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I can add a few, the AP retractable sunroof blind is well made and can find a $50 or under and can be installed in 5 minutes. I feel a FITT pro flat hose is great and under $50, durable and much easier to store.
I bought the Battleborn batteries and several components a few years ago when I bought my travel trailer in 2021. Like you I've been intimidated by all the components I need to install to convert from AGM batteries. I sure appreciate you Renogy installation & review. I may use my Battleborn batteries to plug into a big inverter then into my house panel via a generator transfer switch.
5:10 I designed and printed a holder for an 80mm 12v fan that friction fits over the fins. Wired it to the light so it only runs when the fridge is on.
Sounds like a great solution. If only I had a 3D printer, knew how to use it, and knew how to wire something into the fridge lights. I'm too intimidated by that last step.
I've had very good luck with the 3M VHB tape. Way better than any other double sided tape I've worked with. It does work best when stuck down with pressure on surfaces which do not expand/contract a lot.
In the old days pre-covid Smartwool made the Kirkland socks. Nothing was wrong with them. I think they might have been sorted “B” grades. Lots of brands call such socks or products as seconds and it could be as simple as the nylon compression not being right. Nowadays I am unsure who is making Costco’s Merino Wool socks. For a while they went overseas and those were horrific in terms of longevity. Maybe they made a return to Smartwool? I have since upgraded to Darn Tough socks. Expensive but my feet feel a whole lot better! Plus a lifetime warranty so no real risks to be honest.
@@MIoffGridAdventures They are sort of next level. The huge advantage is lifetime guarantee. Personally I recommend the tactical socks with lightweight cushion. The T3006 have been my go to. It's an athletic sock(a bit of a performance compression sock) so it helps with long shifts in a warehouse. Cool in the summer and they work in the winter above 0F, admittedly colder than that and I need something warmer. Key thing is their quality control is top notch. If you ever go with a bespoke boot builder(customized boots). Darn Tough is one of the few they suggest because of the consistency of fit when they make them. If you have any questions, I own around 10-15 models of Darn Tough's, Camel City Mill Socks, some made in Japan Cashmere socks and so on and so forth. I own some old school woven cotton socks from the old style looms and a few other odds and ends. The quest for comfort means you'll try almost everything and anything.
I bought a sub-compact tractor in 2021 and its been an excellent investment. I only have an acre of property so I didn't need a very large tractor, but needed something with a loader and 3 point hitch and PTO. I got the tractor, loader, mid mount 60" mower deck, counter rotation roto-tiller, box blade, and pallet forks. I use the loader and pallet forks a lot, the box blade occasionally for the driveway. I honestly think I should have saved the $2500 and not purchased the mid mount mower....it mows great, but its a pain to really install and remove all the time as I can't park the tractor in my shop with the mower deck installed as the entryway isn't wide enough, so mowing the lawn with it is kind of a pain. I wish I would have purchased a rotary cutter or a flail mower instead of the mid mount mower. I have a ballast box from Vevor that I filled up with sand, plenty of ballast, and it don't stick out the back of the tractor as far as most implements do, that's why I got the ballast box...I use my tractor in my shop sometimes to move my wood working equipment around, and the shop is already a tight space, so being able to have the ballast box tucked up tighter to the back of the tractor is great for me. I want a grapple as well, but nobody really seems to build one that will work on my tractor and they're expensive. So, I usually just use the pallet forks as much as I can to move branches and brush around. I don't have a stump bucket, not really sure what I'd need one for LOL. That landscape rake is on my list too, I think it would work great in the driveway and out in the back of my property to clear out the pine needles and pine cones from that area.
Thanks for watching and for the thoughtful comments. I haven't tried to use the belly mower yet. I'm a little intimidated about how to install and use it. If it is difficult to use, I will continue using my Husqvarna riding lawn mower and might sell the belly mower. Thanks for sharing your story of how you use your tractor. I hope you're able to figure out how to get a grapple for it.
It is a bummer that these implements didn't work out. The ballast box is nice if your in tight clearances but otherwise... One question comes to mind, what kind of well can you dig with a stump bucket? Just curious if there's another use I don't know about. Beautiful tractor btw!
Good point, I should've clarified. My plan is to use a stump bucket to dig as deep as I can for the first phase of digging a well (2-3 feet). Then I will use my extension pole on a Ryobi post hole digger to go down another 8 feet. Then I'm hoping I can drive the last 10 feet manually with a sledge hammer.
That's why I bought a ballast box, it sits closer to the back of the tractors than most implements do, allowing for more maneuverability in tight spaces. I use my sub-compact tractor in my shop occasionally to move my wood working equipment, the ballast box gives me the extra space to be able to turn around in the already cramped space in the shop, that I couldn't do with other implements on the tractor. The ballast box I have I filled with sand, but it does have a door in it that I can open to dump it out if I want to use the box for a tool box if needed....but I got it to use as a ballast box not haul around tools anyhow LOL.
Will this system still charge the battery when hooked to shore power? Also, when hooked to my tow vehicle would I need a DC to DC isolated charger? So many conflicting videos out there. My trailer is a 2003, so I don't think the original inverter is adequate. What's your take? Thanks for a great video!
I had to change the charge controller for shore power to charge this battery. Sorry but I don’t know the answer to your question about the tow vehicle.
Yes Battle Born is probably one of the best Lithium batteries on the market but also the most expensive. I bought the LiTime 100ah Lithium battery for under $300 and they were easy to install and took up very little space.
