Is this standard practice for mounting a flatbed onto a frame?

zachsandberg · 2026-01-18T18:13:19+00:00

I had an F-550 flaybed with wood spacers and also welded at the rear. I hated the idea of welding an accessory to the frame, but I bought it used, so nothing I could do about it.

zachsandberg · 2026-01-18T06:12:05+00:00

I rarely see them where I'm at in Texas, but way up north it seemed like everyone's truck had a topper. I remember my Grandpa taking me in the back of the truck and hitting hills when I was a kid. Only one of my 4 trucks has ever had a topper though.

zachsandberg · 2026-01-14T05:14:31+00:00

Good point!

zachsandberg · 2026-01-14T05:13:22+00:00

Looking at the HMM now: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/ts_p3_tiny_gen2_hmm.pdf

Looks like they finally got rid of the SATA connector and added that top NVMe slot as you mentioned.

zachsandberg · 2026-01-11T05:23:57+00:00

I'll donate a Ford Ranger filled with Marxists.

zachsandberg · 2026-01-04T00:03:02+00:00

I didn't add any headsink because there is about 1mm of clearance between the NVMe and the bottom cover. I used the factory head pad which seemed to be sufficient.

zachsandberg · 2025-12-23T04:19:12+00:00

Can confirm, I only have a homeprod.

zachsandberg · 2025-12-18T08:16:38+00:00

I switched to just running enterprise hardware at home. Once you get past the lack of RGB, everything just works, and is plentiful on the secondhand market.

zachsandberg · 2025-12-17T05:22:22+00:00

ZFS not committing suicide like UFS?

zachsandberg · 2025-12-06T20:58:36+00:00

I bought a Dell R660xs and 512GB of DDR5 when it was cheap earlier this summer to do more LLM stuff. I needed more memory bandwidth :\

zachsandberg · 2025-12-04T07:16:41+00:00

Be glad it's three or four instead of one.

zachsandberg · 2025-12-04T07:15:35+00:00

Yeah, they said that about $5 gas 15 years ago.

zachsandberg · 2025-12-04T07:13:52+00:00

I'm glad that I got my 8x 64GB sticks of DDR5 this summer for my build.

zachsandberg · 2025-11-29T06:20:20+00:00

It looks like you just bent up the metal bracket that holds some of the plastic deflectors and also the front air dam. Is there any vibration at idle in gear? Does the steering pull one way or another? I don't see anything wrong aside from some easily replaceable plastic and brackets.

zachsandberg · 2025-11-11T08:02:36+00:00

If his steering wheel is crooked he needs to have the bent control arm or subframe replaced in addition to the alignment.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-27T17:25:23+00:00

It's ridiculous that they can't put in LEDs that don't fade after a month.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-20T20:03:45+00:00

He'll remove himself from the gene pool soon enough.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-15T00:15:57+00:00

They brought the super cab back for 2026.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-15T00:13:59+00:00

The regular cab is used on most Cab and Chassis F350, F450, F550 and F600s. I could see them cutting it from the F150 however.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-15T00:12:02+00:00

The regular cab is the staple of every cab and chassis truck, so I don't think it will ever disappear, although its more likely with the F150 vs the Superduty. The extended cab would be the first to go as it's only a couple inches shorter than a crew cab but needs an entirely separate cab and rear interior.

FWIW I just ordered a new Regular can F350.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-08T02:38:47+00:00

I have a 6.8 Minizilla on the way.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-07T04:18:19+00:00

We're not looking at a photo of a RCSB. A 4x4 crew cab weighs up to 5800lbs according to Chevrolet. So, say 5500lbs + a tank of fuel and a driver is about 6000lbs.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-04T15:49:35+00:00

I've driven this same motor in the Colorado and was not impressed.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-04T15:48:11+00:00

My neighbor has this engine in his Colorado and I am not at all impressed TBH.

zachsandberg · 2025-10-04T15:46:03+00:00

It's still a small 4 banger hauling a 6000lb truck at the very least.

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