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RE: Tires
Take a look at the BFG Trail Terrain ... not as aggressive as the AT's or MT's. I've not driving on the Trail Terrain so check with folks that have for ride quality and longevity.
We buy BFG 285/17 A-T E for our 2500HD w/Lance 845 on it. Never have any trouble with BFG Tires over the years ... a little pricey, but worth the bucks, and probably no less pricey than other top quality tires.
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monkey44
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04/11/23 07:39pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Would you get new tires ?
Who has the statistics on the failure rate of properly maintained 6 year old tires compared to new?
Have no clue, but even if it's one in a hundred, you won't care about the other ninety-nine if you're the one.
Think like the insurance companies, or the medication manufacturers - they hire risk actuaries to decide what the failure rate is on the products they sell. Which category would you like to belong, the failure side or the safe side. We'd never test the longevity limits on our tires ...
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monkey44
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04/11/23 01:42pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Would you get new tires ?
The damage a blowout can do is much more costly than a set of tires ... especially if you think about family or friends that might be riding on those six-year old tires with you. You've driven 30K miles and six years, which runs about four cents a mile even at the top end of tire pricing. You got your money's worth. :)
Lots of places you can save a few bucks, tires are not in that category. IMHO
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monkey44
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04/11/23 11:05am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Weird sounds at night
If anyone you know has a motion-activated video camera, you could post it up on roof or in a tree and see what it captures.
We have birds run on our roof sometimes, or racoons occasionally, even squirrels. Squirrels are mostly day, but have been know to run across the roof at night.
Several trees grow the edge of our home, and our roof is a critter highway from tree to tree sometimes.
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monkey44
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04/10/23 11:39am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Printer
We've always used ink jet, but it seems with reviews, ink jet now has lots of issues with clogging and paper-jambing as the most complaints. The last two we had - HP and Epson - have same issues.
Most of you recommended laser, so will take a look at a few of those. Laser has been expensive in the past, but it appears mainstream has begun using them more, thus price has gone down. Will look at the Brother as it has good reviews.
I have a Canon Pro printer for photos, so photos is not an issue, which seems to be the main print quality issue between laser and ink jet.
Thanks again for all your comments. M44
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monkey44
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04/05/23 02:19pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Printer
Thanks for info - will do some more research... :)
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monkey44
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04/05/23 12:00pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Printer
We need color ... so inkjet will have to do it. This is for printing proofs that are transformed into other products.
And for B&W letters and other B&W docs. But color required on proofs.
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monkey44
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04/04/23 08:57pm |
Technology Corner
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Printer
Looking for a good home office color printer/scanner ... HP, Canon, etc.
Wife has bought several over a couple years, and it works for a few months, starts acting strange, won't print properly. She reboots, she shuts it down, reinstalls - still no luck.
We'd like a dependable reasonable cost ($200/$300) home printer - it's not full time commercial office, just work at home on projects.
Not looking for 'cheap' just dependable. Any suggestions? Thanks ... M44
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monkey44
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04/04/23 03:37pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Just Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile
The main reason we quit Verizon ... no customer service AND over-billing. We went into the Verizon store and complained about over-billing for a 'Hotspot' which we did not have. The Verizon store said 'Call Verizon, but the store does not handle anything but sales and connection.' This after numerous hours/waits on calls, and then Verizon telling us, 'We'll take it off,' but never taking it off.' Eventually, the billing got on our credit report where it remains, ignored. It's been on the CR for years and we get numerous collection threats, which we also ignore. Our credit score is so high, one tiny glitch like that means nothing.
We switched to T-Mobile years ago, and the store we went into still takes care of any issues - altho, there have been only one or two connection issues over the years which were fixed immediately. We pay $70 a month for unlimited everything, including hotspot for two phones AND good service at the store, no need to call anyone and waste hours for nothing.
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monkey44
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03/31/23 07:17am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Just Switched from Verizon to T-Mobile
We changed to T-Mobile a few years ago - very happy with the service and the signal ... We've been all over the country with it, and currently live in Florida where we get good signal 24/7 ... We get hotspot as well, and it connects to our PC's when our local WIFI goes down. Great data transfer on that as well.
On Edit: We also transferred from Verizon due to poor service...
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monkey44
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03/29/23 07:09pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
^^^^ Yup ... Long way to go for trucks and RVs. It's like comparing a 125cc Honda Trail to a 1200cc Harley Davidson. If you make the Honda big enough, you get a Honda/Harley. But the efficiency and effectiveness data you compare is worthless.
EVs have a useful place in the city or short runs in the suburbs, but are way less effective on long trip, or hauling weight. It may get there someday, but not today and not tomorrow.
