 QuickBite
Coupler: You'll love this coupler and want to
replace what you have ! I did, No more in and out of
your truck to see how close you are to the trailer or if you're
centered and you know how much fun it is asking for help to back
up. You'll hear the coupler snap when it's latches. It self
aligns your trailer ball, automatically latches and locks. It
doesn't get easier or faster. Comes with it's own alignment rods
that stick up over your tailgate to
watch through your rear view mirror.
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 New
Popup GN5, now you can tow you gooseneck with your Semi-truck.
Slide out your old coupler and slide in the GN5 and tow with
your 5th-wheel.
Order now..
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The theme of the
new Ram with rear coil springs,
handling, cornering, stability and storage. I've been a fan
of rear leaf springs for decades and considered coil springs
that most SUV's have now, as less desirable for towing. But if
you put a truck on a lift with rear leafs and move the axle,
it's surprising how much play is back there with the axle
hanging. I towed a horse trailer and a travel trailer, was
impressed with the handling.
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 2009
Silverado Crew Cab, new 6-speed auto tranny tows a Logan Coach
well in Rockies.
Crew cabs are the new "mini" van with folding rear seats for
hauling cargo inside and cup holders galore. Factory
option trailer brake controller, new for GM 1/2 tons, takes
worry....More..... |
 The world is a better place
because Henry Ford decided to quit working for Thomas Edison and
struck out on his own to invent the first assembly line.
Cimarron Trailers carries on the American tradition of starting their
own company to prove they can build a better custom progressive
horse trailer.
More... |
 Cody
Hitch
Protect your Living
Quarters gooseneck investment in your horse trailer. Cody
Cushion from Cody Hitch has one air bag, and a double hinge. Up,
down and front to back cushion.They will adapt to Cody
Hitch, B&W and Popup truck bed hitches. With today's Living
Quarter horse trailers, you need protection for the fine
cabinets and mirrors.
Order now for $449
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NEW and Improved
You're going to love this newly redesigned
PopUp 2 Hitch.
Smoother acting and
trouble free. They've made the best hitch even better.
One pull of the handle to raise the ball is all it will take to
convince you that this is the hitch you want. Simply pull the rod to raise the ball and push
to lower it from your trucks wheelwell.
More
info....
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Finally
an aftermarket hay/cargo rack for all the extra space you're
looking for. And it bolts together. Easy to assemble, all
aluminum, extruded frame rails will fit most trailers of all
sizes. Comes with a ladder. Now you're ready for hay, generator,
water tank, tack boxes or anything else you need more room for.
More info.... |
North American
Trailer Dealers Association finally gives the industry some pull.
(www.natda.org)
hopes to enlist the estimated 7,500 dealers that sell light and medium
duty trailers including cargo, utility, horse, livestock, race cars, toy
haulers and other trailers. The auto industry has NADA & the RV folks have the RVDA. Now
trailer dealers have us & each other."
Said Amy Rubenstein NATDA VP & Co-Founder.
More...
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 Popup
Industries RV3 5th-Wheel to
Gooseneck Adapter Do you have too
many hitches for all of your different trailers? There’s bumper
pull, gooseneck, fifth wheel, you name it there’s just too many
combinations out there sometimes. Pop up industries helps out
here by offering their fifth wheel to gooseneck adapters. This
handy little product allows you to tow your fifth wheel camper
using the gooseneck hitch you already have in the bed of your
truck thus eliminating one hitch from your collection. Pop up
industries has been around for years starting with their PopUp
Gooseneck ball hitch and now with many hitch extensions for
short bed trucks,
More... |
 Triple
T Sales Montana Tractors
I've owned several loader tractors
in my decades on the farm, backhoe business & custom haying.
Montana's have what I look, solid easy to maneuver tractor.
