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Was there an ‘oh crap’ moment at the KFC drive thru? The chute doesn’t look like it would clear a canopy or awning…

Rusty, the not-so-mini dachshund passed onto greener pastures a year and a half ago at the age of 18. (Driveway alarm, high decibel edition) Last spring we were joined by Freya, a rescue wolfhound/lab mix. Then: Now

Look up arch pipe. Or it could be called elliptical in your area. Or talk to the DOT and see if putting in pipe runs alongside of each other is acceptable.

This thread is about electric vehicles. Political opinions are worse than normal opinions because they come from the body part we relate to opinions. The Silverado EV was introduced, it seems the Avalanche is back.

There is some legacy automakers that now sell BEVs, and some new companies that only make BEVs. Please list the companies new to the industry, that sell EVs in the US, that don’t build them in the US. Or just list the EV models produced by domestic automakers not made in the US.

I visited Eastside Equipment in Watertown, SD on Thanksgiving weekend. They built a new facility there in the summer of 2020. My BIL was thinking about a tractor purchase and asked my opinion, so we drove over. Business is good, it seems.

I was under the impression that domestic production slows down as the price drops, due to higher costs. I always have heard that North Dakota oil is a money losing endeavor when crude is under $80 per barrel.

The proposed subsidies that were in BBB were to replace the current program. Therefore, the old subsidy remains. The current status of that is GM and Tesla have exceeded the # of units sold to qualify. Ford will run out this year, Nissan this year or next. The rebate for home EVSE installation...

Exactly how are Tesla charger locations at the mall being subsidized by the poor?

Unfair. We have to do it from the ground.

But no sign of the HVAC…..

I was hesistant about the EV truck when I realized how other companies are sticking everything on a screen. I was relieved when I saw the truck I was interested in had a normal layout for the basics. Cruise, lights, signals, and wipers on levers behind the wheel.

I know where worn out car batteries go. The company I work for has done lots of work for Gopher Resource LLC, located in Eagan, MN. They recycle batteries.

Hay Dude, how many car batteries end up in a landfill? Around here, they get recycled.

Fuddy, your math checks out. As long as: You never replace your current truck. If you do, I would think those numbers apply to a gas or diesel truck also. Imo, solar systems currently don’t pencil out when I pay .08-.13 for electricity. Unfortunately, that is going to drastically change. Xcel...

The truck I have pre-ordered, with only a vague notion of if and when I can purchase it, is specced out with a range of 220(+) miles, and has a payload capacity of 1,800 pounds. My biggest concern is range loss in the winter. I work year round, outdoors, and my truck is outdoors when at work...

I drive 110-120 miles round trip for work daily. I need to carry 40-80 gallons of diesel fuel, about 800 pounds of tools, and my butt. I fully plan on an electric for my next truck. $6 worth of electricity vs $25 of gas sounds good to me. If ya need to tow 12,000 lbs 500 miles every day, an...

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Weird, I don’t remember him forming that opinion back when they started out, or anytime up until now. What changed? Tesla has competition, and gov’t subsidies no longer benefit Tesla disproportionately. Tesla has received an estimated $4.9B in subsidies since they started. If they don’t need...

Is there any truth to the rumor of Rivian in talks to buy out VDL Nedcar? Or is it just talks to set up a European presence?

My BIL just made me a wall mount holder for AA, AAA, and 9 volt batteries. What would take up a whole drawer is now a 6x12 spot on the garage wall.

Hybrid willows or poplars in areas with moisture. Scotch pines in drier areas. All pines are a bit more resistant to overspray than a leaf tree. Hemlock and arborvitae can be planted close to a line, the others above will have to be 20’ back.

Rivian had a good week. I’ve read and watched some reviews, seems to be an overall favorable impression so far of the R1T. They also picked up a wee bit of operating capital.

Blower motor resistor is out, won’t step down voltage to motor for lower speeds. Located inside or next to the blower motor under the dash.

