Comments for Unknown Dog http://bturnip.com/weblog On the internet, nobody knows.... Fri, 11 May 2012 21:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by Hmm http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7510 Hmm Fri, 11 May 2012 21:29:15 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7510 The "official" word I am getting from the dealer is that this part has indeed been "improved" and no longer needs, or has, the center mounting bracket/point. Call me jaded but I would say "cheapened" is probably more accurate than "improved." So I will re-iterate my original statement of buyer beware. So now my 2009 flex does not have the hitch attached at all of the points that any other 2009 does... The “official” word I am getting from the dealer is that this part has indeed been “improved” and no longer needs, or has, the center mounting bracket/point. Call me jaded but I would say “cheapened” is probably more accurate than “improved.” So I will re-iterate my original statement of buyer beware. So now my 2009 flex does not have the hitch attached at all of the points that any other 2009 does…

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by Hmm http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7465 Hmm Wed, 02 May 2012 16:23:05 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7465 Still waiting on any official info from dealer, but it is appearing that the part has been changed to eliminate the middle mount point. I looked at a 2012 model with tow package and it did not appear to have that mount point. My concern is: what changed on that later model to allow it to go away, and can a 2009 or other older model "get away" with using a hitch without that mount point?? Seems to me that if 2009 models had that, it should be there. Still waiting on any official info from dealer, but it is appearing that the part has been changed to eliminate the middle mount point. I looked at a 2012 model with tow package and it did not appear to have that mount point. My concern is: what changed on that later model to allow it to go away, and can a 2009 or other older model “get away” with using a hitch without that mount point?? Seems to me that if 2009 models had that, it should be there.

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by bturnip http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7457 bturnip Tue, 01 May 2012 02:39:08 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7457 I'd be interested in hearing what the dealer says about the change. It has been my impression that the differences between version of a part, i.e., the "C" to "D" are typically minor. I’d be interested in hearing what the dealer says about the change. It has been my impression that the differences between version of a part, i.e., the “C” to “D” are typically minor.

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by Hmm http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7456 Hmm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:33:33 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7456 My apologies. This issue, combined with all the other issues on our early-build Flex, really has me hot-under-the-collar. I am off to the dealer to try and figure out what the story is with this hitch that is lacking an entire mounting point. My apologies. This issue, combined with all the other issues on our early-build Flex, really has me hot-under-the-collar. I am off to the dealer to try and figure out what the story is with this hitch that is lacking an entire mounting point.

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by bturnip http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7453 bturnip Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:07:14 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7453 Hold your water- this blog moves in slow-mo. Comments are allowed, but moderated to prevent spam from showing up. This means that comments, even those that could advise about the potential of downgraded or weaker hitches, typically sit in a moderation queue until the random time that the Unknown Dog gets around to approving. Hold your water- this blog moves in slow-mo. Comments are allowed, but moderated to prevent spam from showing up. This means that comments, even those that could advise about the potential of downgraded or weaker hitches, typically sit in a moderation queue until the random time that the Unknown Dog gets around to approving.

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by Hmmm http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7451 Hmmm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:34:59 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7451 Interesting..... I would have thought that advising people of the potential for a "downgraded" or "weaker" hitch, or the possibility that there are some defective hitches being shipped would have been some good info for people to know doing this project. Interesting…..

I would have thought that advising people of the potential for a “downgraded” or “weaker” hitch, or the possibility that there are some defective hitches being shipped would have been some good info for people to know doing this project.

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by Fed up with my Flex http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7450 Fed up with my Flex Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:38:14 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7450 EDIT: make that Part 2, step 3, not picture 3 for a good shot of the top mounting point. EDIT: make that Part 2, step 3, not picture 3 for a good shot of the top mounting point.

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by Fed up with my Flex http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7449 Fed up with my Flex Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:35:14 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7449 FYI: the former hitch kit number 9A8Z-19D520-C apparently ends in "D" now. In addition, the hitch that comes with it is no longer the same. It is missing the entire mid-span mounting point on the top of the hitch with two bolts (look at step 2, picture 3). I find it hard to believe it will be as safe and secure as the other style. Still says Class III with 4500 pound limit. Buyer beware..... FYI: the former hitch kit number 9A8Z-19D520-C apparently ends in “D” now. In addition, the hitch that comes with it is no longer the same. It is missing the entire mid-span mounting point on the top of the hitch with two bolts (look at step 2, picture 3). I find it hard to believe it will be as safe and secure as the other style. Still says Class III with 4500 pound limit. Buyer beware…..

]]> Comment on Unknown spider by bturnip http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1307#comment-7447 bturnip Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:20:41 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1307#comment-7447 No positive ID on my spider. This is in the Little Rock, AR area, so not quite native habitat. I'm waiting on an arachnologist to come by and give me a positive identification. Stay tuned- it could happen! No positive ID on my spider. This is in the Little Rock, AR area, so not quite native habitat. I’m waiting on an arachnologist to come by and give me a positive identification. Stay tuned- it could happen!

]]> Comment on Ford Flex factory hitch project by bturnip http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7446 bturnip Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:18:41 +0000 http://bturnip.com/weblog/?p=1563#comment-7446 Good call on the dremel, Vince. If I were doing that part over, I think the dremel might have been a bit easier to control than the relatively wide blade in the sonicrafter. Good call on the dremel, Vince. If I were doing that part over, I think the dremel might have been a bit easier to control than the relatively wide blade in the sonicrafter.

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