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I've used the winch on my Jeep far more for moving trees off the road than I ever used it for vehicle recoveries.

Some years ago I had the same problem - barn with no power. I found a solar powered battery maintainer with a 15w solar panel and controller and installed the solar panel on the roof of my barn. It has kept the battery on my Miller welder topped off...looked at it the other day and the date I...

Yup. Most people assume that because we are talking "canyon", this is low desert terrain. But the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is around 7000 feet in elevation and the North Rim is about 1000 feet higher, around 8000 feet. The road to the Lodge at the North Rim doesn't even open till mid-May...

50 years ago I visited both South and North Rims for the first time. After that it got so crowded I began exploring the lesser-known parts of Grand Canyon, mainly those accessible from the Arizona Strip (that part of Arizona north of the Grand Canyon). After the roads have dried out (dirt...

I have a whole slew of Nikon film cameras down in the basement. Started with a Nikon F bought while I was in Vietnam. But once I discovered digital I felt I was "freed". No more limiting myself to the number of photos I take...is the roll 24 exposure or 36? Is the ASA of the film high enough...

Unfortunately some of us don't have a choice. I've lived in my current location for 31 years now. The nearest town has a Wells Fargo, and through the years there have been numerous other banks set up shop, only to close down a year or two later. Only Wells Fargo has remained constant. Same...

Same here!

Well, I hope that F150 has a diesel engine............

I have several pairs of Danner boots...hiking, working, etc. They just fit, and they just last!

NOT the old V10 6.8. That one hasn't been offered in pickups for a while. This one is a V8 and has a pretty good reputation...a downsized version of the 7.3 gas engine.

For the older ones that's correct. But starting in 2021 all the F150 V8 models have it also. https://trucksauthority.com/does-ford-f-150-have-cylinder-deactivation/

Not necessarily. People's situations change and so they make the necessary changes to accommodate the new situation. Two years ago I bought a 2022 Toyota 4Runner with just under 3000 miles on the odometer. It was at a Nissan dealership and whoever owned it apparently realized a 4Runner isn't...

They are all starting to include aluminum body panels. I seem to remember that the new GM trucks now have aluminum doors and hood. The main benefit to aluminum bodies is to those who live where the roads are salted in the winter. I watched a comparison not long ago where various brands of...

Cutting our winter's supply of firewood with a belt-driven "buzz" saw, 1961.

I have a similar story about my Dad. We had a huge lawn and me, being the oldest, had the task of mowing that lawn with a push-type reel lawnmower the whole time I was growing up. Then I got drafted so my brother got to do the honors with the reel lawnmower. Well, he graduated high school...