What he said.

OP did not specify, just said working paver for $7,500. You couldn’t buy a working concrete paver for $30,000, let alone under 10 grand. Hence my assumption.

April-October, central Minnesota.

Cybertruck? I wouldn’t drive that monstrosity if you paid for it. Bubble truck for me, please.

Where the heck are people getting concrete anywhere close to $100 a yard on a truck? $170 here. Concrete will not go thru an asphalt paver. It will not flow out to the edges. I was finally going to surface my gravel drive this year, 45’x70’. After the sixth bid, 3 bit, 3 crete, I gave up and...

Canoo signed a contract with Panasonic to supply their batteries. Then I read this from Car and Driver: ‘Canoo said they chose the Panasonic batteries—which will not be the Tesla-specific 4680 format—for their proven reliability.’ Those kids at Tesla need to learn that sharing is caring. I...

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: “The study found that the average cost to install a Level 1 charger is $600.” Oh, you mean a standard 110 outlet that absolutely everyone already has? One of those? $600? BS news stories like that should end with ‘published with permission from the Petroleum Industry’.

RIP, Rusty. Two weeks shy of turning 17. Driveway alarm, high decibel edition:

That would be zero.

Slim, check around for any flatbed dealers in your area. I live 50 miles from one, and I’m sure I could drive over there and buy a brand new box off a GM, Ford, or Ram; as long as I want white.

Whoever can supply a one ton awd truck, reg cab, that can be fitted with a 10’ flatbed, and keep it under 20’ long.

The good Honda 2000 generator operates from 48-57 decibels. The Generac 24kw unit is 58-63. I consider 55 the sweet spot, below is quiet and over is where I would plan it’s placement carefully.

I went from a ‘84 reg cab long box to a ‘94 reg long to a ‘04 crew cab short. (6.5’) Ordered my next truck in May, expected delivery in 2023. The next one will be smaller, ext cab 6’ box. The amount of times I need the load capacity or the larger bed size is limited, it would be cheaper to run a...

Your necessities are 100% electric. If you can afford it, install the big system. One prolonged outage will convince you. You’ve set it up to worry free for weeks if necessary. I’d take advantage of that if I could.

LED’s on a rubber coated magnetic base that came with nut insert in it already. East to flip on around to face back, or put under the ROPS if working by branches.

2021 Federal income tax rates and brackets: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/federal-income-tax-brackets

1984 Ford Ranger. Reg cab long box manual trans.

Beer. Lots of it.

If you need to rely on charging other than at home, then an bev is not for you. 95% + of new vehicles sold in the US are gas or diesel. Lots of choices.

The only thing wrong there is the charge time at the truck stop. The recharge time is faster than you could eat the noon special and have a slice of pie. Most new EV’s have a 15-30 minute recharge time on a DC fast charger. With a 500 mile range, you could go, stay overnight, and drive back...

The Lucid Air (Dream edition) has been tested and given a range estimate of 520 miles, and has a price tag of $169,000. Reservations for that one are also sold out. No lack of people with more money than brains, it would seem.

About $50-$500 for the wire and outlet. (Depends on proximity to panel) $350-600 for a smart charger, or around $100-$150 for an adaptor cord to go from your car’s cord to a 220v outlet. Actual power cost would be based on consumption, cost of kw in your grid, and whether your supplier has...

Not my cup of tea, either. But if you want to break into the American truck market, you build a 1/2 ton crew cab with a total length of less than 20’.

Rivian’s first production trucks that will be sold to customers rolled off their assembly line yesterday. The first 5 or 6 of them were all a blue color. Also, a trailer with several R1T’s was seen heading west into Colorado. Guesses were that they are for Rivian’s drive tour, where you reserve...

What size are you looking at?

Lucas or Mystik.

I do believe Sentry mode costs extra.

Park out the front door when replacing upstairs carpet with LVP. Cut carpet into strips, roll up and deposit onto forks. Tractor hauls to dumpster parked back by the shed.

