Van-Haulen E250 1000 miles Thoughts Like and Hate

[@grimacres]

The split mirrors are a learning curve kind of thing. I've owned a few trucks/vans with them and once you figure it out they work well. It's just kinda goofy to get it right. I set them up parked in the street using my other vehicles parked in the traditional "blind" spots. Most lanes are about ten feet wide so I start there. You can also use a parking lot for safety. I am on a dead end so I use my street all the time.

[@riverfrontww]

Could run some weld beams across the steps for traction when mud covered. Could put some receivers in the headache rack for the winch so it could change positions. make some U shape brackets for the etract that the ramp drops down into for sides.

[@joshmanis9860]

Or maybe skateboard grip tape could work I use it on my mowers floor so I don’t slip

[@robertmailhos8159]

The transmission is the one thing to get fixed and doing right when you are driving down the road

[@wildbill23c]

The trouble is most rebuilds don't last long, and they don't really do them very well in the way of upgrading common failure points, they just take them apart, and put the same garbage parts back in, and charge a fortune for the "rebuild". That transmission is notoriously garbage in the first place, regardless, and the biggest issue is nobody bothered to service it at all. Plus, heat, heat kills automatic transmissions. Most times these vehicles neglected an auxiliary mounted transmission cooler....so they get hot, very hot, plus the aforementioned neglected maintenance, the failure points just well...fail, much sooner. People never maintain their vehicles like they should, and anytime they can get out of a service they're gonna do it, then when it fails they blame the vehicle rather than their own cheap ass.....I've found that 30k transmission service intervals on a vehicle that tows is a must....and its a hell of a lot cheaper than transmission rebuilds/replacements. If you don't tow, 45k would be acceptable....even on today's vehicles those service intervals should be the same, but the dealers and manufacturers claim "Lifetime service" which is NOT the case, read the manual for the transmission, not the owner's manual because the service manual for the transmission is gonna tell you 50k or sooner.

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@wildbill23c you definitely got that right about some people just don't care about the vehicle at all

[@NovaBill6264]

Awesome video God Bless you and your family Amen

[@StMaartenIslandBoy]

Great video, nice follow-up 👍

[@donaldbaker6961]

I absolutely love it

[@masj2318]

I would add a hitch crane and run a pipe underneath on frame that hitch would fit in too then u could move crane to rear or driver side or passenger side and swap radio with a amazon radio so can have GPS on that tool box on both sides so pop up tent and chairs would go in one as to blind spot they make a camera system that you can view multiple at same time so could have one for each side

[@cheslacustoms5643]

Mount 1 winch on the headache rack, you could still run a snatch block to side load all day

[@Jdawwgg97]

What about some of those small bubble windows like on boogie vans to help with visibility?

[@liljoeii6091]

I like Your bumper's Design any other ideas you're thinking about doing thank you for the video

[@jameskerr7884]

for your blind spots they make a camera system that attach to your side mirror's

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Neat that is a new one on me I will look into it.

[@northerncountryrailroad8939]

Put a fish eye mirror on the side mirrors for that blind spot

[@thriftshopinvestor]

I have a 2016 Transit 350 and its so loud

[@joshmanis9860]

The frame flex is another feature you accidentally added.

[@mikem5475]

Wym?

[@randymcm7493]

John looks like a Jessica hahah

[@hardcorvancour]

hahaha

[@wesleysmith6990]

What is the wheelbase on it?

[@Wageslave645]

Any thoughts on lowering the rear slightly to bring the caster more in spec?

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Yes a redrill and relocate has been debated.

[@markroderick3300]

for storage why don't you make an overhead console

[@redneckcomputergeek]

Good idea possibly in the above the rear window area.

[@markroderick3300]

@@redneckcomputergeek i have a smaller one from my parts minivan you could put in the center towards the front along with the one across the back. just a thought

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

Bunch short peoples

[@markroderick3300]

put the kid on the bed...lol

[@Vein1986]

How crap quality are trucks, that having 180k miles makes ac carp out?

[@landyachtgarage]

Idk lol I got a 01 ranger in New Hampshire with 166k and blows ice cold ac

[@Vein1986]

@@landyachtgarage I don't get this "ac delete" thing , probably condenser corroded or some line, replace that along with dryer, fill with propane and forget about it...

[@DavidH-u4y]

You got it buddy, looks great