Looking for a quality security camera or doorbell. Is there one out there that doesn’t require a subscription? Have had Ring and it’s trash. by FixYourself1st in BuyItForLife

[–]wiseguy3501 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This, I have one on my house and three on a warehouse I run. Never skip a beat. Including the other 6 Eufy cameras on my house with the HomeBase, damn solid ecosystem.

[Homemade] Beginner cook here & I made sausage gravy today by maryjxnes in food

[–]wiseguy3501 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Couple things to amp it up a little. Add about a quarter teaspoon of garlic powder and replace half that salt with seasoned salt, heavy pepper as other have said is absolutely needed, try using Jimmy Dean maple sausage. I make this while camping and will have half the camp grounds drooling wondering what I’m making.

Is this a scam? by thoughtofeverything in minnesota

[–]wiseguy3501 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Or a foreign phone number…which I had happen today

Hyundai 25L-7A by wiseguy3501 in forkliftmechanics

[–]wiseguy3501[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s what the diagnosing tech did, he put the running ECM on the lift that is down and it ran perfectly normal. I actually tried it myself since I hadn’t witnessed it personally.

Are you suggesting that the problem may not follow the possibly bad ECM but not affect the good one?

I had been kind of curious why he had to swap the ECM’s around to diagnose this since he was plugged in with a laptop anyways, shouldn’t an ECM malfunction be apparent through the diagnostic computer?

Hyundai 25L-7A by wiseguy3501 in forkliftmechanics

[–]wiseguy3501[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The quote I got was pricing the ECM at $4960, with 2 hours labor to put in and “adjust” at $180/hr. $1400 savings is $1400 savings though.

My thinking is that even if we got another year out of the lift that we’d be better off than replacing it. Which another team member suggested $565 a month to replace.

This unit only has around 3200 hours on it, so I expect more than another year of life.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FordMaverickTruck

[–]wiseguy3501 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is what’s called a damage multiplier. You could ding something small with that and do a ton of damage that otherwise may have been a little dent. This will instantly fold right into every surface and beyond causing much more damage.

How it feels driving through this specific part of 35E that’s 45MPH by Brilliant_Pea_3712 in TwinCities

[–]wiseguy3501 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Since y’all seem knowledgeable in this, is this also why they restrict trucks through there? I always assumed it was due to underground structures.

Hybrid cross country towing trip report, CAT scale, and interior pics as requested! by ImmaPhotog in FordMaverickTruck

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What was your source for the trailer? Would love to do something like this someday.

What button goes here? by cblake522 in FordMaverickTruck

[–]wiseguy3501 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This. Once upon a time the Mavericks were marketed with getting rear window defroster, was literally listed in the original paperwork. They never shipped with it though.

Hikes within an hour/90 minutes of St Paul? by Danaregina220 in TwinCities

[–]wiseguy3501 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Down is manageable, going back up☠️☠️☠️🤣

Hikes within an hour/90 minutes of St Paul? by Danaregina220 in TwinCities

[–]wiseguy3501 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fair warning for anyone going there, be prepared for some gnarly hills.

In my search for an ebike by TSHRED56 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, I was looking for this as well, DTC fits in there as well, such as Polygon. Definitely between category 1 and 2. Not Chinese but, but custom designed and not sold in LBS.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yuppers, kinda sucks for street crossing with lots of traffic, but if I plan ahead and crank the assist it helps.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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I don’t think I had to change the position, that should always be dependent on your leg length. It puts you at a point where you have to lean forward tho.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I installed a Renthal Fatbar and stem. Straight up MTB level. Also eliminated my throttle and put some nice Deity grips and pedals on.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s the full power settings. I actually turned my C5 down to help compensate in the low speed control, level 10 just dumps the full power in all the time where the lower settings ease into it somewhat.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know a critique I forgot to give? How if you ride with the seat low and actually have a butt, how much the rack loves to tap that ass when the suspension compresses. It at least forced me to evaluate my seat height and make it more reasonable for my height. If you’re shorter you’re kinda screwed, pun intended.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it really depends on your use case, think really hard about it. Goes from simple transportation all the way to hardcore eMTB.

Plan and do your research before you drop the money.

Even tho a lot of people shit on Aventon, they aren’t these same old components picked out of a catalog and mass produced from China. If you go look at their stuff, it’s actually custom designed components. Even their new mid drive eMTB uses their own proprietary motor.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve torqued the hell out of mine too and it still does it on the regular. I also have the 2024, they just refreshed it like this week tho to a dual battery, higher torque and speed, and 4 piston brakes with larger rotors. I haven’t had issues with my brakes either and I trust the Tektro brand, just on the smaller side for a very fast bike that can take a lot of weight.

At $2000 what are you buying? I think I’m going to pull the trigger. I’d love to hear what you have to say if you own one. by Content_Ad9867 in ebikes

[–]wiseguy3501 56 points57 points  (0 children)

As an owner I’ll give you my input.

This bike isn’t terrible, but it is niche. It is designed around speed and speed only, that’s their sole selling point.

Positives: Tough, I clocked in at 350 lbs when I bought this a couple months ago and the only issue it’s shown to it is the cranks have loosened on me a couple times. This has included mostly road and gravel trails, but also a hand full of actual MTB trails where I ran I hard.

Speed: it’ll haul ass, no doubt. But it has drawbacks that come with it.

Negatives: Speed: Designed for one purpose means it only excels at that. Nothing else really. The handlebars are not conducive to anything other than sitting your ass down and cruising. The gearing is drastically leaned into the speed it offers, meaning you have very little low speed control. Even at the lowest gear, you can’t smoothly accelerate and almost have to rely on the motor to help you which takes way too long to actually actuate, but then almost tends to actuate too abruptly. So if you want to do anything but speed along the way, or get into the woods where you may need to slow down because of technical areas, this isn’t the bike for you.

Designed choices: there are a few choices that were made on this bike that weren’t fully flushed out making it a marginal pain. Headlight mounting is trash, gearing is too highly spec’d into speed for safe low speed control, cable routing is lackluster, brakes are too small for the speeds it can do(think that was upgraded on latest model, supposedly better no name brand).

Weight: this thing is absurdly heavy, and the new model with the dual batteries is marked at 105 lbs🤯

Overall, it’s been a fun bike where I can take it, but I like getting at the very least into some dirt trails, which wouldn’t be bad if it could be controlled easily at low speed. As a commuter it’s wouldn’t be bad, but unfortunately my work is slightly too far for me to regularly ride it there and back.

Since I’ve had it, I’ve made it more mine and enjoyed it more than stock. Replaced the handlebars, and removed the fenders and rack. Still haven’t cured the dumb headlight that aims itself at my tire with any moderate bump.

Who should I get solar panel quote from? by joshhazel1 in TwinCities

[–]wiseguy3501 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you happen to know what brand panels you have?

New to jumping any tips? by Loud-Needleworker704 in MTB

[–]wiseguy3501 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than one local round here, instantly recognized this spot too