What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Love it

 

Shoot at this point any day the high is over 40 is a good day here…

 

Yeah, within just a few weeks, we went from 80's to 50's with it dipping down to 29 degrees on Saturday night... And... my furnace decided to die. I get to spend an unexpected $7K tomorrow to have it replaced. I was planning to upgrade sometime soon, just not tomorrow. If I could just dial back all the adulting going on, that'd be great. Yeah...

 

i tore off 3 or 4 of the ones i have. they dont hold up well off roading but are great around the city.

I currently run Husky long johns

 

Yessir and thanks. They are Duratracs.

 

So a few days ago I found a pair of Diode Dynamics SS3 Max fog lights for $200 I figured there might be a problem with them for that price but it turns out they work just fine!

Also got a used 3 gallon roto can with the mount for around $100 all in and a DIY loop (

$11 Glarks 36Pcs 304 Stainless Steel M6 Male Thread Machinery Shoulder Lifting Ring Eye Bolt with Lock Nuts/Lock Washers/Flat Washers Set

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G2SQTLL) and carabiner for the molle panel to hold my recovery rope off the bed.

 

The easy way to install fogs is opening the hood and reaching down between the grille and radiator. I went through the fender the first time too.

 

I found ripping through the fender lining super easy, just the 4-5 bolts out and ripped it back lol

 

That sucks!

There never really is an ideal time to be kicked squarely in the nuts......and pay for it....

 

This ^

It's one screw. I guess you do have to be tall enough to reach. Which isn't really all that tall.

 

A friend once asked me if he should buy a condominium from his friends who were moving to from OH to AZ. He was just emerging from the stresses of child support payments and the price he was getting on the condominium was too good to be pass up ... but that he had to borrow just for the down payment.

I advised him that "price at the door" is just the beginning. These are the joys of being financially responsible for all home repairs.

 

Looks great!

 

Good looking truck!

 

https://imgur.com/3RLdrZQ

https://imgur.com/oNJ8fPN

Raptor grille thingo, not so hot on the lights but they were not optional to buy so... +5 horsepower it is. Warn semi hidden winch bumper going on this weekend hopefully.

 

You must pay monthly subscription for the full 5 HP. Else it is just the "trial period" 1 HP.

 

Picked up another rear driveline, and ordered some new tires. Trying out the 37 Kenda Mt2s, as I've been running their RTs for a couple of years.

 

Reaching the fogs from down inside the engine bay = 1 screw each. Done. Just sayin'. Oh wait, you were being funny. I'm a little slow sometimes.

 

I could have dragged out the utility trailer from the back of my property where I keep it stored, hook up to Taco, pull to HD for some misc lumber I need for fence and house repairs, pull home, unload and put trailer back in storage. OR, I could strap lumber to DB. Small bundle of cedar lap siding, some cedar fence pickets and treated 2x4s.



edit: for the second time in a week, watched a homeowner struggle to get a 4'x8' sheet of something (plywood, OSB, etc.) into the back of a small SUV/CUV. HD employee attempting help, overheard homeowner "I know it will fit, I did it once before".

 

Alrighty then...I'm going to assume your tailgate is permanently locked?