About surge protectors one piece of advice I have is to stick with name brands from reputable companies. I am not saying Carmtek is not one of those, this piece of advice is oriented more toward the really cheap ones. I am an Amazon Vine reviewer and often get electronic goods that come from some random named "company" that has zero company information on the actual package. Two examples, I got a household power strip surge protector that had a rattle in it. I opened it up and there was zero surge protection circuitry inside. It was just power directly to the plugs and the rattle was a loose piece of wire. The second example was a 50 Amp RV surge protector. The text on the label was spelled "Surge Gu ard". It was an obvious attempt to mimic the Southwire "Surge Guard" unit. There was no company information on the unit or the package and that unit is no longer available on Amazon. I didn't open that one up to see what was inside but there was no way I would have trusted it to protect my RV. Plus there was no company to stand behind anything.
hi there. Great vid, thanks. I'm no expert on the matter of removing from the couplers but I think you have the right technique. You mentioned this being your first time greasing a tractor, and while I understand you may have greased the rest off camera, concentrating on loader and grab for the purpose of the vid, you may find grease points at the rear of the tractor on the lift arms, and around the front wheels on the turn joints. I hope this is helpful.
Wow. I LOVE the 3M very high bond tape. I use it a lot. You do have to have a clean surface and you need to really establish the bond with pressure to make it work well. There’s stuff that is still attached with this stuff after 4 years of full time travel in our skoolie.
Excellent review! The Gen 3 seems like a noticeable improvement in speed and reliability. Cool that you can live in nature and still be connected to high speed internet.
I was curious if it would actually be better thanks for the video I shall be purchasing now. It’s going to be actually feeling water when I take a shower.
3M VHB is an extremely good adhesive tape. They use it in vehicles OEM to hold vehicle trim on the exterior for 100-200k miles. The fact you are saying it didn't stick to bare metal surfaces makes no sense. If you had tried to stick it to say a poly propylene plastic surface it would be one thing, but not bare metal. If you ordered it off amazon, there is always a good chance to got a counterfeit product. Just food for thought.
No problem. Glad you were entertained! :) Thanks for watching and commenting. Looking forward to using that side shade this weekend to help us bear the unusually warm month that we're having.
Thanks for watching and commenting. We've given it a lot of use, and have no complaints. You can certainly get by with just one battery. We have 2, but have never had the energy ourselves to continue past one battery's use.
Battle borns are a fraud. They repackage Chinese cells, slap an American made sticker on it and sell it for 10x what they paid for the cells. I cut one open, found the supplier, found them on Alibaba, and order cells there for 10x less that what battle born wanted
I’ll edit this comment, but you started out scaring me😂…with a full screen Amazon page that told me when I last purchased your first item. After I realized it was still the video, I stopped worrying about identity theft, etc…lol.
The reason you're seeing lower temperature on the blinds compared to reflectix is that reflectix reflects IR, so its temperature can't really be measured by a contactless thermometer. Same is true for windows too - they tend to reflect IR a lot. I have a thermal camera, and when I look at various flat surfaces through it - windows, metal, the side of my RV - I usually see a reflection of the thermal image of myself.
@@MIoffGridAdventures my calculations were off. I figured if 300 mile range on 100%, that would be 3 miles per 1 % and I thought you increased 4%. so 3x4 = 12. I must have missed something.
@@MIoffGridAdventures I'm off grid in California. I can switch to being on-grid if I need to. My larger appliances are on-grid because they are rarely used and offset with a smaller net metering system that cost as much as my large off grid system. Its all paid for after 7 years now. Charge up our new Canoo at anytime off of just solar.
You did not need to "conduct a test" to find out...- Why would you find the result to be a disappointment? Were you expecting your battery to be topped up 25% then? I mean, how hard is it to calculate the difference if you top the Tesla Battery up with 3kW?
@@MIoffGridAdventuresWhere are you getting this number? The battery has just over 3 kwh capacity, and your Y gets 4-5 miles/kwh at best. In a perfect scenario you've added at best 15 miles of range, more like 12 in normal conditions, unless I'm missing something.
@@brandonreed70 True, my numbers are off. Battery percentage varies a lot depending on wind, heat (a/c), elevation, speed, traffic, but even on best days it's not 45 miles. I can typically take a highway-speed 1 hour 20 minute trip with 25%.
@@MIoffGridAdventures I'd really recommend not thinking about range in terms of percentages and times, since as you said, there are many variables to consider. Your car tells you both trip and long term efficiency in miles per kwh. Calculating your mental math using this metric makes everything so much easier and more accurate. For example, you would have had a much better estimate and expectation with this external battery just by multiplying 3 x 4 = 12, as soon as you read the specs and before needing to both purchase and experiment.
One day you will fry your your Tesla's onboard charger because the EcoFlow Delta Pro has no isolation transformer to provide galvanic isolation to prevent high voltage DC current from passing through to your Tesla's onboard charger. All it will take is for a single MOSFET in the H-Bridge circuit in your EcoFlow to short to ground, (which by the way is a common failure scenario in all high frequency inverters), and you can not only damage your Tesla's charger, but will also void your Tesla's warranty. Sure you can charge your Tesla today, but give it time and I can guaranty you, you will have regrets. If you want to safely charge your Tesla, then you should be using a low frequency, transformer based inverter instead. To learn more about why you should never use a high frequency, transformerless inverter like the EcoFlow to charge an EV, watch "Solar Inverter Catastrophic Failure" by Red Hill Labs on RU-vid.
Thanks for watching, Rich, and for commenting. The only reason I didn't go with a slab was $$$. Also, the time of year - it was too early to pour concrete.
