Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Well perhaps it may improve mileage by .03% but it's more to do with looks and styling, giving it a more sporty look, rather than utilitarian workhorse. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Dodge_Ram_SRT-10.jpg http://www.drivearabia.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2011-Dodge-Ram-Runner-2.jpg http://www.carautoportal.com/car-images/dodge/dodge-ram/dodge-ram-new.jpg Hendrik who has no spoilers and don't need em On 09/09/14 00:27, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: That chin spoiler is supposed to improve your mileage by preventing air from going under the truck on the highway. You need to make one that can be lifted or lowered depending on where you are driving. Hydraulic or air cylinders? And the winch? Must be some way to make an anchor that you could drive into the ground so you could pull yourself free. I used to work with a fellow who was an avid hunter and fisherman. He drove 4 WD Suburbans and said if he had to choose he would take the winch rather than the 4WD. RB On 08/09/2014 9:52 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Most places we go theres not much to winch to. More useful is the Highlift jack. Jack 'er up and stuff something (like the extraction ramps) under the tire. I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
On 05/09/2014 7:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Because 4wd is really 2wd. I've been stuck with just two wheels spinning. When you're offroad you what every advantage you can get. Its the same reason I won't have an AWD vehicle, I can drive into stuff in 2wd I can back out of in 4wd. If you drive in to a hole in 4wd and get stuck what have you got? Well yeah, I've got the highlift jack. Which reminds me, I bought Dad extraction ramps for Father's day, I'm buying him his own highlift jack for hunting season. He got his Jeep stuck last year... -Curt You need a big winch on the front. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Most places we go theres not much to winch to. More useful is the Highlift jack. Jack 'er up and stuff something (like the extraction ramps) under the tire. I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed On 05/09/2014 7:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Because 4wd is really 2wd. I've been stuck with just two wheels spinning. When you're offroad you what every advantage you can get. Its the same reason I won't have an AWD vehicle, I can drive into stuff in 2wd I can back out of in 4wd. If you drive in to a hole in 4wd and get stuck what have you got? Well yeah, I've got the highlift jack. Which reminds me, I bought Dad extraction ramps for Father's day, I'm buying him his own highlift jack for hunting season. He got his Jeep stuck last year... -Curt You need a big winch on the front. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
That chin spoiler is supposed to improve your mileage by preventing air from going under the truck on the highway. You need to make one that can be lifted or lowered depending on where you are driving. Hydraulic or air cylinders? And the winch? Must be some way to make an anchor that you could drive into the ground so you could pull yourself free. I used to work with a fellow who was an avid hunter and fisherman. He drove 4 WD Suburbans and said if he had to choose he would take the winch rather than the 4WD. RB On 08/09/2014 9:52 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Most places we go theres not much to winch to. More useful is the Highlift jack. Jack 'er up and stuff something (like the extraction ramps) under the tire. I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed On 05/09/2014 7:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Because 4wd is really 2wd. I've been stuck with just two wheels spinning. When you're offroad you what every advantage you can get. Its the same reason I won't have an AWD vehicle, I can drive into stuff in 2wd I can back out of in 4wd. If you drive in to a hole in 4wd and get stuck what have you got? Well yeah, I've got the highlift jack. Which reminds me, I bought Dad extraction ramps for Father's day, I'm buying him his own highlift jack for hunting season. He got his Jeep stuck last year... -Curt You need a big winch on the front. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. Why do you think a full size has higher EPA HWY MPG than a Ranger? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
I would think the real problem with the highlift jack is finding places on the truck that are not going to be damaged by the jack. About the only spot on my truck that I can think of where I might be able to jack it up without damaging the bumper etc, is the receiver hitch. RB On 08/09/2014 9:52 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Most places we go theres not much to winch to. More useful is the Highlift jack. Jack 'er up and stuff something (like the extraction ramps) under the tire. I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
