Yes that will work as well, either way it has to go.........

 

Shawn, WELCOME to FTE & the well it happened thread, feel free to hang around if you want, We are one big happy family.........

Congrats on the new truck Shawn

 

Welcome Shawn!!

This is a great group of guys, you'll enjoy it; and you'll enjoy that new truck even more- CONGRATS!

 

Thanks Gigger. Looking forward to it. Coming from a variety of trucks to diesel for the first time. The new 6.7 seems to have most of the bugs ironed out (which is why I waited a couple of years). The tranny, notwithstanding John's issues, also gets good reviews for the most part. This is the first vehicle I have ever ordered as I want it - always bought off the lot before. But since this may be my last truck I figured I'd get what I want for a change with no compromises - Lariat ultimate with all the bells and whistles set up for 5th wheel or gooseneck in the new Ruby red metallic.

I get north of the border pretty frequently to a little place we have in Stanhope, PQ. Not as far north as you are but it is a pretty spot. Have to polish my French everytime we head up there though. Hope spring is headed your way soon - it's really just starting here.

Shawn

 

I've been near Stanhope on my way through Quebec to VT for the race track at NHIS, I hope you enjoy the new truck, I think the bugs are ironed out by now huh

 

So me and ma decided to go 4-wheelin yesterday out to a BLM recreation area for ATV's just 30 minutes from town, and stumbled upon some idiots in the pond where they shouldn't have been. It's folks like this that ruin it for the rest of us. When we got there, there was four ATV's and a pick-up stuck in the mud. No way was I going in there, so I set-up on the dam and started stringing out winch cable. These four guys were all hooked together with winches, so it was just a matter of me being on dry ground and start winching and driving.



First one out was a Can-Am. Note the wee one without a helmet. He was riding on the Can-Am with his daddy. The corner of my machine is in the bottom right corner, and you can see the drooping winch cable.




Next one was an Arctic Cat whose four wheel drive was broke.


After I landed him, I told him they should be able to extract their buddy who was still out there, by butting his atv up against the tree, and he did, so we left to enjoy our day.






With three on shore, we took off. I figure they could get the last one. I wasn't getting caught by the Forest Service boys. That's mama's silver Arctic Cat in the background.




The numbskull in the white truck was being pulled by the red truck, to no avail, when we left.




Anyway, we had a wonderful day riding and enjoyed a picnic lunch in the trees. Can't wait for warmer weather. We love to go four-wheelin.

Enjoy yourselves this weekend. Happy Easter.

 

Great pics Ron & very good of you for helping, what were they thinking, or not thinking

 

Thanks Paul.

That's another of my worries Gerry.....that scenario is about what my luck runs like.

Rob, thanks for stopping in my friend. You need to drop by to see us more often in here.

Thanks for the support.

Thanks Ron and I'm sorry to hear you've had this junk too. I've been running a temp of 101* and I feel like I've been shot at and missed and crapped at and hit.

Andre, you read my mind. I've jumped through all kinds of hoops, burned vacation time unnecessarily, spent money I should not have had to spend, and stressed my wife and myself too much. She wants me to go to the arbitration even if they side with Ford just to show them we're not backing down and she has a point. But at some point, sanity has to overtake stubbornness and I think I'm about there.

Howdy George! I hope you're still safe and sound over there brother. I looked into the lemon deal and was one month outside the limit (18 month limit) by VA law.

Howdy Gavin! I'm all but done brother. As much as I hate to do it, I'm probably looking to another car company for my next truck. My 6.0 was a great truck and I should have kept it. I do love this truck but I'm so tired of this transmission shifting like garbage. The truck has completely shut down on me in traffic now three times. They still maintain that it is a normal operating characteristic. So, a word to the wise for all of you.....

If your truck just shuts down while you're driving around 30 MPH in traffic, don't panic......it's supposed to do that.

Howdy Tim! Great pics you've been posting my friend.

If I wasn't on call, I'd fix some of my grandma's old homemade elixir....I'd be better by tomorrow.

Shawn, congrats on your new upcoming truck my friend and welcome to our thread and a group of the best folks you could ever ask for as friends.

Feel free to drop in here anytime and post up. We're also a support group so if you have any issues, drop in and feel free to share.

WOW Ron.....thanks a ton for posting!!! Fantastic pics and I've got to say, I'm a little jealous. I'd love to live in a place like that. I've always been a country boy and now that I've lived in town for the past thirteen years, I'm sick. I grew up on eleven isolated acres between two mega-acre farms and it was absolutely the best place on earth to grow up. That's one of my goals within the next couple of years......buying about twenty acres out in the country and building right in the middle of it.

Sorry I haven't posted guys but this cold (if that's what it is) has kicked my tail. I've been eating tylenol and advil like jelly beans, cough medicine and cough drops like crazy, and fighting a fever of 101. Nothing's helping and we're supposed to go about forty miles down to my mom's tomorrow for Easter. Guess I'm going to have to tough it out, suck it up, and pass out when I get home.

On another note, I can't thank you guys enough for all of your support. You're a fantastic group of friends. I hope something sways me into staying with a Ford.....I really do. But I'm not so sure now. Anyhow, I'm going to stop it with the doom and gloom in here. The whole reason I started this thread was to have somewhere to post positive stuff because of all of the doom and gloom elsewhere in here....cough, cough...HPFP...

And like I've said before, I still love my truck.

 

Well said John, I have nothing to add except I wish you weren't feeling lousy.....

 

Hey Ron, Thanks for sharing your Ride photo's that's cool. What elevation is that country you are riding in? It looks a lot like some of the area around North Central Washington.

 

I'm a member of a riding club nearby that leases 5,000 acres from a paper company to ride ATV's and dirt bikes.
The rules are simple; helmets, vehicle operator only and stay out of the creeks (this upsets the EPA).
Plenty of idiots out there with passengers, no helmets and riding in the creeks.

Aside from the helmet rule, wouldn't you think you would want to wear one?
If you smash your head and end up on government heath assistance, I'm going to be unhappy.

Riding is fun though!

 

Great pics Ron!!

It looks like fun from your perspective, but not theirs!

 

John,

I hope you feel better soon!


HAPPY EASTER everyone!

 

Just a quick note from this newbie to say thanks for the warm welcome and Happy Easter. I'm sure I'll be a regular. Just hope all I have to say is positive and that our new truck turns out to be a good experience. I realize every manufacturer can make a lemon now and again - it's how they take care of you after the sale that makes or breaks the deal.

Shawn

 

Well said Shawn & drop in anytime, almost anything goes here