I have a new-to-me 2010 F250 that I use for driving forest roads in the PNW often to get to trailheads. Due to all the rain (and general lack of maintenance funding) our forest roads here are in pretty bad shape with many pot holes and rocky sections. I'm not looking to do any serious off-roading, just drive rough forest roads with confidence.
So far I'm planning on getting better off-road tires since that's low hanging fruit. Beyond that, I was wondering about a limited slip differential? I've definitely had a few times where the open diff would result in one wheel spinning when the other still had good traction. I'm not sure how difficult/expensive that would be, but would it be worth it?
Aside from that, are there any suspension mods to help with the many pot holes maybe? Anything else to consider?
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I’m working on a project with a 19x26" panel that I realized after gluing still has a bit of a twist in it across the three boards. In the past I’ve simply sanded down panels, but I think this one is going to require a plane. Thing is, I’m still fairly new to woodworking and don’t have any planes yet so I’ve been doing my homework on which to get.
I generally avoid buying junk tools, especially Chinese junk so that rules out a bunch of the options. Plus, I assume I’d find it difficult to tune up an old one since I’m not knowledgeable enough about them yet. Because of that I’ve ended up going straight to the top and considering either Lee Valley or Lie-Nielsen.
Given that my immediate task is to flatten a panel I was thinking either a #5 or #5-1/2 high angle jack plane knowing that I’d likely expand the collection in the future with a smoother as well, but for now I’m only looking for a first one.
Does that make sense for me? If so, any tips on deciding between the #5 and #5-1/2? The #5 is a bit cheaper, but it seems like the slightly bigger #5-1/2 would be good if I followed it up with a #4 in the future. Specifically I’ve been looking at:
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