The chin spoiler and big bumper are gonna go, they're too much liability for what is probably minor gain. This truck gets better mileage than my Ranger did already, now it needs to be as good offroad, the Ranger was an excellent woods truck. Winch doesn't help much when you're in the ditch. Pulling yourself forward won't help, pulling yourself farther into the ditch won't help. Lifting the truck UP and putting stuff under it will help. We've never had a winch and I've really never been stuck where a winch would have done me much good. On the other hand I've gotten trucks out a couple times with Highlift jacks. Its a matter of matching your equipment with your situation. Ever place is different. Maine is much like atlantic Canada but probably unlike the Canadian mid-west. I find it a mistake to generalize based on what is like in your area. What works for me might not work in California for instance. I almost never have to worry much about wildfire or being able to find water. On the other hand I often get caught where things are soupy. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed That chin spoiler is supposed to improve your mileage by preventing air from going under the truck on the highway. You need to make one that can be lifted or lowered depending on where you are driving. Hydraulic or air cylinders? And the winch? Must be some way to make an anchor that you could drive into the ground so you could pull yourself free. I used to work with a fellow who was an avid hunter and fisherman. He drove 4 WD Suburbans and said if he had to choose he would take the winch rather than the 4WD. RB On 08/09/2014 9:52 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Most places we go theres not much to winch to. More useful is the Highlift jack. Jack 'er up and stuff something (like the extraction ramps) under the tire. I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed On 05/09/2014 7:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Because 4wd is really 2wd. I've been stuck with just two wheels spinning. When you're offroad you what every advantage you can get. Its the same reason I won't have an AWD vehicle, I can drive into stuff in 2wd I can back out of in 4wd. If you drive in to a hole in 4wd and get stuck what have you got? Well yeah, I've got the highlift jack. Which reminds me, I bought Dad extraction ramps for Father's day, I'm buying him his own highlift jack for hunting season. He got his Jeep stuck last year... -Curt You need a big winch on the front. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
No problem at all, you need lift-mate hooks http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00042KGWG/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8qid=1410189480sr=1keywords=hi+lift+jack which are such a good product I wish I'd had 'em years ago. The hooks go in the holes in the wheels, the jack goes on the top bar the hooks at attached to and you lift the wheel. It puts the jack right where you want it lifting the wheel which means you don't have to lift so far since you don't have to hoist the suspension too. The hooks can also hook around a bumper so you can jack there if theres nothing good to jack against under the wheel. They also sell a big foot to put under the jack. Dad will be getting (as a present) a REAL Hi-Lift jack along with the foot. I have a Tractor Supply Tractor Jack which is decent (I have jacked up the tractor with it) but not as good as the real thing. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed I would think the real problem with the highlift jack is finding places on the truck that are not going to be damaged by the jack. About the only spot on my truck that I can think of where I might be able to jack it up without damaging the bumper etc, is the receiver hitch. RB On 08/09/2014 9:52 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Most places we go theres not much to winch to. More useful is the Highlift jack. Jack 'er up and stuff something (like the extraction ramps) under the tire. I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
3.55 gears instead of 4.10 has something to do with it. :) The Ranger also had a big airdam, it had the fog lights in it. The fog lights succumbed to the deer I hit last November. I was always surprised I never ripped the air dam off. The one on my Dakota came off the time I hit the jersey barrier along the center of 95 in a crazy snow storm I shouldn't have been out in. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I am considering a new bumper though, the Dodge has a huge chin and a plastic air dam very close to the ground. I forsee the air dam getting ripped off pretty early on, its only maybe 6 off the ground. Why do you think a full size has higher EPA HWY MPG than a Ranger? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I have a Tractor Supply Tractor Jack which is decent (I have jacked up the tractor with it) but not as good as the real thing. My dad has one of those, but I think he got his from FarmFleet, back in the day when they were made in USA. One time he was jacking up the haybine with it and for some reason put his fingers in the hitch just as the haybine fell off the jack. A great ortho surgeon did a great job of reassembling the fingers, they're not great for typing with, but they are more than 3/4 of original length and they sort of work. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
