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Can you get a tow hitch for a Subaru Justy?
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1500quidporsche posted:Can you get a tow hitch for a Subaru Justy? No but you can get a tow hitch for your FC! You're just limited to 800lbs. Without further ado, I present to you, 1500quidporsche's Porsche 924:                         It smells exactly like all of my previous 7's - rich, oily and 80's.
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Jan 13, 2016 04:32
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As soon as the PO came out with the Haynes manual I knew exactly what had gone wrong during his tenure.
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Jan 13, 2016 04:33
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Thanks for the pictures McTinkerson. Still can't get over how clean the drat thing is. Although I think I'm going to need to learn some basic paint touch up skills this summer or something.
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Jan 13, 2016 04:48
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 Holy poo poo. That body is shocking. Even the gas supports for the hatch work?  The interior and underhood looks amazing.Even with the suspension needing some TLC and a waterpump, that thing is a time capsule and you stole it. Congrats. I would love to see a carfax on that thing and find out its history. I would be surprised if it was an Edmonton car all this time.
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Jan 13, 2016 04:48
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Technically, 1500 is the second owner since the guy he bought it from never registered bit. The car is originally from St Albert, apparently owned by an older woman....yeah, let that sink in.
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Jan 13, 2016 04:50
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There's no way thats a Canadian car... theres just no way
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Jan 13, 2016 06:20
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slidebite posted:
Hell man, the light on the gas strut even works.
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Jan 13, 2016 06:37
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What is this half ton poo poo. There are no domestic half ton trucks made. A modern 1500/150 is legally rated to tow more than my 2011 ram 2500. F150's can be spec'd to tow over 11,000lbs.
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Jan 13, 2016 07:22
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jonathan posted:What is this half ton poo poo. There are no domestic half ton trucks made. A modern 1500/150 is legally rated to tow more than my 2011 ram 2500. Dodge Dakota maybe?
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Jan 13, 2016 17:29
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Seat Safety Switch posted:As soon as the PO came out with the Haynes manual I knew exactly what had gone wrong during his tenure. Better than Chilton 
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Jan 13, 2016 18:34
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What's wrong with having Haynes manuals? I haven't kept my owners manuals but I have kept my Haynes...jonathan posted:There are no domestic half ton trucks made. A bit of googling leads to these estimates for maximum load, or GVWR minus empty weight of the vehicle: Dodge Dakota - 1400 lbs Chevy Colorado - 1400 lbs Toyota Tacoma (assembled in California, Mexico, and Texas, so I'm calling it domestic) - 1400 lbs EDIT: Nissan Frontier is assembled in Mississippi, and comes out in the same ballpark. I'm rounding to the nearest 100 lbs based on averages from various trim levels and discussions on model-specific forums. "Compact" pickups of the current generation (2015 or 2016 model year) all seem to end up just shy of 3/4 ton, so I guess your point is true. It is also very easy to find pictures and discussions by various owners showing their trucks being technically overloaded - lots of compact trucks out there with 1500 lbs in the bed - but still an inch or so above the rear bump stops. I'm not motivated enough to track down the corollary: when the last truly 1/2-ton truck was made in North America (if one ever was). Perhaps trucks have always been colloquially named for a bit less than their actual capacity? This would make sense if you consider that the maximum load, as the internet has calculated it, includes EVERYTHING in or on the vehicle, meaning people, fuel, interior luggage, and whatever is piled up in the bed, while the intuitive, popular conception is just what's in the back. 400 lbs seems like a reasonable estimate for a couple of people and a full tank of gas, leaving 1/2 ton for cargo (until one considers the weight of the average American). EDIT: Further nerding out over at Truck Yeah ExecuDork fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Jan 13, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2016 20:32
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ExecuDork posted:What's wrong with having Haynes manuals? I haven't kept my owners manuals but I have kept my Haynes... What I meant was, the "half ton" class, Ram 1500, Ford F150, GM/Chev 1500 are all well over the American 1000lb or even the Metric ton 500kg payload. I forgot about the Tundra, Titan etc, but in all honesty does anyone even use those for anything other than hauling mountain bikes and kayaks ?
