These engines pump natural gas.badtoytrd said:Power plant on the Columbia?
Thanks for the input on the awning. Ordered mine today!
Hodakaguy
These engines pump natural gas.badtoytrd said:Power plant on the Columbia?
Thanks for the input on the awning. Ordered mine today!
Yeah a lot of guys run rollers on the syn rope, as long as the rollers are clean (no bur marks from wire rope) and have tight gap tolerances in the corners they should work fine. I see Daystar makes replacement Syn rollers as well.Advmoto18 said:Nice and clean install. Looks good!
My preference is a bumper that allows you access to the winch's spool, preferably from the top and the portion of the bumper for the fairlead perpendicular to the ground.
After 40+ years of winching through trial and error and later some very good professional training...
(One of the best off-road schools I've ever attended (no affiliation, just a very satisfied student))
With a downward angled bumper face, it is often better to use a roller fairlead as this greatly reduces friction on the synthetic rope. Roller fairleads are better for syn rope than a Hawse fairlead in all applications but most users of syn rope prefer the Hawse.
The radius of the Hawse fairlead should be at least 6 times the radius of the rope. Ideally, the rope should exit the fairlead perpendicular to the fairlead when stowed. With the angled mount, you're effectively reducing the radius of the Hawse opening probably by about half. This puts a lot of friction on the rope and will greatly reduce the rope's life span.
I like the clean, minimalist look as well. And not needing to replace the factory front corner panels with huge bumper extensions. I just wonder why the fabricators can't design and fabricate the fairlead portion of such bumper perpendicular to the ground?Hodakaguy said:Yeah a lot of guys run rollers on the syn rope, as long as the rollers are clean (no bur marks from wire rope) and have tight gap tolerances in the corners they should work fine. I see Daystar makes replacement Syn rollers as well.
I'll keep an eye on it and see how it does, it's not something I'll be using every day but you do want it to work when you need it. I like the lower profile of the Hawse unit, plus it came with the winch so that was a plus. There are a lot of people out there running this same combo with good results, but who knows how much they are used. The Winch for me is insurance, I’ll try hard Not to use the Winch .
Thanks for the post
Hodakaguy
The 4.88's help a lot with the gear hunting, it won't eliminate it but it makes a big difference. The truck is also a lot more snappy off the line with the new gears. Mileage hasn't changed a lot, my father is still seeing around 18 mpg and I'm around 15 with the camper on the back. I'm going to install the Orange Virus tune as well, that with the gears should make an awesome setup!wyorunner said:Any info you’d be willing to share about your 4.88 upgrade would be greatly appreciated.
I noticed immediately after driving ours home from Vegas it hunts 5/6 way too much. Did the 4.88 reduce this at all? How about gas mileage? How much was it affected? I know not usually a concern when you going that route, but we bought the truck so my wife could drive something nice and new, compared to her 88 ramcharger she’s been driving the last few years.
Mileage was a factor in buying her the Tacoma, and would like to see it remain similar, but I’d also like to see the truck stop hunting gears so much.
Your twin builds are amazing, gives me good ideas for her truck, as well as for my 74 Cummins crew cab build, particularly the wiring.
Thanks for the info!