Recent content by CountryHandyMan

I know I'm resurrecting an old thread, but you already have a rack that works height wise. Why not add filler panels around the rack legs, essentially creating a custom height cap? It would be an easy task for any metal shop and you already know the size/height works for you.

Excellent trip report, I've enjoyed it greatly. Thanks for the hat tip, glad you found Bar Road.

This has been great reading so far, you've really got me studying the Delorme between Kokadjo and Stud mill.

I see the bridge at 20 Mile is still a mess of busted boards and homeless nails. I was camping up that way Friday night and that wind was horrible.

I enjoy your writing style, looking forward to hearing more.

Well, I prefer a good snatch strap, they differ from a tow strap. A snatch strap will stretch a little during a hard pull, it'll cushion the vehicles involved. A tow strap behaves like a chain, if someone is yanking on it it's violent and sometimes dangerous. Expect to pay a bit more for quality...

Not knowing what you hope to accomplish it's hard to say if 2wd will work for you. A person get get a lot of fun out of a 2wd with cautious driving. I'm in Maine and have covered many a mile in the Great North Woods in a 2wd Ford Ranger with a cap. I always believe tow hooks and a nice strap are...

Hilldweller you win the funniest post award.

My 2000 Superduty with the 5.4 gas v-8 was $3300 to replace at a shop, including the $300 clutch kit. It came with a 4 year, 40,000 mile warranty.

So I just talked with my local dealership about the truck I looked at yesterday. It's under recall, I'm going to arrange a test drive to the dealership so they can look at the frame (it has holes and missing spots) I'm thinking I might be able to get the truck for a low price and have Toyota...

The dreaded Allagash dust. I used to use pantyhose as a pre filter on my K&N. Now I use the AEM dry flo filters, just tap it clean at camp each night. DaVikes, good to know about the carrier bearings, drive line vibrations drive me nuts. I don't currently plan a big wheel/tire combo, I believe...

To each his own- I prefer two wheel drive as much as possible (I'm locked front and rear) when poking along in the woods. I like the option to select four wheel drive to back out of troubles and reassess. Growing up in Maine with a two wheel drive Ford Ranger taught me to be comfortable with...

Lots of good info, thanks folks, and yes Marathonracer the pinkham road is a serious hand full in a lifted, locked, overloaded TJ

OK, thanks for the input so far. New is out of my budget, I've heard '05 and up are better so that's what I'm thinking, I'm strongly considering buying out of state, Virginia specifically as I have some family down there. I just looked a an '07 at a dealer in "good shape" and was peeling rust...

So after many many years of Jeeps and Fords I'm looking at Tacoma's for my next rig. It will be replacing both my over built TJ Wrangler and my Superduty flatbed. My aim is a light duty over lander. My Superduty is a fuel hungry beast, a leftover from my construction business I sold. My Wrangler...