BlueLghtning

You'll probably want to post a price for people. 

I'm pretty sure the last year of the D12 engine was around 2006. Maybe you have the much more common D13 or the smaller D11? 

You'll also probably want to list a price for it. 

Pictures will go a long way too. Just put them in a google photo album and link that. 

That looks like a nice truck for someone and I love the Pete 387's. You may want to post on the FB group. There are two places to list.

HDT - Heavy Duty Trucks for RVing (42k members) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/163040000390459

HDT's For Sale (10k members) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/368741390204588

On 11/4/2021 at 1:16 PM, GlennWest said:

Be nice if Victron made a 48v/70 unit. 

Yeah it really would. That's one of the negatives with a 48v system is there doesn't seem to be a lot of good options for a 48v->12v DC to DC with decent amperage. 

On 11/4/2021 at 12:27 PM, bigboomer said:

We have the Victron 24/12 70 amp DC to DC and have had no issues in the 2 plus years it has been installed running our leveling jacks or slides. 

Not even a burp. 

Same here. 2 years on our 24/12-70 DC to DC and no issues with slides or jacks. 

1 hour ago, rickeieio said:

Good hearing from you again,  Salida is a nice place to base.  Lots of good rads for motorcycling nearby.  The ride up to Cripple Creek is one of my favorites.  We have a couple friends who live just west, in Poncha Springs.  Both riders.

Hi Rickeieio, Yeah, we tend to spend a lot of time here during the summer and love this area. We bounce between Salida, Poncho Springs, Buena Vista areas. My friend Scott is a rider too. We are both working on getting bikes again. 

12 hours ago, stephen said:

Hello Buscrusher, please let me know when you decide to sale your GearMaster II. I seriously need one for my 13 speed truck. (619)-836-5203 

stephenagbale@yahoo.com  

Stephen 

It's funny to see my thread bumped from 4 years ago. Buscrusher, I don't think that person was offering up a GearMaster II, just letting me know what they were and this was 4 years ago.

I almost gave in so many times to getting a Gear Master II which I think I would have appreciated, but never did. I never did see any come up used in the time I owned the truck and was keeping an eye out for them. Overall I got very comfortable with shifting the 10 spd. I would occasionally have my moments when I was rushing things or getting flustered, but if I slowed down and just took my time, I had no issues. I never did get my wife comfortable with shifting the truck and that ended up being why we got rid of it plus we wanted a pickup for a truck camper. We tried a few times and she finally gave up and refused to try again. She did drive an iShift truck at at the ECR and enjoyed it, but just decided the manual wasn't for her and wouldn't try again. I actually took other friends out and got them to figure out the basics. 

We sold the HDT last year and the new owner loves it to pull his very large Momentum Toy Hauler. I definitely miss driving it and I really miss hauling a 5th wheel with it.  There just is no comparison with towing with an HDT vs a pickup. That 610 singled short was the perfect size for what we used it for. It was fun reading my story again about picking it up. 

Funny tidbit, my friend Scott that helped me drive the truck back to GA. Him and his wife decided to go full time 2 years after we did and we are actually hanging out with them right now in Salida, CO. They've had 3 RV's in 2 years and just got back into a 5th wheel after a large Class A DP. He was considering a HDT himself, but I think he's found a Ram 3500 he's going to get. 

2 hours ago, geodog said:

Skyline Ranch RV Resort in Bandera, Texas for 10 days, then back home.

 

ShortyO

We've stayed there before. Nice park and I really enjoy walking down to the river from there. 

9 hours ago, Al F said:

OUCH!  $10,900 (including the BMS)  for 600AH.   That comes out to about $1800 for each 100AH of power.  

Yeah, that's really high. 

On 1/31/2021 at 3:15 PM, Chad Heiser said:

In theory I am all in on building my own battery, but in practice I really like the convenience of an OEM drop in.  I still don’t really have the need for lithium based on our current travel style.  Once retirement comes, our travel will change and thus our needs will change.  It is hard to justify the switch currently when I have a perfectly good AGM bank of 1040 amp hours that meets our needs.  When we start spending multiple weeks/months boondocking at a time, then the lithium will win out for me.

