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  1. AlanL

    Harvester towing

    I think the drama in this case is mostly warranted. It seems like most of the commenters are saying they would have been interested in the Terra Harvester but not if it can only tow 5000 lbs. Maybe SM has a good reason for that and are willing to forego those sales. I agree that saying the...
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    Harvester towing

    WOW, thanks! I’ll have to save and study this some more. And I’ll forgive you for not pointing out the 1066 meters is at STP. (;)) Folks in Colorado will get a bit more distance in summer. Now I’ll have to look up air density with temperature and with elevation to see where winter in Colorado falls.
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    Harvester towing

    My favorite undergrad course was differential equations. A lot of interesting real world questions can be easily solved with them.
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    Harvester towing

    I was trying to consider total energy consumption over a significant drive, say at least 50 miles. The expenditure for drag is constant over the whole distance, linear with distance and squared with speed. The expenditure for K.E. is just to get up to speed, amortized over the whole distance...
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    Harvester towing

    I need a brief physics lesson please. I know drag increases as the square of velocity. At a steady speed on level ground there is no increase in kinetic or potential energy, so where does the extra velocity multiple come in?
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    Harvester towing

    I was going to make the same comment then thought about you doing 80. The U-Haul and cargo look pretty low profile, but the drag is 78% worse at 80 than at 60. I have no idea how the U-Haul at 80 compares to a travel trailer at 60.
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    Camping

    Not meaning to be snarky (actually asking a question), but why should a midgate be more prone to leaking than a door or window? I don’t recall ever getting leaks there on any of our cars, and we tend to keep them for ten years or more.
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    Scout-specific and general EV thoughts from my weekend with a Hummer, as an ICE enthusiast

    And I thank you for that. :) A problem with objectively better is that we are people not robots. I have over 50 years of driving habits. And a serious right ankle injury from college that makes holding my right foot still-ish over long periods painful. While 1pd could very well be better for...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Is a link missing? (mumble mumble getting one’s act together mumble 😂)
  10. AlanL

    Off Road Performance

    Oops, thanks, now edited.
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    Off Road Performance

    I’m actually sort of glad that we placed our reservation on December 22. I’m anticipating a mid 2028 delivery for us. Hopefully we will see some real world feedback before we make a final decision. Still leaning towards a Harvester, but inching closer to the BEV. It looks like the availability...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I try to use only robertson for woodworking, but don’t torx tolerate more torque - so better in a vehicle?
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Couldn’t agree more. I make furniture as a hobby and work metric. Why anyone would choose power of two fractions is beyond me.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    After having my misunderstanding of CarPlay Ultra being an OS corrected and reading the Motor Trend article, I ABSOLUTELY NO WAY want CarPlay Ultra used in any car I own. We have a 2 year old Honda Pilot, we use Apple Maps in CarPlay for all our navigation. Within the last 6 months we have had...
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    After having my misunderstanding of CarPlay Ultra being an OS corrected and reading the Motor Trend article, I ABSOLUTELY NO WAY want CarPlay Ultra used in any car I own. We have a 2 year old Honda Pilot, we use Apple Maps in CarPlay for all our navigation. Within the last 6 months we have had...
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