And the taillights.

Yep, it can lose that much because of a broken sight glass hose. The broken fuel line is either a vent or the overflow coming back to the tank from the pump.

65-70 kWh, 320 mile range if I remember correctly. 77 kWh, 265 mile for the awd.

There is a new house 1/2 mile south of me, under construction, that has a traditional looking barn roof. Two stories, roughly 36x60, stick built. Three 9x8 (or 10x8) OH garage doors on one end that faces north. That’s a no-no in Minnesota, unless you like having a skating rink right out the...

Make? It’s called my wife….

Build or buy a tray for your tube hitch receiver.

We had something similar where I used to live, but the vehicles had drugs packed in various nooks and crannies. Came up from South Florida. Once, they brought home a mid-80’s Buick Regal T-Type. We thought we should approach them about buying it. The Sheriff’s department had a similar idea.

Every few years, in the spring, I roll into the shop and hoist it up. I then get under and start cleaning, priming, and painting. It’s an ‘04 without any rust in Minnesota, owned since new. It is extra work to keep ahead of it, but it has been paid of for 14&1/2 years. If it was rusted out, I...

There is a house for sale in our development, just went on the market this week. So, lots of unknown vehicles cruising thru the hood. I was pulling weeds in the flower bed around the big pines and someone stoppped and asked directions. Younger couple with two kids under the age of 8(?). The ice...

That’s interesting. So, if a new Ford F-350 is actually a ton and a quarter or one and a half, what is done differently if it’s being bought by someone who is just using for personal transportation?

Mess from excess grease is easy and cheap to clean up. New pins and bushings, not so much. It helps I’m a heavy equipment operator. I have one neighbor who texts to ask if I have my gun handy a couple times a year, he brings over his ztr and beer.

Are you comfortable with the fence location or is a survey in order? I’d offer to pay for the survey and the fence cost goes to the neighbor if it’s on the lot line.

We’ve had people come by out of the blue, asking if we’d consider selling. One couple, other two were realtors. The two shysters were told to eff off. The couple I offered the place to for 5x’s it’s market value. They declined, guess they weren’t so desperate after all. I’ve never heard of...

A gallon? Toss it in with the used oil. Why risk a contamination/compatibility issue over a gallon or two of oil?

That particular article has been mentioned several times in various areas. If you break down the numbers used and assume they are accurate, it would mean the battery pack for a new BEV would cost around $40,000. Just for the batteries.

I loaded with the rimgard, went from 40 pounds per wheel to around 155. Only used for loader work and snowblowing, no mowing duty.

Because the ass end is: 1. Usually covered by whatever is hooked to the three point. 2. is not big enough to paint a name onto.

It helps to be on flat ground, and have coasted to stop rather than using the brakes. They are touchy about the shifting.

Wasps: the a-holes of the insect world.

I would think it’s shipped to them assembled. The mid pto kit is probably just a driveshaft. The subframe has a mounted bearing, the attach lock for the blower, and the lift cylinder. If that came to them in pieces, I could see burning up an hour on that assembly.

Two lane road, if I pull out to pass you, you get passed even if I have to run it up to 80. But I’m coming back down to 2 mph over your previous speed. On multiple lane roads I don’t care, we’ll all get there eventually. On Interstate, the most fun is lane wanderers. If you cross the line into...

So jealous. I had a ‘72, ‘73, ‘66, and a ‘70. The ‘66 was the prettiest, (blue on blue) the ‘73 was the best cruiser, (350 with 3” duals over the axle and down) and the ‘70 was the fastest. (Blown 350/M22)

Light deactivation for a turn signal is only daytime running lights, not a headlight.

That guy over there is a nice guy. The guy behind him with the red hat? Yeah, he’s a good dude. Throw them and five other guys together and something is going to get broken. People one on one are fine. So’s the guy at the front of the crowd with the bullhorn. It’s the idiots in the crowd...

