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Re: 2WD vs 4WD tow vehicle
Maybe I'll try that. ??. DW wanted our door facing our friends in the next site. Yes it is pretty tame, but 4wd was needed. Was it necessary to position it that way? No, but it made for a nicer camping trip. I've been in a few tame situations where I needed 4wd. And yes, I'm one of those guys who would gladly pull you out if you were stuck. Not to gloat, but to help you out, and because it's fun.883Views0likes0CommentsFreezing Fridge
This season my fridge has started freezing liquids. With it set on 2 it froze a couple bottles of water and an entire gallon of milk. The fridge was no where near full, but it wasn't empty either. The funny thing, it will freeze 1 bottle of water, but the one next to it is cold, but not froze. Do I have a circulation problem?1.6KViews0likes8CommentsRe: How old is too old?
wintersun wrote: I would not look at it so much as age as the tow capacity of the truck when new and the type of use it has had over its miles of driving. Chevy for example switched to all wheel disc brakes in 1999 and a pre-1999 truck or SUV would be a lot less desireable regardless of the mileage. Some engines are a lot more reliable and same applies to transmissions. I would pass on a TV with a 4-speed transmission and want a newer vehicle with a 5 or 6 speed transmission. Lots of used trucks, in particular DRW ones with a regular cab, that have been full time work trucks. These get abused a lot more by their drivers and maintenance is less likely to happen on a regular basis. With as much as 100% hard use these trucks are not a good choice for a TV regardless of what shows on the odometer. Hose, belts, alternators, AC compressors, ball joints, rotors, shocks, radiators, springs, etc. can all be replaced and in some cases upgraded to keep a vehicle as good or better than new. What an older truck or SUV may lack is air bags for the driver and passengers or ABS. The airbags are important to me and I would not buy a vehicle that did not have them. GM went back to drums in the rear, for a while any way. My dad's '04 1500 has 4 wheel disks. My '06 1500 have rear drums. Both drive trains and most options are identical.478Views0likes0CommentsRe: Winter Water Damage
Just something to consider for winter storage...our local fairgrounds rent winter storage in their pole barns. I can leave mine there for 6 months and it only costs $1/ft/month. The only problem is if yours isn't in the front you can't get it out until March. He parks them in there so tight you can't even get the door open once it's park. They get a lot of bird poo on them, but I'll take that over freeze/thaw damage.349Views0likes0Comments
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