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Before attacking lug nuts, make sure that you know the left side studs are left handed. Ask me how I know.....

He's asking about what the clearance is as the cab is raised. I am guessing that he doesn't have the truck yet but that he does have the camper. Here's something for you: the pivot point is ~4' 4" off the ground and ~7" behind the front bumper. As the cab pivots, the most distant portion of...

Nate, This is the front view of mine with the top of the hab being 12' 1" off the ground: It's fairly large, I can't imagine another 2' of height.

That may explain things. They are there on the light duty sockets, seemed logical that they'd be on the commercial ones as well. I never looked that closely but just assumed they were there.

Looking at diagrams, it appears there is no reverse light provision in the standard socket connector. Is that accurate? I have a M1088 and can't imagine there isn't a provision for reverse lights, or am I just being naive?

How long is your camper's cabover section? According to the internet, the M1078 bed is 12' 9" long. You could potentially get away with mounting the camper a bit astern of the end of the bed to gain the clearance at the cab.

14'6" is huge!! I'm just over 12' right now with an unloaded/unfinished habitat, might sag an inch or two once finished and with supplies on board, but will also add another 1.5" with PV's on the roof. AC will likely be courtesy of mini-split, haven't really committed to it yet though...

Seems like one more possible point of failure. I am leaning toward the composting option specifically because of simplicity.

Also, stumbled across this today from a FB group: https://www.vanlifeuksurvivorsguide.co.uk/post/a-step-by-step-guide-to-an-awesome-powerful-fully-off-grid-12v-set-up Have not been through it yet but curious if anyone has and would care to validate its recommendations.

Except I don't think I ever explicitly said what I used. Hey Nate, Mine might not match up too well for the weight of your rig, but these are what I used: Front - 974 #/in Middle - 653 #/in Aft - 584 #/in Tried to stagger them as well as possible given what was available. Would have...

Life has been keeping me occupied lately, but some progress has been made with framing things in. The windows and door are now mostly framed in. I've been framing things in triangularly as much as possible instead of the classic right angles to get the structural integrity from the tubing and...

Or I've heard you can unbolt the catch from the cab as well. Might not help with building pressure in the lift cylinder though.

Sometimes I feel compelled to have models of my vehicles. In searching for the M1088, I only found a M1083 and it was in 1/35 scale and $85. A little too small and a little too rich for me. What to do... Poking around the internet, I saw a cheap RC 6x6 which seemed to have the correct...

Exactly! I think you're picking up what I'm puttin' down.

Not very concerned, truth be told. I think the mic was a little sensitive as there wasn't any background noise, and in any case, I'm over it already. The step does exactly as it needs to and the wife is happy(!) with it. Task has been crossed off the list and have moved on to other items. I...

Fire and forget, auto stop in both extend and retract.

And now it's powered! It's a little slower than I would have chosen but it will probably only be used once we've set up camp and not every time the door is opened. It's also a bit loud, but I do suspect it will be a little quieter once it's painted, paneled, and insulated.

Thx Ronmar. I figured it was usage dependent but your first and last paragraphs were the most helpful to me.

As an aside, what is the frequency/duration at which the compressor should cycle/dryer should purge?

Fixed?