What's bumming your stone today?

Gravdigr · 07-06-2015, 05:10 PM

My late friend John's mother has been kicked out of her nursing home, some insurance thing. The grandson (John's son) and I are leaving at 6a.m. tomorrow to make the 250 mile trip to get her home. I have no idea what she's gonna do, or, where she's gonna go.

I feel a strong responsibility to help them both (his mom, and his son) as much as I can, but, I don't what to do, or, what I can do...

They're all each other has.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-06-2015, 06:00 PM

That's a tough spot to be in but I'm sure you just being there for moral support will be a help to them.

Griff · 07-06-2015, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

battery deal

So what happened with the battery? It just come loose or did corrosion get ya?

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

My late friend John's mother has been kicked out of her nursing home, some insurance thing.

Damnit. Sorry man.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-06-2015, 07:53 PM

It came mounted on a crossmember under the rear, but I relocated it to behind the right rear wheelwell so I could add a spare tire carrier from a Trailblazer under there. Didn't like not having a spare.
The bracket I used was a $150 stainless box that slid up and down on rails bolted to the frame. There are at least a thousand SSR guys using that bracket for years, hell, I've been using it for six years. I don't yet know if it broke loose from the frame or the box broke loose from the brackets. I was driving with the top down but I can't hear shit anyway. I'm pondering moving the battery into the bed but that's a major project.

Gravdigr · 07-07-2015, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

There are at least a thousand SSR guys using that bracket...

In my very short learning safari after your first post about your battery, I learned that that kit is very, very popular, and is considered almost a mandatory upgrade by most SSR owners.

I was wondering about it's construction and durability. That's a fairly vibration-happy area it's in, too, I would think.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2015, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

In my very short learning safari after your first post about your battery, I learned that that kit is very, very popular, and is considered almost a mandatory upgrade by most SSR owners.

I was wondering about it's construction and durability. That's a fairly vibration-happy area it's in, too, I would think.

Well constructed, all stainless. I would expect any failure would be the box breaking away from the slide brackets that allows the battery to be lowered for service. However the four stainless screws that attach the mounting bracket to the frame snapped off. I didn't post about it on the SSR sight because I didn't want to start a panic. I did tell the guy I bought it from, and he's freaked as this is the first failure he's heard of. I've met the guy and trust him implicitly, so I'll let him decide how he wants to warn his customers to check theirs. He offered to replace it free, which I feel is way over and above his obligation.

Gravdigr · 07-07-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

He offered to replace it free, which I feel is way over and above his obligation.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's a tough spot to be in but I'm sure you just being there for moral support will be a help to them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-06-2015, 07:53 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It came mounted on a crossmember under the rear, but I relocated it to behind the right rear wheelwell so I could add a spare tire carrier from a Trailblazer under there. Didn't like not having a spare. The bracket I used was a $150 stainless box that slid up and down on rails bolted to the frame. There are at least a thousand SSR guys using that bracket for years, hell, I've been using it for six years. I don't yet know if it broke loose from the frame or the box broke loose from the brackets. I was driving with the top down but I can't hear shit anyway. I'm pondering moving the battery into the bed but that's a major project. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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