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  1. matt167

    NEW TIRES!

    Just got to keep them rotated. Grabbers are a harder compound and rely on the tread block to give traction, where a Duratrac and others are softer rubber as well as an agressive tread block, so they need rotated more often. Any 4x4 or AWD is going to be hard on tires and require rotations
  2. matt167

    NEW TIRES!

    Grabbers are outdated. They 'work' but the performance is easy to surpass. Falken Wildpeak AT3W, Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac, Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner AT are all tires that will outperform the old Grabber AT2 or the newer ATX
  3. matt167

    Transom light

    Visible 360* for 2 miles in clear weather. ~basically that equates to mount it so it's higher than the windshield and it's good enough
  4. matt167

    NEW TIRES!

    Tripletreds were discontinued last year. Anything remaining in inventories are old stock. I 'think' that the Assurance Comfort Drive is the successor to that product line. I'd have to log in and check the training materials. I'm a Goodyear Tire advisor through my work
  5. matt167

    Slow crank on initial start up

    try turning it by hand before hitting the starter. Eliminate the electrical components. Almost all outboards have manual starting notches. If it's stiff to turn but loosens up, then it's a needle bearing issue most likely.
  6. matt167

    NEW TIRES!

    The Weatherready is the top rated all weather tire available at the moment. Good choice
  7. matt167

    Just bought this Snowblower ,Good,bad ??

    Snapper still uses the friction disc on the RER's even today. The machine is the same minus a better deck and a couple new features. But they actually sell kits to bring the older ones up to the modern standard
  8. matt167

    NEW TIRES!

    Where a tire is made tends to not matter one bit, but there are surely better tires than others and I know of at least one brand of USA made tires that has been putting out absolute trash for ~2 years
  9. matt167

    Purchasing a 1971 23' Winner, no engine, great shape...

    It likely originally had a 165 I6. The 470 is a re power. The tilt/ trim switches confirm that the boat is early 70's... It is a cool boat perhaps worth restoring if that is what you want as I don't think that style of boat is available new anymore, and has not been for some time. A C-Dory...
  10. matt167

    Kicking around another hair-brained idea

    Why not import a Japanese Kei car... Same size as the golf cart roughly ( 10' long, 50" wide, 660cc engine and parts can be had. I have owned 2 of them, a Suzuki Carry ( cab over pickup ) and a Jimny ( Samurai's close cousin ).. The Jimny being turbocharged would keep up with traffic without...
  11. matt167

    Battery size for fishfinder

    Motorcycle battery could be enough. A lawn tractor battery is cheaper however
  12. matt167

    Newbie Places to boat in Upstate or Western NY no more than 3 1/2 hrs to Albany

    Cayuga or Seneca lake. They are connected by the Seneca river and provide access to the canals.
  13. matt167

    Buy now or wait until Black Friday?

    I buy work socks once per year from the big blue mart on a black Friday deal. They never sell out so I go sometime that week and don't get stuck in a crazy store. The only black Friday deal I have ever gotten
  14. matt167

    No Spare Tire Included!

    We have a general 'guess' in the shop, that if the spare is on when the vehicle rolls in, the tire is probably junk. 80% of the time that holds true. As for the rental Jeep, it's probably within the terms of service somewhere that you are to call for roadside service ( BS ) in the event of a...
  15. matt167

    No Spare Tire Included!

    Many cars do not come with a spare, and it does not suprise me that FCA decided to eliminate the spare on that.... For vehicles with normal tires, the excuse is that it saves weight for CAFE standards, but really it's about cost. The can of fix a flat and the inflator they sometimes give you...
  16. matt167

    Where do I belong? Alum Goods 1687, SS16 Clone?

    It is my understanding that Starcraft built bare hulls for a few manufactures. It is possible they provided that hull... If I were to guess, it's at least modeled after an Super Sport 16.. But it also looks like Aluminum Goods copied Duracraft earlier so it's hard to know if they built your...
  17. matt167

    Need to buy a CDI for 1988 Yamaha

    It's 33 years old
  18. matt167

    Getting rid of hull.

    Yes. And you can claim what it sells for on taxes
  19. matt167

    Tire Pressure

    Some models do have a high pressure threshold and will turn on the light for it as well.
  20. matt167

    Tire Pressure

    It's not useless at all with our operation. We operate 2 bays with 4 tire machines, so there are 4 Snap On digital tire gauges, one for each machine, and even they read differently within .5 PSI or so... With the one gauge, the customer can look at their dash read out and see that they are all...
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