
have a 12v cell phone charger that works in your vehicle.
don't pick up hitchhikers.
check your spare before leaving.
spin off each lug nut before leaving and retorque with a wrench. it sucks not being able to remove a lug that's been torqued to 200 pounds by a tire shop.
are you towing a trailer or loaded to the max?
use common sense and keep it simple.
set tire air pressure near max psi, or appropriate value of 40-50 if max is higher.
check all oil and fluid levels before and during trip.
correct major problems or manage leaks with top-off's
don't do any major repairs just before leaving. that's risky.
don't tow heavy loads in OD.
drive at a reasonable speed for conditions.
avoid Atlanta during rush hours 7-9 am and 4-7 pm.
have a 12v cell phone charger that works in your vehicle.
don't pick up hitchhikers.
check your spare before leaving.
spin off each lug nut before leaving and retorque with a wrench. it sucks not being able to remove a lug that's been torqued to 200 pounds by a tire shop.
Edit: the only stuff i'm taking in the truck other than tools/parts is a medium sized suitcase and a bag of dogfood
Last edited by BackwoodsRam; Jan 27, 2012 at 10:55 AM.
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To add to merc's point about gas make sure you have ENOUGH money to get there. (I'm sure you've got that figured out but, I know you've said your truck doesn't do too well on the mpg's. interstate travel should be better.
And to add to dh's point, I would avoid Atlanta all together. When we travel north and take the interstate we take the Atlanta bypass.
Got a route planned or using a GPS?
And to add to dh's point, I would avoid Atlanta all together. When we travel north and take the interstate we take the Atlanta bypass.
Got a route planned or using a GPS?
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From: Charleston, SC
To add to merc's point about gas make sure you have ENOUGH money to get there. (I'm sure you've got that figured out but, I know you've said your truck doesn't do too well on the mpg's. interstate travel should be better.
And to add to dh's point, I would avoid Atlanta all together. When we travel north and take the interstate we take the Atlanta bypass.
Got a route planned or using a GPS?
And to add to dh's point, I would avoid Atlanta all together. When we travel north and take the interstate we take the Atlanta bypass.
Got a route planned or using a GPS?
GPS and i'm good for gas. The route its simple i20 all the way lol
