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For what it is worth, they will not recharge battery backup batteries, AND with the battery backups we were using during an emergency test, the battery backup units would constantly chirp with the modified sine wave inverters.   Again another take it for what it is worth , they work well with basic things but ...
Next one I purchase will be a full sine wave.

On 10/10/2019 at 2:13 PM, OU812 said:

Where was this fusible link at?  Down by the battery?   I have a 2007 Volvo 670 and I can turn key and display goes blank, but no sounds of it trying to turn over...   Or do I have a ton of dead batteries instead?

  Problem solved........ long story short...... Replaced a low resistance fusible link. (corroded inside)   Now the key worked all the time. Thank you for all your replies.   OU812 

Keep us updated on what you find out.

Thanks for the information all,  I live on the east side of South Dakota, and we can have great weather on one side of the state, and all h@ll breaking loose on the other side of the state.   So chains it is.   and now the next question... how much clearance would you need for snow chains?   Also  hadn't heard about drag chains,  a new nugget of knowledge to remember.
We'll be running either i29 north and south or I90 east and west until we retire full time.  So we are definitely running on the northern tier of states until later on.

Thanks all!

So while everyone is ducking inside to hide from the heat advisories, thought I would quick post this, since I ducked inside for  a bit as well.
For those that venture into snow areas, what do you use for traction in snow?

I am going with fairly aggressive tread pattern, but I know that doesn't solve everything.   I've seen chains, ratchet cleats.  Whats being used?   Any horror stories of items to stay away from?

Thanks everyone, finally have my 2007 Volvo!

Definitely water and a bit of soap to help squish things around, makes it much more mobile.

Cool temperatures really help as well, and as mentioned before always in the shade.

Good luck on the project!

Looks great and thanks for those wonderful trip pictures - wish more people would put them up on their travels... Hopefully next year I'll be able to add my own adventure.

Thanks for all the pictures and additional info to think about for gearing to get those mpgs out of the tanks.

Excellent idea bout getting solar set up, we have 2 100 watt panels and they will put out 9.5amps at the controller, so if you set up with a 250w you'll have that with one panel above the sleeper.

Mine are for emergencies so I can't have them tied to the camper, etc. everything is fully portable in case we need it for the house as well.

Keep posting pictures.

We are seriously looking at an HDT ourselves. After getting beat up hauling a small trailer out to Sturgis, I can't imagine what I'd feel like hauling anything larger. So we're looking at something that can pull without problems, air-ride so we aren't bounced around like peas in a tin can, and something that expanded out a bit could haul extra motorcycles as well as the toy hauler in the future.

I heard there was a checklist around for looking at used HDTs, anyone have its location?