Complete and utter morons are more accident prone, but I fail to see how that applies to farming.

Looks like the road gave up on him. impatient driver, also. Should of waited and used the entire road to turn into that drive.

Jack the machine up, and get the pressure off the pin.

I would start north of 4K, pushing 5. Awesome machine.

Yep, ask around what the best local spot for hoses is. Check the lines over carefully, only replace what is bad for certain. Get it up and going to check the ones that are suspect.

We’d push hard for EV’s too, if we couldn’t see past four blocks on a calm day due to the smog. Wait, LA has that problem…. Nevermind

As we get more EV’s on the road, can we go back to Tier 2 emissions on the diesels? Bring back the Jetta and the 5.9 Cummins!

All of them, I think? Truck sales are not based on reality. It’s based on those rare instances. I hauled a pallet of block once in the last two years, I should have a F450 flatbed. I have a 5800 pound travel trailer. I need a 3/4 ton. Heck, I might upgrade to a 5th wheel. Better get a one ton...

The new Amarok will be a re-badged Ford Ranger. I’m guessing it’s the four or six cylinder diesels that appeals to you…

You can 3:56’s in an HD now? Cool. Is it because the newer trucks have so much hp and torque, they can handle the road gearing? Or is the transmissions?

You have a meeting announcing ya want the members attending to build 40-50% of their new vehicles 8 years from now as zero emission vehicles. Not sure why you would invite the manufacturer who is already at 100%. The first manufacturer to produce a truck that can tow 12,000 pounds for 350 miles...

3D printing stuff for the tractor is just plain fun.

It sounds like the R4’s would be better suited to your use.

The only reason why the 6.0 is not absolute favorite engine to repower a hot rod with is because the 5.3 is more plentiful and cheaper. I have an ‘04 2500 CC 4x4 with 120,000 miles on the clock. At 2,000 hours on the engine I did the belt, plugs and wires, and a coolant flush. It was the first...

The three range hydro is kind of nice to have, also.

Is that a regular or a novertrunnion? The turbo-encabulator has now reached a high level of development, and it’s being successfully used in the operation of novertrunnions. Moreover, whenever a forescent skor motion is required, it may also be employed in conjunction with a drawn reciprocation...

Oh you betcha. You don’t worry about nuthin, dear. We’ll be fine, don’tcha knoooooooooooow. You boys warsh your mitts before supper, and you take those boats off outside. My mom gets pretty revved up when I make fun of the accent, I always use my Walter Cronkite news reporter voice. ‘Today, the...

Oh, noooooooo.

Statistically, meth may be a safer way to get high.

Hope it holds up. Always liked the TZ series, sharp looking tractors that were laid out well.

The lawyers won’t be going after Spectracide for their glyphosate offering, because their pockets aren’t deep enough.

Check your bolt spacing, center hole, and backset measurement. Miller Tire also sells rims: https://www.millertire.com/products/wheels-by-type/front-tractor-imp-wheels/6-hole/12x10-5-6-hole-wheel/

Parts lookup has an o-ring for the gas cap, nothing listed on the base of the neck. Looks to be friction fit, I don’t see where a seal or o-ring would improve it.

They are pulling from retail because there is not a profit there anymore. There are lots of other companies making a glyphosate weed killer.

Oh, I’m betting that speed and traffic was the major issue. Considering that Princeton is well past the last stoplight on NB 169, the traffic really speeds up thru there.

I click on this to read, and vroom, off the neighbor goes.

1/2 PEX tubing. If you heat it slightly, you can form it.

Small diameter logs laid out perpendicular and mashed in would also work just fine.

The dude in charge of that scam company Nikola just got indicted. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/29/us-prosecutors-charge-trevor-milton-founder-of-electric-carmaker-nikola-with-three-counts-of-fraud.html

Rivian, who still hasn’t sold a single truck or suv yet, announced they want to build a second manufacturing plant: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/exclusive-rivian-ready-invest-5-billion-second-us-assembly-plant-document-2021-07-27/

I honestly think they will change that law by the time that plant starts rolling out vehicles. Texas missed out on another $400M factory partially due to that law.