More... |
Summit Hauler
1-800-909-7071
Logan Coach |
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Gooseneck
ball hitches, short bed hitches, 5th wheel conversions, the list
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 Updates
from each event, pictures & commentary,
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"Hart Horse Trailer Safety and Tech Tour," With
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 Rollin’
Rollin’ Rollin’ … Keep that Trailer Rolling…’
By Stephen
Louie “Hosspuller”
One
of the worst things to happen with a horse trailer is a
mechanical break down on the road. If you have never been
there, thank your lucky stars. There are... reasons
Read it now.... |
North
American Trailer Dealers Association finally gives the industry
some pull.
(www.natda.org)
enlisting dealers that sell light and medium duty trailers including
cargo, utility, horse, livestock, race cars, toy haulers and
various other trailers. The auto industry has NADA and the RV folks have the RVDA. Now the trailer
dealers have us and each other." Said Amy Rubenstein NATDA Vice
President and Co-Founder.
More... |
Superchips Announces All-New
Cortex Vehicle Performance Programmer Line with a Two-Year
Powertrain Warranty The
Superchips Cortex comes with all of the same great features that
Superchips’ users have come to love, including programming up to
three performance tunes to enhance power, economy, and
drivability. These features include the ability to save factory
settings; program for performance, towing, or economy; tune
transmission settings for improved drivability; read and clear
diagnostic trouble codes; adjust speed and RPM limiters; and
recalibrate speedometer/odometer for tire and gear swaps.
More... |
 Longer
2008 Nissan Titan.
Longer beds, more payloads, the Titan reaches for more
customers. Last
year I drove across the bridge that collapsed in Minnesota across the
mighty Mississippi twice, once going to the Minnesota Horse Expo and to
the 2008 Nissan Titan press preview traveling from Minnesota to
Wisconsin. Off-roading at Apple Valley Farms near Sand Creek, Wisconsin,
the new e-locker rear differential lock that you turn off and on. did
well in the muddy trail.
More.... |
Affordable Injectors
By Jake Morton
For many of us
with 1994-1997 Ford Power Stroke Diesel’s, there is a limit to
how much horsepower we can make. In 1999, Ford redesigned some
things and power levels went up considerably, especially when
adding aftermarket devices. For a long time, all the early
Power Stroke owners could do was a chip or programmer, exhaust,
and an air intake. Anything else was just out of the question,
price wise, for most hobbyists, daily drivers, and
do-it-yourselfers. But now.....
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Electricity, far from the
City … And everyone else. By: Hosspuller
Once upon a time,
horse camping meant a canvas tent to keep from getting wet and a
saddle for a pillow. Today, horse camping means a horse trailer
rig with all the features of … home. Electricity makes a
person comfortable, at home and at camp. The opposite is also
true; electricity can make a person dead, at home and at
camp. This article is about your camping rig operating on 120
volt AC current and a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI or
GFI).
Enjoy the Read.... |
Ford Twin-Turbo EcoBoost, who needs a
Diesel:
EcoBoost Engine: The 3.5-liter EcoBoost™ V-6 engine, the first
V-6 direct-injection twin-turbocharged engine produced in North
America, makes its debut in the 2010 Lincoln MKS luxury sedan
and also joins the lineup for the 2010 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT
crossover vehicles. EcoBoost is one of Ford Motor Company's key
initiatives to deliver significant advancements in fuel economy
of up to 20 percent without sacrificing the performance feel
customers want.
More.... |
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 Truck Accessories
from the Factory or Aftermarket?
We
can't resist accessorizing trucks to fit our needs as well as our personality.
It's common to spend another $3000 on accessories after we buy the
truck. Trailer hitches, brake controllers,
running boards, as well as performance mods to the engine and
transmission, add up quickly. Top selling accessories are....
More....
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They are bold and sexy!
I consider them the best built mudflaps I've found. The new model has a polished
aluminum yoke, and heavy wall
aluminum tubing. Still adjustable in, out and up, down. Which is so good for my truck reviews which range from a tall
H2 to a Nissan Frontier. And I review new trailers too, any mudflaps can
protect your trailers from mud, that's a slow speed problem. But the
damage comes from....
