Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #202,031  
Sorry about finger m7040

Nice looking vehicle Drew my dad had several in the 90s he swore by them hauled their two standard poodles around very well. Hope it serves you well
 
   / Good morning!!!! #202,032  
thanks David.
spent last ten minutes jockeying it around in parking area so I can get other car past it.
need to take volvo in tomorrow's snow; determined this Ford had Kelly tires, a budget line of Goodyear,
and they were half worn. just enough to pass....but would be awful in the snow. So until new tires are installed,
no snow driving for it.

ouch, sorry Frits. Stay vertical
That's a pretty blue Drew. Enjoy
 
   / Good morning!!!! #202,036  
Run all sorts of tires pro comps to Michelin LTX MS, LTX AT2 BFGoodrich Kellys that have 65000 still going on ram 4500. Cooper AT3 on ram 2500 average 65000 miles go good in snow no noise at all very smooth. If I did not go on job sites I would run LTX M/S great mileage and will go in deeper snows. Just my 2 cents worth

Have run blizzacks not happy with mileage 25000 miles on X7
 
   / Good morning!!!! #202,037  
txdon, your weather station is going to cost me $489.oo and free shipping with prime.
Amazon.ca

I have a Davis Vantage 2 pro weather station that has been up on a pole in the field for decades. I have had to perform maintenance on it, I have replaced the wind speed sensor and tipping bucket assembly, as well as a solar cell and many lithium backup batteries. I’m not sure how old it is, but the data interface is a DB9 RS232 serial connection.

When the Tempest was first announced as a crowd funded venture, I bought one because I was intrigued by the technology of the wind and rain sensors having no moving parts. I think that I am on at least my 4th Tempest, as they’re not serviceable, each one had a different failure. The good news was that they were all no charge replacements, they extended my warranty, perhaps because I was an early adopter.
However…. The pressure sensor failed in my present one, it reads 23 inches, which is obviously wrong. My warranty is up, and I’m not interested in buying another.
The trusty Davis is still out there on the same pole as the tempest, and has served as a good comparison to verify the Tempest readings.
The Tempest temperature is spot on, its winds are pretty close to the Davis, but the precipitation is spotty, sometimes accurate, sometimes off by a mile. The lightning detection is a nice feature and reliable.

But at the end of the day, the Davis gets my vote. If they both failed completely, there would be a new Davis out on the pole.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #202,038  
I have a Davis Vantage 2 pro weather station that has been up on a pole in the field for decades. I have had to perform maintenance on it, I have replaced the wind speed sensor and tipping bucket assembly, as well as a solar cell and many lithium backup batteries. I’m not sure how old it is, but the data interface is a DB9 RS232 serial connection.

When the Tempest was first announced as a crowd funded venture, I bought one because I was intrigued by the technology of the wind and rain sensors having no moving parts. I think that I am on at least my 4th Tempest, as they’re not serviceable, each one had a different failure. The good news was that they were all no charge replacements, they extended my warranty, perhaps because I was an early adopter.
However…. The pressure sensor failed in my present one, it reads 23 inches, which is obviously wrong. My warranty is up, and I’m not interested in buying another.
The trusty Davis is still out there on the same pole as the tempest, and has served as a good comparison to verify the Tempest readings.
The Tempest temperature is spot on, its winds are pretty close to the Davis, but the precipitation is spotty, sometimes accurate, sometimes off by a mile. The lightning detection is a nice feature and reliable.

But at the end of the day, the Davis gets my vote. If they both failed completely, there would be a new Davis out on the pole.
I also have the same Davis and sent it in last year for a Reman. they replaced everything that was not in spec. and it was 15 years old cost me $225 for the service way cheaper than a new one.
 

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