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  1. KingKoopa17

    A "Does this happen to you too question"........

    I've had a few Trail Bosses fly by me when I'm already doing 70ish on a 65 highway. One time, a literal Prius. Another time, on my way home from work, I had a Trackhawk fly by first chance he got after riding my ass for about two miles down a two lane road that eventually opens up to two lanes...
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    School me on overland racks w/ a Bed-Cover

    Is there a vendor on here that sells the Frontrunner Slimline II separately? I've bought the Retrax One XR cover, now I'm looking to buy the rack and I'm thinking about going with the CVT Pioneer Series bachelor RTT. It's just the wife and I, so I think it'll be a good enough size. The iKamper...
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    Overland set up questions

    I really like that set up, @GhostRHR. Just got the Retrax cover and installed the other day. Which model of the Front Runner rack did you go with? And would you happen to know what the weight capacity is? I've been looking online, but have had no such luck finding an answer.
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    PSA: Retrax One XR for $1,128.

    Ha! This is fantastic. I was seriously just looking into buying one of these two days ago. Order placed. Thanks for the heads up!
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    WV/Western VA trails/scenic views??

    Just went through there about a month ago. We traveled from a restaurant in Charleston to the New River Gorge bridge, I'm pretty sure I saw a sign that it was a scenic byway- route 60/16. Pretty scenic, nice and windy, it was a fun little drive up the mountain and to the bridge if that's...
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    GEN 2 DISPLAY TURNS OFF

    This happened to me a few months ago. I was driving to work one morning and the message kept appearing and disappearing among other electrical abnormalities inside the cabin. Turns out the damn nut on the positive terminal of the battery was loose and kept losing connection on my drive in...
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    GEN 2 First long interstate road trip

    It might just be me, but I feel like I've had a few experiences where it seemed people wanted to "race" while on the highway, seeing as how when I drive my Fiesta I never experience the same thing. I had a Prius (literally) zoom by me on my way home from out of Cleveland a while ago. I was...
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    Hello from Ohio

    No kidding? Huh. Guess it's a good thing I don't know that then! ;) That's kinda disappointing though, I was hoping they'd be fair game. Such a pain in the ass to find trails around...
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    Hello from Ohio

    Northeast Ohio here. Good luck finding trails around this state, I've been looking since I've had my Raptor. There's a few back roads/gravel roads I like to hit on occasion, so long as no one else is on them. Went to the sand dunes in Michigan about a month ago, definitely recommend taking the...
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    Transfer Case Imploded (apparently)

    Sounds pretty similar to the situation that happened to me in my '18 XLT last September. Bought it new, had about 28K miles on it. We got up on the highway and felt a lurch. Gear indicator then went crazy, going from 7th to 4th, up to 8th, down to 3rd, etc. Pulled off to the side, wrench came up...
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    Alignment/tire question

    Good to know. I also like to have my own equipment, so I'll look into it. Yes I did, when I rotated my tires after the trip. Looked fine. Although now the rear tires feel like they need balanced or roadforce balanced for sure. At least, that's what I suspect is needed.
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    Alignment/tire question

    Hey all, so I'm about a week and a half removed from a little 400 mile road trip out to the sand dunes in Michigan (needed to take her out for some Baja-ing. It was the only thing I didn't get to try out in my truck while in Moab over the summer). It was fun as hell, I swear I fall in love with...
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    Whoops! paint problem...

    Thanks for the input, guys. I know I should do what FTO suggested, but I really like what Corona thinks, lol. I'll do some more research, get a quote for having it professionally taken care of and go from there.
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    Whoops! paint problem...

    So, I was washing the truck the other day and was using the pressure washer maybe a little too close to blow off some bug guts. Of course it was getting late and I was rushing it, which I never plan to do again. Anyway, saw a small black smudge near the bottom piece beneath the paasenger...
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    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    So, thought I'd give a little update: before I left work yesterday I grabbed my DMM for gits and shiggles to check the voltage while the engine was off and got 12.39v. Not sure if this qualifies as checking the battery life. Drove it home, kept a keen eye on the volts the entire way back and...
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    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    Jeez. I'll definitely keep an eye on it in the future and will mention it to the tech when I see him. Like I said above, the nut was pretty loose on the positive terminal of the battery when I checked it, tightened it down, started the truck and checked the voltage, it's only reading at 14.5v...
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    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    Weeeeell, wouldn't you know it... Checked the connections during my lunch and lo and behold: Wiggled the wire on the positive terminal and heard sparks. That nut was hardly on. Should've heeded the advice from your first post, lol. Good to know! Didn't know any of that and certainly gives me...
  18. KingKoopa17

    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    No faults popped up. Only got what I stated above. The volt reading is what has me most concerned. I'd hate for anything catastrophic to happen like Smurf said, although it looks like I'll be leaving it overnight.
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    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    Hot damn! That's crazy. Definitely considering myself lucky then! I'm hoping it's a quick fix as well, but now I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't related to the stock battery that randomly died on me back in March after four months of ownership... One other question though, would it be safe...
  20. KingKoopa17

    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    Damn, that's unfortunate. Hopefully there isn't any permanent damage, seeing as I drove it for almost an hour before stopping. Guess I'll just to leave it at the plant for the night and come back tomorrow to be safe. Thanks for the heads-up man, I know I'd be kicking myself if anything else went...
  21. KingKoopa17

    High voltage? System shut down while driving

    Hello all, I've got a bit of a problem I experienced on my way to work this morning on my '19 SCREW. A few minutes after I left my house my music cut off and on the infotainment screen a message read "system shut down to save power... Turn on ignition or shut off engine," or something to that...
  22. KingKoopa17

    Last-minute cross-country trip tips/advice?

    Thanks for the heads-up, I'll be sure to check them out. I'm looking forward to playing in the sand the most! I'll probably steer clear of Hell's Revenge, at least on this trip. I don't think I'm quite as prepared as I probably should be to tackle the more difficult trails. Would you say Fins...
  23. KingKoopa17

    Last-minute cross-country trip tips/advice?

    Sounds fun! Might take you up on that offer. We were looking to start heading back home on the 27th, but depending on what my wife's future work schedule looks like I'm hoping we can squeeze out an extra day or two before heading back. I should know within the next couple days. Thanks for the...
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    Last-minute cross-country trip tips/advice?

    Hey all, I've got a pretty big 5k roundtrip road/camping trip planned out that I'm starting this weekend. The plan is to leave Ohio early Sunday morning and head out to Denver/the Rockies for a few days; to Tooele for Raptor Assault on the 18th followed by a stay in Moab for that weekend. Then...
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    Dead battery

    Same thing happened to me about a month ago on my '19 with 2,400 miles on it. Drove it a few days before I got the message from Fordpass then I went to start it the following weekend and the truck was completely dead. Had it for about four months at that point. Got it to the dealership and it...

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