More.....
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New Truck Repair Technology
comes to Horse Trailers
 If you follow
my articles, you know how big a fan of new technology I am. At the new
Transwest Truck Trailer RV facility, is an
awesome machine called a Road Simulator. Looks kind of like a dyno, but
does use rollers to test brakes rolling resistance and balance. Transwest uses it to test all their new horse trailers so
they are ready for your roads. It can find
just a torn axle seal leaking on the brakes. It would surprise you how
many "new axles" on new trailers are over greased, limiting your trailer
brakes ability. With the kind of traffic we
pull trailers in, testing brakes becomes routine. And worn suspension
maybe be causing your rig to ....More....
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 Now
there's help for the short-short beds. New from PopUp, the
SB116. The long short bed solution. It's "16" inches
of extension. Before you loose your pickup trucks rear window or
worse, check out the solution. Shortbed trucks are the most
popular. But the trailer manufactures don't know it yet. Finally
backup with the tailgate down and without hitting the propane
tanks.
More... |
 I visited
PopUp's head quarters in Chanute Kansas
this spring. Kansas, like Iowa is know for making farm machinery. PopUp
Industries is in the part of Kansas, where generations of
welders understand quality metal working, like the Amish bring
quality to RV manufacturing. What better place to make hitches for American trucks and
trailers. I first heard of PopUp because of their SB1 shortbed coupler
(picture below).
With shortbed trucks, now the most popular configuration, I
hear from folks every week emailing me that they just crunched the cab
of their truck with the corner of their trailer. Now what do they do?
More... |
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  New
2007 Tundra, the Limo that Tows Trailers Fast,
2007 Tundra introduced at the National Western Stock
Show & Detroit Auto Show. Nice for Toyota's
50 anniversary to introduce a true full size truck. Known as dependable, Toyota trucks may now set benchmarks for how
full size trucks are designed. I'm impressed.
read the review... |
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2004 Dodge Cummins HO Budget Hop
Up by Gary Scott
I got my first
diesel in the fall of 2003. I was nearing retirement age and my
wife and I decided that a pickup and travel trailer would be he best
combination for us as I wanted to keep the pickup bed open to haul
my dirt bikes and mountain bike. We were really looking for a low
mileage used diesel because I'm a Scotsman and try to save where I
can. You'll see examples of my frugality as you read on.
More... |
Sandhills Body Guard. Went 260 miles to the sandhills of Nebraska at
Cow Country Sales and Service to get my deer deflector. Just 60
miles North of Ogallala, we attached the replacement bumper. My
worry towing trailers across the country, is hitting a deer and
night and loosing my radiator, intercooler, water pump etc. Then
I'd be stuck waiting for parts. This rugged bumper even kills
bugs.
The report... |
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Heavy Duty Pickup
Trucks, New Race. The Year of Emissions.
 The
excitement builds with each jet ride to the next new truck media
launch, biggest year I can remember for major truck changes.
Most of it brought about by the new low emission laws for diesel
engines that began January 07. GM totally redesigned the whole
truck. Ford has the most mechanical changes with a new nose and
diesel engine, Dodge changed the diesel for the new emissions
law and reintroduced it's CC model.
More... |
New CAFE
standards allow for towing considerations from RVI
While
the new levels will encompass a majority of vehicles that
tow RVs, there is good news for the RV industry in the
legislation.
President Bush signed into law
the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years,
mandating automobile manufacturers meet a (CAFE) standard of
35 miles per gallon (mpg) by 2020.
First,
separate fuel economy standards for cars and trucks will be
maintained with different standards to be set for pickup
trucks weighing between 8,500 and 10,000 pounds and for
medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Second, the framework will allow consideration of vehicle towing
capacity.
More....
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Blowouts are not fun. And even whipping your
trailer doesn't let you see the rear axle in a safe way or
at night. Pick your reason, the cost of tires,
safety, calm horses, or just the pain it is to change a
tire.
