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So, are you back on the alternator, or what? *confused* Another redundancy: a manual boat winch in the back of your deuce. I agree with Hundy that one charged-up deep cycle will power a winch for 3 ATVs up the ramps.

Backup to the backup again - what if you need to recharge that third batery at night, or more quickly than can be handled by your panels (their output is usually puny compared to what you can get from an alternator)? There is a low cost, low parts count way to handle that, if you do not want to...

Once, in my shop, I had a customer come in who wanted me to add propellers and generators and airfoils all over his motorcycle - that he also wanted converted to electric - so that he could generate electricity while he rode from the wind going past, and ride for free. I tried but could not get...

Will do; thanks for the lead!

That's a really interesting looking tread design. I don't have experience with that brand - are they good all-round dry, rain, snow and ice tires? I have expensive experience running Bridgestone tires on my DD 4x4. But I have heard that in the smaller size I need for my DD Jeep they are not...

One issue you need to decide upon up front is what you are after. Maximum redundancy? Least number of components? Simplest installation and troubleshooting going forward? Or??? For maximum redundancy, 4 batteries provide the best flexibility. 2 for your 24 v system, 1 for the 12v system and...

Yes, that is the size. BTW love your sig. TR is sorely missed.

The NDT's would have been 7.50 x 15 so I would have had to buy narrower steel rims with the right back spacing. For the civvie tires, my wheels can handle 31 x 10.5 inch tires and that is what I will get.

Don't forget that you need a box of dirt in the bed for ground.

Your experience jibes with what their tech told me today. So now the question is which 'civvie' tires to use.

Actually, I did today. I did not want to call them without getting some forum insight first. The tech rep stated that their NDT tires would wear crazy fast on the street, and that they are really intended for show or off-road in the dirt. Sounds like a torpedo below the water line. Too bad.

42 to go - don't think we're gonna make it.

I don't think you will notice much difference. You are probably not trolling for fuel mileage anyway: you have so much going against you fuel-mileage wise to begin with, the extra alt is not going to be noticed much. If you notice a difference, there are things you can do. You can get...

At the risk of bringing some of the comments back down to reality, actually, not. Alternators will not generate their full output unless they are spinning at 5000 to 6000 rpm. That's why they have overdriven pulleys. Some alts generate more at idle than others. In general, the higher the...

Power still being power, you can estimate it. One horsepower equals 746 watts. In DC circuits, power (watts) equals the volts times the amps. Obviously, your alternator is not putting out full output all the time. So usually you would calculate the normal running requirements of your...

BTT - Any more opinions? Still wondering if these tires work in the rain and/or highway for daily use.

Your story is wire all here. But please stop now, because it Hertz. Does your deuce clear the Wheatstone bridge? My Jeep does, which gives me an un farad advantage. Please relay these thoughts to the Admins, who might pull the plug on this thread before we hit 200.

So sad. What is your current situation?

LOL. Actually, I have a 10kw PE-95 that dates back to 1944. It does a fine job, and it has a proper flat head Jeep engine. :)

In the scenario you described, I personally would go with a separate/redundant system. Not because electrical theory says it can't work that other way (since Harry Potter has been mentioned, "that way that should not be mentioned"), but because I am a redundancy freak. Keep work separate from...