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Haha thank you. I'll keep plugging away but I've learned I'm definitely better at building things than I am at the business side of things. I think I have a 30k mile complete rear axle available to me back home so things are already looking up.

Update... not great news but I have plan. I found an axle in Loveland CO of all places (ironically where I was headed for Overland Expo) and I was all set up with a Uhaul to go get it but then I saw a picture of it :oops: and I changed my mind really quickly. It wasn't worth rushing to get...

ERV's are 75" inside height of the empty box so it's a great option if you can find one. Inside width is 90" and length is 164".

Well I'll skip that last part of the Sturgis trip and just jump to my current situation :(. I was headed to Overland Expo in Colorado and made it to Western Nebraska (from Minnesota) and my passenger side REAR wheel bearing went out which also resulted in a broken axle. I'm kicking myself for...

I like them. Noise is relatively low and they seem to ride great when loaded down. I also have them on my F350 and those seem to ride pretty rough but it's rarely loaded down. The size on the ERV seems to work pretty good with stock gearing and no chip if I cruise at 60-65. I can go faster...

The next day I decided to hit the interstate and get to Sturgis. As part of the show I got free no hookup camping at the Buffalo Chip which for those who don't know is one of the bigger campgrounds for the rally. I wasn't sure where I should park so I just picked a spot way out by the...

Couple more pics of the night in Carthage. Had to test the flood lights ? Yep they'll do haha...

After I finished up the bumper it was time to head to Sturgis. That same motorcycle I posted earlier got invited to be in Michael Lichter's "Motorcycles as Art" show at the Buffalo Chip and I couldn't pass that up. It was quite an honor to be selected especially since it was built with a...

And yada yada yada it's done.... Sorta. Can't decide if I should leave the ends raw aluminum or paint them? I do still need to take it apart and paint the steel parts black but that'll have to happen after my trip to Sturgis.... The winch is a Warn Evo 12s which is definitely undersized for...

Next on the to do list was the front bumper. I was originally going to make the whole thing from scratch but then I came across this Go Rhino "winch tray" and thought it would be a great starting point. Of course it's made for a truck so the mounting holes don't line up so that was the first...

I'll chime in.... I definitely wouldn't worry about 209. I'd personally only get concerned if it goes over 220 and keep rising. Not sure about the battery light but, and this is a big reach, but maybe your belt(s) are loose or slipping which might result in reduced cooling fan and alternator...

I added some new folding entry steps. I was planning on just using a step stool but then I came across these and went for it. Of course they're not made for the door sill I have so I had to modify it but in the end it worked out great.

Thank you. That's a radiator to heat the air using the hydronic heater. The flow for cold weather is from the hydronic heater to the water heater then to that radiator then under the water tank to keep it from freezing and then through the floor and back to the heater. In the summer I can...

Not great while driving but pretty good while parked. I'm finding the unit isn't powerful enough to quickly overcome the heat soaked interior so I'm going to need to run it pretty much nonstop to slowly cool it down. I've been able to run it nonstop while parked but I got an overheated...

Here are some more pics of the Chicago trip... Since I was heading from Minneapolis to Chicago I decided to follow the Mississippi River South and then head East somewhere in Southern Wisconsin. This is Lake Pepin in Lake City MN. AKA the "birthplace of waterskiing" I ended up staying...

Here ya go. I built it a few years ago. It's designed after a 1930's Crocker Speedway bike but with a Suzuki Savage engine. Not super practical but it was fun to build. Part of the Valhalla Challenge that the bike was in was a 20 mile ride through Chicago. That was quite an experience...

....on to the dinette and storage cabinets on the passenger side. This is the second rendition, the first was a small RV sofa that folded out into a bed. I used that setup for a few trips before I finished the lift bed in the back but I never really liked it so this is what I came up with for...

Maybe hammer the left side back in and then get a bigger hammer and start on the right side?

First thing I'd try is a brass drift (or just a solid steel rod if you don't care about the studs) and big hammer to the 4 studs on the inside of the knuckle. Hit one a few times then move to another and another until you start to see a gap.

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