 USRider
Urges Horse Owners to Use Air Pressure Monitor
 
Electronic Device
Helps Prevent Dangerous Blowouts. Lexington, Ky.
(Sept. 8, 2006) – Flat tires are the leading cause of
disablements involving horse trailers. USRider is involved
in a research project with Dr. Tomas Gimenez to test the
benefit (if any) of using air vs. nitrogen to inflate tow
vehicle and horse trailer tires. An electronic air-pressure
monitoring system is being used to assist with the research.
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  The
New Logan Coach; an
efficient leaner Logan sticks to what they do best, galvanized
steel frames, aluminum skin and good looking value. Call it the
resale value trailer. Bottom line, "beauty of aluminum and
strength of steel." One of the few composite trailer brands
that can go head to head with high end aluminum trailers for
longevity.
Always
improving and keeping it's roots with galvanized Flo-Coat steel
frame coated with Vortex,
more.. |
  Factory
Review: Featherlite can
pump out thousands of trailers a year, from horse trailers,
cargo trailers, car haulers, NASCAR race trailers, specialty
semi trailers, helicopter pads and portable emergency rooms for
events like Katrina. Featherlite was the first aluminum
specialty trailer born in 1973 when I was sophomore in high
school.
Featherlite started the trend in1985 with torsion axles,
ahead of the crowd.
Better ride than leaf springs and safer.
See the models and features being built |
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Colorado's newest Featherlite
Trailer dealer. I bought my car trailer from these folks. Titan,
Hart, Haulmark and more, in horse country Colorado, able to ship
to the state you call home.
See their inventory.... |
  Cimarron
Premium Trailer Review, 10 Years to the Top
Even in the current recession, Cimarron Trailers is improving,
expanding and zeroing in on efficiency. The factory is staying the
same size, but putting out 25% more trailers. There is a handful of
aluminum trailer manufactures at the top in premium trailers. None
surpasses Cimarron current models. The top trailers need smart
engineering, custom doors and windows, top components, strong
beautiful welds etc. The result is quality uniformity on all
trailers from roof to axles. Where else would you build horse
trailers, but the heart of
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  It’s
official, Dave Smerchek, owner of Titan Trailer Manufacturing
headquartered in Waterville, Kansas, purchased Logan Coach April
8, 2009. Plans are to continue producing the Logan Coach brand
trailers in the same town they originated in, Logan, Utah, as a
division of Titan Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.
This union
will allow Titan to expand to the West and Logan Coach to expand
to the East with an economic advantage in volume and
transportation costs. Logan Coach is keeping their current
dealer support team for a seamless transition to new ownership.
Press Release.... |
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  2009
Silverado Crew Cab, new 6-speed auto tranny tows a Logan Coach
well in Rockies.
Crew cabs are the new "mini" van with folding rear seats for
hauling cargo inside and cup holders galore. Factory
option trailer brake controller, new for GM 1/2 tons.
More..... |
 Sterling
Bullet makes a great hauler truck.
The 6-speed heavy
duty Aisin auto, grade shifted a couple of times, using the
built in exhaust brake, kept my foot off the brake coming down
Loveland pass towing a Cimarron LQ
horse trailer. The variable turbo sleeve controls
air flow to the engine and closes making the exhaust brake. A
unique efficient design. You can add a bed from 8' to 16' to the
different wheel bases available. 7000 lb. front axle, 13,500 lb.
rear axle on a 50,000 psi frame with 34" frame railing to
accommodate
More... |
  BIGFOOT
Trailer Jacks; Ever cranked a heavy trailer jack by hand?
Even the 2 speed jacks wear you out. Electric
jacks are cheaper, hydraulic jack are faster and made for heavy use.
Bigfoot has a steel oil reservoir
that the hydraulic motor mounts to instead of a plastic tank
that I see on other brands and the cover stays
on.
More... |
 
Trailer Electronic Technology for Safer, Easier Connection.