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Jan 13, 2016 20:50
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jonathan posted:What I meant was, the "half ton" class, Ram 1500, Ford F150, GM/Chev 1500 are all well over the American 1000lb or even the Metric ton 500kg payload. I forgot about the Tundra, Titan etc, but in all honesty does anyone even use those for anything other than hauling mountain bikes and kayaks ? No argument from me! There's a bit about how misleading those old categories are in that long-ish piece I linked. And let's not even think about the distressingly-common misunderstanding that's out there among the general public, that such names correspond to the weight of the vehicle. Some people just have absolutely NO IDEA about how much a goddam thing weighs.
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Jan 13, 2016 20:53
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ExecuDork posted:No argument from me! There's a bit about how misleading those old categories are in that long-ish piece I linked. Thats a great article. Especially the bit about the F150 that can haul a payload of over 3000lbs. It also goes to show why the GVW system is mixed up and kind of dumb. For example, the gear ratio option in my truck's diff will vary the tow rating by over 3000lbs. Or that a single cab short wheel base has a higher tow capacity than a long box crew cab, because the truck is lighter. Or LOL the single rear axle can tow more than the dually rear. I'd take the heaviest longest widest pickup option as the most capable and safe tow vehicle, but the law says otherwise because math.
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Jan 13, 2016 21:05
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Yeah, in 1999, all ford super duty's were rated at the same 20,000lb gcwr. That means my little F250 at 5800lbs is good for 14,200lbs, a loaded 4x4 cclb dually F350 at 8200lbs is only legal for 11,800lbs towing. Powershift fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Jan 13, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2016 21:20
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Powershift posted:That means my little F250 at 5800lbs is good for 14,200lbs, a loaded 4x4 cclb dually F350 at 8200lbs is only legal for 11,800lbs towing. That's loving awesome.
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Jan 13, 2016 21:32
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Another data point - my '15 F150 weighs 4580lbs and is rated to tow 12000lbs.
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Jan 13, 2016 21:48
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If you are old enough you might actually remember the terms half ton and heavy half which were 100 series as in F100 or C1000 and the heavies were the 150/1500.
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Jan 13, 2016 22:05
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slidebite posted:If you are old enough you might actually remember the terms half ton and heavy half which were 100 series as in F100 or C1000 and the heavies were the 150/1500. Son, back in my day even the cars were good for half a ton.  That's I looked up what the tow rating was, via popular science of march 1973.  I guess 7000lbs is enough. How fuckin rad would it be seeing a mark IV blasting down the highway pulling a 34 foot airstream. 
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Jan 13, 2016 22:16
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That would look awesome. Keep in mind tow ratings do not equate to an infinitely long trailer. It is very easy to get a tail wagging the dog scenario when towing something too long even if the weight is within spec. Wheelbase is a big help although that Lincoln probably has a wheelbase rivaling trucks I imagine. Around Lethbridge it's always fun watching a midsize SUV towing too long of a trailer in a nice cross wind. Knuckles would be as white as Casper the ghost
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Jan 13, 2016 22:33
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slidebite posted:That would look awesome. Keep in mind tow ratings do not equate to an infinitely long trailer. It is very easy to get a tail wagging the dog scenario when towing something too long even if the weight is within spec. Wheelbase is a big help although that Lincoln probably has a wheelbase rivaling trucks I imagine. You probably don't see it being down on the ground, but you should see the kind of hell those guys towing turnpike doubles with a short as possible truck. Constant full 1/4 turn corrections.  These guys here have a tough loving time in that no stopping zone north of calgary. That's whey they lay down for a nap there so often.  they look so peaceful when they're sleeping.
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Jan 13, 2016 22:44
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2016 is the year that keeps on giving, between Napa and Autovalue I managed to track down a water pump for the RX7 and parking brake cables for the Scirocco both should be here tomorrow and were reasonably priced.
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Jan 14, 2016 03:52
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They'll be wrong. You'll instead get a waterpump for a Kia RX-V and cables for a Passat.
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Jan 14, 2016 04:33
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1500quidporsche posted:2016 is the year that keeps on giving, between Napa and Autovalue I managed to track down a water pump for the RX7 and parking brake cables for the Scirocco both should be here tomorrow and were reasonably priced. Nice! I'm pumped for you to have that car bombing around. It's so pretty. 
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Jan 14, 2016 05:05
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The 3/4 ton trucks are even funnier for payload: GMC 2500 - 3152 lbs Ford F250 - 4240 lbs Ram 2500 - 3060 lbs So a ton and a half for the weakest, and over two tons for the strongest.
