What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[Green Gren]

New tires (295/70r17 Firestone MT2) last week and 30mm lift and alignment today. Bought myself a little more clearance for Moab in May.

 

[Itsdchz]

View attachment 7923442New tires (295/70r17 Firestone MT2) last week and 30mm lift and alignment today. Bought myself a little more clearance for Moab in May.

A little more clearance, though not necessary, truly goes a long way on some of the Moab trails! Looks great!

 

[MarksGrenadier]

View attachment 7923442New tires (295/70r17 Firestone MT2) last week and 30mm lift and alignment today. Bought myself a little more clearance for Moab in May.

What are the boxes on the roof rack. I'm starting to look into the different sizes and brands.

 

[Green Gren]

A little more clearance, though not necessary, truly goes a long way on some of the Moab trails! Looks great!

Definitely not necessary but sliders and front/rear skid plates would disagree after the beating they took last October. These minor changes (as well as some new Expedition One sliders that are ordered but not installed yet) new should go a long way toward fewer hangups.

 

[Green Gren]

What are the boxes on the roof rack. I'm starting to look into the different sizes and brands.

They are Harbor Freight boxes. Bolted to the rack with T-bolts and plastic twist fastener from Inno Racks.

I only keep recovery stuff up there. Ropes/soft shackles/Shovels/Axes in one box and 4 Maxtrax in the other.

I’m trying to minimize the exposed stuff/accessories hanging on the truck for noise and such. The more I can tuck away low and back on the roof the better.

 

[Green Gren]

Here’s more of the end result of the Firestone MT2 295/70r17 tires and Eibach 30mm/1.2” lift…

 

[LeftCoastOverland]

Got Window Tint applied to all windows yesterday.

Brown Davis long range tank and poly air airbags install complete last week.
The verdict is the airbags help to smooth the ride out, less body roll and wobble when driving round town, have them at 5psi. And given the current fuel stupidity having an extra 65L at my disposal is certainly a bonus. Win win all around.
Although the transfer is abysmally slow.
I had the transfer pump running for 1/2 an hour on a drive yesterday and maybe transferred 1/2 the volume out of the Aux tank.

 

[LeftCoastOverland]

Installed the same LeTech ladder - very satisfied with it, eventhough its rather pricey.

Dirt box dropped their version of the Jerry can ladder: Here $699 seems like a more reasonable price.

 

[abbeyroad]

10K mile service completed at Rusnak Pasadena today.

*F/R diff fluid (already did this at 3K miles auto OCD)
*Engine oil (already did this at 1.2K and 5K miles "")
*Brake fluid (mine's a 2/24 build so it's been two years)

Inspection revealed a rear pass door seal wasn't adhering quite right so proactively replaced which I really appreciated.

~$1300 USD poorer. Miles of s.

 

[Clark Kent]

Got Window Tint applied to all windows yesterday.
View attachment 7923476

Brown Davis long range tank and poly air airbags install complete last week.
The verdict is the airbags help to smooth the ride out, less body roll and wobble when driving round town, have them at 5psi. And given the current fuel stupidity having an extra 65L at my disposal is certainly a bonus. Win win all around.
Although the transfer is abysmally slow.
I had the transfer pump running for 1/2 an hour on a drive yesterday and maybe transferred 1/2 the volume out of the Aux tank.

I don't know where the BD aux tank transfers across to. The LRA transfers near the top of the main tank filler tube. If you take the fuel cap off and run the transfer pump you can see the fuel coming in.
A benefit of the LRA single-cap twin-filler is if either tank is overfilled it flows across the filler plenum and down the other tank. If I transfer fuel to the main tank and it fills up before I turn off the pump the fuel backs up the main filler neck and goes down the aux filler neck. The fuel then recirculates until the transfer pump is switched off or the aux tank is empty, whichever occurs first.

My management strategy is to turn on the transfer pump somewhere around 75% full on the main tank. The number is not critical. I use the % fuel indicator on the vehicle information page not the fuel gauge. The transfer is a positive flow rate. I can see the main tank % level rising while I am driving. I start the transfer early so there is still plenty of fuel in the main tank. This is important to give me choices later. If I leave the transfer until the main tank is low and the transfer pump fails I might be in trouble if there is no alternate fuel supply available. 60+ litres sitting in the aux tank is no help if you cannot get to it.
It's no different to carrying Jerrys. Use them first unless there is a good reason to hold them back for later.

