NOAZ longshot

As much as I hate to let it go, the wife doesn't like the manual transmission, so I gotta look for something with an AT.

2009 Sand Limo “Sportsman’s Limo”  This buggy was created by Jo Fab.  Built for hunting/outdoor adventure in extreme environments with a cargo rack that can carry all the gear and bring home that big game trophy.

2.2 EcoTech engine

Weddle Industries VW091 transaxle

Pro-X shifter

King Shocks

BF Goodrich Baja TA  33x10.5 R15

Lowrance navigation

Plus all the quality parts Sand Limo is famous for: fuel tank, aluminum radiator, power steering, etc.

The "Cow Plow" is build tough to get you through the bush.  All solid steel construction with fiberglass hood.

Tow bar for easy transport (no trailer needed) or just drive it home.

Located in Seligman AZ, call Steve at: 615-477-1256

Street legal and licensed in AZ

Thanks everyone, got it done with State Farm, Deborah Miller.  They made it easy.

Thank you, I will give her a call

I am having trouble finding a company to insure my Sand Limo, It is licensed for Street and OHV, but nobody wants to cover it?  Where do people go for insurance in Arizona to cover on road buggies?

On 5/13/2022 at 12:43 AM, Lord of the Dunes said:

As for your solar panels, I'd recommend they all point to the south at the proper azimuth for your latitude. While the east facing panels catch more morning sun, the south panels also catch sun, almost as much, right at sunrise. By facing some to the east and west, they only catch optimal sun in the morning and afternoon. One large array pointing south would catch sun all day and optimal sun most of the day. Unless there's some reason like terrain that prevents a large array.

The large "original panel array is on the south side of the house.  Actually about 190 degrees, so it misses the first light in the Summer.  Then after about 3:00PM the Sun no longer hits them directly.  By putting in the West panels, we get Sun until the horizon.

It's an Outback system; yes, it does switch from solar, to generator.  When the Battery Tender tells me we are low, I start the Generator and plug it in.  Not much else to it.  The batteries are charged and the A/C load in the house is covered too.  I takes about 20 minutes of generator time to meet the "Charged" parameters; a little longer in the winter, (cold batteries)

We added a second Controller to the wall about where the orange air hose is hung.  The inverter (between the two grey breaker panels) is an A/C110v.  There is room to add a second inverter to the rack below the first to get A/C220v, but nothing in the house is 220v, so that is not needed.  This is an old picture, you can see the corrosion on the dead batteries, they were DRT, Dead Right There!

This is vacant land at the base of our mountain,  Good for well drilling.  There are a few lots out here that already have wells and they flow very well. (pun intended)

LOT-243C N Chosen Few Rd, Seligman, AZ 86337 | MLS #1047151 | Zillow

$1600 an acre.  I have seen as low as $500 an acre, but not for a few years now.

20 hours ago, Orange_R said:

many would disagree with that... how expensive was it to build up here? Oh, and where's up there?  

Here is a place near us.  Seligman AZ.  On Interstate 40 at Route 66.  About 45 miles East of Kingman AZ and 45 miles West of Williams AZ.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/33867-W-Whiskey-River-Rd-Seligman-AZ-86337/60121641_zpid/

13 hours ago, Lord of the Dunes said:

Beautiful house and scenery! I'm very jealous!

Nothing to be jealous about.  Just 40 acres surrounded by 1280 acres of State Land, no neighbors and all the Snakes, Rabbit, Bobcat, Javalina, Mountain Lion, Deer and Elk you can eat.

On 5/11/2022 at 2:29 PM, Orange_R said:

You really need to put the encyclopedia down and have a beer lol, I'll buy  

Where and when for the free beer?

On 5/11/2022 at 9:53 AM, Lord of the Dunes said:

I'm just trying to help here, so please don't take offense.

No offense taken.  Solar is a constant learning curve.  I appreciate the insight.  We bought the house 2 years ago and the seller installed new batteries before we closed.  The house was build it 2010 and I was sure the old batteries were the original and they were dead.

We did add 1400w of panels facing West with an additional controller to keep the power going until Sunset.

These 6v batteries are in two strings of 4 wired in series to make a 24v system, then the two strings are wired in parallel.  the old batteries were very similar in size but had three strings of four 6v.  According to the Solar Company I consulted with after we moved in, adding a third string was not recommended per the battery manufacturer.  The thought was to increase the storage capacity knowing that it would take longer to fully charge.