EZ
is a magnetic connection, powerful magnets. Just get the male end near
the female plug and "pop" it sucks together. A tab slot align the socket
and plug to match the right connections. The male end has two silicone
o-rings, the cables have sealant injected inside, all to make the system
water proof. If you can keep the water out, you can keep the mud and all
the corrosive chemicals used to dissolve ice on the highway out. Spent my share of nights with a flashlight in
my mouth in the rain as I work on trailer lights.
See the review.... |
  EZ - Connector,
RV Pro Plug
and Max Brake Wireless Trailer Light Tester
Those of use that tow
trailers every week know how many times we drop the coupler on
the ball and plug in the wire connection (and wiggle the
connection for contact.) Spent my share of nights with a
flashlight in my mouth in the rain as I work on trailer lights.
Fuel injection and electronics make our trucks more trouble
free, now trailer wiring and electronics make tracing trailer
wire problems a breeze. What do you do when you don't have
someone to check your trailer lights while you run the blinkers
and light switch?
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  It’s
a new dawn in the trailer industry today as the North American
Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) announced the launch of the
NATM
Affiliate
Program which will bring
safety and regulatory information from the National Association
of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) down to the trailer
dealers. This is a great opportunity for these two associations
to work together to better educate the dealers, and ultimately
the end users, on the safety and regulatory information.
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CNG, is it the Answer for the Fuel Crisis?
Update Dyno
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 Forget veggie oil, bio-diesel, power programmers and hydrogen water separators. And hear the gospel of CNG/diesel. The beauty of this system is if I can't find a Compressed Natural Gas fill up station, I just run on diesel. We've now had time to run several tanks through our test truck in a loop using both CNG and diesel together at 2 to 1. We reduced our fuel cost per mile 23% to 27% with Colorado prices. Almost double that with Utah prices, Read the rest as one of the most important reviews this year... |
 Update: 2009 Ford F150,
King of Towing, You may not need a F250!
Ford King Ranch, gorgeous
brown paint, thick full grain leather seats, big towing mirrors,
6-speed automatic, bold chrome grill, 20 inch wheels, just makes you drool ! At least if you're into
towing trailers. Tops the 1/2 ton class at 11,300 lbs trailer
capacity for all three cab configurations, not just a single cab. That makes it easy to match your trailer.
Growing segment of folks downsizing and still towing. Ford is
leading the pack for 1/2 ton trailer capacity and payload.
SuperCrew has the only 1/2 ton truck with a 6.5" bed option.
This helps with gooseneck and 5th wheel trailers. No V-6 or
manual transmission
More...
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 Ford
2009 F150, most popular vehicle fighting for position.
The new 2009 Ford F150 is part of the trend to 1/2 trailering with trailer
brake controller, similar to the option with Super Duty, first time
extendable trailer mirrors and trailer sway control. Higher towing
weight rating, higher payload, stronger frame, a new 6-speed auto tranny
with grade shifting like big brother F250, make the F150 on the border
of 3/4 ton capacity. The Roll Stability Control detects when your
trailer is swaying and controls the truck to counter act the trailer
sway. Or Max Trailer Tow
Package option, will
also apply the trailer brakes automatically in a trailer
sway....
More... |
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 Ode to the Tailgate,
You don't think much
about your trucks tailgate, but try to do without one. On the farm, my
tailgate was a workbench, sawhorse and picnic table. I had a vice bolted
to it, in the eighties had a tailgate with built in ramps for loading a
ATV.
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DEBO
Step®.
(picture right) My
old knees don't like me climbing on my tailgate. I like Debo Step
because it's not in the receiver hitch like most...... For
more,
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QuickBite
Coupler, the best we've reviewed: You'll love this coupler and want to
replace what you have ! I did, No more in and out of
your truck to see how close you are to the trailer or if you're
centered and you know how much fun it is asking for help to back
up. You'll hear QuickBite Coupler snap when it's latches.
