Must have gear 2018 edition.

[TFamilyCruiser]

The hubs and I have quite the list lol.

35's for a little more clearance.
Rock sliders.
Swing outs for gas and spare.
Front bumper from 4x4 Labs.

Buy and start our trailer build that will probably start our 2019 wishlist. Lol.

 

[StucknKS]

We're now using battery powered chainsaws for cutting open roofs (vertical ventilation) in my fire dept. We use the DeWalt. It's impressive for battery powered.

Which voltage are you using?

We were talking about adding one of these for the RIT, RIC, FAST team (or whatever you want to call it) at work the other day. Nice feature to be able to use it in a smoke filled environment.

 

[LFD2037]

Which voltage are you using?

We were talking about adding one of these for the RIT, RIC, FAST team (or whatever you want to call it) at work the other day. Nice feature to be able to use it in a smoke filled environment.

Ha! We went from RIT to RIC for no good reason.
I believe it's the 40V. We bought it to just mess around with & see how it performed. It worked so well we put it in service! We'll be going to battery powered chainsaws on all our engines as soon as all the Stihl's die. It's nice being able to talk over the sound of the chainsaw when on a roof. I feel it's MUCH safer w/out all the racket.

 

[StucknKS]

Ha! We went from RIT to RIC for no good reason.
I believe it's the 40V. We bought it to just mess around with & see how it performed. It worked so well we put it in service! We'll be going to battery powered chainsaws on all our engines as soon as all the Stihl's die. It's nice being able to talk over the sound of the chainsaw when on a roof. I feel it's MUCH safer w/out all the racket.

Sounds like there are multiple reasons to try one out. Gonna see if I can get them to approve buying one and if it works out well for us maybe we can get them on all the rigs.

Thanks for the info.

 

[LFD2037]

Sounds like there are multiple reasons to try one out. Gonna see if I can get them to approve buying one and if it works out well for us maybe we can get them on all the rigs.

Thanks for the info.

Quiet (better comm's)
No fuel to tote around
No CO fumes
'Starts' every time
Much lighter
Stops instantly (when you let off the throttle)

 

[Marine7]

How do the chains go thru, and hold up, cutting thru roofing shingles? I’m not Prof. Fire Fighter, but I volunteer a lot with our Regional SAR Team, and toting one of these thru the Bush seems a lot easier than toting our present saws. (Plus gas, chain lube)

 

[LFD2037]

How do the chains go thru, and hold up, cutting thru roofing shingles? I’m not Prof. Fire Fighter, but I volunteer a lot with our Regional SAR Team, and toting one of these thru the Bush seems a lot easier than toting our present saws. (Plus gas, chain lube)

Chains are important, whether elect. or gas saw when cutting thru shingles & nails. Carbide chains, I think, are a must. Almost any chain will cut one hole but the cheaper ones will need to be sharpen much more often. A carbide chain will cut many holes, my guess is 10+ holes, w/out having to be sharpened. Well worth the extra cost. We also use K12's with diamond blades for tougher roofs/walls.

 

[Marine7]

Chains are important, whether elect. or gas saw when cutting thru shingles & nails. Carbide chains, I think, are a must. Almost any chain will cut one hole but the cheaper ones will need to be sharpen much more often. A carbide chain will cut many holes, my guess is 10+ holes, w/out having to be sharpened. Well worth the extra cost. We also use K12's with diamond blades for tougher roofs/walls.

That’s what I was thinking. If your trying to egress a upstairs room, you’ll need a chain that can withstand cutting that stuff for awhile. I’ll have to look into the K-12’s..... Thank you!

 

[LFD2037]

That’s what I was thinking. If your trying to egress a upstairs room, you’ll need a chain that can withstand cutting that stuff for awhile. I’ll have to look into the K-12’s..... Thank you!

Best bet is to find a window! Almost all homes here are brick veneer so it'd take awhile to go thru en exterior wall. We use K12's for metal garage doors, roll up doors, iron bars on windows/doors, flat built up roofs (tar & gravel), metal roofs, etc. They're really too big & bulky to be taking inside.

 

[vipergrhd]

Since you guys are talking about fire fighter tools I witnessed the testing of a few battery powered tools early this year and I am absolutely
amazed on the technology that went in to these tools, I work on fire apparatus from time to time we have a few type 6 and type 3 in the park I work for and water tenders too so I get to see all their toys and play with. we still have the old school hydraulic powered tools were you have to lug around the pumps and hoses I'm sure you guys hated it. Here is the tools that was tested on a Hyundai.
eDRAULIC® | HURST Jaws of Life

 

[HomerOz]

G'Day Fella's,

I have been at this 4WD thing since the mid-1980's, so I have most of the things I need.

I am looking at making up a hard shell, RTT for my Battle Cruiser (BJ73).
I want to keep the height profile of this, as low as possible (100mm/4" ish), and will probably go with one of the Hinged Front, Wedge shaped (in use) designs.
I'll look into How-To do this and keep it water proof, over the next few months but at the moment, I plan to use that Aluminium external Commercial building cladding (Aluminium/Synthetic material/Aluminium-Laminate), for the top, bottom and hard sides of the RTT and Canvas/?, soft walls for the sides and rear/external entry?

This forum has so much great information and detail on it, for a handy individual like myself to utilise, I'd be mad to not make the most of it. Thank You for that.

Best Wishes to you all, for a Great 2018!
Homer

 

[half k cruiser]

Since you guys are talking about fire fighter tools I witnessed the testing of a few battery powered tools early this year and I am absolutely
amazed on the technology that went in to these tools, I work on fire apparatus from time to time we have a few type 6 and type 3 in the park I work for and water tenders too so I get to see all their toys and play with. we still have the old school hydraulic powered tools were you have to lug around the pumps and hoses I'm sure you guys hated it. Here is the tools that was tested on a Hyundai.
eDRAULIC® | HURST Jaws of Life

I got to play with the battery powered Hurst stuff 2 years ago at Wichita HOT. They are neat little tools for sure, would make nice units to keep on an engine. However, they just aren't up to par with the bigger hydraulic stuff yet.

 

[vipergrhd]

I think this would be nice for some off the grid camping or long term road trip.

GOALZERO

 

[Dharma Dude]

I think this would be nice for some off the grid camping or long term road trip.

GOALZERO

The goalzero is beautifully packaged and all but, if you don't mind futzing around abit, you could probably build a less pretty one for about 1/3 the cost.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

The goalzero is beautifully packaged and all but, if you don't mind futzing around abit, you could probably build a less pretty one for about 1/3 the cost.

▲THIS▲

 

[vipergrhd]

The goalzero is beautifully packaged and all but, if you don't mind futzing around abit, you could probably build a less pretty one for about 1/3 the cost.

I totally agree with you, still nice if you can find a CL deal.

 

[RFB]

I think this would be nice for some off the grid camping or long term road trip.

GOALZERO

Just my opinion and I test a lot of gear if your oing to go Goal zero step beyond it and go Humless or build your oww. goal zero have no legs

 

[RFB]

they have all sorts of IFAKs etc the owner is a an ex medic

 

[RFB]

they have all sorts of IFAKs etc the owner is a an ex medic

 

[vipergrhd]

Just my opinion and I test a lot of gear if your oing to go Goal zero step beyond it and go Humless or build your oww. goal zero have no legs

Could you elaborate please? would like to know what's your take on these type of power supply, when you say build your own are we talking
about money wise? Thanks for any input.

The Humless are nice but I could buy a car for that price. IMHO