Awesome snow/ice pics! Rust aside winter is my favorite time of the year, no bugs, no sweating, no humidity. Just wear layers and enjoy the crunch of the snow!
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I hear you guys about rust. Even though I have had it professionally coated underneath and try to wash is regularly, I have no doubt that it will eventually rust. If that is the cost of having fun in winter then so be it 
Do you want rust? Because this is how you get rust.
Great story! I can empathize with the feeling about the truck saving your bacon; been there. It's great that your whole family gets so much enjoyment out of it.
It happens! It’s one of the reasons I talk myself out of brining a nice southern rust free truck up, no doubt I’ll be plowing through snow to the mountains.
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Got a chance to head out a couple of hours north to explore the Black River Falls State park. It was balmy 13F, sunny and no breeze. Spent whole days plowing through unmaintained service roads with up to 2 feet of snow. Occasionally, had to clear out downed trees from the paths. I opted to be lazy and ran with the winter setup (275/65/20 Blizzaks) at 20 PSI. Trails weren't challenging for me (the other truck was a RWD FJ Cruiser that had to be rescued a few times).
Scenery was amazing with coniferous trees laden with fresh snow! By the time we finished the trails, it was dark and temps had fallen to low single digits. Airing up 2 trucks with my portable cheapo compressor was painful and took almost an hour and half! Imagine having to wait in the truck with three very tired and irritated kids, that long! I might look into plumbing an air tank to the onboard ARB single compressor, to make airing up easier!
Scenery was amazing with coniferous trees laden with fresh snow! By the time we finished the trails, it was dark and temps had fallen to low single digits. Airing up 2 trucks with my portable cheapo compressor was painful and took almost an hour and half! Imagine having to wait in the truck with three very tired and irritated kids, that long! I might look into plumbing an air tank to the onboard ARB single compressor, to make airing up easier!
What compressor are you using now?
I'm on my original Viair pump still after 7 years. It gets absolutely flogged and overheated by use in high temps ignoring the duty cycle etc. I even bought another one as a backup (I actually run 2 of the smaller ones at the same time for quick air ups and redundancy) and the original just keeps trucking. Is not as fast as the big arbs (the singles aren't any faster IMO) but it's a whole lot cheaper. When not wheeling one lives in our other vehicle as well. Anyway, grain of salt.
Just amazing pictures, snow on coniferous is wonderful!
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Man looks like an amazing trip. i've had the Cheapo air compressor and i know your pain, then i upgraded to a dual ARB compressor worked great for about 4 years and then just one day while airing up it just stopped. Leaving me to drive about 15 miles to a gas station with only one tire inflated. i ended up pulling it apart and the internals looked like they had been resurrected from the titanic !
Long story short i decide to go back to the basics, i wanted the least amount of moving parts for my air up system. So i decided to go with CO2 system from powertank. I carry the 10lb bottle and it will air up my 35's about 18-20 times before it is empty and they are no moving parts to fail. Cost me about 28 dollars to fill it at a local paintball store. The SPEED is what sold me the most, i can go from 15 to 35 psi on all 4 tires in under 10 mins
. It also makes no noise which is nice if you airing up early in the morning around sleeping campers. I've been using this system now for about 7 years and has never failed me once. Another benefit is its completely portable, i had it in the house the other day with a framing nail gun attached to it.
just my 2cents but definitely an air system to consider @ClassyJalopy
Long story short i decide to go back to the basics, i wanted the least amount of moving parts for my air up system. So i decided to go with CO2 system from powertank. I carry the 10lb bottle and it will air up my 35's about 18-20 times before it is empty and they are no moving parts to fail. Cost me about 28 dollars to fill it at a local paintball store. The SPEED is what sold me the most, i can go from 15 to 35 psi on all 4 tires in under 10 mins
. It also makes no noise which is nice if you airing up early in the morning around sleeping campers. I've been using this system now for about 7 years and has never failed me once. Another benefit is its completely portable, i had it in the house the other day with a framing nail gun attached to it.just my 2cents but definitely an air system to consider @ClassyJalopy
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I think CO2 systems makes a ton of sense. How do you carry the 10lb bottle? Out mode somewhere or in the cab?Man looks like an amazing trip. i've had the Cheapo air compressor and i know your pain, then i upgraded to a dual ARB compressor worked great for about 4 years and then just one day while airing up it just stopped. Leaving me to drive about 15 miles to a gas station with only one tire inflated. i ended up pulling it apart and the internals looked like they had been resurrected from the titanic !