On 08/09/2014 10:21 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: No problem at all, you need lift-mate hooks http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00042KGWG/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8qid=1410189480sr=1keywords=hi+lift+jack which are such a good product I wish I'd had 'em years ago. The hooks go in the holes in the wheels, the jack goes on the top bar the hooks at attached to and you lift the wheel. It puts the jack right where you want it lifting the wheel which means you don't have to lift so far since you don't have to hoist the suspension too. The hooks can also hook around a bumper so you can jack there if theres nothing good to jack against under the wheel. They also sell a big foot to put under the jack. Dad will be getting (as a present) a REAL Hi-Lift jack along with the foot. I have a Tractor Supply Tractor Jack which is decent (I have jacked up the tractor with it) but not as good as the real thing. -Curt I think I will pass on that. I like my fenders the way they are. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
What's with the losoe gun? On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Loose, I mean... On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: What's with the losoe gun? On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
I don't know what losoe means, Google doesn't either. I presume you took a look through my Photobucket and found this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_121229180_zpsv4gdcnkq.jpg Its a Chinese made B3 airgun. My dad gave it to me as I was under-impressed with my Crossman 10 pump for dispatching garden pests. Its an interesting little gun, build just as cheap as you could possibly make one. Purportedly the stocks are cut from leftover pallets. Thats possibly true but mine looks better than that, at least there are no nail holes that have been filled with putty. I need to order a new rear sight, it shoots low and can't come up any farther as the adjustment screw is too short. I'll try shimming it also but the adjustment screw wasn't cut square so its a poor thing at best. Even with the bad sight its surprisingly accurate for an airgun Dad paid $16 for. http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_081842446_HDR_zpspuxfd79t.jpg You can see on the left where I was walking it up to the target, on the right although its low is a pretty good group. Not bad for a sitting position with a cheap gun anyway. With careful aim it'd kill a squirrel as is. I had been contemplating something in the $200 range and might still go there, airguns are fun, inexpensive, cheap to shoot and nobody complains if I shoot right in my backyard... -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed What's with the losoe gun? On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Nice looking truck. I would have cheerfully bought another used truck too but I did not want to spend a lot of time looking. They do exist but the hunting can be discouraging. A neighbor bought a decent looking F150 shortly after I got my 2013. I do not recall the year or the mileage but he paid $12K and I would have been prepared to pay that for it. Unless I have bad luck and it gets wrecked, I will probably have my 2013 for a very long time. I don't put huge miles on and I am fairly easy on a vehicle in my opinion so I am not likely to wear it out fast so buying a new one is not the worst idea I have ever had. My 02 had 90K miles on it when I bought it and now has 180K and is going strong. I gave it to my younger son and he has repaired a couple of things but so far nothing really major. There was an exhaust leak that was fixed with nothing more than new gaskets and studs. He has done a bit of work on the suspension and brakes but just normal wear items. It has a bit of rust in the rocker panels and the seats are worn a bit but it still looks good and runs and rides well. He is going to put new shocks on it. I never did and cannot say if the one's on it are original or not. RB On 05/09/2014 1:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
I am also told that one can often improve a a cheap airgun with fairly basic work. I do not recall enough detail to give specifics but I also follow a metal working forum and some of the fellows over there were talking about the improvements that can be made without much effort. I want one too but the better ones require that I get a different firearms licence. I would have to go and take a weekend course in order to qualify. I have a possession licence that permits me to keep the guns I have but not to acquire more without the upgrade to the licence. I could get my son to buy it as he has the licence I guess. A left over remnant from the gun control laws of a few years back that required us all to register our guns. a bit wierd as some of mine were old enough to not have serial numbers etc so they sent me stickers that I was supposed to apply to them. They would not have lasted long if one used the gun at all outdoors. RB On 05/09/2014 1:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I don't know what losoe means, Google doesn't either. I presume you took a look through my Photobucket and found this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_121229180_zpsv4gdcnkq.jpg Its a Chinese made B3 airgun. My dad gave it to me as I was under-impressed with my Crossman 10 pump for dispatching garden pests. Its an interesting little gun, build just as cheap as