Been learning a lot about PB, both as I considered buying one and now as an owner. Somehow I feel like there is more learning on this than on our Tesla!
There have been too many helpful folks to name them all, but I'd feel remiss if I didn't explicitly thank Snakebitten and Hammaman for...
Seems like I get in about once every 3 days. The rest of the time the test reports the login server test is down/failing. Down I guess. Again.
Suggestions? Phone number to call for support?
Thanks!
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Bought a '22 F-150 King Ranch Screw because I really like the java interior color. Stock floor mats are unacceptable. Looking for suggestions. Two comments first:
1) The WeatherTechs in our '18 SCREW (tan) have not held up well. The fit was OK, and the protection adequate, but they stained...
Picked up my new-to-me '22PB KR in Cleveland yesterday. I'd rented a V-8 4x4 crew cab Ram 1500 from Budget as a one-way rental to get there. For a rental truck I ended up being really impressed. Part of that was the 20MPG average at 77-78mph for the <500 mile trip.
The PowerBoost? 16.7...
The question: Has anybody paralleled a Pro Power with a portable generator? (lets assume we all understand voltage and legs enough to get that right).
If this isn't obvious, rather than try to explain this for anybody unfamiliar let me start you here:
All About Paralleling Generators...
1) NEC requires a load or circuit intended for extended operation be de-rated to 80%. That's just fact. Your home A/C, as an example, will have wiring and breaker 125% of the projected load. Question: Does Propower have a duty cycle or continuous power limit, or did Ford design these...
While I continue to look for what is apparently a unicorn PB, sooner or later I'm going to have to compromise. Rapidly it looks like that means accepting a Propower-2.4. All the reading I've seen amounts to different versions of:
"it's not possible. I know this because..... OK, I don't...
A few comments to open this discussion, a few of which I’ll elaborate on.
Todays Powerboost architecture is a dead-end.
An Ecoboost driven generator is inappropriate.
Fords PB/NA frames, today, are too weak.
Ford doesn’t need a new design, they need to get their shit together and quite pissing...
I tried the "search in inventory" feature on Ford website. I got no matches for 100 miles using Chicago and st Louis both. Auto trader shows lots.
Sup?
Yea, you can sure screw up a PB payload wise, but short of really being nuts (and keeping the sunroof out of them) most seem to have 1430lbs or so of payload. That seems enough. Question: What am I missing?
My thoughts:
* I plan on towing a TT w/a max weight rating of 7klbs. Let's just...
I'm debating between ordering a new '23 and finding a good used '22 at the right price. Harder then you'd think, some of these guys think silly stuff about used. Anyway, I spotted this on a '22 Max Tow PB LB w/tow mirrors:
Worked pretty hard to get a great towing rig only to fumble at the...
Out of fear of "getting a bad one", and/or taking an incredible depreciation hit, for the moment I'm thinking the smart move is to look for a '22 or used '23. However, some of the area dealers are smoking crack. Or worse. I've got one even listing a used '23 for over MSRP. Lots. SMH...
As to who I am and my use case, I’ll direct you to my introductory post and not bore you all over again. Suffice it to say that I was well on my well to buying another Ford truck, likely a PowerBoost, but now I’m not so sure. I’m wondering what your thoughts and comments might be.
My...