Well........it happened.
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You have me concerned. When you hook up a trailer with the 7-pin the backup alarm is automatically silenced. The camera view is there but no alarm should be bugging you.
If the trailer is not hooked up, when you go into reverse with the tailgate down it is alarming and on your LCD screen it should show the on/off for the reverse alarm system. A quick down and OK and things get quiet.
If the trailer is not hooked up, when you go into reverse with the tailgate down it is alarming and on your LCD screen it should show the on/off for the reverse alarm system. A quick down and OK and things get quiet.
Talk about spatial disorientation!!!! The back up camera with the tailgate down. Looking under your truck with the ground moving and not realy sure which way? Backing up with 60 bales of hay, no backup assist, no camera, no rear window and hay hanging out the side so not much side mirrors. 
I live with 2 people in a split level head, They like both of me and I like both of them!
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I have my old 1995 flatbed dually for the potentially vehicle-damaging stupid stuff, as well as trailers. Warranty long gone, and it's probably worth less than the $400 I paid for it.
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Well I've only owned the truck for 7 months so far, you've had yours for a bit longer. I do want to keep it somewhat purdy lookin'... Also, I like to believe that I have a warranty associated with it so I can keep the kms down and go by the years instead. Yeah, I'm still in that phase for now. I thought the 6.0L days are over where the turbo clogs up because you didn't drive it hard enough.
I have my old 1995 flatbed dually for the potentially vehicle-damaging stupid stuff, as well as trailers. Warranty long gone, and it's probably worth less than the $400 I paid for it.
I have my old 1995 flatbed dually for the potentially vehicle-damaging stupid stuff, as well as trailers. Warranty long gone, and it's probably worth less than the $400 I paid for it.
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Well, the trip back was equally pleasing....probably had to do with getting home to my bed and no more motel bed.
Hand calculated the return trip mileage because the truck was showing 19.2. Checked it against my hand calculations and by hand, I got 18.9. So it was off just a tad but still pretty darn good.
On another note, I learned that leaving the truck parked for more than a day gives the local birds a prime opportunity to start trying to nest under the hood. I was cleaning up around the yard Monday evening and saw some grass and twigs sticking out behind the front left wheel around the frame. Those stupid birds had been busy because they had built a condo in there. I hate birds.
Hand calculated the return trip mileage because the truck was showing 19.2. Checked it against my hand calculations and by hand, I got 18.9. So it was off just a tad but still pretty darn good.
On another note, I learned that leaving the truck parked for more than a day gives the local birds a prime opportunity to start trying to nest under the hood. I was cleaning up around the yard Monday evening and saw some grass and twigs sticking out behind the front left wheel around the frame. Those stupid birds had been busy because they had built a condo in there. I hate birds.
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On another note, I learned that leaving the truck parked for more than a day gives the local birds a prime opportunity to start trying to nest under the hood. I was cleaning up around the yard Monday evening and saw some grass and twigs sticking out behind the front left wheel around the frame. Those stupid birds had been busy because they had built a condo in there. I hate birds.
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Birds? I can top that
About 3 years ago I took my F150 to a hunt cabin just outside Cuba Missouri. Two days after I was back home I heard a clunk when I turned on the A/C fan then a clicking. A few days later got a bad smell and ended having to tear into the dash.
Turns out a field mouse had decided to do a bit if investigating of my truck and got caught in the blower fan.
Now that was fun.
Traded the truck in Jan 3rd on my F250. Hoping to keep it away from field mice. I really hate mice...
Turns out a field mouse had decided to do a bit if investigating of my truck and got caught in the blower fan.
Now that was fun.
Traded the truck in Jan 3rd on my F250. Hoping to keep it away from field mice. I really hate mice...
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Just crossed 1k miles in my new 2012 F250 6.7L 4x4 Lariat. Loads of fun. SIck of the "cleaning exhaust filter" message coming on when I pull in my driveway, but other than that, loving it. She's at the dealer getting the spray in Vortex lining right now (delayed it as I was in the midst of moving into my new house and figured why ding the lining when I can ding under neath and cover it up. :grin:
Now, you want to talk about changing throttle responses...............I alternate between this and my 08 Shelby vert. I downright scare myself now if I forget I'm in the Shelby.
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Now, you want to talk about changing throttle responses...............I alternate between this and my 08 Shelby vert. I downright scare myself now if I forget I'm in the Shelby.
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Well another roadtrip.
The wife and I had to make a trip to Ohio for one of her classes and I'm just going to kick back and chill.
Anyhow, I reset the trip data on the Trip A screen when I fueled up before we left town today. The first pic is when we hit the lot at the motel tonight. The second pic is the Average MPG that goes back three tanks of fuel which includes driving on interstate and in town multiple times. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.
On the top pic and for this trip, the speed averaged around 67 MPH. I'm thinking between 65 and 70 is going to be the sweetspot. If I start staying around 75, I start seeing a drop off in MPGs. I'll do the hand-calculation when we fuel up before we head back.
Lovin' this truck!
The wife and I had to make a trip to Ohio for one of her classes and I'm just going to kick back and chill.
Anyhow, I reset the trip data on the Trip A screen when I fueled up before we left town today. The first pic is when we hit the lot at the motel tonight. The second pic is the Average MPG that goes back three tanks of fuel which includes driving on interstate and in town multiple times. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.
On the top pic and for this trip, the speed averaged around 67 MPH. I'm thinking between 65 and 70 is going to be the sweetspot. If I start staying around 75, I start seeing a drop off in MPGs. I'll do the hand-calculation when we fuel up before we head back.
Lovin' this truck!
WOW! I didn't think a truck with this much power would give such good gas milage. I guess since I have the dually, long bed I should expect a drop in mpg. Thanks for the pictures.
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You have me concerned. When you hook up a trailer with the 7-pin the backup alarm is automatically silenced. The camera view is there but no alarm should be bugging you.
If the trailer is not hooked up, when you go into reverse with the tailgate down it is alarming and on your LCD screen it should show the on/off for the reverse alarm system. A quick down and OK and things get quiet.
If the trailer is not hooked up, when you go into reverse with the tailgate down it is alarming and on your LCD screen it should show the on/off for the reverse alarm system. A quick down and OK and things get quiet.
but my hookup drill is to use the camera to get close,
then stop to drop the tailgate,
then backup to hook up and until I get hooked up it's screaming at me with no indication to shad-up
like I said - gotta bring it in to check it out...
but if that's the extent of my problems, I'm good !!!!
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Well......it happened, just when the snow was pretty much gone, we get a huge dump last night. Great April fools by mother nature 
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Good thing is I got to pull 2 poeple out of the ditch today. Took this pic when I got back from the first one. This truck pulls cars out of the ditch so easily it is almost scary.
LOVE IT!
.Good thing is I got to pull 2 poeple out of the ditch today. Took this pic when I got back from the first one. This truck pulls cars out of the ditch so easily it is almost scary.
LOVE IT!
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