you could possibly make one. Purportedly the stocks are cut from leftover pallets. Thats possibly true but mine looks better than that, at least there are no nail holes that have been filled with putty. I need to order a new rear sight, it shoots low and can't come up any farther as the adjustment screw is too short. I'll try shimming it also but the adjustment screw wasn't cut square so its a poor thing at best. Even with the bad sight its surprisingly accurate for an airgun Dad paid $16 for. http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_081842446_HDR_zpspuxfd79t.jpg You can see on the left where I was walking it up to the target, on the right although its low is a pretty good group. Not bad for a sitting position with a cheap gun anyway. With careful aim it'd kill a squirrel as is. I had been contemplating something in the $200 range and might still go there, airguns are fun, inexpensive, cheap to shoot and nobody complains if I shoot right in my backyard... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
On 05/09/2014 2:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: You have to have a license to have an AIRGUN? Thats a police state... I've read several articles on how to improve the B3, most of it is just cleaning up poor workmanship, it was definitely made to a price point. The marketing says it'll shoot 800 fps, most people say 450 fps is more like it but with tuning 600 is not uncommon. A $200 Ruger will do more like 1000. The worst thing is that the spring doesn't have any oil on it so it smacks around unpleasantly when you shoot. I'd hate to put a scope on it since the recoil (which isn't the right word, because of the spring it recoils forward) would kill it in pretty short order. The gun I'd like to upgrade to is an air piston model which would be much easier on a scope. That said at 20-30 yards a scope isn't really required. I've got one on my Crossman and it only served to point out that the gun isn't as accurate as the iron (well plastic) sights are and it didn't get more accurate with a scope. -Curt Only if it has a muzzle velocity over 1200 fps or something like that. The good ones do. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Sweet. Congratulations. Going to use it to haul Colemans to the ChowdahQ? We could paint a tri star on the hood. On Sep 5, 2014 2:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
You have to have a license to have an AIRGUN? Thats a police state... I've read several articles on how to improve the B3, most of it is just cleaning up poor workmanship, it was definitely made to a price point. The marketing says it'll shoot 800 fps, most people say 450 fps is more like it but with tuning 600 is not uncommon. A $200 Ruger will do more like 1000. The worst thing is that the spring doesn't have any oil on it so it smacks around unpleasantly when you shoot. I'd hate to put a scope on it since the recoil (which isn't the right word, because of the spring it recoils forward) would kill it in pretty short order. The gun I'd like to upgrade to is an air piston model which would be much easier on a scope. That said at 20-30 yards a scope isn't really required. I've got one on my Crossman and it only served to point out that the gun isn't as accurate as the iron (well plastic) sights are and it didn't get more accurate with a scope. -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed I am also told that one can often improve a a cheap airgun with fairly basic work. I do not recall enough detail to give specifics but I also follow a metal working forum and some of the fellows over there were talking about the improvements that can be made without much effort. I want one too but the better ones require that I get a different firearms licence. I would have to go and take a weekend course in order to qualify. I have a possession licence that permits me to keep the guns I have but not to acquire more without the upgrade to the licence. I could get my son to buy it as he has the licence I guess. A left over remnant from the gun control laws of a few years back that required us all to register our guns. a bit wierd as some of mine were old enough to not have serial numbers etc so they sent me stickers that I was supposed to apply to them. They would not have lasted long if one used the gun at all outdoors. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
If I ever get a gun it will be one of those trick waterpistols that shoots sideways. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Sweet. Congratulations. Going to use it to haul Colemans to the ChowdahQ? We could paint a tri star on the hood. On Sep 5, 2014 2:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_zpsjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Your a losoer --R On 9/5/14 2:38 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Loose, I mean... On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Andrew Strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: What's with the losoe gun? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
At the risk of asking a stupid question, if it's a 4WD, why the need (and expense!) of adding an LSD? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:28 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_z psjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
