*** The Official Superduty Morning Coffee Thread ***
#1201
03-08-2018, 10:25 AM
Fleet Owner
Our biggest concern here in WI is hitting a deer (hopefully not at 70mph!). While I like the look, and my 250 has its own chromed manik guard (from the PO and probably more for looks than anything... I see it as a step up to the engine bay) I have heard that these actually make damage worse. Is that the case or do stout guards such as yours actually protect a front end from impact?
You are right about the step up too. I used my Ranch Hand "step up" last week on the side of the interstate 4 times. Worked very well.
#1202
03-08-2018, 10:26 AM
Fleet Owner
I found a whole touchless toilet at Home Depot for $425 vs. a repair kit for the marine head is $331 with tax. Boating and dieseling are so similar in cost.
I bought a Honda portable generator for the boat last year. I like how it idles quietly to charge the batteries while on the hook, then automatically steps up the throttle when I run something heavy - like a shop vac. Generators have really improved over the years. A portable generator is a good thing to have when traveling cross-country in the winter. If things get weird, you can plug into the generator to warm the truck up - and give the batteries a boost at the same time.
I bought a Honda portable generator for the boat last year. I like how it idles quietly to charge the batteries while on the hook, then automatically steps up the throttle when I run something heavy - like a shop vac. Generators have really improved over the years. A portable generator is a good thing to have when traveling cross-country in the winter. If things get weird, you can plug into the generator to warm the truck up - and give the batteries a boost at the same time.
#1203
03-08-2018, 11:16 AM
#1204
03-08-2018, 12:21 PM
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#1205
03-08-2018, 12:31 PM
#1206
03-08-2018, 12:32 PM
Fleet Owner
#1207
03-08-2018, 12:41 PM
Fleet Mechanic
I found a whole touchless toilet at Home Depot for $425 vs. a repair kit for the marine head is $331 with tax. Boating and dieseling are so similar in cost.
I bought a Honda portable generator for the boat last year. I like how it idles quietly to charge the batteries while on the hook, then automatically steps up the throttle when I run something heavy - like a shop vac. Generators have really improved over the years. A portable generator is a good thing to have when traveling cross-country in the winter. If things get weird, you can plug into the generator to warm the truck up - and give the batteries a boost at the same time.
I bought a Honda portable generator for the boat last year. I like how it idles quietly to charge the batteries while on the hook, then automatically steps up the throttle when I run something heavy - like a shop vac. Generators have really improved over the years. A portable generator is a good thing to have when traveling cross-country in the winter. If things get weird, you can plug into the generator to warm the truck up - and give the batteries a boost at the same time.
#1208
03-08-2018, 02:44 PM
Postmaster
Our biggest concern here in WI is hitting a deer (hopefully not at 70mph!). While I like the look, and my 250 has its own chromed manik guard (from the PO and probably more for looks than anything... I see it as a step up to the engine bay) I have heard that these actually make damage worse. Is that the case or do stout guards such as yours actually protect a front end from impact?
Haggling.... oh wow. lost art for sure. Whenever I sell something online the first reply to me is almost always. "What's your bottom dollar?". And I just wanna go... SLAP! That's not negotiating!
Haggling.... oh wow. lost art for sure. Whenever I sell something online the first reply to me is almost always. "What's your bottom dollar?". And I just wanna go... SLAP! That's not negotiating!
#1209
03-08-2018, 04:00 PM
#1210
03-08-2018, 05:31 PM
I bought mine at the motorcycle shop, and they sell them at just about any farm & garden, home improvement, or sporting goods store. I've seen competitors that claim to be as quiet or quieter than a Honda, and they are less expensive. I've never had a stubborn Honda engine on any device I've owned (cars, motorcycles, boats, etc...), nor have they fallen apart from cheap assembly - so I stuck with the more expensive Honda.
Another thing to consider when shopping: I find it interesting that Honda is the brand everybody compares with when making bold claims.
Another thing to consider when shopping: I find it interesting that Honda is the brand everybody compares with when making bold claims.
#1211
03-08-2018, 08:49 PM
I bought mine at the motorcycle shop, and they sell them at just about any farm & garden, home improvement, or sporting goods store. I've seen competitors that claim to be as quiet or quieter than a Honda, and they are less expensive. I've never had a stubborn Honda engine on any device I've owned (cars, motorcycles, boats, etc...), nor have they fallen apart from cheap assembly - so I stuck with the more expensive Honda.
Another thing to consider when shopping: I find it interesting that Honda is the brand everybody compares with when making bold claims.
Another thing to consider when shopping: I find it interesting that Honda is the brand everybody compares with when making bold claims.
#1212
03-09-2018, 06:31 AM
Horrible Freight keeps losing track of me... thankfully. I never got more than about 5 or 6 mailers since they moved into town. HF is where I go for disposable tools, supplies, and stuff for big jobs that I don't intend to use for a living. I did manage to get a decent air compressor for a reasonable price, though.
