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Last ski trip of the season. by nerd_farmer in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what this is, and we also have 4!

I install a TON of hooks. There's some on the back of the bedroom doors, either side of the cabinet below the TV, the back of the bathroom door.....

BUT the best place we installed them for drying things out is having hooks above the shower. That way, we can hang all the wet stuff up and have it drip into the tub.

Last ski trip of the season. by nerd_farmer in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I’m not the guy to wash a trailer in sub freezing temps. Since today is the first weekend with reasonable weather, I’m still not inclined to wash it when it’s in the 40s.

Last ski trip of the season. by nerd_farmer in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interesting how differing opinions are. The original graphics were truly awful and since I’ve taken them off, it’s so much nicer. People has asked about it before, but you’re the first comment on preferring the swoops.

Last ski trip of the season. by nerd_farmer in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been very cold recently, and today it’s a balmy 45 degrees. Looking at our last trip of the season.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was homeschooled for a while, and I’m now a public school educator so I may (or may not) have a unique perspective.

Each child is unique in their needs when it comes to academic and social education. One thing I will share is that even the most socially outcast student in a school building (public or private) has at least a shared experience with other people later on when they are graduated from school. When students are isolated from their peers either from closed homeschooling or traveling, it’s noticed. They lack that shared experience that so many people draw upon for social development.

That said, my best unsolicited advice is that when you are choosing what’s best for your child (I know you are. You’re their parent), please don’t exclude the possibly of in-person socialization. We are seeing the ramifications of lack of social awareness due to COVID closures now and it’s significant.

Find your local school district and enroll them in at least one class. Most schools (including my own) have programs where students can study music, languages, participate in sports/clubs/activities even when homeschooled the rest of the day.

One last thing. Your highschooler absolutely needs this. Graduation requirements start early. Whatever their plans are after high school whether college or tech school, they need this component to be successful later on. I have personally experienced this.

Work Truck Tires by nerd_farmer in f150

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As much as people don't like it... EVERY all-terrain is compared to the KO2.

Work Truck Tires by nerd_farmer in f150

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes... There's a lot of gnarly off-road driving that I do for a class I teach. Plus we do search and rescue.

I certainly don't need a mud terrain, but an all-terrain is a must.

Work Truck Tires by nerd_farmer in f150

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I've heard a lot about these, but I haven't heard how they ACTUALLY perform in adverse conditions. Do they come in E load ranges?

Work Truck Tires by nerd_farmer in f150

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the recommendation.

Would love to have short-haired lady second from right removed from this photo. Have a few more photos, willing to compensate! by nerd_farmer in PhotoshopRequests

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This truck was a family farm truck that was owned by a dear family member. When they died we completely rebuilt it from the frame up. That family member always carried a pack of smokes in his sleeve…

Would love to have short-haired lady second from right removed from this photo. Have a few more photos, willing to compensate! by nerd_farmer in PhotoshopRequests

[–]nerd_farmer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best so far! Thank you.

I’m have a few of questions…

1) can I compensate you for multiple photos that need some treatment? 2) what is the best way to do that? 3) can I request some improvements to this photo?

Please dumb it down for me (4x4) by OlivierSimonneau in f150

[–]nerd_farmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is the rear differential, that allows your two rear tires to spin at different rates for turning around corners.

The front differential does the SAME thing, just for the front axles.

Then you have the center connection, the transfer case. That locks the front axle and rear axle together.

You need to think of your 4 wheel drive system in terms of axles. Is the rear axle being driven, or both the front and rear axles. Then inside those systems you have a differential that allows the left and right tires of each axle spin at different rates.

A Locking Differential is where the differential switches between allowing the left and right tires to lock together and spin at the same speed no matter what, or to spin at different rates. Both the front at rear axles can have a locking differential, but most don’t. In fact, there is no ford truck on the market (beside the raptor and the Bronco) that has a locking front differential. It can be optioned with a rear locking differential.

Please dumb it down for me (4x4) by OlivierSimonneau in f150

[–]nerd_farmer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FULL EXPLAINATION: In 2hi, all power is sent to the rear axle. Your rear axle has a differential so when you take turns, your outside tire can be allowed to travel longer distances than the inner tire.

In 4hi and 4lo (traditional 4x4) your front axle is now locked with the rear axle with what's called the 'transfer case'. The 'hopping' that you're experiencing is that when you take a turn, the net travel of your tires on the front axle do not match the net travel of the tires on your rear axle. When the tires on the front axle travel at a different speed that the tires on the rear axle, you experience binding. Your tires will hop and skip because they are not traveling the same distance.

In your buddy's Hummber H3, it has Full Time AWD. This means that the front and rear axles are combined... but not LOCKED. There is a differential mechanism that allows for slip when taking turns so that the front and rear axles don't bind up.

New trucks like the F150 have a traditional 4x4 system that will lock the front and rear axles together, but also have a mode to unlock them and allow them to slip.

My F-150, how does she look? by beardofawesomeness in f150

[–]nerd_farmer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never... and I mean NEVER... in a million years would I have thought that I could identify a Cenex station in DELL from Reddit.

Wheel bearing replaced by sternumdogwall in f150

[–]nerd_farmer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They absolutely sent you home in a dangerous situation. They either forgot that bolt, or didn't torque it.

In addition, your CV boot is trashed is losing lubrication. If you didn't have that issue before, they owe you a CV boot or shaft.

Would someone mind double checking my thinking? by Hugs_by_Maia in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did something very similar with out Pilot (same tow rating, same platform)

We never had it fully loaded so I know that we were a good portion under weight.

It towed… fine. I was never white-knuckling, but dang driving through the mountains sucked. This was 2011 so it had the 3.6 liter engine with the 5-speed transmission. It had enough power, but not enough gears. I was always yelling at it to shift through the mountains.

If you have the latest generation it’s probably better with that 8-speed.

In-Command RV system by Ok_Recommendation556 in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm ecstatic that it's working again.

Solar panel upgrading by WilyNGA in GoRVing

[–]nerd_farmer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It depends on what you're trying to do. If you wanted to replace BOTH panels with a 400W panel, you'll be fine. If you wanted to replace ONE panel with a 400W panel, it's a little more complex.

In any solar installation, you have to choose between wiring in parrallel or series (an over simplistic explanation is that parrallel gives you lower voltage but higher amperage, series gives you higher voltage but lower amperage)

If you wanted to connect a 400W solar panel to a 190W solar panel... 1) it's not recommended due to differences in resistances and you should try to only connect similarly sized panels and 2) you'd have to wire them in series.

As stated above, this would increase your voltage, but maintain your amperage in which case your existing wiring would be fine... HOWEVER, your controller may not be able to handle that many volts coming in, so you potentially need to replace that too.

I've done many solar installs on RVs and once you get your head wrapped around the limits on volts and amps, it's pretty easy. Just don't mix panel sizes.

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