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LOL, I'd have liked to find them too when I was searching my Tacoma in 2014-2015. Took me a few months to find one that wasn't worn out. It's not easy to find a 2005+ stick shift Tacoma in general and the ones with V6s I think go to people who like me tend to keep trucks until they're worn...

If you have Android an alternative to Avenza for GeoPDF maps is OruxMaps. One handy thing about Orux is that it does not limit you to 3 self loaded PDF maps like the free Avenza. You can have unlimited maps in Avenza as long as you manage them through their store or buy it otherwise it's not a...

A single CR123A and single AA will have about the same energy capacity, around 4 W-hr give or take. The advantage to a CR123 in this case is voltage and physical size. You have to stack two AA to get the nominal 3 V of a single tall CR123. You'll notice the single AA flashlights typically top...

As you mention it this is an important point. A lot of people carry plastic shovels in the winter with the image of fluffy powder under their skis. And I'm not just talking about drivers with icy roads but backcountry people on snow machines and skis, too. You need to be able to chip at ice...

What I think he's referring to are tow points like these. This is from a 2005-2015 Tacoma as an example. They are alright to the extent that they are likely to fail by bending first at least. Depending on trim Toyota puts those brackets or the cast "off road" hook in the same location...

Some time ago I was made aware that Google aggregated your location from maps as well as store your lifetime of searches so I have those services "paused" in Googlespeak. Whether they *actually* honor that setting I couldn't say but I'm sure Verizon, Apple and anything with location ability...

I did. Also the Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, et al in 1984 when they got the USFS to put the blanket ban on bikes in Wilderness, twisting the legal definition in the 1964 Wilderness Act taking motorized to mechanized modes. I don't have a problem with e-bikes, great for commuting, utility...

Maybe they do know and it causes buyers to think their kits are proprietary and can only come from them.

The problem is that criteria are subjective. What is too loud or too fast? To hikers every bicycle has these characteristics. As a rigid single speed MTB'er I think most geared dual suspension bikes, electric or not, make annoying rattling sounds. Venn diagrams can only really be useful if...

Legitimate point. That's mainly why I stick with my old Gen 3 SPOT because it take 4 x AAA Energizer Lithiums so no need to carry or find anything special except 4 spares. But anymore CR123 are just about as ubiquitous as AA & AAA in that most grocery stores and Walmarts have them. The 18650...

I have a Fenix PD22 that I carry most all of the time. It's pretty well made, no complaints. One reason I'd suggest a more well known brand is customer support and availability of replacement parts. For example I lost the pocket clip from my PD22 and Fenix was nice enough to mail me a couple...

It think it'll depend on model and year. A hasty search of "F550 tow hook" came up with this, which appears to have 4 in shear and 4 in tension. I doubt there's any question on that but that's probably not typical of all Fords nor even all Super Duty.

A 7/16" fastener torqued to 80 ft-lb provides about 11,000 lbs clamping but isn't the capacity of the tow point going to be the clamping of two bolts on the interface surface area in single shear? I'm only familiar with the way Toyota designs their "recovery" hooks, which is almost insulting...

It could be completely adequate for the designed purpose. All OEMs give us similar cast (or if you're lucky forged, since the material can be thinner) hooks and without knowing otherwise one can only say is they are sufficient for a static pull up to the GVWR of the vehicle. That's because the...

Can you help with references to understand how to analyze this? It seemed like finding the force of the ring following the winch rope around would be determined by the belt friction (e.g. capstan) equation and that would be equivalent to the force dragging the ring through the soft shackle...

Current situation in just one popular NPS unit. https://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/news/news092719.htm

That's essentially what I'm wondering.

I doubt that's going to happen. There's plenty of things that still run 15" rims and it seems popular with UTVs. The selection may get smaller but you can still get BFG KO2 in 215/75R15 which I think is what you run 1980s Subarus and Synchro vans. So I'd think common sizes will be around...

Maybe someone more versed can explain but seems like you can see from the capstan equation that field test makes sense. Capstan Equation: Assuming the lowest possible coefficient of friction for UHMWPE of μ=0.05 (0.05 to 0.07 is what Dyneema specifies μ is for yarn-to-yarn) the resulting...

So the synopsis is Ford got the EPA to put a road block up against MB.