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    Steel-it vs Powdercoating vs Line-X

    STEEL-IT for the win. Easy to touch up, stands up incredibly well, and heck its made in the USA...like really made in the USA, from start to finish. --John
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    Dometic CCF-T Center Console Fridge Review

    Just picked up one of these. Whoever said its "non-essential" must not make trips to Baja! This is the PERFECT thing to have in the truck during the baja 1000. You always have cold drinks for you and your crew ready. I also have a large ARB fridge, we also bring it, but it takes up so much...
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    2021 Ford F-150 Raptor order guide confirms 3.5L EcoBoost V6 as base engine

    On top of that I know for most of us we use our Raptors. Towing, runs to Home Depot, taking the kids to the mall, etc. unless it’s just a toy 700HP wouldn’t work well for most of us. For me, when I want to run the desert fast, I go out in my trophylite (trophy truck). Once you drive a truck...
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    2021 Ford F-150 Raptor order guide confirms 3.5L EcoBoost V6 as base engine

    As cool as a 700HP V8 would be, I’m going to stick with the ecoboost. It has more power than you could want and I get 17MPG, which is important to me. For a daily driver at least the ecoboost is the best choice. —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Chalk up another cam phaser fix here...

    I did just that. Traded when I had the phaser issue. Got me out of my 2018 and got me into a new 2020 with a LOWER payment. Took a good deal of negotiation but got it done. —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    Class A’s are great if your spending a lot of time in one place. The inside has tons of room. But if your traveling a lot, doing weekends, etc a super C works much better. Personally I’ll never get another class A. Truck based RV’s only. Working on class a’s is a PITA. Mine is based on a...
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    How to safely carrying a gun in a gen 2 Raptor

    I speak from personal experience. Down for 45 mins. Pain persisted for about 24 hours. The mace brand one, even though the gun part is gay and it’s just an aerosol, ... holy shit. Thought I was going to stop breathing. I think the formulas of this stuff has changed over the years. A...
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    How to safely carrying a gun in a gen 2 Raptor

    http://www.thepeppergun.com/ Be careful about your smart ass friend telling you “shoot me with it it won’t do anything”. Make him sign a release first, he will hate life for the next 24 hours. —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    How to safely carrying a gun in a gen 2 Raptor

    Goggles ain’t helping you with this stuff. Get hit by it and it literally feels like your doing to die. All the mucus in your body releases at once. Go check out a video. —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    How to safely carrying a gun in a gen 2 Raptor

    I heard. Disputable since ATF doesn’t consider it a weapon. But yea, not bringing it that direction on trips. —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    How to safely carrying a gun in a gen 2 Raptor

    Exactly. Know when to walk away and know when to run. Why risk a shooting? The pepper gun (many police carry now) can hit someone from 20’, and let me tell you...whoever is hit with it is down for the count - but with no Lasting effects. This way when a mistake is made, it’s not a deadly...
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    How to safely carrying a gun in a gen 2 Raptor

    I carry this, legal everywhere and non lethal, so when you make a mistake no one dies and you don’t spend life in jail shooting a kid that’s stealing your lightbar. http://www.thepeppergun.com/ I can attest it causes Insane eve pain, makes it hard to breathe, and temporary blindness. No one...
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    Anyone use an adjustable hitch?

    We are the largest dealer of Weigh Safe. All aluminum with an optional scale in the hitch. Having the scale is VERY nice. Won an award at SEMA a few years ago. We sell hundreds of these a month. We have towed our deck over with the race truck and gear on it for years with one. No issues...
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    Chalk up another cam phaser fix here...

    Had the phaser on my 2018, so traded it in for a 2020...and got it at the right time! Trade in value was great (even with the phaser issue) and actually have lower payments on the new truck! —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Broken in last night

    Both the spot trace and the stock ford tracking built into the app. The issue with them both is they aren’t live, so I would keep getting 5 minute updates and had to guess where the guy was headed. Didn’t take too long and he drove right by me. Turned out he stole it because he just...
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    Broken in last night

    He saved my life once allready by waking me up when I was sleeping and charging battery’s started smoking....from that day on I keep him with me just about 24x7! He got a steak the night he got the guy trying to steal his house (my Raptor). —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Broken in last night

    My 2018 raptor was stolen once, I tracked it with my GPS tracker then called the police who did an awesome job. No one got hurt and the truck had zero damage. Fast forward 3 months. My 2020 Raptor is outside my shop, I disconnect my UTV trailer and run in the office to grab somthing. Me...
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    Very cool don! I don’t see why that’s cosmetic only? Looks like it will work perfectly. —john Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    My motorhome has a shield that hangs. Comes on it stock. Nothing shoots up and hits the raptor. Then again, I trade my truck in every 2 years, always get good trade in value, and treat it like a truck. It’s going to get hit by branches and rocks. Not worried about it unless I start to see...
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    I was going to get a black on, but they couldn't find one. Now that i got the magnetic im glad i did. Just hate the wheels...ordered some methods all black. --John
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    Hey don, I didn’t realize how strong the mount blue ox sells is...it’s strong enough to use as tow points with straps and such...cool! I thought about the lateral forces. Originally I wasn’t going to have the cross bar at all, just mounts on each hook. I added the cross bar to tie both sides...
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    This darn gallery is so confusing, i dont get it. I made the pics public and it worked in my other thread! Here is the thread where i posted the pics: https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/custom-flat-tow-setup-for-raptor.75992/
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    Pics of motorhome and Raptor

    You guys need my setup, bolts to the tow hooks with 3/4" steel pucks that go in the towhooks. Unbolts when you get where your going. No need to remove anything on the Raptor. IMG_8975 by johndjmix posted May 11, 2020 at 4:50 AM IMG_8976 by johndjmix posted May 11, 2020 at 4:50 AM IMG_8977 by...
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    40 Days of Baja Quarantine

    Been down there 5 years straight to race the 1000. Only issue i had was 2 rigid lightbars stolen (my fault, had the truck in the wrong part of town). Im VERY happy they have the military checkpoints, the federal police/military play by the book. They are there to protect you ... stop the...
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    Custom flat tow setup for Raptor

    I was thinking the same thing, however a winch will place a lot of vertical forces on the points, im not sure if the strength will be there with my setup. Also, there is the issue of blocking cooling, although from what ive seen people that do this in various ways, it isnt an issue. I will...

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