Recent content by MOguy

I did not know all this. I will change my answer. Eatons suck, ARBs kick ass!

I have had front and rear since 2001and I am very happy with them, except when I had to replace the front one. I had the old style one for the Dana 30. Apparently there was a design flaw and I happened to get one of them. Even with that strike against them I an very happy with the performance...

how do you shut a frequency down?

I would, I've been in offroading and using a CB radio since the late nineties. I have been in various off road forums since the early 2000s. The most people ever talk about really is getting a good RF ground for your antenna. This is the only place I've ever seen it discussed.

We don't use ham. I'm a DA civilian I work on a Military installation. Many I wheel with are Military or DA civilian. We're all using these radios and work on post and live on or around post. If this truly is an issue I'm sure they will figure it out pretty quick. The guy who passed out the...

But they are better than a CB.

FRS is up to two watts, isn't it? If not my little Walmart 2 watt radios aren't even legal.

That sucks. If we stay on 2 and 4 (FRS) even though we are pushing more power will we or could we screw things up (like your situation above) for others?

I bet most were clueless about what they were doing about the radio issue and still are, maybe only one or two new wat they were doing was wrong. I know what you are saying. When I got my little handheld I had no idea about licensing. The guy in the group (who is licensed) sent me a link, I...

I am sorry, not sure what I can do about it? Almost everybody I wheel with is doing the same thing the same way (no I wouldn't jump off a cliff if they did) with the same radios. We are small in numbers. Better than CBs, the antennas are short and we don't break them. It is easy to setup and...

I don't have a license and have no plans to get any, I just stay of the FRS freqs, I have it set so I can lip between 2 and 4. it will probably stay like that forever. You can lock the Baofengs. I do have a couple Walmart walkie talkies (2 watt and fixed antennas) for others if needed and I...

Are all in you parties GMRS licnesed? We use FRS freqs. no license required. They are pushing more power than they should and the antennas are removeable so not matter what they are wrong, no license covers that.

You can get the Baofeng radios that can be programed for HAM, GMRS and FRS and more.They have hand helds for about $25 on Amazon. I have a more powerful Baofeng mounted that cost a lot less than a CB and preforms so much better. A while back I ran with a group were one of the guys had a...

For me I would keep it simple. Other than Smoothing the ride your suspension does nothing for the trailer. How smooth do you need your trailer to ride? If you are in a rough area it is your hitch that will provide, or not provide, articulation. Make your stuff simple and durable and just use...

What is your hitch receiver rated at? I've never seen anybody damage a hitch receiver winching. However, I've never seen anybody use a winch attached to a hitch. I have seen trucks with damaged hitched and frames from towing too much. Winching puts far more stress on it attachment point than...