SilvrSRT10
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My parents had an old hot tub they no longer used. A friend was looking for one. My parents back yard usually stays on the wet side specially with all the rain we've had this season. Well today we decided to make the move since we've hit a dry stretch and the yard has firmed up.
My game plan was to get my trailer over there in their driveway so I could bring the hot tub around with my Bobcat using a boom pole and some straps. Load both the hot tub and the Bobcat on the trailer and reverse the process once we got it over to his house.
My '94 Dodge Ram has a front mounted hitch on it. It's easier to move the trailer with it instead of backing it up their curvy driveway. So I thought. I get the trailer down to the...sometimes busy road in front of our houses. They live next door. As I maneuver the trailer up their driveway trying to beat oncoming traffic, my power steering goes out. I'm having to strong arm the steering wheel to make the trailer half way go where I want it.
I finally get it up their driveway and the power steering mysteriously returns. It only acted up while I was out in traffic. Figures, doesn't it. I just don't get it. Power steering fluid looked alright. Pretty much everything else went smoothly. I had put a new hitch on the back of my work truck since the old one was breaking off. I hadn't installed the trailer wire RV plug so I had to scramble and take care of that.
With my equipment and a couple blessings we got it done. Not too bad for just two guys. And we did it just in time. We had a gully washer rain storm come though tonight.
My game plan was to get my trailer over there in their driveway so I could bring the hot tub around with my Bobcat using a boom pole and some straps. Load both the hot tub and the Bobcat on the trailer and reverse the process once we got it over to his house.
My '94 Dodge Ram has a front mounted hitch on it. It's easier to move the trailer with it instead of backing it up their curvy driveway. So I thought. I get the trailer down to the...sometimes busy road in front of our houses. They live next door. As I maneuver the trailer up their driveway trying to beat oncoming traffic, my power steering goes out. I'm having to strong arm the steering wheel to make the trailer half way go where I want it.
I finally get it up their driveway and the power steering mysteriously returns. It only acted up while I was out in traffic. Figures, doesn't it. I just don't get it. Power steering fluid looked alright. Pretty much everything else went smoothly. I had put a new hitch on the back of my work truck since the old one was breaking off. I hadn't installed the trailer wire RV plug so I had to scramble and take care of that.
With my equipment and a couple blessings we got it done. Not too bad for just two guys. And we did it just in time. We had a gully washer rain storm come though tonight.