We need it to pull 72, thanks.

Truck seems to be short an axle, there.

As predicted by other members here, I use the forks attachment on my loader way more than anything else. I’ve had two instances of not enough lifting capacity, though.

Because it’s happy in the shop.

That’s weird, I can get 2-3” of clearance just booming down.

Raise loader , drop stand legs. Remove lock pins. Lower bucket, then dump until cutting edge just starts to take weight off stand legs. Lower boom until loader arms lift away from mounting frame. Back up a few inches. Disconnect hoses. Dumping or curling the bucket will not lift the arms out...

Rivian just announced a delay in production due to a shortage of materials. Deliveries were supposed to start end of this month. Minimum, two month delay.

Non-insulated? Red Wing 953’s. 2233’s if you want a steel toe.

Shuttle is a gear shift, but forward/reverse is controlled by a separate lever.

Yeah, quit being a precipitation hog.

Not with big rigs, but if regular passenger vehicles do that to me on the left I will knock on their passenger window or punch their mirror. Only one has driven off the road, and none have driven into me. One wanted to rumble, but drove off when I got to the shoulder and got out.

Mine says maintenance free right on it. Therefore, it will last forever.

Also very important to the auto repair and parts supply industry. As BEV’s become more prevalent these new companies could have a lock on the wear items.

The newer EV’s take what they get. They won’t take more than they’re rated for, but if you’re charging a Tesla from a 30 amp dryer circuit it will just take longer.

Huh.

I go from running an Insley 1500 or a Bycyrus Erie H40 to now a Cat 349 or a Komatsu 490? Darn right I’m getting softer. Between the rib cage and groin, mostly.

Just an oil change on my truck now runs me $35 when I do it myself. As I get older, I don’t think I’ll miss doing it very much.

There is still a gear reduction box, but it doesn’t waste near the power that a transmission does. Electric vehicle’s entire drivetrain: (V8 off to the side for comparison) And here’s the fuel tank:

Automakers redesign their drivetrain constantly. The real savings would come from smaller, less complex drivetrains. For us, the savings would come from them being lighter, more energy dense, and fewer moving parts.

I usually stand by the grill for the rabbits, but to each his own.

The first step in solving a problem is identifying the problem. Go find a mirror, and then we’ll move onto step 2.

Counting the books in this house, just a tv would of been cheaper.

My first LockNLube lasted three years. I go thru a tube- tube and a half every day I work. Just updated to a new DeWalt 20v a few weeks ago and went with the LockNLube XL, it gets into track frames better. On the spring back on the lock lever, try soaking it in carb cleaner and then blow it...

That’s why people who drive open top Jeeps drive really fast. One collision from the rear and they’re dead (cooked) meat.

I think the most important accessory for pioneer connectors are the caps and plugs. Keep the crud out.

Early 1970’s Ford LGT 125, 145, or 165.

Normal.

Canoo, an EV startup company that hasn’t sold a vehicle yet, announced they will build a factory outside of Tulsa, Ok. A short run production company in the Netherlands will initially build vehicles for them

The lack of respect and disdain shown in this thread for people’s opinions that differ from their own is sad. Climb off your high horse, grab a beer, and shut up.

I sure hope that Ford is not going to base the Lightning towing range based off this test:

Then you’re golden. Strip vegetation and any dark soil, install edging, and fill it up with gravel or recycle.

Canoo has their investor relations day this Thursday at the Texas Motor Speedway. Updates on vehicles, including crash/safety testing, and a chance for outsiders to get their hands on the vehicles. Lifestyle van, delivery van (MPDV), and the truck. Hopefully will hear reports on possible...

A small boat trailer could be used, but it sounds like your trail would necessitate the hitch being shortened. might get lucky and find a tilt deck!

