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You should be worried...hit a soft spot and sink that trailer and good luck with unsticking it without tearing it apart. I soon learned to tow ONLY on good dirt roads that are well maintained. Too many times of getting to a place I couldn't cross with the trailer...and no place to turn around...

^This has a lot to do with it. Some years ago the bean counters at GM decided to close all the smaller dealerships here in Nevada. Nevada is huge - 7th largest state in land area. Now if you want to buy a GM product in Nevada you have the Reno area in northwest Nevada, the Elko area 300 miles...

Main reason I bought an F150 when I was truck shopping was the Ford's bed length...my Yamaha Kodiak fits in the bed and I can still close the tailgate. Only way the Kodiak would fit in a Ram or GM truck bed was to leave the tailgate down and because of the rough roads I travel I couldn't have...

I think I own about 7 of these (I have a lot of different vehicles): https://www.northerntool.com/products/batteryminder-plus-battery-charger-trickle-charger-desulfator-12-volt-1-amp-model-12117tc-167981 Since I started using them I've essentially doubled the life I'm getting out of batteries...

Quality shocks will definitely make a difference. But as others have said, the biggest difference will be with airing down. I don't mean airing just a few pounds, I mean airing down to where you see a definite bulge in the sidewall. Which means you will need to carry an air compressor to air...

Just be aware that the West has had a record-breaking year as far as snowfall and it is still snowing. The high country of Utah and California have had over 800" of snowfall this year; even packed down the snow is 15 - 20 feet deep and even deeper in places so a lot of places won't be open...

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No such thing as a 3500 Power Wagon. Only 2500. Never owned one but have friends who did. Excellent truck for off roading as long as it fits on the trail. Very soft suspension - which helps make it so good off road (lots of articulation) but that same soft suspension means minimal payload...

Sounds like this might be the problem...common to the Taco and the 4Runner. There is a good fix: https://www.4runners.com/threads/needle-bearing-issue.8124/

70,000 miles now on my F150 Supercab with the 3.5 Ecoboost engine. Lifetime average fuel mileage since I bought the truck new is 20.5 mpg, and that's calculated by an Excel spreadsheet, not reading the truck's display. Driven carefully it can give some fantastic mileage for a 5500 lb truck...

I stand by my statement. I live out in the middle of nowhere, with mainly dirt roads. They get washed out frequently. Within a few days they are repaired. Why does it take weeks or months to repair a road in Death Valley?

No doubt lockers front and rear are better. But, as mentioned, the 4Runner Pro has a selectable rear locker...plus, it has Atrac, Toyota's traction control system that for all intents and purposed works as a locker for the front end. There are several YouTube videos out there that illustrate...

You'll find the latest updates in the link below. Most of the roads you are talking about are closed - even the paved road through Grapevine Canyon, location of Scotty's Castle. If these washed-out roads were maintained by a Nevada county government the roads would have been repaired within...

It has gotten out of control. Nearby Jeep dealer has 3 Rubicon Wranglers on the lot with window stickers over $70k. Ford dealer has several of the new Broncos; depending on the trim level there is a dealer markup of anywhere from $20k to $30k on each unit. They are getting away with it...

Depends on how careful you are on the trails you drive. Do you quite often push your luck on an iffy trail? I've had a winch on my 2006 Wrangler since it was new. Never had to use it to extricate myself. But I have used it to move trees off the road and to extricate others who were stuck.

Not just oncoming vehicles that are a problem on narrow shelf roads like that. Too often, rock slides happen, or big trees roll down the mountain and land on the road. Then you are faced with having to back up a long ways to turn around; if you have a camper mounted rearward visibility is very...

No...the guys that install Superduty axles under their Ford vans have no clearance problems. I believe the spring pads on the axles need to be moved, and depending on the year there's a speed sensor (for odo/speedo and to keep the computer happy) that causes a problem. No idea why Ford cheaped...

Subscription is for the InReach two-way communication feature only. No one is going to allow you to communicate (send and receive text messages) via satellites without paying for it! For just the GPS functions there is no subscription required, and that applies to any GPS unit, even the GPS...

Good luck in finding one. GM built only the 1500 series with AWD to my knowledge. There are several conversion companies that do convert the 2500/3500 series to either AWD or 4wd. Lots of good info on these in the camper van forum on this site.

It is correct that the last year of the E-series was 2014. However, my 2007 E350 has the 5 speed TorqShift transmission in it. Great tranny with an excellent reputation. I believe all the heavy duty E series had this tranny till Ford quit making them (not sure what year they first began using...