The $24,950 Slate EV Truck and Base Ford Maverick Both Tow 2,000 Pounds, But Only One Puts Tongue Weight on Its Drive Wheels
▲ 124 r/slateauto

The $24,950 Slate EV Truck and Base Ford Maverick Both Tow 2,000 Pounds, But Only One Puts Tongue Weight on Its Drive Wheels

A small victory for the Slate over the base Maverick :)

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u/Electrik_Truk — 4 days ago
▲ 120 r/gasbuddy

Drove 250 miles across TX today, Diesel prices are insane - over $6/gal

Tons of places are over $6.00/gallon along 290

u/Electrik_Truk — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/ryobi

The new PCLBG07B 150 watt inverter doesn't charge the Ryobi battery when connected to the wall?

Am I missing something here? The previous 150 watt model charged the connected ryobi battery when you plugged the USB c port into the wall, but the new 150 watt one doesn't seem to?

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u/Electrik_Truk — 2 months ago

Extended Cab Add-On Possible?

Is the way the rear glass is designed, is it technically feasible that they could make an extended cab bolt on (especially with some old school fold down or small seats like the Ranger)?

The SUV option kills the bed usability too much for my needs, but I could see an extended cab and a bed extender working

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u/Electrik_Truk — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/halo

I actually like Halo's Evolution in tone with 343

I'm an OG Halo player, and I'm speaking purely about the campaigns. Played the first one in 2001 at 17 yrs old. I consider myself the exact target demographic at the time considering it was rated M (tho I know lots of kids got to play it)

I was at the midnight launch of Halo 2, the absolute most hyped gaming moment in my life.

I basically grew into my adulthood with Halo, played every Bungie campaign co-op with friends and loved the over the top, bombastic setting and often cheesy dialog.

By Halo 4 release, I was in my late 20s and felt like I lived through the epic Bungie era but was kind of over the juvenile feel of the original games (except CE, its aged well) and frankly, I was pretty impressed with Halo 4s more mature narrative. I didn't love the gameplay, but the dialog was a massive step up from the Bungie era. For my money, it has the best dialog between Chief and Cortana in the entire series.

Same with Halo 5, not the best Halo game but I respect that it evolved, felt modern, and the tone felt more mature.

Infinite, same thing - modernized controls and movement, high quality dialog. Trying new things, even if some of it didn't work.

Going back and playing Halo 2 really really highlights how the game and tone has matured. I struggle to get through that campaign now, for a lot of reasons, but it was peak for cheesy dialog lol. When I fire up Halo 4, I'm genuinely impressed by the overall more mature writing and tone. It's surprisingly emotional and deep, other issues aside.

All this to say, while I don't think 343 made the best Halo games, they did manage to elevate the mature tone, try new things, and keep me interested when I was falling off off interest of Halo. Some of the differing opinions are probably due to age, and I understand that, but I respect what 343 achieved, even if their execution was flawed.

Now you may downvote 😅

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u/Electrik_Truk — 3 months ago

I already know the answer, but humor me...

How do I make this truck work when I have a 20 ft pontoon boat?

How do I convince myself I only need a 2 seater when I have a family of 3?

Because I want it so bad.

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u/Electrik_Truk — 3 months ago
▲ 4 r/Outboards+1 crossposts

Hyrdofoil on small electric outboard?

I get a lot of cavitation and was wondering if others had thoughts on a hyrdofoil to use on my Haswing 10 hp equivalent on a 20 ft toon.

I plan to lower it with a jack plate as well when I take it out in the fall. I have weight distribution issues with it being so light in the rear now.

Current speed is 7-9 mph as is, but I often can't full throttle due to cavitation, especially if I don't have enough people sitting in the back when it's even moderately choppy out. Copilot tells me a hyrdofoil will do wonders for my set up. Anyone out there have experience with this?

u/electricboatdude 🙂?

u/Electrik_Truk — 3 months ago

Good 200-250 amp fuse?

I got a 250 amp Bojack fuse for my 6000 watt motor but it was causing heat on my cables, really hot to the touch. I removed it and everything was cool again.

Does anyone recommend a high quality fuse that won't cause extra resistance?

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u/Electrik_Truk — 4 months ago

Solar and Motor

400 watt panel

Eco-worthy boost charge controller (to get panel above 48v)

2x Chins 100 ah 48v lithium battery

Haswing Armada 10-12 hp

20 ft pontoon

8 mph

u/Electrik_Truk — 5 months ago

Scootin' - 20 ft Pontoon + 10 hp Haswing

First time out this season. I added a solar panel but found out it didn't produce enough voltage to charge a 48v battery... so ordered a boost charge controller. Apparently they're popular with golf carts, so I'm really happy that someone makes such a device.

Our little lake property has no power and is difficult terrain, so the only way to charge is with solar for now.

u/Electrik_Truk — 5 months ago