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FYI, Curt makes a front receiver hitch for Ford pickups. They're carried by a number of vendors, such as eTrailer and sell for about $160. They're quite easy to install but may require some air dam mods. I have one on my 2012 F-150 EcoBoost originally put there in the event that I have the park my TT in a very tight spot. Using it for a bike rack is a great idea!

Originally Posted by BrianP: FYI, Curt makes a front receiver hitch for Ford pickups. They're carried by a number of vendors, such as eTrailer and sell for about $160. They're quite easy to install but may require some air dam mods. I have one on my 2012 F-150 EcoBoost originally put there in the event that I have the park my TT in a very tight spot. Using it for a bike rack is a great idea! Thanks, Brian, for the info. After serious consideration of the Hitch Hooks option, I finally decided...

Update: I figured out the problem with the brakes (with a little help from YouTube): The master cylinder reservoir for the rear hydraulic brakes was not full. Frankly, it’s possible — perhaps even likely — the bike arrived in this condition, as the rear brake lever bottomed out before I had even opened the system. Anyway, the rear MCR is now full, the new brakes — both F and R — are working very nicely indeed as they get bedded in, and the new tires are smooooth and quiet. 😎 Here are the...

Dianne and Scott, I think your application is a great example of the practicality, versatility and cost-effectiveness of these power stations, particularly when outfitting a camper from scratch, especially here in the East where RV PV systems don’t appear to be as popular as in the West. You have 160 Ah of LFP batteries (12.8 V x 160 Ah = 2048 Whr.), a versatile DC charger, including MPPT; a high-power AC charger, a 2400 W true sine wave AC inverter, and a very useful range of AC, DC and USB...

Today was the day for the 12/24 V boost converter experiment. I used a small Victron 12/24-10 boost converter to boost the voltage from one of our truck’s 12 V power sockets (fused at 20 A) to 20 V. The converter’s output voltage is adjustable. The AC180 limits DC charge current to 8 A for input voltages below 30 V, so I saw 160 W input from this configuration (20 V x 8 A = 160 W). I could probably increase the converter’s output voltage to ~24 V (for 192 W output) and stay under 16 A (20 A...