Big Red

Frozen

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Driver Door lock froze locked with door open at the grocery store.

I sprayed the lock with WD 40 at the store and tried to free it with pliers and a screw driver no luck.

Drove home Cruella de Vil style, you know door swinging open in traffic, me sort holding on to the door while trying to hold onto the steering wheel.

Got home, gave it a few more whacks and the lock freed up.

Rust belt life is real.

Getting Towed Away Again

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On my last day of summer vacation, Big Red had a breakdown. While in retrospect, it was stupid and expensive for the tow and 5 minutes they looked at the shop -- a loose lug nut that I didn't find under the Rockstar Hubcaps, but it wasn't a great way to end one's vacation for sure.

Taken on Sunday August 7, 2022 at Big Red.

Solar starting

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While I do watch the voltage on the starting battery when I camp 🔋 it’s nice to know that solar panel is dumping excess charge into the starting battery ensuring that I can camp multiple days despite opening and closing the doors, using the dome light and other features, and it’s all automatic.

Finally changed the set point on the low voltage disconnect to address greater voltage drop on the accessory battery from the cold

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Finally changed the set point on the low voltage disconnect to address greater voltage drop on the accessory battery from the cold. 🔋

It was so easy to do, beats having to either start the truck or hit the reset switch constantly in the cold.

Now I don’t like to abuse my batteries but disconnecting a load at 11.9 volts in the cold rather than 12.1 volts in the summer isn’t the biggest thing ever. Probably it’s still about the same level of discharge as the summer.

It’s easy enough to change that after I’m done winter camping this week I’ll reset it to 12.1 volts. I’ll have to keep this in mind for the future.

I forgot I have new 35s on my truck

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I forgot I have new 35s on my truck. Turned the wheel to a full lock and oh boy did they grid against the wheel well! 😲 🛻

I think the BFG AT KOs are true 35s unlike the Nitto Terra Grabbers I previously had on the truck which are more like 34 1/2 when new. Plus the new tires have a lot more tread.