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Guess depends on the use. For 99% of drivers, and day trip off road, the range should be enough. For longer expedition type trips, where I may put in 500 miles a day connecting to the next leg, it is a LOT more convenient to fill a gas tank. Here in BC, which is the closest thing to the wild...

BTW, just realized you said the ampacity chart is based on indefinite thermal limit. Let's try to find the voltage drop limit then. Let's assume 10% voltage drop (any more the winch would loose too much line pull). Using 12v nominal and 450 amp as our current: R = 12/450 x 1000' / 24' = 0.100...

I agree, but the SB 175 will hit some ampacity limit around 250 amp, because if you look at the SB350 spec: https://www.andersonpower.com/us/en/resources/SBseriesResourcesPage.html The same 1/0 cable hits thermal limit @ 250 amp with the SB175, but 300 amp with the SB350 Either way, looks...

Will the winch turn? For sure. Close to max performance? I highly doubt it's close. First the cable looks thin, I'd say 4 gauge, or 2 gauge max. For a 24' run there'll be serious voltage drop. That solenoid also looks way too small, I'd hard wire it. I found the specs on the Anderson SB175...

Probably because a winch at full line pull is well over that. Here's the spec for a Warn 8274: I'd imagine momentary is okay. I connect my rear winch with 1/0 copper jumper cables directly to the lead terminals of my bed mounted aux batteries. From the aux battery to the engine bay is...

Good point. The shorter wheelbase causes more front axle unloading, which together the the higher sway forces, compounds the sway issue.

Simple physics says otherwise: The short wheelbase's steering axle experiences 25% more force during a sway type of situation. Similarly, if the sway pushes the rear axle laterally, the shorter wheelbase results in 0.4 deg of chassis sway. Again, for bumper pull. But even with your semi...

I'm huge fan (sorry...) of brushless fans. They've gotten so good Prevost is using them on 500hp, 54,000 lbs motor coaches. I'm retro-fitting one onto my 2014 Hemi 1500. That's why I'm surprised the Ranger doesn't use one. It does use a PWM controlled e-clutch, where the ECU can command full...

I believe cooling is the exact reason the diesel Gladiator tow less, not power or weight (same engine tows more in heavier Ram). The 3.6 NA gasser is right on the cooling limit, with the highest power brushless fan they have. With a diesel, you now have an intercooler, so won't keep up pulling...

Does anyone know if the Bronco uses a mechanical or electric cooling fan? We know Jeep put a lot of effort in Gladiator's cooling to get its tow rating. The Ranger, with the 2.3, uses a mechanical cooling fan. Fairly rare nowadays outside of 3/4+ ton trucks. My guess, with the smaller grille...

A friend's 88P eventually wore out airing up E-rated tires. I use a Puma, not the fastest, but absolutely 100% duty cycle. About 15 min airing 265/75/16 tires from 28 to 80 psi. So probably similar times airing your tires to 65psi. Also have a Viair 440p, a bit quicker than the Puma, but with...

Yup, no serious truck would ever use coil sprung suspension...

Nothing wrong with air cooled, but air cooled Harley twins, especially tuned for high hp, are never designed for high duty cycle. Even on 1000 lbs (loaded) bikes, you rarely see them go 100k miles before overhaul. On a heavy 4-wheeler with less than ideal cooling, be lucky to hit 50k. On the...

If space is a concern, it may be worthwhile investing in pure lead AGMs, like the Odyssey type. They are the only starting / deep cycle hybrid rated to 80% DOD with a reasonable service life (400 cycles IIRC). The only other type that can stand this deep of discharge would be golf cart and...

While he does sounds like an offroad newbie, we need to keep in mind OEM engineers have many, many factors to consider that may be of no interest to us off road enthusiasts. But critical for overall vehicle development and validation. A simple change like "slap on some 35s", in the OEM world...

You mean like this? :p

So again, Toyota can spin off a different line / platform, and can still wear the exact same nameplate, letters l-a-n-d c-r-u-i-s-e-r But Land Rover can't use the "Defender" nameplate on another line. Got it.

So Toyota is allowed to "branch off", and people still love a useless LX570, but Land Rover can't?

You completely missed my point - which is most buys see vehicles like appliances, not emotional nostalgic purchases. But I'll play - how about 10,000% more plastic content in the 2020 model, built cheaply overseas.

If an alien came, saw the 1st Land Cruiser, then saw a 200 Series, he'd say "It's not a LC" If he saw the 1st Surburban, then a 2020, "it's not a Suburban" If he saw an 1860's steam engine, then a maglev bullet train, "it's not a train" Definitions change, we may not like it, but realize us...