Herk, Part 2

Just a quick addition to explain/show what was removed from the truck to lower it back to stock.  It included the track bar drop bracket, radius arm drop bracket, extended sway bar links, sway bar, bump stop brackets, steering stabilizer, adjustable shocks, carrier bearing lowering bracket, 3.5" rear blocks, U-bolts, and the hardware for it all.

Removing these items has saved me a few thousand dollars vs. paying someone to do it although I've had to wait on special orders through the internet even rented some from Auto Zone.  Yep, you can rent tools at Auto Zone.  I rented two sockets and a torque wrench.

Since I was doing all this stuff, I went ahead and changed the brake pads and replaced the front rotors as well.  All in a day...uh, week's work!  I hope to be able to sell these items on Craigslist or Ebay. 

Herk...What's In A Name?

Herk is our truck.  Gina named him and although you would think it's based on the mythical demigod Hercules, you'd be right...well, sort of.  It's actually named after the C-130, the true workhorse of military airlift for decades now.  Our Squadron deploys the C-130 and it's personnel constantly.  I'm proud to have worked on these aircraft for most of my Air Force/DoD career.  So, aptly, our truck gets the name in honor of our lives around the C-130.  Here is what a C-130 looks like.

Herk has a new look among many other things which I'll get into later.  But, for now, Herk has been lowered back to stock height to better accommodate towing Voyager.  It amounted to 6 inches lower.  This will also help Gina and I get our older bones in and out which is a plus.

If you look at the comparison pics below, you will be able to tell that Herk has received heavy duty wheels and tires to add a padded safety margin to 5th wheel towing's weakest link.  Each wheel added almost 2000lbs of strength.  They are special order commercial, load range H tires on custom manufactured wheels.  Each can manage 5000lbs at 120 psi vs. the 3000lb stock arrangement.

Voyager Shower Additions

Yes, it's been a little while I know.  I've been working most of my spare time on the F250 truck modifications.  There's a lot of them and I only have the time to work on it during the weekend.  I'll update you later on those.  But, for a fun diversion, I added 3 additions to the shower in our RV because it was raining today!  They are:

1.  Oxygenics shower head.  This is a unique shower head that takes lower pressure water and combines it with air in such a way as to create more pressure.  This particular unit can create a standard multiple-steam shower or with a twist the air/pressure version that Oxygenics is known for.  I can't wait to give it a go.

2.  Shaving mirror.  Debated on whether to put this in our house shower or the RV.  I can't tell you the psychology of why I chose the RV, but as you can tell from the pic below, it looks nice.  This was a Bed, Bath, and Beyond purchase.

3.  Last, but not least, the liquid dispensers combo.  I've heard of others doing this "mod" in their RV, but I was really sold on it when on the cruise a couple months ago.  The one we purchased was the very brand Carnival Cruise Lines used in their bathrooms.  Figured if it could hold up to all of those passengers, then it should do fine for us.  Also found this at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.   There are 3 containers--liquid soap, shampoo, and conditioner.  May go two soaps and one shampoo.  Who knows.

So, that's it.  Check out the pics.  Everything is better with pics don't ya think?