Let me know if/when you decide to go Lithium drop in. I've installed a lot of BB & Lion Energy UT1300's and I gotta say I really like the Lion Energy ones. I recently became a reseller of them also so I can offer good prices on them. The group 24 size also is nice as they are physically smaller and they can do up to 150amp discharge per battery. 

I would agree that I would not have a dealer put in your solar. That price is definitely high (maybe not for a dealer).  This summer I basically had to redo a solar system someone had a dealer install for them and they actually had done their homework and had high quality Victron parts, all the fuses, breakers, etc. The dealer handed them back a box of parts and said they didn't need all that, yet the system didn't even work when it left the dealers lot. I spent 8-10 hours cleaning it all up for them. The time it takes to install definitely adds up too.

I don't focus on installs although I do them now and then, but I do solar consulting and if you think you are capable of some DIY with guidance, I offer a service where customers can come to me, and I basically guide them as they install their own system. This greatly helps you understand your system and you are doing the labor saving you a lot of money. I have my site in my profile if you want to reach out to me.  

There is also currently a sale on the Lion Energy UT1300's. (105ah/1344wh) until July 5th. It's $1400 for 2 105ah Lion Energy UT1300's with free shipping in the CONUS. You can reach out directly to me for more info. They are physically smaller than the battle born batteries and have full BMS protection. They do have a basic 5 light SOC right on each battery. Comes in handy if you are troubleshooting a dead battery. I've installed several BB & UT1300 batteries in rigs and both are very nice.  

The one thing I do like with the Lion's is they do support up to a 150amp discharge per battery. Really not an issue if you run more than 1, but if someone is running only 1 lithium, the BB can hit their BMS protection with say a microwave, while the Lion easily handles that load. 

4 hours ago, Asross72 said:

Hi Chad, just came across this old post as I was doing some research for my install.  I see it’s an old post, but brought back again. 
Lots of great info. Thanks for doing that.  I’m just working my way through your info, and I’m sure I’ll find an answer to my question in there, but wondered if there was a quick answer.

Ive got the Magnum 3012 hybrid inverter and as I was working through the installation info, it dawned on me that I didn’t think about the 2 phase 50 amp shore power coming in.  How did you connect that to your system?

i came across the AM Solar smart phase selector, which is automatic and also a manual switch.  

Is the Magnum 3012 inverter something you just bought or have you had? Magnum recently came out with their MSH3012RV inverter which has dual 50amp pass through to solve the issue you are talking about. If you recently bought it and can exchange it, this would be the best course of action. With this "RV" inverter both 120v hot legs pass through the inverter and both are powered by the inverter. 

If you've owned it awhile and it's not feasible to replace it, then the AM Smart phase selector is another option too. I've heard of couple failing from friends that install solar so not sure how robust they are for the long term? They do exactly what they need to though and allow both 120v legs to be powered off an inverter that only has a single 50amp pass through. 

The other option is just to look at your breaker box and decide if you can arrange things in a way that you have what you want powered on the inverter on one leg of the RV and live with that. Just be careful not to overload one leg with all the high draw items. 

We started double towing our Jeep Wrangler last July behind our Raptor Toy Hauler 5th wheel. With that setup we were 80ft long. We towed all over the midwest last summer up to WI, MI, MN, then all the way across Hwy 2 to WA, OR, CA. I never got hassled and really never got a 2nd look. This past Oct, we downsized to a 30' 5th wheel, but still double tow the Jeep, but now we are a much more reasonable 67' or so. 

JC Refrigeration has conversion kits to convert your RV fridge to a standard compressor model. You just replace the cooling unit and keep the actual fridge. - https://jc-refrigeration.com/

I personally just installed a GE 15.5CF classic style freezer over fridge in my RV this past Dec and love it. 

