God Bless you man our prayers are with you...
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 6:39 AM, DAKSY <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
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> Rascal!
>
> Damn!
> Susan & I will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. You've been one of the BEST friends that I never had the pleasure to meet.
> Best of luck, guy!
>
> Bob (DAKSY) Smith
> DAKSY2K on AIM
> 2K SY Dakota Sport +
> V-6 4 x 4 5 speed
> 2K08 HD Softail CrossBones
> Satin Black (Not Yellow)
> http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
> Averill Park, NY
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Lane" <rsb7424@gmail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 6:45 AM
> Subject: DML: Thanks to my Friends on the DML
>
>
>>
>> To all my friends on the DML,
>>
>> I have been having some health challenges that last few months, just
>> figured it was old age. Late yesterday, I found out that I have a
>> tumor on my spinal cord. I will be traveling to Vanderbilt Hospital
>> in Nashville today for emergency surgery. There is a real possibility
>> that today will be my last post to the DML. I have enjoyed knowing
>> all of you out there, Bob with Daksy, Bernd, Jimmy Knox, and all the
>> rest. I am sorry that I never got to attend one of the barbeques,
>> sure sounded like fun. Anyways, thanks for all the wonderful advice
>> and information and may God be with all of you. I am a lucky man. I
>> have a beautiful wife, four kids and six grandkids, and a 98 Dakota
>> SLT, the best car I ever owned.
>>
>> If you see me post here again, then you know, but if I do not post
>> within the next two weeks, then I am not returning. You guys, (and
>> gals), are the best.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Rick Barnes, (Rascal)
>> Edmonton, KY
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 5:33 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > When my fuel pump failed, I had nearly a full tank. I wasn't about to
>>> > drain it and certainly couldn't drop it without draining it. My dad
>>> > and I were able to lift the bed off with relative ease. I wouldn't say
>>> > it was like lifting pillows... but the two of us could handle it. I
>>> > took the plastic bedliner out first though... didn't need that extra
>>> > weight.
>>>
>>>
>>> If anyone is considering this who has access to an engine hoist
>>> (cherry picker), a frame can be slapped together out of some scrap
>>> 2x4s to fit under the lip of the bed or attached to the tie-downs
>>> which would allow one person to lift the bed. A chainfall and a handy
>>> tree limb, rafter, etc. would also work. (You actually don't need
>>> anything as beefy as a chainfall, $20 worth of hardware store pullies
>>> and some rope would do the trick.) Another method is to put it up on
>>> blocks, raising each corner a little bit at a time until its high
>>> enough for you to work on. A slightly different twist on the last
>>> method is to run a pair of 2x4s under the bed with the ends supported
>>> by the blocks. I've used a car lift with very good success, and a
>>> front end loader would certainly do the trick.
>>>
>>> There's probably a billion other ways for a person to pull the bed
>>> solo. Just depends on what you've got available and how far outside
>>> the box you're willing to think. Where there's a will, there's a way.
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -Jon-
>>>
>>> .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
>>> | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
>>> `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
>>>
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