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Alan, do you run an air-conditioner and do you run it off batteries and an inverter? I asked this question in another forum and the consensus was running an A/C from a battery/inverter system was not feasible.

I considered, briefly, the front wheel drive option. We will be pulling a horse trailer and some places we might go to do not have high quality access or parking. The cost is substantial ($15,000-$20,000 IIRC), it adds quite a bit of weight, and extracts an MPG cost. I was also told it...

I saw a 6 x 6 (driving front wheels) on a Freightliner class 8 chassis at Showhauler last fall. It was bein built out for a guy who was really into hunting and wanted to be able to get into the "back country" with his rig. Personally, I'd have some revervations about "off roading" with a 36...

I'm really not qualified to give any sort of detailed answers, here. I did my "research" during spare moments where I'd hit a manufacture's site, look around a bit, download any pdf's that looked interesting, then moved on down the road. Didn't keep notes or anything like that. You don't...

If you've got some time go the FL website and look at their different models. It's interesting to do the same at the other major truck builders (Volvo, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt, etc.). While most of what you'll see is "fluff and puffery" (otherwise known as advertising) you will also get a...

Good Morning, Mr. Clu! I spent three years as a flight instructor with VT-28 at NAS Corpus. Prior to that I was the Aircraft Division and Corrosion Control Officer in an S2 squadron. Based upon my training and experience I would suggest two things. First, protect all metal surfaces with...