It self aligns your trailer ball, automatically latches and
locks. It doesn't get easier or faster. Comes with it's own
alignment rods that stick up over your tailgate to
watch through your rear view mirror.
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USRider Provides Safety
Tips to Reduce Tire Troubles. Getting ready to
travel involves a lot of preparation for most people.
You must plan your route, pack clothes, check the
weather, ensure that the car is road worthy, and so on.
Traveling with horses adds another set of tasks, such as
prepping the horse for shipping, packing feed and
supplies for the horse, tow vehicle maintenance, to name
a few. A critical item to check before hitting the road
is air pressure.
This applies to the tires on
your tow vehicle tires as well as those on the trailer.
“The number one reason horse owners end up on the side
of the road is tire issues,” said Mark Cole, managing
member of USRider. With its Equestrian Motor Plan,
USRider gives you peace of mind as you travel. USRider's
motor plan surpasses other roadside assistance plans by
also covering horse vans, horse trailers, tow vehicles
and horses.
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DualLiner... real truck bed protection
system by Mark
Simonds
 If
you’re a truck owner, you know the importance and value of
the bed of that truck. You can haul just about anything
from Grandma’s rocking chair to a load of gravel. The only
problem is that after a few months of use, the bed floor and
sides will start to show their age much faster than the rest
of the truck. Scratches, dings, and dents will eventually
appear... making the truck look older than it really is –
and more importantly....
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 is
the best known name in trailers.
Featherlite is the first aluminum trailer I can remember seeing. Back in the
seventies, gooseneck trailers were the new thing. And since 1973,
Featherlite is still ahead of it's time. They stood out then because of the
exceptional quality and uniqueness just as they do today. We are very proud
to have
Featherlite
Trailers
join us. You'll be surprised at how many types of trailers Featherlite
builds. From the famous horse and stock trailers to car, cargo, dump and
motorcycle trailers.
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General Motors says it is investing in a ... company that claims
its secret process could be able to make ethanol from waste in
large quantity as soon as 2010 for $1 a gallon or less,
half the cost of making gasoline. Bill Roe, CEO of 18-month-old
ethanol maker Coskata, says the company's process uses bacteria
developed at the University of Oklahoma and existing
gasification technology to generate 99.7% pure ethanol, plus
water. He says the method should leapfrog cellulosic production,
which has been seen as the next step from today's ethanol
production using corn. GM won't disclose its investment, but Roe
says it's enough to make Coskata "a speed-to-market play. I
don't think most people saw this coming," he says. "Most talk
about cellulosic ethanol is futuristic." Source:
USA Today |
 First
time I herded Buffalo, I mean Bison and my first trip to
Yellowstone, was a kick driving the all
new 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series. The Land
Cruiser was Toyota's first vehicle to the US back in 1957. he
Cruiser, makes a great tow vehicle. The ride and handling is
smooth, you're in a solid vehicle with very little outside
influence like wind making no difference with a heavy 5690 lb
curb weight. The Land Cruiser has the tightest steering I can
remember. This makes driving fatigue go away.
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From
www.fuelpub.com
Big Win for Biodiesel: ASTM Approves
New Biodiesel Blend Specifications.
The biodiesel industry is
celebrating today following last
night’s final vote by the ASTM
International D02 Main Committee to
approve a trio of long-awaited ASTM
specifications for biodiesel blends.
After more than five years of
extensive research and subsequent
balloting by the ASTM fuel experts
in the blended fuel balloting
process, ASTM has finally voted to
approve three key sets of biodiesel
specifications that should
significantly bolster automaker
support and consumer demand for
biodiesel:
#1Changes to the existing B100
biodiesel blend stock specification
(ASTM D6751) #2 Finished
specifications to include up to 5%
biodiesel (B5) in the conventional
petrodiesel specification (ASTM
D975) #3
A new
specification for blends of between
6 percent biodiesel (B6) to 20
percent biodiesel (B20) for on and
off road diesel.
More....
