We planned on arriving around the noon hour but unfortunately we got there around 3 hours later. It was wonderful chatting with forum members & spouses minpin, donc13, Douglas Weddle, gandolf42, backroadcruiser, and 2 frazzled.....and also Tina of Phoenix USA.
I want to give a special "Thank You" to Doug Weddle and his wife Marilyn for pulling up behind us days earlier on Interstate 90 (east bound mile marker 81 between Gillette and Buffalo WY) when they saw us stranded on the shoulder with what turned out to be a failed fuel pump control module. They stayed with us until the tow truck arrived.
Our 2350 with 158" wheel base just fit on a standard flat bed tow truck (M.A.D. Towing 307-670-3011). The driver and owner, Branden told us that any longer and the price would be triple the cost. It cost us $250 for the 45 mile tow to Gillette and $165 for the repair at the Ford dealer there. We highly (very highly) recommend Thunder Basin Ford 307-682-4735 in Gillette WY. Bill the service manager, and Mike the technician were two God-sents.
It was a good thing I had recently installed rear skid wheels because they really did a good job in rolling instead of dragging the tail during the lifting and lowering processes. Brandon was very happy to see that I had them.
