Posted on 05/27/2008 5:44:17 PM PDT by Chickensoup
Just what the old guys taught me!
I wish I would have learned it alot earlier in my wild days!
“Brilliant! “
Yep and better than not voting at all. I am going anyhow to support my local guy. If you vote for McCain you will wake up with a serious hangover. But then again there are a lot of socialists around here.
Me, I just love pulling in front of a Prius and running a gear low. The whole time pissing them off with my load pipes and getting better highway mileage than them.
For almost 2 years i was getting upwards of 22mpg on a v8 explorer. Then it progressively dropped to 19.
I had the dealer do a computerized road test, OF EVERYTHING.
No (mechanical, electrical, fuel delivery, air delivery, exhaust, each injector individually, power packs, etc. etc.) problems found except for one: My foot was getting too chummy chummy with V-8 power again. :-)
I have corrected the problem and edging in on 23mpg. :-)
“I drive a concrete mixer and if I ever see somebody trying to draft off of me I am spinning my drum backwards. Lets see how that looks with concrete on your new $50,000 SUV econobox that gets 35+ miles per gallon.”
Ha ha ha that is good. You still driving the old rear trucks I see. All I see these days is Oshkosh front loaders. My neighbor loves his.
Try snapping on the Jake if someone is tailing ya. That will mess their shorts quick.
I only get 37 with my Harley :(
No good on the auto but if you hook it up to your hot water heater, it will save $100 per month
Does not work. Well, good treads on narrower new tire are marginally better than wider baldies but you need bite in snow and mud. I use these on all my mud vehicles and wish I had them when lived in the mountains.
The best tire made of SUVs and trucks. Expensive but you get what you pay for.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/overview/all-terrain-t-a-ko/44.html
These things are the BOMB. Wear fantastic. The trick is to grab and release the loose stuff so the treads do not pack up. Some people like Nittos but they do not wear.
I'm guessing that it's either a 2 wheel drive, or an earlier model with vacuum-actuated or manual front hubs. The Explorers with full-time or automatic 4WD struggle to reach 20 MPG.
Ahhh yes, the BF Goodrich AT/KO - excellent tires. And durable. I ran about 65000 miles on mine before I sold the vehicle. They were great in snow, and off road. Not quite mudders, but very aggressive tread that had some significant grip.
Sorry, :-)
It IS a 4X4 AWD w/sensortrac, tire monitor, no 3rd row, 4.6 v8 2005 XLT
Currently - 22.4mpg
“Too many people are panicking and not taking action and driving slower will get you hurt I guarantee it.”
I ordered these
http://www.hornblasters.com/
Easy let 10 pounds of air out of each tire.
His concern was about fuel mileage...
Those wide tires work great in deep stuff if you air them down, but for Hi mileage, slime is better.
Besides, They cut throw snow better, and spin easier to clean the treads for traction.
My farm is very sandy - duh - SW FL. I have pulled all kinds of vehicles out with my F-250 - half the time in 2x. Some big ones. Like driving for gas milage, which I do not do (lead foot), driving in snow is 25% equipment and 75% driver. In snow and down here it is freaky how many people start of with wheels cocked ever so slightly. Ditto, thinking hitting the breaks is how to stop.
Just keep in mind that some of these "tips" can get you killed.
http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/?ef_id=1097:3:s_fe8a6e9574690fd23b196a7b9f8f0419_1053084402:hNPhV0GvMUMAAA7VTHIAAAAH:20080528014200
Some one put together a box that does nothing.
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