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'To pass thru or not pass thru' is one of many features on these vehicles that is some personal and so specific that one size fits all just simply doesn't apply. For us, we wouldn't even conceive of owning a vehicle that didn't have a large pass-thru such is with our Kenworth GXV. And yet we...

Agree to all that. However, if you are implying that the Big 3 don't have, and assert a level of market dominance/political sway and overall defensive posture on the types of trucks - and more specifically 4WD trucks - that make it to our shores easily then I would argue to the contrary.

Great idea

You guys are overthinking this. See link below. I suspect the new forum sponsor objected to having other manufacturer's brand name in the heading of the very thread they sponsor. Which, for the record, I can't really blame them. Welcome Nimbl, you're in good company...

draaron nails it regarding the drivability of the e-series vs. the cabovers (and in this case I'm referring to Diesel Fuso or Kenworth cab over). You are in for a pretty jarring reset of what you consider a hill and how quickly you climb them. The Fuso and KW quite literally drop anchor to go...

Thanks for sharing and thanks for answering the fusilade of questions. You have a well thought out rig and I'm looking forward to hearing more about it as you answer questions and report progress.

Agree on the cab over benefits. It’s amazing how much box we were able to get for a truck that’s got a shorter wheelbase than my F250 and OAL only a foot or two longer. Sucks that the market is cornered by a handful of brands in the US. Turning radius is also a plus.

This is for a Kenworth truck. I was able to confirm- sort of - that the cellular lead coming off the shark fin works with the weboost. I tested back and forth between the OEM weboost antenna and the shark fin and got better boost with the shark fin it seemed. I found the lead in the A pillar...

I have found recently that Orvis appears to have found their way again. In my lifetime they went from a company that made excellent, long lasting (if not overly technical) gear that worked and was dependable.......to boutique overpriced crap that wasn't worth a dime and would fall apart the...

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That seems like really good gas mileage. I'm gonna be towing a lot less weight up White Bird Hill in a few days and will be happy to get that kind of action.

Michelle nails it. I am making some finishing touches on a few projects for our rig and we will be miles from the nearest people for at least the second part of April and first part of May. Seemed to me like the right time to get lost.

At the risk of hijacking this thread slightly, I have a relevant question (I think) about the weboost units. I recently purchased a weboost drive unit - this model...

Oh boy, now I would image that would take a bite out of things. The "biggest" thing we've towed with our KW is three atvs on a single-axle trailer - which when you think about it is a blip considering our truck is waaay way under GVWR. A full water tank adds more weight than an atv. I...

No kidding? I would assume something as small as a Rubicon wouldn't even get noticed by your rig. Interesting.

Sweet Aussie. I can tell you that if you are coming off a SMB you will find the Patagonia to be a great extravagance! We were so used to being miserly with our power and water usage we actually thought all our gauges were broken! Nothing was going down! We spent a week in it and went from...

Indeed. And I have to assume - or rather I saw it plain as day with GXV - that not all aftermarket manufacturers support their products equally. These builders likely suffer the same challenges we do as consumers and struggle to get support from some companies and get great service from...

Nothing significant enough to call out specifically. Anytime you have humans with hands assembling things something will get missed. When you add to that the fact that In many cases they are installing products from other manufacturers, stuff isn’t going to work. I've been quite vocal in the...