Recent content by ckouba

I went with ~12" of clearance from top of the tread to the skin of the box when initially built (i.e., box was empty). I think I soaked up an inch or so of that with loading it up. Wouldn't venture less than your 10" if you're empty.

Mine also had a leak develop a while ago. It wasn't a big deal to remove it, get it repaired, and re-install it. The TM procedure was very straightforward, and there were no tricks to it. The TM wasn't really necessary. If you're reasonably mechanically fluent, the whole process is pretty...

Looking good Dwight!

Got back out there... 6m30s of 5 days fishing in Idaho: Truck ran like a champ again. I **love** this rig!

When you have 11 minutes to kill, you can check out the video I made from our trip: Need to work on my narrative presence, the redeeming value is clearly in the visuals.

Day late to the party but I'll give a recommendation to the Lizard Skin as well. Keeps our habitat quite manageable regardless of the temp outside- at least for heating inside. I don't have AC in the box yet but I imagine it'll perform comparably in that arena as well. Application is SUPER...

That was precisely my assumption as well. I was surprised by it though as I had previously only engaged MODE for a few seconds just to see if it worked (prior to functional exh brake), and I had only gotten my exh brake functional within days of going on the trip. When Rick and I took a ride...

Something I noticed over our recent trip in our 2000 M1088 is that the ex brake works down to almost 10 MPH in 2nd gear with ECO hubs when you're in MODE on the trans. I don't remember exactly the speed it cut out, but it was significantly lower than non-MODE operation.

Still alive and still out on the road, but that's winding down now... I can't get my cell phone to work in my basement, but here in the middle of nowhere in the Wasatch, somehow this works. Here is less than a minute of footage of where we're camped right now: This rig is incredible...

Still busy having a good time. Only issue so far is a sticky dump valve for the front axle CTIS, which seems to have righted itself after a misting of WD40. The past few days logged many miles WAY off pavement. This rig's performance is stunning. Here is a brief bunch of snippets of some of...

The two pole disconnect pairs terminals 1 and 2 as one set, and 3 and 4 as the other. Without thinking too hard about it, pass your 12V through the 1-2 side and your 24V through the 3-4 side? Feel free to "check my math" though... I'm presently on vacation.

I know I'm late to the party and I'm not going to waste my time watching the vid, but I am pretty certain their issue is all suspension and tire flex. I feel it in mine (~30k M1088 with a big box) and imagine anyone else will as well. I carry two bumper jacks which I use to level out the hab...

Off the lake, trip was a complete success!! Arriving at camp: Climbed a pile called The Rincon (the thing in the background): View from the top: Looking around: Made it to Cathedral in the Desert: And generally cruised around glassy water....

We're on the road!!!!! On the road 10 days at this point. Arrived through Kanab, spent a few days around Page, a couple in Valley of the Gods, now on to Hall's Crossing for 4-5 more days on Lake Powell. The fx is clear and sunny as far out as we want it, but we sat out...

Dwight, To start with, check out your DMV regs for what is permissible for an overhang. In OR, it is a percentage of the wheelbase. There is likely a maximum allowed. Plan around that. If it falls within that constraint, AND it NEEDS to be that long, dovetail it. The actual overhang on...