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Originally Posted by JRMichler
Heed what RedDevil said, it's good advice.
You should not need the additional deep cycle battery if you put on a trickle charger every night. If the stock battery fails, replace with an Odyssey AGM battery.
When it is time to replace tires, look for low rolling resistance tires. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires on my truck are stamped "Ultra Low Rolling Resistance" on the sidewalls.
Install a kill switch and use it freely. The goal is to eliminate engine idling by shutting it off.
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The battery is also because to save the 4 miles to my house and back to town that I'd drive when I'm on downtime between orders, I just sit in parking lots with my car off, sometimes for 2 - 3 hours at a time on like Monday's and Tuesday's. I have a power inversion system set up with my laptop and my xbox, running wireless off my phone's hotspot.
The tires honestly aren't worth the money I'd spend - we have maybe 3-4 months here where there's not a threat of ice. Here in SoDak we have a saying "Nice day! Give it five minutes." The weather can change at a drop of a hat.
The kill switch, I'm a little nervous to try because of our winding hills. I turn my car to ACC all the time, and those brakes go ridiculously hard. Loss of power steering isn't all that bad, just need an adjustment period, but losing the brakes is
