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  1. 1 hour ago, TXiceman said:

    Look at the coverage maps and see where coverage is spotty.  As for cost, when you are on Star Link you do have to still subscribe to various streaming services. 

    I did, and it looks to me like it's about 99% coverage in the US. Netflix and prime are pretty cheap, and youtube is free - which I watch most of the time.  Also, with wifi calling, you may be able to reduce your cell bill.  I reduced my data plan substantially.

     Regardless, hauling around that Slimline dish was getting real old, and I was starting to have a lot of difficulty aiming it. 

    I've been extremely pleased with Starlink and I see many of them in my travels. 

  2. 20 hours ago, TXiceman said:

     Star Link is expensive and not available everywhere.

    Where is Starlink not available?  It sure is nice to never have to worry about cell service, or lug around and set up a heavy satellite dish.  It doesn't cost much more than Directv, and with the RV version you can suspend service anytime you wish.

  3. 2008 Freightliner M2-106 Sportchassis.

    I was going to  change my own oil and filter, but after looking at where the oil filter is, I don't know.  It sits vertically, tucked in pretty tight behind a frame member.  Doesn't look like a strap-type OF wrench is going to do the job.  Is there some kind of tool that latches on to the bottom of the filter?

  4. 1 hour ago, oldjohnt said:

        While one reads and hears about how you can take Li all the way down until it shuts off HOWEVER Im NOT a fan of doing so.

    I've done that... inadvertently.  And then, my chargers would not work.  I had to 'prime the pump' by briefly attaching a 48v source (which was a spare Segway scooter charger) to the busbar to get the charger to wake up.  

  5. I'm close to selling my M2-106 Freightliner with a flat bed.  My previous tow was an F450 with a flat bed.  I'm considering a standard pickup with a standard bed, but I need some opinions from those who do that.  

    I see it all the time, in fact most 5er pullers are standard bed trucks, but, I guess my concern is the small clearance between the 5er and the top of the bed.  Is that a real issue for you?  Do you get a lot of contact there, or is it a non-issue?

     

  6. 2 hours ago, rv Ed said:

    Why would a factory DPF not make a good daily driver /  grocery getter.

    Maybe some do,  my Cummins 8.3 does not.  If these engines aren't worked hard enough, and  don't get up to temperature for long enough, or the  regeneration process is not working  as it should, they will soot up.

    "Oftentimes, blocked diesel particulate filters are caused by short journeys at low speeds. Vehicles operating at low speeds on short journeys are unable to meet the requirements for the filter to clean itself."

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