BTW, congrats on the nice-looking truck! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:28 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_z psjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Because, if it is slippery, and one wheel starts to spin, then the likelyhood of moving forward is much reduced. The back would stop pushing and one would be relying solely on traction in the front. With a locker in the back, if the one wheel starts to spin, then the other one keeps trying to move the truck forward. The old joke about 4 wheel drive is that vehicles with it are just stuck a bit further in. If it is slippery or the snow is deep etc, then you need all the help you can get. My 02 F150 had a limited slip axle that would grab automatically if one wheel slipped. My 13 F150 has a different style that I can turn on by pulling out the knob that controls the transfer case. It is not all that common to have a locker in the front axle. I think some of the hard core offroad folks do that but it is generally not recommended for on road use. RB On 05/09/2014 4:00 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: At the risk of asking a stupid question, if it's a 4WD, why the need (and expense!) of adding an LSD? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:28 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_z psjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
1200 fps is serious territory with an airgun, you need special pellets or they just come apart. I'd want to make sure kids didn't get them. I suppose licensing does that... -Curt From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed On 05/09/2014 2:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: You have to have a license to have an AIRGUN? Thats a police state... I've read several articles on how to improve the B3, most of it is just cleaning up poor workmanship, it was definitely made to a price point. The marketing says it'll shoot 800 fps, most people say 450 fps is more like it but with tuning 600 is not uncommon. A $200 Ruger will do more like 1000. The worst thing is that the spring doesn't have any oil on it so it smacks around unpleasantly when you shoot. I'd hate to put a scope on it since the recoil (which isn't the right word, because of the spring it recoils forward) would kill it in pretty short order. The gun I'd like to upgrade to is an air piston model which would be much easier on a scope. That said at 20-30 yards a scope isn't really required. I've got one on my Crossman and it only served to point out that the gun isn't as accurate as the iron (well plastic) sights are and it didn't get more accurate with a scope. -Curt Only if it has a muzzle velocity over 1200 fps or something like that. The good ones do. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed
Because 4wd is really 2wd. I've been stuck with just two wheels spinning. When you're offroad you what every advantage you can get. Its the same reason I won't have an AWD vehicle, I can drive into stuff in 2wd I can back out of in 4wd. If you drive in to a hole in 4wd and get stuck what have you got? Well yeah, I've got the highlift jack. Which reminds me, I bought Dad extraction ramps for Father's day, I'm buying him his own highlift jack for hunting season. He got his Jeep stuck last year... -Curt From: Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net To: 'Curt Raymond' curtlud...@yahoo.com; 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 5:00 PM Subject: RE: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed At the risk of asking a stupid question, if it's a 4WD, why the need (and expense!) of adding an LSD? Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:28 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed Today's trip to the Dodge dealer was a success and I returned with this: http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/IMG_20140904_163905569_z psjlcqf19w.jpg 2010 Dodge 1500, 4 door (all the extended cab Dodges are 4 doors now), 5.7l v8, 4wd, 5spd auto. We had tried a brand new one on Sunday and while we liked it I just didn't want to pay that much money. This one was considerably cheaper than new and only has 75,000 miles. Anyway, goodbye rusty Ranger, hello fullsize truck goodness. Now if I need to drag a car home I can do it with confidence. The Dodge is rated 1mpg better on the highway than the Ranger. It'll be interesting to compare fuel economy on long trips. The best I could ever squeak out of the Ranger was 19mpg, the Dodge is rated at 18 so it should at least hit 20mpg. Its geared higher and should do well on the highway. I do plan a couple upgrades, you'll notice the front end is very close to the ground, its going to get a 2 leveling kit, maybe a new, smaller bumper and probably a limited slip differential. I'm debating what to get for a diff, I'm debating between a Detroit TruTrac or an ARB air locker. The TruTrac is gear only, doesn't require friction modifiers and is half the cost of an ARB while the ARB would give better offroad performance and the option of a front locker if I wanted to get really serious. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Congratulations on your new-to-you Dodge. I hope it lasts for years to come. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
