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Just have to convince the wife I need an m1087!

I did! Look at the first picture (after all the harassment I got last time I remembered to do that) but then messed up attaching the European version 😄

Inaugural trip! A small trip down the road to test out all the systems, not some epic overland adventure...yet. Overall it went very well. The boys found a random girl and played with her for hours so that was all they needed to be happy. Beds are a little firm so putting some memory foam...

Been working basically whenever I had any free time so haven't been posting progress. Got all the storage boxes mounted, all are 24"x24" cross section and lengths of 3' (behind battery box), 4' (behind gas tank) and 2x 5ft both sides - rear. Ended up mounting them to the box versus the frame...

The whole reason for this project, the memories :) had a dinner pizza party with the family! After 3 hours of TV, AC, getting Spotted Cow from the fridge, battery was 99.3%. really curious how it will do in winter but summer is no problem for the electrical and solar.

What a shame. Mine was also "fully fine through" and I have a little by list of things completely ignored. Shame govplanet is also such a crap shoot.

We really want to use this thing soon so mcmaster has been getting a ton of orders and I've been working non stop. Heat pump system still working awesome (never more than 10% battery use overnight but weather has been pretty mild. PWM light control is working great and using an insignificant...

1/2 " DeWalt impact has worked great for my lugs. I would look for CTIS (black housing) controllers on eBay, maybe I got lucky but I got a few for about $30 that work perfectly. Wheel values are likely corroded at this point, I was able to rebuild mine without additional parts. I hate an A1R and...

I'd give oshcut a try, when quoting they were significantly less expensive that send cut send.

Made up the covers for the electrical area, all quick to pull the off for full access. Mounted the control panels as well, the Victron unit, the Arduino screen and keypad, then the general use panel (phone charging, e-stop, cigarette plug, amp connectors). The largest black section is the heat...

Not sure if it's the same with these, but the fire dept trucks broke shoes free much easier in reverse.

Never changed modes of CTIS and system seems to have no leaks (just tests the occasional 15 min pressure checks but no adjustments). Didn't hear a check either. Truck rarely kicks fan on after getting Eco hubs. Fan also kicked off after putting in reverse to to up driveway. Just figured I'd ask!

I've heard at 205 it kicks on, and that has been my experience. Today I was climbing the neighborhood hill and kids wanted full throttle so I obliged. About 5-10 sec later the fan kicked in. Temp was still about 180. Wondering if fan clutch may be controlled by other factors than just the...

Not of you are in the north. Flooded lead acid, 2x could not start my truck on -12f. Agm might have been able to.

Victron system gives some really nice data. Dropped to 40°F in the evening the other day, from the time solar went away to it coming back the next morning, truck had lost 10% battery from running the heat. Batteries were back up to 100% by 10am. Seems the high efficiency of the heat pump and the...

Lots of cutting and grinding to fit the sink into a harbor freight tool chest.

Batteries have an air gap of several inches, they all have individual temp monitors inside as well. For forced airflow, I have speed and direction control of the heater matrix so if I need to cool, I can suck cool air over them, or turn on heater and reverse air flow if heating needed.

Took the truck to a kids birthday and gave him a ride home (he loves army stuff). Boys testing the electrical system. Learning how Node-Red works to set discharge limits on the batteries. Using this I can interface and control everything in pretty much any way I want. Finally got around to...

Fun milestone today, charging the electric truck from the....military hybrid diesel-electric truck? Try to guess our political leanings 😄 Lots of learning to do as there are tons of options with the Victron equipment. Generator and shore power inputs are up and running.

Been working hard on the truck trying to get it done soon so we can go on adventures, haven't been taking many pictures though. Mcmaster and Amazon love me right now. The storage boxes came in, still need to mount them. I maxed out the size so need to be careful with clearances. All 24"tall...