Search results

Depends on the charger. Some charges allow you to combine the outputs, which will increase the amperage going to the batteries, reducing the charge time. The dual bank charger can put 5 amps into battery bank 1, and 5 amps into battery bank 2: or 10 amps into a single bank.

Interesting thread- but you are way overthinking what the United States Antarctic Program does on the ice. I was involved in the 95/95 season at the old dome station. All programs being run are siege style expeditions - lots of people, money, equipment at minimal risk to personnel. This is way...

Embrace the gear change - It is one of the basic modifications that I dragged my feet on completing on my Jeep, and I regret not doing in sooner. Over the years I slowly keep up-sizing the tires to a modest 31" tire. Performance suffered, poor mileage, and general drive-ability was horrible. Re...

Auxiliary Engine Heaters are nice way to save wear and tear on engines when starting in cold weather. If you sell/trade a modern vehicle before 150K; you might not see the benefit of installing one. If you want to keep your vehicle for 250K+ then they may have some benefit. I would go look at...

On the rear of a multi-axle vehicle you are spreading the weight over two axles instead of single axles - lets pretend that the rear axles carry 1,000 lbs. in with 4 tires on the ground, you are getting 250# of weight on each contact patch, event if all four tires are live, the weight does not...

6x6 or 4x6 will also give you less traction in specific conditions, than a 4x4. In snow/ice and other low traction situations, you have way less traction. You can see this in OTR buses/truck who un-weight tag axles in the winter to get the extra weight on the drive axle. I have also had to chain...

To be completely obnoxious you could order up some of these: https://www.hornblasters.com/

One of the biggest regrets I had was not re-gearing a 99 Jeep TJ. I migrated over time from the OEM 205/75R15, to a 30x9.5x15, to a 31x10.5x15. The TJ has 215K on the odometer. These are pretty mild tire size increases, but the effect on the Jeep is significant, especially at altitude of Denver...

A couple of suggestions: If you are only getting two lights: Option A - "Corner Beam" Vehicle Left, "Euro-Beam" Driving Light. Vehicle Right. - This is a popular down under and gives you best of both worlds. Wire with a relay to activate with your brights. I would wire independently so you can...

Tire Test I like Overland Journals tire test, and I hope they make a tire issue every year. I would also like to see a them test the tires from a single manufacture product line. Cooper would be a great place to start. Compare the A/T3 vs. A/TP vs. A/TR?; and then S/T, ST Maxx? What real work...

truck So I am not crazy - they cannot get the body molding to stick to the side of the truck. I have had one fall off the passenger side and the company paid to put it back on. It has fallen off an three more times at the dealer expense. The 2008 has been overall pretty reliable with 130k on...

Follow-up Larry - you help put this into perspective. It will essentially be my company car that I get the privilege to operate for the company. As for a "work" truck, I get your point, it is really not a hard core 24/7 work truck. It will be a 4x4 town and country vehicle that gets me to the...

I may get the opportunity to replace my company vehicle and daily driver; a 2008 Chevy Silverado with a 2014 or 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. As much as a would love to get a Ford or Dodge, or fleets are GM, and specifically GMC. My personal vehicles are a 1999 Jeep TJ, and a 2006 Tacoma. I would...

My guess is that their is considerable difference between the OEM BFG M/T installed on the Jeep Rubicon and the one you can purchase at Discount Tire. Same with the Goodyear Dura trac on the new Power Wagon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have only purchases a few personally, but then I drive them into the ground. However, through work I have been given a number of trucks, and my theory hold true. I would also like to know the difference between tires produced for chains. Example Cooper ATP vs AT3; or Michelin X Radial LT2 vs...

Is it just me or do Tires fitted in the factory wear much quicker then tires purchased from a retail store? It seem every new vehicle I have driven, the factory tires wear out within 35k miles. It is my assumption, a lot of negotiation goes on between the auto manufacturer when choosing a tire...

Thanks for the additional advise; life has been busy and I have not visited Toyota for their opinion yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know a non-profit in Denver who would be interested in the siren, and would be willing to send you a reciept for the tax deductable donation. Will be using it in a mobile command trailer. If interested please send me a PM- Thanks sargeek!

Thanks for the imput - I will try to make some progress next week.

Everything helps - due to a busy week at work, I will not be able to get the second opinion until next week. I will post additional information as it develops.