Depends on what’s underneath. If you have a thick layer of black dirt, or a mixed clay soil, I would go a minimum of 4” thick. 2” of rock that drains well, then 2” of crushed gravel on top of that. If you a sandy soil that drains quickly, you can get by with putting 2” of gravel over it after...

That gentleman in the video on the previous page needs a napkin every time he says Tesla. First off, he states the Mustang Mach E is a failure. Incorrect. It out sold the Mustang the last two months. He states that people who are waiting for a Tesla might settle for an inferior Ford EV...

Alpha Wolf. If they make it to production, they plan on a reg cab and an extended cab. I’m all in on the Canoo truck, but hoping I don’t have to wait until 2023 to get it.

Composting worms bring a pretty penny.

Livestock have the right of way always, unless you’re looking to test your airbags.

Scrap steel welded into a box, filled with lead water main gaskets. The Cat 1 pins were bought online.

The 50/50-90 rule: if a man has a 50/50 chance of being right, he will be wrong 90% of the time if his wife disagrees.

I should add that neither of those are cabovers, imo. Are crash test standards different for medium duty trucks as opposed to passenger vehicles? Lots of medium duty trucks are made with the driver over the front axle. Both of those prototypes have interior dash designs that are ... interesting...

Canoo and Neuron, so far. Canoo is pretty basic, and it is a smaller vehicle. 6&1/2’ wide by 15’ long. The Neuron T One has a cab that was inspired by the Starship Enterprise. I put in for a Canoo truck. Hopefully it makes it into production. It fits what I need. I drive 100 miles round trip...

Finally, an electric vehicle I like. The Canoo pickup truck. Then I read up on the company, and the company that it came from. I give it a 10% chance of actual production.

On my SCUT w/loader, probably 5-6 full services per tube of grease. They are little tiny pins. My machine at work is about 30 ounces a day.

Yes.

Magnetic light bases: https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Bracket-Magnet-Driving-Lighting/dp/B073W8SXWJ/ref=mp_s_a_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=magnetic+led+light+base+tractor&qid=1619324287&sr=8-17

Looks to be ground anchor drill rigs. (Soil nails)

Oops, I missed the backhoe attachment part in your post. Depending on the durability of the earth bag material, you could use a barrier clamp.

Do you have an Avant tractor dealer anywhere close? They have several different attachments that would do the job. The boom extends, and the mid and large models would reach...

I would think lumber prices are not displayed currently due to a large segment of the population having high blood pressure or heart conditions.

I sometimes add ‘You’re cute’ to the I love you if I’m feeling brave.

Auto Owners will fight, scratch, kick, and scream about claims. If you have a second one, you get the ‘watch your ass, we’re gonna drop you’ threatening letter. They’re cheap, but not so fun to deal with. Btw, my claims were 3 years apart, and both were under $2,000.

Dig it out 12” deep, lay out 6-8” of 3” clear limestone, (no fines) then bring in the 53s. Less prone to be affected by moisture. Above and beyond: crushed asphalt (recycle) instead of the 53s. Install and compact top layer in 2” lifts.

I thought I was smart to install 10x8 doors when I built a new garage at my last place. Are 10x9’s common?

How did you end up with R4 tires on the rear and R14T’s on the front? Or am I seeing it wrong?

The lack of photos in this thread is disappointing. :whistle:

I think you have to go up to the 450 level to get a manual tranny now.

What about the IPhone photo flip? Sweet.

Well, it was to be expected:

I found a local welding shop that made some. Even without a guard, they are 260 pounds. 42 long forks, rated for more than the machine can lift.

I知 Scott. I reside in Minnesota, between St. Cloud and the Twin Cities. I am a heavy equipment operator that used to dabble fixing up garden tractors. Lack of spare time led me to a ztr purchase, and now I bought a SCUT for snow duty and heavy lifting. I got a Massey GC1723e w/ FL1805 loader...