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Leaves are still green on some of the trees around here

Thank you for the downloads. Very nice if you and my son will absolutely love this.

I paid $2k for wildtrack wheels and tires from a zero mile take off. All 5 with sensors. Sold my outer banks wheels and tires for $500 just so I didn’t have them sitting in my way for months trying to get a few more bucks out of them. Wheels I bought were listed for 2 or 3 days and mine sold in...

Yeah it’s a double edge sword for sure. I’m not saying corporations are evil. I needed that corporation to be profitable so I had a job. I am not sure what a fair wage and benefit package is for every job, but a lot of people on here seem to think they know exactly what’s fair for a job they...

I see your point. Hopefully all the new robots will do better. The line workers spend maybe 35-45 seconds per unit. How much quality do you think they can focus on in that time? Fords quality problems exist because management doesn't want that line stopped regardless of issues. If you've never...

I don't claim to have all the answers. I was just pointing out that robotics definitely wasn't as smooth and cost effective as most people assume. Maybe some day the eliminate every union job in the plant. If that's the goal, then they will do that regardless of the UAW fighting for better pay...

then we are all screwed regardless and may as well burn the ships. No going back now.

i agree that corporations will always choose share holder value over employees, hence unions. I will tell you from experience that your idea of how robotics in assembly line work will play out, couldn't be further from reality. I just retired from Ford in May. I worked in the body shop and it...

Just retired from KTP in May. I'm hearing same thing you are. The new leadership is nothing like what we have had in the past as far as I can tell.

I wasn’t aware of gear ratio affecting gas mileage, but I did see a .6 difference in average mpg. I was 17.8 and am now 17.2 week after week. I just assumed it was the bigger tires alone.

I just added the wheels. I didn’t lift it and there is zero rub. 35’s from a Sasquatch

I have OBX and got the look for $2k then sold my wheels and tires and made it even less. I believe sas package is more $6to 7k but you get the off road options i don't have. I don't off road my Bronco so to me it doesn't matter. If however i was going to go off roading, id get the sasquatch...

It is a delicate time for negotiations for sure. I believe your assessment about the union leadership is probably correct. I think most of it stems from all the "give backs" we gave the company in 2008. I took a pay cut, lost COLA , lost holiday pay and the hourly employees worked for at least...

I'm not 100 percent positive because I retired in May, but my understanding is they are not announcing a target this year. I still talk to guys in the plant almost daily and they say this negotiation has been unlike any we saw the last 30 years. Union wants back everything we gave up in 2008...

The union is under new leadership and don't appear to be willing to negotiate much at this point. The strike vote always passes by 95 plus percent. With this leadership, you could definitely see a strike this time.

Outer Banks with wheels from a wild track build. Exactly what you are describing. I drive it around town. Probably never leave the pavement. No lift needed just remove the crash bars. It drives pretty much exactly the same as it did on stock wheels and tires. Looks much better to me and it cost...

2023 Outer Banks with 2023 wild track wheels and tires