It's a strategy I learned flying around Australia in Hueys. Get the aux tank on early and use that fuel first. If the aux pump fails at least you still have fuel in the main tanks to divert. Choices.

 

[Tazzieman]

Got Window Tint applied to all windows yesterday.
Although the transfer is abysmally slow.
I had the transfer pump running for 1/2 an hour on a drive yesterday and maybe transferred 1/2 the volume out of the Aux tank.

You need a 4x4 urologist!

 

[LeftCoastOverland]

I don't know where the BD aux tank transfers across to. The LRA transfers near the top of the main tank filler tube. If you take the fuel cap off and run the transfer pump you can see the fuel coming in.
A benefit of the LRA single-cap twin-filler is if either tank is overfilled it flows across the filler plenum and down the other tank. If I transfer fuel to the main tank and it fills up before I turn off the pump the fuel backs up the main filler neck and goes down the aux filler neck. The fuel then recirculates until the transfer pump is switched off or the aux tank is empty, whichever occurs first.

My management strategy is to turn on the transfer pump somewhere around 75% full on the main tank. The number is not critical. I use the % fuel indicator on the vehicle information page not the fuel gauge. The transfer is a positive flow rate. I can see the main tank % level rising while I am driving. I start the transfer early so there is still plenty of fuel in the main tank. This is important to give me choices later. If I leave the transfer until the main tank is low and the transfer pump fails I might be in trouble if there is no alternate fuel supply available. 60+ litres sitting in the aux tank is no help if you cannot get to it.
It's no different to carrying Jerrys. Use them first unless there is a good reason to hold them back for later.

It's a strategy I learned flying around Australia in Hueys. Get the aux tank on early and use that fuel first. If the aux pump fails at least you still have fuel in the main tanks to divert. Choices.

Ah cool! You’re a heli pilot too?
I’m flying fire contracts down in Vic at the
Moment

 

[Clark Kent]

Ah cool! You’re a heli pilot too?
I’m flying fire contracts down in Vic at the
Moment

Engineering. Former military so wherever the aircraft went an engineering crew would go also. For one or two aircraft the engineers fly with the aircraft. For 3+ aircraft we would typically send a road party but very much dependant on the location, proximity to supply chain, duration, non-deferable mx events, etc.
No different to what your ground team does to keep the dream alive. For single pilot tasking on 206B and Huey I would fly front seat to break up the boredom for both of us. No autopilot. Just mag brakes and force trims. Transiting broad flat Australia in a two-bladed helo at 100KIAS is nowhere near as much fun as it sounds, although 200ft coastal from Adelaide to the Gold Coast in early summer wasn't a horrible way to spend the taxpayer's money

I also spent 13 years with Bristow Helicopters. Retired now but I still have industry connections including a couple of guys at Kestral in Mangalore.

 

[LeftCoastOverland]

Engineering. Former military so wherever the aircraft went an engineering crew would go also. For one or two aircraft the engineers fly with the aircraft. For 3+ aircraft we would typically send a road party but very much dependant on the location, proximity to supply chain, duration, non-deferable mx events, etc.
No different to what your ground team does to keep the dream alive. For single pilot tasking on 206B and Huey I would fly front seat to break up the boredom for both of us. No autopilot. Just mag brakes and force trims. Transiting broad flat Australia in a two-bladed helo at 100KIAS is nowhere near as much fun as it sounds, although 200ft coastal from Adelaide to the Gold Coast in early summer wasn't a horrible way to spend the taxpayer's money

I also spent 13 years with Bristow Helicopters. Retired now but I still have industry connections including a couple of guys at Kestral in Mangalore.

Ha funny I’m sitting next to one of Kestral’s UH-60’s today.

 

[archerwolf]

Added a horizontal l-track section to the trunk, inspired by @pmatusov

It’s a 48” section of generic L-track with countersunk holes drilled at 6.5”, 34.5”, 26.5”, and 41.5” from the end. The outer two holes mount to the factory tie down points with longer M8 bolts and spacers. The middle two holes I used as a drill guide to make holes in the trunk cushion and sheet metal. I installed M8 nutserts in those two locations.