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Cimarron Custom
Horse Trailers, New Thinking, Strength & Beauty! |
  On
the road repair welding. The military has GOWELD and plasma
cutters in many of their Humvees, tanks and armored personal
carriers. GOWELD is very
portable, the wire spool is in the handle. Just clamp the cables
to your trucks batteries, run the hose to a tank of Argon gas or
use coated wire and you're ready to weld anywhere.
More.... |
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Old Guard 2007 GM trucks and
Sundowner, New Kids on the Block Toyota Tundra and Lakota.
  GM has the trucks that have towed
horse trailers for close to a century back before the Apache model and
Toyota has towed horse trailers since the T100, 7 years ago. For the
trailer team we have the new Lakota aluminum trailer, that I first saw
at last years All American Quarter Horse Congress in Ohio, with their
HUT bumper pull LQ. Then there's Sundowner's most popular trailer,
the SunLite 727, with a proven track record.
More.... |
 Featherlite
SURV, a heavy duty trailer for your Toys. We camp at Tiger Run in
Breckenridge and Circus Circus Koa in Vegas. We installed
Power Vision mirrors, Hell-Ya Hitch Helper, Valley Odyssey brake
controller and Truck Bedz. Featherlite built an "off-road" toy hauler
that's made like a tank, so you can get to the prime remote locations
for 4-wheeling or 2-wheeling or just a HQ for outdoor adventure.
More... |
 2008
Ford Super Duty, Round Two for 60 Years of the F-Series.
Last month I got to play on almost 4000
acres of the Fords Michigan Proving Grounds. Towing trailers (my
favorite sport) up and down Fords 7 and 15% grades. Ford provided a few
Dodge and GM diesels to try out beside the Fords at the renovated
proving grounds. Sand wash, mud, off-road course, mud, replica of the
famous Silver Creek torture track, all means FUN !
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 Trucks Brands,
Who Will Survive?
I'm surprised by the phone
calls I'm getting from friends and business associates over the
government bailout of the auto industry. Truck buyers are very loyal to
their truck brands and many Dodge owners are telling me that their next
truck will be a Ford. All do to Ford not asking for tax payer money or
bailout. Dodge loyalist are hit the hardest, Chrysler was owned by
Germany company Daimler and now Fiat of Italy is about take over
Chrysler, leaving Dodge owners ...More....
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 SAE
Trailer Standards; finally some rules for matching your
truck and trailer. Mike Levine of PickupTruck.com reports
on the upcoming Society of Automotive Engineers standard with
collaboration from truck, trailer and hitch manufactures.
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 Battery Maintenance and Pulse
Technology Conditioning with Solar can Double your Battery Life.
Batteries
keep us rolling and give us conveniences in our trucks and trailers. But
if you don’t maintain them, you’ll be stranded and surprised. I run a
lot of toys from my eight 12 volt outlets in my truck, from my cooler to
my motion detector in the trailer. Diesel trucks use two 12 volt
batteries for extra power to start a diesel engine. This also gives you
reserve power going down the road. Living Quarter horse trailers usually
have two deep cell batteries that can be drawn down and last a long
time. With 4 batteries between your truck and trailer, proper
maintenance is as important as checking our trucks oil level. There's new
technology that can do most of the work for you.
Sulfation is the largest cause of battery
deterioration.
SolarPulse Industrial Solar
Charging System is a product that reenergizes the sulfates and
charges your batteries with sunshine,
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  Tired
of your headlights shining in the trees? Stinger
Hitch Helper introduces a dually version.
Rated for 2000# tongue weight. Stinger Hitch,
simple to attach to your receiver hitch and then just add trailer or
cargo, what a difference it makes ! Improve your truck or SUV's
handling. Stinger Hitch Helper use it when you need it. Take if off when
you don't. Using your truck to haul loads and trailers shouldn't be a
dramatic event. Feel safe again with this new load stabilizing helper.
See the details, pictures and video for safer towing and a level rig...
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Stinger
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Featherlite Trailers merge
with Universal Trailers.
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