May 24, 2020.
Our last two trips have both been to the Owyhee area of southeastern Oregon and western Idaho - Into the Owyhee Uplands and Owyhee Redux. The truck performed well on each trip, but as always there are little tweaks I want to make to the setup, so let's dive in to the rig review.
TL;DR - The spherical bearings are doing OK, but I think that's temporary.
TL;DR - The (warranty) replacement battery is working great!
TL;DR - I threw away the leaky bottle and got a few used bottles to fill and use on future trips.
TL;DR - no trouble on the last couple trips.
TL;DR - I've really liked the ST Maxx tires, but they are on their last legs. Time to start a search for replacements.
TL;DR - I wish it were easier to hear podcasts, and that the long stretches on the highway were a little quieter.
TL;DR - I need to replace the evaporator core inside the cab of the Tacoma so we can get cold air again.
Seemingly solved from previous Rig Reviews
- Front ADS Coilover Spherical Bearings - "solved" in that I know they are going to require constant maintenance for a while.
- Second (House) Battery Seems to be low - completely fixed with a new battery.
- Propane Bottle is Leaking - threw it away, got some new-to-me second hand bottles that don't leak.
- Mobilinkd TNC 2 failure (APRS) - it's been working for the last two trips, so I'm calling it fixed. Plus, I know how to fix it if it fails again in the future so...
Unchanged / Still an issue from previous Rig Reviews
There are some things that have been featured in Rig Reviews that are - as yet - unchanged from when I originally reviewed them. Rather than highlight those things again, I'll simply link to them here.
- The Ham Radio Antenna
- Oil Leaking from Transfer Case
- Relentless Skid Plate Attachment
- The Windshield Has Seen Better Days
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