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Don TLR
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My top has mesh windows with a canvas liner that will keep some heat in. I think most roof style tents are similar but theirs was shown open to the air for photos, possibly.
That may...or may not...be of concern to the Ford's automatic transmission. It is not of concern to me, however, as mine is their no-longer-available manual transmission. Which is one reason I've held on to the truck - its '08 model year was the last time one could get it with a hand shaker. Pretty good truck, overall....though I've gone from being satisfied with its powerplant to really hating it. And to think that at one time I had six diesels, all simultaneously...
I think it needs to be steel for structural reasons and for the same reason the roof shape needs to be retained.
But it can be a wrap, or glue on plastic or some other suitable option..
A bit of dressing up can make it look at lot better.
Ouch, good bye clutch.
Sure, just wondering what the R value of leaky canvas is. How much power is needed to keep things nice back there? If the pack is under the bed and you can get conductive/ radiative heating off that.
While I'm jabbering. Does the CT have a radiator, or does it dump heat through the skin?
Yeah, just haven't see any signs of it. Guy I knew put an RV engine in a ranger and had to relocate the radiator to the bed. Probably just slanted in the front like the 3.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
My concern would be the transfer case, depending on the design. You'd want to be in Lo Lock, which in many transfer cases counts on some slippage in dirt or snow to avoid gear binding and you can't use it on pavement without risking major damage. Of course if the wheels immediately start slipping and smoking it might not be a problem.
hacer
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If you have a constant pulling force and are at zero speed for an extended time, you'll probably be at zero speed forever.
If you get any non zero speed, then you'll accelerate the load up untill losses equal force.
Then there is the use of momentum and the tow line compliance. If you can build speed before the line is fully stretched, then that impulse can break static friction. Trains sometimes reverse to put slack between all the cars before accelerating.
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Your point about breaking static friction is right but if there is any (static friction) then pulling an infinite load will leave you stopped forever anyway.
Of course when I said zero I meant near zero. Most people would think they were stopped when moving 1E-4 MPH.
With 250K reservations now, surely they have to think about bringing production forward
I don’t think that ball is in their court right now. Model Y wouldn’t take so long if they weren’t battery constraint. Also there are a ton of questions to be answered as far as how the truck will be produced. A brand new assembly line will have to be constructed, it may be easier than model 3 ramp up but it could present a ton of unexpected challenges.
The timeline for all their vehicles is currently very tight. Model Y will take up most of 2020, Roadster will likely begin taking configurations at the end of 2020, Semi will need to be rolled out in mass in the first part of 2021 and the end of 2021 will be the earliest time to get the Cybertruck out.
I think Cybertruck will make a lot of appearances over the next two years though. It’s too polarizing/popular amongst the media to not get shown off every chance they get.
I’m excited to see it rolling on the street, but we’ll have to be patient. Lots to look forward to!
I hope not. When Tesla got 400,000 reservations for the 3 they spent a ton of money to try to bring production forward. This went badly and they ended up starting mass production about when they originally planned. Hopefully they learned lessons from this.
jebinc
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Seems like Elon isn’t a “Serial processing” type of guy... SpaceX seems to pump out new stuff fairly quickly. Here’s to hoping “parallel processing” is the real plan. Under promise, over deliver, perhaps?
Tesla has to operate for shareholders, where as SpaceX can do things how they like. I think Elon would like to shake his timeline issues by getting Tesla Semi and Roadster out near their intended dates, but more importantly have Model Y on the road in a big way in 2020. I know they have small teams working on each project, but some of the money allocation will be going to model y and semi in 2020, where FSD will receive even more support. These are the money making productions for them. But anything is possible, the more money Tesla has at their disposal the faster everything kicks into gear.
Is this thing longer than an F150?
If not why are many people stating that this won't fit in their garage?
If not why are many people stating that this won't fit in their garage?
Not longer than a comparable one. (SuperCrew with 6.5' bed.)
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