Being at home sure was nice but now it's time to go back to work. Drove down to Orlando this morning to load a paver. This thing is OLD and was bought by a company in Pennsylvania. It would not start. They had to jump start it. Then the fuel line broke because it had dry rotted. They replaced the fuel line and cleaned up the mess. Then it started and he put it up on the trailer.
Tied it down and went to the nearby truck stop and scaled up. Too heavy on the trailer axles. My permits are for only 2 axles on the trailer, not three. Went back and untied it again. Moved it toward the truck cab a couple feet. Then the rear deck of the machine would not lower. This thing is such a piece of antique crap!! Finally got it lowered. Tied it down again and went back and re-weighed. Was OK this time. By now It is rush hour in Orlando. That means I-4 is it's usual parking lot. Stuck in bumper to bumper traffic from South Orange Blossom Trail all the way up to Altamonte Springs with only a small gap where we could actually move. Because of all that, I could only make it as far as Kingsland, GA to the Petro for the night and a very badly needed shower!
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