SuperDuty

What's your bow setup? I use to use an old bear recurve until it broke. Now need to get a new one. Plan to just buy a used bow and set it up

He buys the 3m brand of wrap and says it's the best. Its available on about any color imaginable.

One of the local limestone quarries I fish has massive crappie. You can catch 18 inches one after the other. Simply amazing!

Just googled it and as of right now, there have been none discovered in my state.

Man I'd love to do some SH fishing! With the university close by, you never know what you'll pull out of my area lake. When I worked for DNR, we had a fisherman bring in a huge piranha that they caught while fishing. The students get pets while their here and release them once they move away. Probably a matter of time before we have SH

I think it would be a great for sneaking up on them but you'd definitely want one stable kayak for sure. The Asian carpet are an invasive species here and DNR wants us to kill all that we can. I usually just leave them on the bank for the coons to eat.

Well heck! My vote goes to the super duty with the 6.2! ? Seriously though, the Ford 6.2 has become legendary for reliability in the Ford community. A very good engine.

This conversation isn't about modifying trucks, it's about factory produced trucks. I disagree. But that's ok, we can disagree with each other. Been an interesting conversation guys but I've got no more input.

That's an old saying and doesn't hold true anymore. The replacement for displacement is actually technology and turbos are one of them. The EcoBoost pulls much better than their V8 counterpart. That's a fact.

These fox went head first up and down. Grey fox are supposed to be the only canine that can do that.

Last winter I was in the woods hunting and watched two grey fox come running through the woods and run 20' straight up a large oak tree just like a squirrel would. Im not saying climbing branches, but climbing the trunk of a tree very quickly. blew me away!

CZ 452 American is my favorite squirrel gun without hesitation.

Lol well of course!

I suppose you've heard that somewhere and just repeating it? Either way, that simply just isn't true and there is factual data out there that disproves this statement. Sure, every component on a truck will need replacement "eventually" but to say it won't last to 180-200k miles is pure hogwash. And there are lots of components that can go out on any 200k mile truck that would be as costly as a turbo such as a tranny, differential, head gasket, and the list goes on and on. the oil change is a little more difficult but it's not a big deal. It takes me two hours to change the oil on my wife's 2019 4runner due to having to remove all the skid plates to reach the filter. That certainly didn't intimidate me from buying her what she wanted. The EcoBoost has way more power than the v8, gets much better gas mileage, and tows a great deal better. The EcoBoost can and will last as long as the V8 with proper maintenance. Our fleet trucks aren't swapped out until they reach 200k. Sound is subjective as my 74 year old dad doesn't want to hear his trucks exhaust nor does my wife. Many people feel that way.

Who here bowfishes from their kayak? I can see it being one of the best platforms for this sport.

I would absolutely tear that all apart and inspect everything. Honestly as cheap as they are, I'd be inclined to rebuild it for peace of mind. Look on the axle for a tag with the info you need.

A man has got to always have something to tinker on and anything to keep ya out of the wifey's hair is always a good thing. I've got a massive welding table in my shop that is my favorite work bench. It's got a 4' LED hanging low over it for great lighting. One of my most valuable tools is a large magnifying lamp that clamps to the table ( Linked here ). My eyes really took a dump once I reached my 40's and this really helps. Another thing I use when working on small stuff is I take the lid that goes to those large plastic storage containers, and cut one side of the lip off for where my arms will be, and lay it down on the table and make it my work platform. Since it's flat with lips that comes up on the sides, it keeps things from rolling off into oblivion. Also gives you a clean work space and you don't have to worry about getting grease on your bench or cutting/gouging it with a screwdriver. You can buy those lids at lowes for like $1

I didn't mean reliability, mainly just overall build quality. Things have been drastically cheapened up. Look at a brake rotor from the 80's and one from today. Ever wonder why you don't get your rotors turned anymore? Or the size of an axle of yesterday compared to one today? And the rust issue is most definitely still there. Reliability has come a long way but that isn't just because they're building better parts. It's because of a few different things like the quality of oil we use, fuel injection, sensors that are constantly monitoring and readjusting, diagnostics that notify us when there is an issue so we can address before it gets worse. Vehicles have gotten more reliable but IMO overall build quality isn't what it use to be. Safety is no doubt much better. The technology is two fold. These new cars will pretty much narrow down what's wrong for you. A OBD2 bluetooth adapter off of Amazon is $20 and will tell you so many things. I use use that and the free Forscan app, and can pretty much do any diagnostics under the sun on any Ford. Heck it told me exactly which injector was bad. It'll read every sensor in my truck and tell me the values. It gives a back yard mechanic like myself to do my own work. But electronic components/software can be difficult to diagnose too. Yesterdays autos were so very simple to work on. Air fuel spark were all ya needed to know and only had a handful of things to contend with. Today though, it's air, fuel, spark, technology. I started off in life as a licensed electrician and then moved into IT and spent 24 years in that field so technology and electronics is something I know very very well. I'm not at all intimidated by the technology of these new rides but I also appreciate the ease of repair of the old 70s trucks and Jeeps I use to wheel around. I still do any and all repairs on my rides. Try replacing an intake on a modern truck. What use to be a 2 hour job now takes 10 hours from all the dang electronic crap ya gotta deal with. I did that last winter on my other Ford. It took me an entire Saturday just to replace one injector on my super duty.

Yeah those GM trucks are very sharp too. The front end reminds me of my wife's new 4runner. That ford 6.2 engine is well known for great reliability. If you don't need the extra pulling power of the diesel, that's the engine to have. My super duty rides like a log wagon although the 4" lift I installed on it made it ride better than the factory fx4 suspension it came with. I pull heavy with my truck regularly or I wouldn't have a diesel.

He has 3. But those are the cheaper cars of his fleet.

Yup you sure can! My brother in law wrapped one of his lamborghinis with a lime green metal flake wrap. Looks amazing!

I bet that's a nice setup with tow capacity and fuel mileage. Best of both worlds!

I think if you moved up to the 15k range you could get into something new that would fit ya well. New 2017 Alumacraft 175 PROWLER, 39501 Gulfport - Boat Trader https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2017-alumacraft-175-prowler-7130468/

I have no issue spending money on quality gear, I have a years salary in tools in my shop, but I'd probably limit the cost of a lure to $30-40.

The EcoBoost are great trucks, they really are. My brother in law is a master mechanic at Ford and says the turbos have very little issues which I wouldn't see why they would. Ford has been using turbos on their trucks for a very long time. I've got 110k miles on my Superduty turbo without a hiccup. The lady at work who manages our fleet says the EcoBoost have been some of the most problem free trucks we've had. And all the guys love the power they produce. I'm not brand loyal, I always buy whatever truck I like. You'll have issues with every manufacturer, as nothing is ever 100% problem free. Do your research on anything. The older dodge trucks had major transmissions issues, Ford diesels had head gasket issues, toyota has issues, Chevy had their issues. Pick a handful of trucks you're interested in and research what common issues they have to eliminate the ones that are more serious. If I were going to buy a new truck today just for every day driving, I'd definitely have to give the new z71 chevy a hard look just because IMO it's the best looking truck on the road. But I certainly wouldn't be afraid of the F150 either. I mean look at this bad boy!