Recent content by bigslacker

I live in Tahoe, we don't lose power often because our infra is built for mountain winters. But it *CAN* go out of course in high winds, trees, etc. I have a generator for the house already but it's only good for 8 hours or so and I have to refill. It's not quiet either. A big tank in the truck...

Yeah, I like a lot about the new Tundra. Tons of torque, 87 octane, probably great MPG, *WAY* more towing and payload than the Raptor, built in lightbar, e-locker. But #1 on your list is big for me. I live in the mountains and very often deal with snow to pavement, or snow that isn't sticking...

I suspect I'll have a combo like this is the future with the amount of wheeling we do. New Tundra, a trailer with quads for the family, dirtbike for me. But that adds towing, maintenance on the toys, sucks in inclement weather, not as much storage for camping, etc. So it's nice to have the...

Fun interview! Couple points about what he said and some googling. I know it was stock class but he was running 3.5" shocks front and 4.5" rear, 15" of travel. 2.5" body lift, 37's and a rear locker. That is so far from a stock truck, haha! The suspension is WAY more important than 100+ more HP...

The average income in south lake is $26k. There is certainly money up here like there is in any ski town but most of the town is not well off to say the least. In any case, my crew is all casino workers and LEO. I'm not rollin up to the BBQ in a G Wagon with a rolex on, lol! 392 is cool but for...

TRX is the best muscle truck. Is it better offroad where 450 vs 700 HP doesn't matter that much but being front heavy does? That's a debate for the race-dezert forums. The thing about the TRX that would make it a no go for me is the MPG/Range. The TFL review where they got 10.8 MPG FREEWAY was...

I did go down car guy logic with this option. But I also thought $65k vehicle + $8k SC + 5K suspension (King 2.5 with UCAs) + $3k wheels/tires = $81k and a 200 that may now be similar to my $55k stock truck. FWIW I also considered this option with my 4runner before buying the raptor, though the...

52k for a first gen, holy crap! The market is nuts. Congrats!

Yes, the Raptor's defult mode is 2hi, front driveline disconnected. I spent a good couple of hours today test driving first a '20 200 and then back to the '16 I orignally drove. I mentioned my experience yesterday and suggested maybe they disconnect the battery to reset it. ECT power on...

IIRC Carson City is 4800, went up highway 50 to 5800 ft. My house is at 6500 so anything is going to lose some power. I actually traded the 4runner for the raptor because it was such as dog loaded with camping gear/family. The raptor with it's turbos helps a little with that. But again, the...

I know about the TSB but it's for harsh 1->2 shift or shudder. The '16 I drove was very smooth. It just seemed like it didn't hold revs and wouldn't kick down a gear or two when you stepped on it. Also, can the transmission 'learning' be reset by jus disconnecting the negative battery cable and...

Or this vid. Watch at 5:55 where he's at 60 and floors it. This absolutely did not happen with the one I drove.

I will say that the 200 didn't feel small, but it did feel much smaller than the Raptor, mainly width from the driver's seat. Keep in mind the Raptor is 86" wide, the 200 is 78". The Raptor is big on the trails but it does fine as long as you accept pinstripes as mandatory. ;) I have a sneaking...

Yep, I live on lower Kingsbury. I can hit the trails at the top of Kingsbury and get to Spooner all on dirt. But most of my off-road is down in the valley. Johnson Lane has hundreds of miles of BLM land accessible. And there are numerous trails off 395, around Carson and Reno, etc. We're truly...

Sounds like your friend just had the truck in the wrong mode for the conditions. Assuming it's a second gen everything is electronic. It's fully possible to mess things up. For instance if you manually set the dial to 4hi and then later select sport mode because you want some higher revs to say...