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I recently met an architect that told me that Milwaukee was the best brand for light battery operated tools. Given that I have no good way of choosing and he's spent a career working directly with builders I would go with Milwaukee if I hadn't already bought Ryobi tools (which I've been fully...

You might want to look at a Passport Trailsport. Your wife will like the ride and it's a great street vehicle plus it will handle gentle offroading AND you could live in one even with no modifications. With rear seats folded flat you have a huge open space in back.

People want to pamper their vehicles. There's plenty of superstition so lots of variation in what folks consider crazy. It's not hard to find YouTube videos that suggest doing things differently than the manufacturer recommends. It's a topic where one will never know if frequent oil changes...

Congrats. Beautiful truck. In my simple mind all you need to do is go poke around offroad. I think you'll find that your vehicle is comfortable doing things that may make you feel uncomfortable. So go crawl over some relatively small obstacles and drive through some shallow water and climb a...

If you're going to use logic I also wonder how many followers the YT "experts" would have if they just said "follow the manufacturer's recommendations". That's what AI says too. Hmmm.

I have 3 Ryobi 18V mini chainsaws (1 of the smallest -like handheld trimmer, 1 little one on a long pole, 1 next size up from smallest) and all work very well and have been troublefree. They are all brave little tools that do a lot of work...but it depends how much work you need to do. Even the...

I was curious since I'm very happy with my Michelin Defender M+S so I read some reviews and quickly found others that rate your Trails very poor in winter. The comments remind me of comments for the Dunlops that came on my 5th Gen...they were really scary on ice. I should have replaced my...

Sure it's possible. With cruise control your vehicle will work to maintain the set speed going up hills. Without cruise control it may be more natural to go a little faster downhill but not worry too much if you lose a little bit of speed going uphill. If my 5th Gen ever needs to downshift to...

If you're asking if removing the aim dam COULD affect warm-up time...sure, it COULD. Your transmission oil cooler is integrated into your radiator and removing the aim dam COULD result in more airflow to the radiator. But I really doubt that it makes any difference that you would notice.

No need to hold your farts at their house any more.

Yes. According to the Michigan State Police my Volvo was only doing 86 when I thought I was doing 90. I was still happy to get off with a warning.

If a manufacturer's speedometer is showing even the tiniest bit over the actual speed they are wide open to lawsuits. Mechanical speedometers used to be off by much more and always on the optimistic side. I don't know if all new vehicles calculate speed the same way but if a vehicle uses the...

My 5th Gen has a sticker on the roof rail showing the quietest position for wind noise. Try playing with the position of the front bar starting around 12" back from full forward. It's the front bar that gets hit with full airflow. If this doesn't work, wrapping the bar as mentioned is a great...

I can't think of one reason to run 5/30. If you believe you need the higher film strength of 30 weight then why not run 0/30 so your engine doesn't have to wait 40% longer for lubrication on a cold start. Film strength is the one and only consideration that favors thicker oil but how much...

Commercial vehicles are basically exempt from safety testing. That's not a good thing except maybe in terms of freedumb.

Ford trucks are also tested for mud packing (which could lead to overheating) and it's the reason trucks can't use underbody shielding for improving aerodynamics and reducing engine noise like cars. Overheating due to skid plates is probably a fringe case but I'd lean towards OEM just because...

On my air-cooled Ducati the dealership recommended that I run 87 for more power since lower octane fuels burn faster so it does make sense that mileage could be better on 87 when the engine is not knock-limited. It depends on the engine control computer and software and how heavily the engine...

I put Michelin Defenders on my 5th Gen and they are a huuuuuge improvement over the OEM Dunlops. I think they are the most-recommended tire on 4runners.com for folks that don't do hard core offroading and don't shop for tires based on looks.

You could put clear Gorilla tape over the booboos