Recent content by HI Zeus

I REALLY appreciate the thoughtful input!! I think your assessment and conclusions are spot-on. Initially I thought I'd start with a shipping container or two on the property as a base of operations during construction. The DIY cobbled together system was going to be for this settup as a...

I welded a 1/4 plate (about 3" wide to the factory tow hooks for extra strength). I figure the tow hooks are already intended for a similar purpose... My theory is that not only would distribute the stress for a straight pull, but would keep the hitch from bending/twisting during side pulls.

WOW! LOTS of good and relevant info here for me to sort through and think about its application to my situation/thoughts! Thanks so much, exactly the kind of "here's what I've done" info I was hoping for. (I didn't think my concept was toooo wacky.) I'll probably reply again when I've had...

This is a different idea, although one I went down the road a bit as well. I had some portable panels that produced about 500W of energy, and a Anker Solix C2000 power station. My thought had been that as I was working the land that I could ad a few kW of charge to the truck while it sat at...

To clarrify: this is the home solar array I'm talking about, which will be 100% offgrid, the nearest power pole is miles away. I want to use the truck as a way to "expand" or supplement the offgrid battery bank (if needed) and charge the truck whenever there is more power than the house is...

First, I know there is a great deal of loss going from DC to AC to DC back to AC (panels to inverter to truck batteries to house), AND I know that Sigenergy now has a two-way DC inverter option for EVs (but I'm concerned this may void the warranty). Soooo... Step 1: Plug my PPO into my hybrid...

I'll give an update on my setup: I definitely need to add UCA (still on to-do-list), should have done it up at the same time. (It drives fine etc., but just a visual inspection makes it obvious that they are going to wear out very prematurely at the current angle.) I really pushed the tire...

I'll give an update on my setup: I definitely need to add UCA (still on to-do-list), should have done it up at the same time. (It drives fine etc., but just a visual inspection makes it obvious that they are going to wear out very prematurely at the current angle.) I really pushed the tire...

Correct, the title was, as I admitted in my first reply, "click bait." It just FEELS and looks a lot more like a 4x4 truck now. With the bigger tires, winch, lifted and stiffer suspension it is a much more capable 4x4 truck, but no driveline changes. With the two separate electric motors each...

I initially had the same concerns. The last experience I had with spacers was a plate that went between the wheel and axle face (decades ago). Good modern spacers bolt on to the axle just like the wheel, and then the wheel bolts to them as per usual. In other words the only extra "risk" would...

Zeus, of course! Mine is going to be expected to not only provide transportation and job-site power, but also be part of the home off-grid power system so I figured the god of electricity (or as close as you can get to that) was appropriate.

I have the same problem for the same reason. I hate and don't want to get used to the BSIS, largely because I often drive older cars that don't have it and believe I would get used to no little light in the mirror means coast is clear. I'd much rather have the convex mirrors I'm used to...

In my opinion Ford screwed the pooch with the OEM shifter, primarily because of the motors that put it into park and fold it. If they had made it without the motors I bet it would have a +90% lower failure rate. I'm not spending $800 on the column shift, so not investigating it enough to...

I too thought that dial-shifters were the stupidest thing since..... sliced pudding, that is until I encountered this shifter and the inevitable vulnerabilities. An overly complicated design for one of the most used fixtures in a truck was a REALLY bad idea. I get that it obviously has to be...

So the dial doesn't actually physically stop on one end of the rotation or the other, its just that the selector and indicator stop (electronically). I assume there is no tactile (clicking) feedback as you move from "P" to "R" to "N" to "D" So, I can reach down and give the dial a generous...