(In the cold it is harder as the canvas gets tighter)5) Rear visibility through the two layers of clear plastic is much better than I expected.6) At highway speed + the canvas sucks into the frame and appears to get tighter.Things that could be improved1) It would be nice to get a torque setting for the clamps vs just “tight”.

When re-snapping the cover I find working from the tailgate back is easier. Then 30 min the 2nd time after storing it between trips. I ordered the Softopper for my 20 HD after lots of research on the best way to move hunting gear without having a hard camper shell or a bed cover that was to low for a large cooler or freezer.After 2 hunts, 2000+ miles of driving at speed across CO, KS, MO, AR (etc) in snow, sleet, and driving rain here are the true benefits I have found.1) My gear stayed dry!2) I can haul a trunk freezer and get in to it by sliding back the canopy (kinda like the bimi top to a boat) along with all my other gear without having to hunch over or crawl.3) You can’t see in to it except from the back and with a locking tailgate a thief’s access would be limited (sides are blocked by the supports) and would be fairly obvious from the back.4) The install is as easy as the videos, took me about 1.5 hours the first time.

Don't want anything to do with that stereotype, rolling coal and crushing deer.Fantastic and exceed expectations. Kids can't afford a new truck so they end up with a broken 7.3 and just say it rolls coal because they can't admit that they have a broken truck.Īnd yeah, the FB groups make me feel ashamed to drive a diesel. The 7.3 has a ton of mods that can keep gearheads busy for years, it can become addictive. I think prices will stay high on them because the later years are know to be very expensive to repair, they will need it, and the recession meant not as many diesel trucks were made or sold so less used inventory. That means you can run tunes and other mods yet still be legal, just make sure to switch to stock tune. required, just a visual smoke inspection. In California, and I suspect in other states, the smog test for pre 2003 diesels is much more relaxed, not cat. The 7.3 is the last diesel truck that does not have all engine killing smog stuff.

Obs ford 7.3