Hauling a trailer with its own subordinate battery is, technically, just building an EV with a larger capacity battery. Takes no less electrical energy to charge it and move the same weight the same number of miles.
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monkey44
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03/26/23 06:40am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Huntindog: And folks talk about towing, which is a real issue for RV'ers ... and no one has considered hauling a 2000 lb Truck Camper (the lightest) or a 3000 lb, or 4000 lb, and a boat, which is the reason a lot of RV'ers choose a TC, as well as for getting in the back-country where most TT's and 5'ers can't get. Everyone has a reason for the RV they choose, but the discussion of EV's runs only around the lightest and smallest RV's or trailers, and how far it can go without a charge.
Regardless how anyone words it, or the technology and engineering we describe, as RV'ers we are a long, long way from the ability to do what we want and why we choose RV over other modes of travel. RV's probably a small percentage of vacation travelers over all, but we do spend plenty of bucks for RV travel and support local and mostly rural areas when we do travel.
Product and produce transport fits in an entirely different category, as do working vehicles - caterpillar and JD tractors come to mind - as well as extended area distribution. Charging delivery trucks (Amazon, FedEx, UPS) may turn an eight hour work day into six productive hours, depending on the route it covers and the charging it requires.
EV's have a place in our culture, and eventually might become more variable in size and capacity, but will never replace energy consumption, they will only displace some methods of obtaining the mobility we want and need.
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monkey44
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03/24/23 02:28pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Hmmm ... people talk about gas vs electric cost to run xxx miles as if it's the end all calculation to consider. That's only ONE thing about owning a vehicle, and certainly not the only cost variable to consider.
We all need to take a step back and look at mining costs, build costs, operating cost, disposal costs at the end of it's useful life. Then compare that cost to fuel driven vehicles that can produce the 'work' that each does comparativey.
We cannot compare total life costs of a small EV car that buzzes around town to work, get groceries and the costs of an EV truck that can tow a 5'er regardless of the time you're willing to spend charging or fueling.
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monkey44
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03/24/23 11:58am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
Perspective
https://www.hotcars.com/most-glaring-problems-with-evs/#evs-still-offer-limited-range
Not sure how to make clicky :(
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monkey44
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03/22/23 06:11am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Price of camping
We'd pay more to have our own bed, our own shower, etc. But when it gets up that high for camping - define camping? - I'll go find more boondocking areas or primative areas and enjoy it more anyway.
It's probably more the family with kids and specific vacation times that need the higher priced resort style vacations, even with camping vehicles. We could not tolerate that for long as we've been rustic camping campers for fifty or so years. It takes different kinds of areas, different prices to suit all types of camping and family groups.
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monkey44
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03/21/23 07:40am |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: New to truck camping ...
Might try www.allstays.com ... lots of info.
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monkey44
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03/18/23 09:51am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Seven States to Ban the Sale of Gas Powered Cars in 2035
It doesn't ban registration in those states. Buyer will go to next state, buy what vehicle he wants, ICE Hybred, register it and drive it. Sometimes politicians have really, really stupid ideas. And, used vehicle prices will skyrocket again in those states.
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monkey44
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03/17/23 07:54am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Is this the biggest/heaviest TC on the market?
I wonder how this will ride on a Tacoma??
Mike I spit my coffee... LOL
Nope, you'll need a Tundra for this baby ... :)
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monkey44
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03/12/23 04:13pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Do we have a pickup glut already?
That's not a new policy for GM ... I can remember the certificates we got years ago in Buffalo NY . RIght on it said, 'Cannot sell vehicle in less than twelve months.' Don't remember the exact wording, but similar. Twenty years ago, at least. GM might have changed the policy and the wording more recently, but that policy has generally been in effect over the years. I know you work for GM, I might have the wording and current policy inaccurate as often as things change, so mean no offense to your comment Do4gs. :)
The policy for over 15 years was that the purchaser must retain the vehicle for 6 months.
OK, I've been out of that mix for a while - I do remember it was a rule of some sort for us years ago. So, GM went from six month to new a year. Must have its reasons ... My last GMC I kept fourteen years and 214,000 miles, so am out of touch. Plus, divorced my certificate a few years ago. :)
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monkey44
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02/27/23 06:53am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Do we have a pickup glut already?
That's not a new policy for GM ... I can remember the certificates we got years ago in Buffalo NY . RIght on it said, 'Cannot sell vehicle in less than twelve months.' Don't remember the exact wording, but similar. Twenty years ago, at least. GM might have changed the policy and the wording more recently, but that policy has generally been in effect over the years. I know you work for GM, I might have the wording and current policy inaccurate as often as things change, so mean no offense to your comment Do4gs. :)
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monkey44
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02/26/23 11:47am |
Tow Vehicles
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