Long story short i decide to go back to the basics, i wanted the least amount of moving parts for my air up system. So i decided to go with CO2 system from powertank. I carry the 10lb bottle and it will air up my 35's about 18-20 times before it is empty and they are no moving parts to fail. Cost me about 28 dollars to fill it at a local paintball store. The SPEED is what sold me the most, i can go from 15 to 35 psi on all 4 tires in under 10 mins
just my 2cents but definitely an air system to consider @ClassyJalopy
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its in the cab mounted to a quick release mount on the back of my fridge slide. So its out of the way, secure and easy to get to as it pulls out with the fridge ( i have one of those ARB fridge slides that has a spot to mount a battery behind the fridge, so i use that space for the tank ) ill never go back to using a compressor again
ill snap a photo of the mount for you
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This inexpensive unit is all I got at the moment: Heavy Duty Portable Air Compressor Car Tire Inflator Electric Pump Auto 12V | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/255763901239
I do have an ARB single compressor onboard that I use for front and rear air lockers. I am not sure, I want to put the ARB compressor under stress for tire inflation duty!
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After being bopped on my head by the falling rear hatch, I finally replaced the rear hatch lifts. Easy 10 min job!
Left: 68960-69017
Right: 68950-69057
Left: 68960-69017
Right: 68950-69057
Rear hatch bopped me on the head today! The Amazon lift struts I installed failed, again. OE has to last longer.... right?
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I want to believe that. I had put cheaper ones last year and they failed the first real cold the encountered.
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Fresh oil change at 185,056 miles. Mobile 1 209A oversize filter and full synthetic 5w-30 high mileage oil. I have recently been convinced that high mileage oil is better for our high mileage trucks, so I switched for regular synthetic to high mileage synthetic.
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I swapped out the rear springs again today. Went from LC springs with 30mm spacers to King springs with 30mm spacers. The rear pressure went from 2.1 to 7.2
Other important parameters: Temp sensor disconnected, full 40G of fuel, with bike rack etc. on the rear.
So now I have tried these combinations so far:
Just LC springs: 5.4 mPa
LC with Spacers: 2.1 mPa
Just the King Springs : 8.0 mPa
King with 30mm spacer: 7.2 mPa
Ride in the rear improved considerably with the Kings+spacer set up but now I am concerned about the longevity of the rear globes. What do the experts suggest I should do here? Run the LC springs without spacers (5.4mPa) to protect the globes and just live with very slightly imperfect ride?
Also, I have a rare day off this Saturday (I am usually busy with work and school 7 days a week!). Would I hurt anything if I go out for mild wheeling with 7.2mPa rear pressure?
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Keen readers of this thread might remember that I experimented with King springs last year to increase the AHC pressure on rear. Then after a while I reverted back to the LC springs.
Well, I was checking pressures again a couple of weeks ago and noticed that my rear pressure was at 4.9 mPa. Decided I wanted to try King KTR-79 springs again with 32 mm spacers courtesy of Ironman 4x4. Got a smoking deal from a fellow mud member on new King springs and swapped them out today. Easy 20min per side job!
That includes a quick R&R of the lower spring perches.
Haven't checked the pressures again since replacing the springs but they sure look pretty in yellow color with a contrasting lime green spacer
What’s convinced you on the high mileage oil?
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Interesting, I can’t remember what exactly I read on here but there was concern with HMs additives affects on our seals and not in a good way. Who knows though.
PS, Pretty sure that guy in the video was meant to be an auctioneer.
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Yes, he has a very excited, tv announcer like voice but he is very thorough in his tests!
And, yes, I had also heard that additives in the HM oil are designed to cause the seals to swell up which is not much liked by our engine, reportedly. But I have yet to see convincing evidence for it.