38 minutes ago, Burrabbit said:

Outdoors RV builds a fantastic unit. They are built in La Grande, OR. They are a sister to Artic Fox, and Nash. They use a bonded aluminum, fiberglass body. Designed for back country camping. We have a Timber ridge 24RLS. Check them out at OutdoorsRV.com

I have some friends with Outdoors RV's and they are pretty impressive from what I've seen. Those that have them really like them too. 

1 hour ago, docj said:

Our largest TV is a 43".  On that the 720p picture is just fine IMHO.

For sure. 720p isn't bad on TV's of that size or smaller. 

I've been on the fence about picking up this plan as I'm pretty well set, but it's very tempting. 

I think many people are finding Verizon is actually throttling these plans to 720p even though they originally weren't advertised as such. I'm betting this is another case that this plan ended up a lot popular than they expected. 

2 hours ago, mkc said:

Might I ask where you obtained the USB cable for it?  Accessory spec'd for it from VZW or simply a standard (with appropriate current rating) USB cable?

 

Thanks!

 

Most new devices are coming with a USB-C cable and I looked at the specs and that appears what the 8800L uses. - https://www.verizonwireless.com/internet-devices/verizon-jetpack-mifi-8800l/

"The MiFi 8800L lets you connect with up to 15 trusted devices at a time. You can even share files over your local Wi-Fi connection by using a storage device with a USB-C connector."

So basically any USB-C cable will work fine. Something like this. - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CZTZLB8/ref=twister_B07KJXWCQQ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

40 minutes ago, jbh said:

  Will it harm the jetpack battery to always have it plugged in? Or is it "smart?"

Which model jetpack? Some of the older ones are known to have "swelling" battery issues if left plugged in all the time. Some of the later ones they are making them where you can remove the battery and plug them in and they work fine thus not having to worry about over charging the battery or anything. 

3 minutes ago, mr. cob said:

Howdy Dan,

Maurice and Ginny, are great folks, we sure enjoyed our stay with them, be sure to say Howdy to Maurice and give Ginny a hug from me.

Dave

Hey Dave. They certainly are great folks and what an awesome place! Having 50amp power is just icing on the cake too! I'll surely tell them you said hey! 

I got one of the bikes out today and hit some FS roads around here! Lots of great riding! 

I've been hanging around Colorado for the past 5-6 weeks (Salida, South Fork, Pagossa Springs, Salida, Leadville, Silverthorne) so I decided to come stop by and see Maurice & Ginny in Yampa, CO. I've been here a couple days already and they are awesome hosts and I love their property out there. 

I tried to trade Maurice my Volvo for his Petrebuilt, but Ginny put her foot down.

We spent most of March, April, & May in Utah and visited all 5 NP's in Utah and several of the state parks. I never realized how much I would enjoy that state! We are meeting up with the Xscapers in Deadwood, SD for another convergence, so we had to start heading that way. We spent about 3-4 days in Green River, WY boondocking up on Wild Horse Canyon. We had 5 wild horses right outside our rig one morning and then one day when I was riding around on the motorcycle I saw a ton of antelope, 3 elk, and 4 more wild horses. Such a cool area.

We made our way over towards Lander, WY actually boondocking on the south end of the Loop rd right near the towns of South Pass and Atlantic City. We got to tour the old town of South Pass and see the old mine. We spent hours there and really enjoyed it. 

7 hours ago, GeorgiaHybrid said:

Blue, saw where you were heading up to Montana. What part and how long are you going to be there?

Actually in WY right now (Green River area). Headed to SD to Deadwood around June 16th then Pagossa Springs CO around July 8th. Then making a run out to Bend OR near the end of Aug. I need to head back to GA (my goal is late Oct, Early Nov), so I might pass through Montanna then if I decide to go see family in the UP of Michigan and WI before heading back to GA. We'll see. I got a busy schedule ahead of me.  

On 6/3/2018 at 1:11 PM, Hewhoknowslittle said:

Dan,

You would love a auto shift, I thought I never wanted one till I got one, no looking back.
And 560hp with 1850 torque doesn't hurt the power eather.

Roger 

I need to drive yours sometime.