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The way I test electric trailer brakes, at least the electric side of things, is to have a good battery in the unit and then measure how many amps the brakes pull. I take a multi meter with an amp clamp and clamp one of wires of the break away switch. Pull the pin of the brake away switch , not...

I’ve been an rv tech for a couple years. I’ve installed dozens of brake controllers. I’ve never seen trailer brakes lock up.

I suspect in my case it was the board. (This was a customer unit and warranty doesn’t pay me for diagnostic time) They sent me some trouble shooting where I was to unplug the motor and see if it still spun. This confused everyone in the shop as there are two motors in the unit and the original...

I had a similar failure of a maxxfan, the warranty process took months. If they ever do send you out a new fan know that you don’t need to remove the whole thing from the roof. You open the fan all the way and then remove four screws from the sides of the fan, up on the roof that is. The trim...

The last time I drove a diesel work truck was over ten years ago. They were 2007-8 ford powerstrokes. If it was colder than say -20f they wouldn’t start without two running trucks jumping the dead truck at the same time. We were also adding something called diesel 911 fuel additive to the fuel...

I would stick with a gasser unless you’re towing close to your max. I think the GM trucks are still harder to modify and fit bigger tires.

Why not the little Mickey Mouse branded setups? Do they still make those?

Wait, is this where I get to flex on you guys with my 8’ bed? Too bad I don’t fish.

Yep, I’ve done both. The sprayer sometimes struggles if the goo is too cold, maybe less than 70f. The last time I did it I opened up the nozzle wide open and cranked the psi way higher than recommended. I put that stuff on THICC. Make sure you wear clothes you don’t mind trashing and wear some...

I used over a gallon of fluid film black on my truck so far. It looks a lot better on the Chevy with the way the frame sticks down so much.

I think the stuff I used was perfect size to fit between the framework of my steel contractor topper. I think I pressed it into place friction fit no adhesive, which mostly worked.

Hybrid vehicles often have higher voltage than that. Not sure how well they stand up to water crossing.

I used the 1” thick white styrofoam that came precut for garage doors I think. Don’t remember how I attached it. Do you have a smooth fiberglass or metal with frame topper.

My Ranger was a tight fit in the 20x20 two stall garage in the city. Moved to the burbs and my ext cab 8’ bed chev fits in my 25x25 two stall. Gotta watch those big tow mirrors around the garage door opening.

I think going from a 3.5 eco boost to a 3.5 Toyota minivan engine(high revving)would be a massive disappointment for towing at altitude. I can tell my 6.0 Chevy has less towing power at altitude. I don’t think I ever noticed a loss of power with my Ranger.

I had the same thought.

Interesting. This is a Land Rover?

The 2.7 with payload package had the big axle. I thought all 3.5’s had it.

I had a 2019 Ranger. Premium was only required while towing. I got about 14mpg towing my 3500# 16’ Scamp trailer. About 20mpg not towing. That was on 32” aggressive AT tires. The 18gallon fuel tank had me stopping every 200 miles for (premium)gas while towing, I didn’t like that. Truck always...

Even swapping from a small block to a Cummins doesn’t add a thousand pounds does it? What kind of swap is this?