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Mock Tender: I agree with Ski Freak and Pugslyyy - hydraulic bottle jacks (or air-assisted like Pugslyyy mentioned) work well with our high clearance relatively heavy trucks. The EarthCruiser team provided a great two-stage bottle jack with our truck. It was small enough to get under the Fuso...

Yes - Weclome! As Czechsix mentions we now have a Rocky Mountain Chapter! And in the tradition of the 2012+ Owners Group Mock Tender is the president, secretary, and treasurer of that chapter. Positions that can only be escaped by passing them on to a newer member! Howard

LHD EarthCruiser Off Highway EarthCruiser Colleagues: I just posted some video of our 2014 EarthCruiser on a relatively rough track in Anza Borrego Desert State Park over in the "FG's in Action" thread. Here's a link if you're interested...

EarthCruiser Up "Boulder Alley" into Collins Valley, Anza Borrego Desert State Park FG Colleagues: Heidi and I drove up the Lower Coyote Canyon track into Sheep Canyon to camp the night before Christmas Eve. We last drove that route in 2007 in our Tacoma and the rough stretch up the...

Hello John: We ordered a "block heater" option on our 2014. I envisioned an internal element in the oil pan that would be a factory installation, wiring that would be part of the factory looms and have some sort of a cool receptacle panel somewhere, covered by the factory warranty, etc. The...

Welcome Jomobco. Looks like we have a Rocky Mountain chapter almost complete..... Howard

EarthCruiser & Pickup w over-the-cab camper Hello Keyne: I just ran across a photo that provides some comparison in size between our EarthCruiser and a crewcab pickup with an over-the-cab camper. Note that the top is up on the EarthCruiser so it's height is greater than you experience...

Hello Keyne: Our EarthCruiser (2014) fits in "regular" spaces. The overall length from the winch fairlead to the spares in just at 22 to 22.5 feet. You can go through Zion's tunnels with the regular vehicles rather than waiting for the RV controls! Howard

I think you'll get 33 % of the membership at least.... Howard

Forgot to mention that I'd like a case also. Howard

Also in for a 16 k (I have to keep up with that other Fuso FG driver!). Howard

Some good advice on this thread. I think the need for a powered saw depends on how much you anticipate cutting in a short period of time. If you foresee situations where you're going to cut a lot of stuff and you are in a hurry, then a powered saw is probably what would work best. Once you're...

That is the best video yet!

State Farm We insured our Earth Cruiser through our State Farm agent. We have all of our insurance with them which I think helped. It took some time and our agent spent some time on the phone with Michelle at EarthCruiser in Bend, OR. I think it was easier once they realized it was a...

Update I adjusted the maximum voltage allowed via the Blue Sky Energy Solar Controller to 15.0 or 14.9 volts (can't remember now exactly which it was) and that seemed to have solved the problem. Thanks for all of the suggestions, Howard

Controller in Absorption Mode? In addition to all the good comments above, we've found that we never see our panels full capability because our batteries are rarely drawn down far enough for our MPPT controller to dump full Absorption Mode voltage & current into them. Depending on how your...

Which Old Version Do You Need? I have several older versions of MapSource executable files you could try if you want: 4.06 from 2001, 4.09 from 2002, 4.13 from 2003, 6.3 from 2004, 6.5 from 2005, 6.15.6 from 2009, 6.16.03 from 2010 and 6.16.1 from 2013. Send me a PM if you want any of these...

Hello Will: Thanks for putting this together. I'll join for either the RW14000 or RW16000 and a case. Any idea about the timing and when you'll need payment and final decision on model? Will they be drop shipped from Colorado or come from your place? We'll be heading through AZ before...

Also potentially interested. Would need RW16000. Howard

Medano Pass - Colorado Hello Mark & John: Mark mentioned potentially driving some tracks in the Rockies. While we haven't done as much travel in the Colorado Rockies as we hope to, we have taken our 2014 EarthCruiser/Fuso over Medano Pass from west to east this September. No problems at all...