Calamity tacos build thread that was for a tacoma but now is for a ford! crazy times we are in!

i had one and looked around for a light option and a not crazy pricey option for the eco f150s buuut its either 1500 for a intercooler relocation or 800 for a heavy bumper to mount a winch so i gave up and sold the winch lol

 

Kinda why I’m glad to have the tool. Easier to hook up to straps. Yanking is tough on a vehicle, done it a few times. Just trying to take care of it.

 

I want a steel bumper for the taco so much too but pricey.

 

depends on whatyou are yanking on and what kind of gear you got tbh. a strap is terrible to snatch people on and will damage stuff but just for pulling someone out ive never damaged anyone else or my self from it.

i would still like a winch one day but eh to much work on the eco boost models

look on marketplace there is some that show up once and awhile.

 

Oh yeah, just nice not to have to pull someone hurting the equipment as least as possible. Unfortunately I find myself yanking at trucks I shouldn’t probably be helping.

 

haha ya if you find your self yanking on them it might be time for a special rope for that one so you dont damage nothing.

a winch is super nice to have thou even just to have around the house!

 

ive still never needed a winch but my maxtrax have gotten quite a bit of use

 

should have just got one of those tow hitch mounts then you could have put it in when you needed it

 

for any other truck sure... but the f150 its terrible! since the intercooler is in the frame at the front you have to mount the front hitch below the front bumper and loose any bit of front clearance you had.

 

Oh I’m only going a couple mph, just for these bigger than I should be helping vehicles lol. Cars aren’t a problem ever lol.

 

ah i gotcha are you not doing the tows in the tundra? we pulled a 1ton dually up a icy hill out here lol wasnt to bad he just had shit tires on it

 

I haven’t had the Tundy that long. It’ll probably get a few requested of me sessions, most of the time I daily the Taco these days so anyone I come upon will probably see me help with that.

 

I have only the finest recovery strap from Rural King.

 

ahh i gotcha makes sense tbh daily driving a tundra sounds a bit pricey haha

 

able to go back to work today the highways were good but the backroads were complete shit lol. my works parking lot was even worse being a large thing of ice! ended up doing the famous slip and slide dance on a chunk of ice but didnt fall at least lol. there is reports for more snow coming in thursday and friday soooo ya more lol

 

Yeah I drive about 40 miles one way. Why I like the bike lol.

 

haha fair! but idk about riding a bike in this shit!

 

Oh def not, I mean when season allows. Mine being street would only allow for a crashing lol

 

haha someone was out driving on a harley sunday in independence!

 

Yikes, I scrambled late one evening to a gas stay few miles away just before the first snow right before Thanksgiving to fill the tank and tuck it away. It’ll stay off the roads until first real spring rain washes salt away now.