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Those are not the "saw horses" one buys at Home Depot........ Nice shot! Howard

My wife and I have owned two USA FGs - a 2014 and a 2017. While nearly everything physical about the two trucks seemed identical, there were great differences in the performance of the emissions system and, to a slightly lesser degree, the transmission. I was also acquainted with someone who...

If you anticipate adding air to four large tires sequentially, I suspect the 100% duty cycle system would get you moving faster. Once a compressor overheats and you have to wait for it to cool down before you can start using it again the time gained by a higher, but discontinuous CFM may...

Best not to do that. The overall repair bill could get pretty large.

Hello Srpat: We run our front winch (Warn 16.5) with just a spliced eye (couple layers of tubular webbing as chafe protection) while our rear winch (also Warn 16.5) has a Factor 55 XXL Flat Link. This setup is a quasi-experiment for us to see which we like best. So far the spliced eye is the...

Hello Mark2457: My InReach is not a mini, so your device might be better than mine. I basically found that while ny InReach would record "tracks" independent of its "Tracking Function", access to those logs was obtuse. Thus I found it more efficient to log tracks on my phone via it's internal...

You guys need to check with High Water. He's got you covered! Howard

Hello Bad Frog: You mention using a laptop rather than a tablet for your vehicle based navigation. While that is certainly possible and many of us may do that currently, or did in the past, I'd suggest thinking about both rather than one or the other. Currently I'm most familiar with iPads -...

I'll second Scotty's advice about getting the latest release you can afford. Older models are often available for significant savings, but if you like to keep your hardware for many years you could find your physically fine older model out of OS support and then when your apps update features...

Hello Chuck: Given your situation - usually travelling solo but occasionally bringing someone, I would personally not let the potential suitability of the bathroom layout for guests be a major factor in my decision, but you'll need to decide that! It sounds like the relatively rare guests...

Our current EC has a composting toilet and we never have a problem with odors. Our first EC had a cassette toilet which also had no problems with odors but we rarely used it. For us the composting toilet was a significant upgrade. The privacy thing is completely dependent on someone's comfort...

Whenever I'm in our Fuso FG based EarthCruiser - driving backroads, camping remotely, negotiating tight twisty tree-overhung tracks, or on the highway - I'm definitely "Happy as a pig in ********". I guess that makes our truck a POS! Howard

You might look into ExpertGPS. I've used it off and on for nearly 15 years. One of the best programs I've run across for handling, translating and editing gpx and other formats. I'm not sure it does routing but it may. Howard

What iOS do you have installed on your devices? I haven't upgraded to iOS 14 on any device and seem to be doing OK. I'd go ahead and upgrade if I knew for certain GAIA was running well with 14. Do you sync with cellular data or only on WIFI? We have terrible Internet service at our home and...

Hello Frankey: Here's what I currently use and am very happy with the set up: Tablet - iPad 12.9" 3rd generation with 1 terrabyte storage (immense amount of room for downloaded maps - important if you don't want to use cell data and/or are out of cell coverage). Big bright screen (although...

I agree completely with Rallyroo - decide what application you'll use and then find the operating system that supports it best and then look for the tablet that works with that OS. For instance you might decide you prefer AlpineQuest. In that case you'll need an Android tablet. On the other...

Hello Greg: Great to hear from you! I hope you all are doing well. I think Gene has retired, or that's what I heard from someone at one of the dealerships a while back. I'll give Empire Truck in Tucson a call on Monday & see what they say. Howard

Hello Zuber: I'm doing a simple change of the clutch housing fluid which usually requires approximately two quarts and replaces what is drained from the drain plug. A more complete exchange takes about 5 to 6 quarts and involves changing the filter, getting the fluid out of the cooler and the...

Hello: Replacing fluids in double clutch housing, gearbox and transfercase at 20,000 miles 2017 USA Fuso FG with Duonic. Removed clutch housing inspection plug prior to draining and found approximately 0.5 to 1 quart of fluid above the inspection port (averted a mess but just barely). This is...

I ride two Salsas - a Mukluk (fitted with 3 x 27.5" tires rather than fats) and a Cutthroat. Mukluk with traditional MTB bars and the Cutthroat with Cowchippers (wide in drops drop bars similar to Fargo) for about 4,000 to 6,000 miles a year. If there is any pavement or smooth gravel roads...