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What kind of weight in the truck during those trips? Was that loaded or empty?

You are driving something now that has what, 30" tires? 31s? What's the thought behind having an option to run 37s? Problem with high trim trucks is the generally low payload that goes along with them. XL and base XLT Ford's typically have several hundred pounds more payload than a Lariat trim...

I have a shell and had decked drawers and 1000# of stuff in and on my F150 when it was in fleet and the OEM tires did the same thing. I went to LT235/80R17 BFG KO2S and wasn't thrilled. Had some tread chunking too but nowhere near as bad as OEM street tires. You are in a much warmer climate than...

@Jnich77 He knows more about the 2.7 than me but it's certainly the way I would lean in a new do it all compromise half ton. Specifically with the 2.7 payload package which is heavier axle and springs amongst other things. I'm a fan of the base V6 for reliability but not everyone lives in the...

Wood stove and shifts stoking the fire. -35 is still too frighten cold to enjoy yourself much. -20 overnight and you can sleep better, both because it stays warmer longer and there is less noise of the stove being opened and closed.

I continue to exist. Fiddy started like a champ every six hours or so. Didn't get stuck enough to need to shovel. The snow was the icey crystals where the wheels want to dig.

Compared to an R-Pod, which is the closest thing in size and amenities we want, the Escape was a fair amount better. R-Pod has a single axle that's overloaded from factory and 500# payload in configurations we looked at. Slides that are guaranteed to break. And a big pair of seams the length of...

Ok so if you guys never hear from me again, I'm dead. We said F the forecast, and went winter camping. We cut wood for hours and brought several bundles too and a couple boxes of the envirolog and similar. Well I just checked forecast for nearest town. It's -29 now, but will be -39 by 04:00...

Curious to what the squeal is in my truck. Probably one of the pulleys. I do recall now it's that electric power steering, EPAS I think?

The Transit below -20°C yes. The F150 when it's closer to -30°C

Probably the same reason you can't put the Tremor package on an F250 that isn't a crew cab. Or that you can't put an STX package on an F150 with the 3.3 V6. More than likely some actuarial did the math and figured it wouldn't pay to make them with that combo Or maybe center of gravity could...

Can confirm, power steering squeal when cold out. 2018 Transit 250. Less so on the 14 F150. Shovel come visit me in my desolate soul crushing wasteland province when the boarder opens. Then we can go to BC and visit McCarthy! Bring your health insurance tho, when you see Canadian MSRP on the...

You can still manually lock the hubs tho, right?

*eats store branded macaroni and cheese with tears in his eyes*

Shame they kicked the can down the road some again without any hints of what kind of tech or features to expect. I can't afford a Toyota anyway. They have similar MSRP to domestic, but that's the price you pay. No 5-10K off promotions that I've ever seen when I've looked at Toyota. Did Ford...

I mentioned these non trivial differences between US and Can trucks I think in fireside chat. The builder came out in the US first so I tried building some trucks and noticed the fuel tank issue and some other deal breaker issues. I couldn't ever go back to less than a 36 gal tank.

Considering my entire trade was taught in American units and we had a short course on how to convert to metric (basically here's a book with conversion tables) I'm sure you could learn it too! The real fun was when questions gave information in both units and you **************** calculations by missing...

Todd&Nat Nissan is the closest thing to domestic in my opinion. An Asian friend told me once back in high school it's where North Americans look to when finally considering imports lol, like a baby step. Glad they kept a CVT out of this truck and this upgrade was long overdue.

All the names start with K so I'm confused again, which one is the Transformer, the Karavan? How does it hold up to water leaks when pouring while on highway, and or dust intrusion while driving at highway speeds on road, or reasonably fast speeds on gravel or dirt roads? Having the bed not be...

I change my full synthetic oil at 8000 KM (ish) and use a Ford filter. I've yet to drive an 8 or 10 speed in a truck but our 8 speed WK2 doesn't seem too much different than driving a 6, it's the touchy brake pedal and long travel gas I don't care for. In my old WJ it had two different 2nd...