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Jan 14, 2016 07:14
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Nomex posted:The 3/4 ton trucks are even funnier for payload: The modern 2500 and 3500's are identical other than the leaf spring pack (or in the case of the dodge, a coil version or a leaf spring version) Also the older gen Dodge Megacab 1500 was a heavy half, it was just a rebadged 2500/3500 with a lower gvwr for insurance. For the ram 2500, the gas motor ones come with a corporate 14 bolt (same as the GM but with a rubber cover gasket instead of cork) and the diesels get larger 11.5" ring diffs
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Jan 15, 2016 02:20
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Had to choose between a head on and the ditch this afternoon. I can't post a photo but they figure the trailer is going to be over $100,000 to fix. The tractor who knows. 2014 kW 
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Jan 16, 2016 09:22
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jonathan posted:Had to choose between a head on and the ditch this afternoon. I can't post a photo but they figure the trailer is going to be over $100,000 to fix. The tractor who knows. 2014 kW A head-on with what?
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Jan 16, 2016 10:02
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Yikes, you OK?
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Jan 16, 2016 17:33
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Yup, bruised ego but otherwise good. I should have steered into the ditch instead of putting a tire in the edge and then trying to recover but the brain and the muscles often have different ideas. It was some sort of picker truck/service truck so hitting it would likely have sent me to the hospital and killed the other guy. Luckily I had fresh water on, and not the condensate/hydrocarbons I normally haul. Truck weighed in right around 56 metric tons. Luckily we have all the equipment to unload it then pick it up out of the ditch.
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Jan 16, 2016 18:40
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Did the other guy stop to help?
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Jan 16, 2016 18:42
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Jesus, glad you seem to be OK.  When you feel up to it more specifics.
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Jan 16, 2016 18:51
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Wow that loving blows man.
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Jan 16, 2016 19:24
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It sounds like it could have been so much worse...at the end of the day, machines can be replaced.
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Jan 16, 2016 21:15
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lovely deal. A buddy and I met a 5 ton who was making a blind pass uphill in a snowstorm on a 2 lane on the untwinned part of Hwy 63 recently. My buddy took the shoulder, and the 5 ton pushed the cars he was passing onto his shoulder as well. I took the middle, and thankfully nobody spun into me. The 63 never changes
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Jan 16, 2016 22:26
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Buddy of mine just texted me this photo. Coming back into town after work last night doing about 110. Felt a small thud, didn't think much of it. Drove another 25k to Lethbridge and was stopping for a light on University Drive (for those of you that know it, busy road) when all of a sudden OH poo poo OH poo poo
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Jan 16, 2016 23:56
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jonathan posted:Yup, bruised ego but otherwise good. I should have steered into the ditch instead of putting a tire in the edge and then trying to recover but the brain and the muscles often have different ideas. That sucks, but it usually takes about 3 of those before they won't insure you anymore. Good thing you're not hurt considering the kind of protection you have in the cab of that truck. New trailers are going for $65k and new trucks for $125k, so as long as the insurance company doesn't try to gently caress around, you probably did your company a favor, hopefully they see it that way too. it was a similar scenario that led to this, you can see tried steering into it, but the shape of the ditch meant it didn't do any fuckin good. The fact that i did steer into it at all is probably what kept the wheels pointing down.   slidebite posted:Buddy of mine just texted me this photo. Coming back into town after work last night doing about 110. Felt a small thud, didn't think much of it. Drove another 25k to Lethbridge and was stopping for a light on University Drive (for those of you that know it, busy road) when all of a sudden OH poo poo OH poo poo That's pretty normal. There has been a recall to deal with this kind of thing for basically every half ton ram since 1994. Dodge also hid a bunch of these issues, and did recall campaigns with known faulty parts to the point where they were forced to buy back ~600k trucks. Take the vin, check for outsanding recalls and recall services done.
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Jan 17, 2016 07:44
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I'll let him know that, thanks.
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Tires on my Matrix need replacing, and I'm having my usual dilemma about all weathers again vs. getting a dedicated set of winter tires for life in Calgary. I do go into the mountains occasionally so I should probably get a second set of winters but I have a set of chains in the back in case things get really bad--but I never go out there if the forecast is for bad weather. And Calgary is such mild winter weather I never really felt like I needed the winter tires I bought when I first moved here. Thoughts? Also recommendations for tire shops in cow town would be appreciated.
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