I wanted a lightweight shelf so I could pull out my storage boxes without moving a bunch of things around. This setup has been on about a hundred miles of dirt road so far, including some nasty washboard, and is holding up really well.
It's a great trail, and you should hopefully have good weather in April. As others mentioned bring extra water since you get pretty remote.
The side trail down Lathrop Canyon to the river was worth the time. There were some bigger rocks near the top (this was 2 years ago) but nothing serious...
Hi Vince, thanks for the reply. I think we may both be saying the same thing, but from slightly different directions.
Many winches can draw over 400A, the one I'm using for my calculations draws a max of 415A. The stock wires that come with that winch are only rated at ~120A continuous so the...
For those using a fuse to protect their winch's wiring keep in mind that fuses act on a "time delay curve". Here's a chart from Blue Sea.
https://www.bluesea.com/products/5190/MRBF_Terminal_Fuse_-_300A
If you run a 400A fuse to protect a 400A winch that fuse will pass 150% of current (600A) for...
Did anybody else have an issue getting the drivers side tapered post to fully re-seat into the hole? On my passenger side the post inserts far enough that the lip is flush with the hole, so the TACCOM sits flush. On the drivers side the lip on the tapered post sticks up about 1/8" above the...