I do like the idea of using bus bars.  I will have to look into that.   Correct me if I am wrong, but I would only have the Two "Strings" of four wired into the bus bar.  Each string would still be series with the ends connected to the bus?

13 minutes ago, Lord of the Dunes said:

The part I focused on was your sentence about making electricity is a daily challenge. I'm wondering why. Do you need more panels, more batteries or both?

 

I guess "Challenge" is not the correct word.  It is a daily "process".  We have plenty of panels and batteries, but we cant just turn everything on without thought of where the electricity comes from. the way most people do.  We have panels facing East, South and West to gather every minute of daylight.  Most days we are fully charged by 9AM.  

We balance the open windows for cooling depending on the wind direction, then when it gets too hot for that, we turn on the A/C; we watch the battery levels to make sure you have enough for the overnight.  Use the daytime to charge small devices and lights for reading etc.   This time of year is much easier with the longer days and more power input to the batteries.  

Winter time with much shorter days we use more rechargeable batteries in table lamps instead of the switch on the wall.  But, thankfully there is no need for A/C.  It is a different lifestyle and one that my wife and I embrace.  We don't have brown outs or complete outages.  In the past two years we only had a low battery system cutoff once at about 4am, (we were just learning what we could do and how late we could stay up binge watching the latest series.)  We also have a standby generator now incase the battery levels drop to that point again.

Then there is the water level checks and occasional equalizing process.  We also found that cold batteries don't keep a charge as well as warm, so we insulated the solar barn.  Even without a heat source, the barn is now 5 to 10 degrees warmer than outside.   "Process" much better word.

PS.  we have thought about installing a small wind turbine to give some nigh time supplement.  Because we live on top of a mountain at just over 6000 feet we almost always have some wind.

Who doesn't want to breathe clean air?  Right?  or  Left?    Before you read this let me be clear, I live off grid.  I make my own electricity 100% and it is a challenge... daily.

The Climate Change Alarmists want everyone to think that the world will end in 12 years if we don't do away with fossil fuels right now.  If you deny their claims you are a Climate Change Denier or a Terrorist worse than the Taliban.

So let's play a game.  Ask the Greenies these three questions:

Question #1

Is the US 100% ready to throw the switch and power everything with clean electricity?  I mean right now today....anyone?  Of course not.  There is no infrastructure to support everyone driving electric vehicles; not enough electricity to start with.  No electric Semi trucks to move good to market, no electric airplane or trains to move people, etc.   We are just not ready to start today or tomorrow; it will take years to get the technology even close to where we can consider 100% green energy on a large scale.  The alarmists have to at least acknowledge this simple fact.

Question #2

How long will it take to get green ready?   Who knows...but, we are heading in the right direction...maybe not fast enough for the "12 year" crowd, but there are still some huge barriers to overcome that we have no answers for.  Such as; currently, it would take solar panels to completely cover Texas, Arizona, California and Nevada to produce enough electricity to power the US grid.  But that only works if the Sun is shinning...no clouds, rain and no night.  There is simply no way to store enough solar power to light up Las Vegas, let alone the rest of the country.  Electric vehicles take too long to charge; unless you only commute back and forth to work, electric vehicles do not make good road trip vehicles.  These and many other technological barriers still stand in our way.  So let's be extremely optimistic and say 5 years.  "In 5 years we will have overcome all the barriers to green energy"

Question #3

If it will take 5 years and that is a huge "IF".  Wouldn't it be better for the planet if the country with the highest clean air emission standards be producing the worlds fossil fuel energy for the next 5 years?  If you agree that 5 years is the goal then why have China, India or Russia produce the fossil fuel energy for those 5 years.  Those countries have none or almost no clean air standards.  The fact is that since the 1974 Clean Air Act, the United States has been the world leader in reducing harmful emissions.  Let me put it this way, Harvard University concluded that even if the US went carbon neutral tomorrow, we would reduce greenhouse gasses by less than 2% globally.  The US is not the problem, we are the clean Fossil Fuel solution until the technology is renewable ready.

So face the facts Greenies, In order to get to 100% renewable energy sooner and cleaner, "Right" now, the United States needs to be the world leader in Fossil Fuel production while we work to make renewable energy a viable alternative.

My Two Cents, thanks for reading.

The purpose of the "leak" was to energize the radical left base for the upcoming election.  Anyone think it strange that all the left politicians had their statements ready when the surprise leak happened?  Even the spontaneous protesters had professionally printed sign disparaging Alito.