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Yeah, it's a little more smokey here today too. They are saying that with as many wildfires as there are in northern MN and Canada, that they won't all be out until the snow flies. I'm afraid that until then, we are going to be at the mercy of the winds to determine whether or not we have smokey...

....and just when you were wondering if you should keep it or not, it comes to your rescue, and redeems itself for a while longer. Probably not a bad idea to run it for a bit anyway, just so the seals etc. don't get dried out, brittle, and crack. :)

Considerable improvement since yesterday.

I think a lot of it is from the BWCA in northern MN. There are about 20 fires going up there right now, and the whole BWCA has been closed and campers evacuated for just the the third time in the history of the area. There are hazardous air quality warnings for a large part of the state...

It's been a few years now, but my dad grew up in Montana, and most of his 8 siblings stayed either there or further west in WA, or OR. Starting in the early 50's they would have a family reunion faithfully every two years, most of which were in Montana, with an occasional outlier in Seattle, or...

Hope they get those hay bales picked up before that, or are they the plastic wrapped ones...couldn't tell form the pic. Supposed to be a heat index of 105 degrees today (actual temps in the 90's with humidity in the 90's+, and dew points in the mid 70's), and similar, but slightly cooler for the...

Wear comfortable shoes, and get a schedule of events, and a map of the grounds right away at the entrance gate so you can make a plan on what you want to take in. It will show all the exhibit halls, workshops and lecture places, and most importantly the different colored tram/shuttle routes, and...

I stand corrected...I forgot not everybody has the bumper to protect their shins from the receiver.;)

Just curious....even though you apparently don't intend to use it, why would you remove it, rather than just leave it in place, and just not use it? Can't imagine it being in the way of anything, and it would add value if you decide to sell the TD in the future.

With the amount of propane you have on hand, a propane powered generator would seem like the simplest solution....no stale gas or diesel to worry about between the rare outages, but with the amount of open space you have a ground mounted solar array with a battery (or EV) back up would certainly...

.....unfortunately the other major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers who all used Bridgestone tires on their bikes, decided they didn't like the success that Bridgestone was having, so told them if they continued to sell bikes, they would find another source for their tires. Since tire sales far...

What I've read, is that due to comparable various manufacturing pollution with both IC's and EV's, the EV's are not really green compared to an IC vehicle until they reach about 50K miles. After that is when they have accounted for their manufacturing pollution by reduced operating pollution...

That great WI company Kwik Trip has started adding high speed chargers to their stations recently, so hopefully they will become a lot more commonplace in the near future. https://www.kwiktrip.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Binder2.pdf There are quite a few apps in addition to the ones...

Wait a minute.....didn't you say you were done with WI winters, and taking the big rig south next winter???You could tow your EV behind to the warmer Clime! ;)

Growing up, my best friends dad owned a small engine repair shop which also sold lawnmowers, snowblowers, snowmobiles, and motorcycles. They were a Bridgestone dealer, and through my friend who was a two years older than me, I was able to ride his motorcycles on the back roads where law...

Yeah, it was a sweet ride, but I ended up selling it and buying a Triumph TR-6 with some bolt-on body damage, which I repaired and had repainted...another sweet ride. I thought long and hard about PHEVs. It does sound like the best of both worlds, but then as you say, if 90+% of your driving is...

In 1968 my first car was a '63 Beetle that I rebuilt the engine in, using parts from the JC Whitney catalog. I put in oversized pistons & cylinders, and replaced the single barrel carb and manifold with a two barrel for a nice performance boost. It was painted Cat yellow with a black racing...

I had looked at the VW EVs ( as well as pretty much every other EV sold in the US), and while a VW fan in general, I was disappointed in the range offerings of their EVs, so not too surprised with your experience. Range was probably the main thing I looked at when researching EVs. As EV's go...

Yeah, I think the pent up demand following the pandemic pretty much allowed the manufactures go hog wild on their pricing, but I also think they have caught up with demand for the most part now, and you are seeing a lot of those ultrahigh sticker prices being heavily discounted with lots of new...