#1213
03-09-2018, 07:12 AM
#1214
03-09-2018, 09:39 AM
Fleet Owner
Funny story about haggling...
Let me start by saying that I can haggle with the best of them at times, but this one time I slipped up a bit and it cost me. Not a lot, but hurt pride more than my wallet.
So, we were looking for a topper for our truck. We found a few on C-list and went to look at one after work one day. I had gotten confused with which price the one I was looking at and thought it was listed for $150. So, when I got there I saw that the topper was in decent shape, but I always try to haggle a bit on a C-list purchase because I think that is anticipated or included in the price. Anyway, because I thought the listing was for $150, I asked if he would take $120 because it was dirty, yadda yadda...
The seller looked at me a moment, then said "ya, that sounds good".
We loaded the topper on the truck and I drove off thinking, good job Sous. Bought a topper for a discounted price.
I called my wife on the drive home to tell her the score I had won. When I said he took $120 for it, I could hear the silence on the other end of the line.
She said "why did you offer $120 on a $100 C-list ad?"
I said "ummm, what?"
She said "the price for the topper was $100"
I said "****!!! I must have gotten it confused"
We both laughed it off because it was only $20 and a lesson learned for a fairly cheap price.
It happens, oh well...
Story time over for me today.
Let me start by saying that I can haggle with the best of them at times, but this one time I slipped up a bit and it cost me. Not a lot, but hurt pride more than my wallet.
So, we were looking for a topper for our truck. We found a few on C-list and went to look at one after work one day. I had gotten confused with which price the one I was looking at and thought it was listed for $150. So, when I got there I saw that the topper was in decent shape, but I always try to haggle a bit on a C-list purchase because I think that is anticipated or included in the price. Anyway, because I thought the listing was for $150, I asked if he would take $120 because it was dirty, yadda yadda...
The seller looked at me a moment, then said "ya, that sounds good".
We loaded the topper on the truck and I drove off thinking, good job Sous. Bought a topper for a discounted price.
I called my wife on the drive home to tell her the score I had won. When I said he took $120 for it, I could hear the silence on the other end of the line.
She said "why did you offer $120 on a $100 C-list ad?"
I said "ummm, what?"
She said "the price for the topper was $100"
I said "****!!! I must have gotten it confused"
We both laughed it off because it was only $20 and a lesson learned for a fairly cheap price.
It happens, oh well...
Story time over for me today.
#1215
03-09-2018, 10:30 AM
Postmaster
Funny story about haggling...
Let me start by saying that I can haggle with the best of them at times, but this one time I slipped up a bit and it cost me. Not a lot, but hurt pride more than my wallet.
So, we were looking for a topper for our truck. We found a few on C-list and went to look at one after work one day. I had gotten confused with which price the one I was looking at and thought it was listed for $150. So, when I got there I saw that the topper was in decent shape, but I always try to haggle a bit on a C-list purchase because I think that is anticipated or included in the price. Anyway, because I thought the listing was for $150, I asked if he would take $120 because it was dirty, yadda yadda...
The seller looked at me a moment, then said "ya, that sounds good".
We loaded the topper on the truck and I drove off thinking, good job Sous. Bought a topper for a discounted price.
I called my wife on the drive home to tell her the score I had won. When I said he took $120 for it, I could hear the silence on the other end of the line.
She said "why did you offer $120 on a $100 C-list ad?"
I said "ummm, what?"
She said "the price for the topper was $100"
I said "****!!! I must have gotten it confused"
We both laughed it off because it was only $20 and a lesson learned for a fairly cheap price.
It happens, oh well...
Story time over for me today.
Let me start by saying that I can haggle with the best of them at times, but this one time I slipped up a bit and it cost me. Not a lot, but hurt pride more than my wallet.
So, we were looking for a topper for our truck. We found a few on C-list and went to look at one after work one day. I had gotten confused with which price the one I was looking at and thought it was listed for $150. So, when I got there I saw that the topper was in decent shape, but I always try to haggle a bit on a C-list purchase because I think that is anticipated or included in the price. Anyway, because I thought the listing was for $150, I asked if he would take $120 because it was dirty, yadda yadda...
The seller looked at me a moment, then said "ya, that sounds good".
We loaded the topper on the truck and I drove off thinking, good job Sous. Bought a topper for a discounted price.
I called my wife on the drive home to tell her the score I had won. When I said he took $120 for it, I could hear the silence on the other end of the line.
She said "why did you offer $120 on a $100 C-list ad?"
I said "ummm, what?"
She said "the price for the topper was $100"
I said "****!!! I must have gotten it confused"
We both laughed it off because it was only $20 and a lesson learned for a fairly cheap price.
It happens, oh well...
Story time over for me today.
. I can imagine the conversation the seller had with his wife...