Articles By: sbutera
$4 a Day – Yamaha’s new EF2000iS portable generator
The Argument
$4 a day. That’s the argument for a 2000 watt portable inverter/generator; about a gallon of gas will power your TV/DVD and stereo, make coffee, nuke a pot pie and yes, charge your batteries. The flip-side (depending on who you ask) is somewhere around 4 to 6 times as much gas with a “built...
May 10th, 2011 | Accessories Hi-lite | Read More
Edge Products – CTS UPDATE: Turbo Timer Install
After reading J.T. and Jeff’s article on the CTS Monitor I knew I’d found a high tech alternative to analog gauges to monitor my diesel. Let me tell you this device is beyond cool and provides more information than I thought possible through its use of the industry standard OBD-II (on board diagnostics)...
April 29th, 2011 | Accessories Hi-lite | Read More
Tank vent replacement
After replacing the vent caps to my black and grey tanks for the 3rd time in 2009, I wasn’t too surprised to see them missing… AGAIN! After baking for a couple of California summers, the plastic caps crack and fall off as a semi-annual winter tradition. This time was different as the majority of...
April 10th, 2011 | Accessories Hi-lite | Read More
SuperGlide… The Short Bed Tow Solution
For many years, short bed truck owners who wanted to tow a 5th wheel were forced to upgrade to a long bed truck or buy a manual sliding hitch to keep the RV from contacting the cab of the truck during tight turns and maneuvers. The problem with manual sliding hitches is just that-they are manual. First,...
July 7th, 2010 | Accessories Hi-lite | Read More
Cooling a Hot Head
FYI:Apparently TXCris has taken down his website and there are rumors of “no product and no refund” This is still a good story and I believe this kit can be fabricated by other people. Just wanted to give a heads up about this vendor.
There isn’t a definitive answer as to why most...
May 2nd, 2010 | Accessories, Accessories Hi-lite | Read More