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Ems Off Road Free Wheeling Kit Install

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My Dodge 2500 4X4 Diesel with 100K miles on the clock was in the need of front ball joints, u-joints and brake pads. I was intrigued  by all the conversation on the various Dodge Diesel forums about the unit bearings failing and the expense to replace. So I did some research and found three companies offering a Free Wheeling, Locking Hubs kit for our trucks. Dyna Track, SpynTec and EMS Off Road.  I called Tom Brister at EMS Off Road   http://www.emsoffroad.com/store/ to discuss my options. He assured me that all the kits were well made, but their kit was a few dollars less and used off the shelf bearings that could easily be replaced in an emergency. Although all three kits were back ordered at all vendors I checked, Tom said he could have a kit to me in a week so I ordered it up along with a set of non greasable U-Joints. At the time of this article, the kit cost $1495 and the two U-Joints were $110. Shipping from PA to MA was $60. Total $1665.00. The only other item I needed to purchase was high temperature wheel bearing grease and a bearing packer device. The grease was $12 and the bearing packer was $8.

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SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION ON A PALAMINO BRONCO TRUCK CAMPER

I recently decided to add solar power to my Palomino Bronco truck camper. After a few weeks of research, I decided to go with a pre-packaged system from www.solarblvd.com. The system consists of a 120wall panel, a controller and a digital readout display. http://www.solarblvd.com/Solar-Panels-&-Systems-12-Volt-Solar-Kits/c1_272/p2748/12-Volt-120-Watt-Solar-Panel-Kit-with-FREE-SHIPPING/product_info.html The total cost at the time of this writing (7-21-13)  is

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Honda EU2000i Generator Fuel Shut-Off (The Easy Way!)

The Honda EU2000i portable generator is an amazing piece of equipment. 2000 watts , inverter based, extremely quiet and sips fuel……but it has one glaring issue in this real world of ethanol gas. When you shut it down, the carburetor holds a few tablespoons full of fuel. As the gas evaporates it leaves a varnish

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Palomino Bronco

Back in the 80s I had a pickup truck camper. It was a nasty affair that I paid $500 for and think I got took! (Representative picture…no digital pictures exist of my old camper) On the back of a Chevy K20 pickup I hauled that thing all over hill and dale. Took the kids to

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