Can My EV-Swapped Ford F-100 Impress an Old Rancher? We Max It Out & Torture Test It! Ep.4

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Can My EV-Swapped Ford F-100 Impress an Old Rancher? We Max It Out & Torture Test It! Ep.4

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@scottkahre9206 Жыл бұрын

Truck tests with David doing real work on his ranch are the best!! Did you see the grin on Andre’s face as he drove up the hill? Awesome. . .

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@IGmeanwell Жыл бұрын

Great to see David back in front of the camera. If I had decided to keep my dad’s 57 F100 I would have thought hard about converting it to electric. A truck that was far from stock with its Buick V6, GM rear end and three on the tree.

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comments.

@newscoulomb3705 Жыл бұрын

23:15 The interesting thing about EV trucks is that when you drive up a mountain unloaded and drive back down loaded, you can actually generate additional energy. You're essentially converting the potential energy of the materials your hauling down the hill into actual driving energy that the truck can use. So you just made a "self-charging" truck. 😛

@kylemccourt663 Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Somehow the haters will find a way to bash on that fact too 😂😂

@y_y_zed Жыл бұрын

More more more Adventures of Andrey & David please!! So great to see David again!! Bravo team and happy new year!! 🎉

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year!

@AllanPorter Жыл бұрын

Big props to David for using a real worm-drive circular saw.

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

David knows!

@jamescharles8663 Жыл бұрын

Always great to see David on the channel! Awesome videos guys.

@calebrasak6941 Жыл бұрын

Man I really would love to build one of these as a work truck. No maintenance and can charge back at the ranch. Would love a cost analysis on this truck.

@joemcdonough7509 Жыл бұрын

@Menti Capti You should try reaching out to Kyle Connor from Out of Spec. He would be interested in something like this too and has contacts over at Magna. They were a sponsor of his for awhile.

@1987Confused Жыл бұрын

I would love to see community colleges and vocational schools offer classes on converting existing ice trucks cars and vans to electric vehicles. I could see it being a big industry especially if it could be done inexpensively. A lot of people would love to save older vehicles and be able to daily drive or work out of them.

@brianleeray1 Жыл бұрын

The problem is that it cannot, in fact, be done inexpensively. On the podcast they said that this truck has about $30k of electrical parts in it, including $21k of batteries, for 100 miles of range.

@hoosierdude7102 Жыл бұрын

It was funny when Andrey yelled, “Arnold!” Those dry pine logs are heavy together but nothing like hardwoods.

@uliwehner Жыл бұрын

we cut up a georgia pine after lightning a few years ago at the house. 30 inch diameter, you are welcome to move that. a 3 foot cut is man weight for sure. :)

@dalejones4322 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. This is such a neat old truck. It's great to see David again and I hope you guys find a new project for him for a new series. He did a great job on your off road obstacle course at Tumble weed ranch. Thanks guys

@mattbrew11 Жыл бұрын

“This is not brokeback mountain” 😂😂😂 Seriously though, we haul heavy every day with our lightnings and they perform marvelously.

@bostondan77 Жыл бұрын

My wife asked me why I was laughing, David's statement was it 🤣

@zoefaith120 Жыл бұрын

Watching David catching the board was phenomenal!

@phild9813 Жыл бұрын

I was more impressed by him ripping that 2 by in the air freehand just before.

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Whoohoo!

@dommm111 Жыл бұрын

3:47 the old truck in the background, I love it!

@joydivy Жыл бұрын

This is an amazing work truck for a farm./homestead. Looks great in the beat up orange.

@ConfirmedPatriot Жыл бұрын

I think people will warm up to EV’s more if automakers would make ‘retro’ pickups like this one. Little to no amenities, old school with no frills.

@scottyellis3442 Жыл бұрын

I think you are 100% right, because I am anti-electric when it comes to vehicle's but I really like this truck.

@GreenJeep1998 Жыл бұрын

Nice part about this is that it’s still the F100/F250 Frankenstein they started with, but with a lot more power, even more torque that comes on even quicker than the 300ci would. I wasn’t surprised by it’s performance at the ranch, but then to be within .5kW/hr of a new Lighting Pro when it comes to electricity use while heading back to their ranch after all that, I thought that was fantastic!

@om617yota7 Жыл бұрын

100%. I have an active aversion to acre size touch screens, heated and cooled cup holders, and power butt scratcher/nose pickers. Give me a basic truck, 4wd, 8 foot bed that I can fit a sheet of plywood in and close the tailgate, power steering, power brakes, power windows, power locks, heater and AC. That's it. Stop there. No reason it should cost more than $25k brand new.

@ravioli-bamboli Жыл бұрын

I won’t warm up to EVs until they find a better way to make batteries that doesn’t involve child labor in places like Africa, not to mention the batteries are horrible for the environment if not properly dealt with after they are dead.

@scottyellis3442 Жыл бұрын

@@ravioli-bamboli I agree with you on this, not only are they bad on the environment to recycle or dispose of but they're also bad on the environment just digging up the lithium. It takes thousands and thousands of gallons of water not to mention what they are doing to the earth by digging craters that's hundreds of feet deep.

@chrisdemas8246 Жыл бұрын

Always love seeing David and that truck! Another great episode!

@30smsuperstrat Жыл бұрын

Put the lighting rod up for EV supercharching.

@unintendedpurposes Жыл бұрын

You can tell David is a knowledgeable guy by the way his cable end is saddled properly with 3 clamps and he even taped the ends! A man after my heart!

@johnbronco8678 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Awesome to see David in content again. Nice team up with him and Andre. Well done gents!

@adventuristnw2321 Жыл бұрын

Love watching the real world stuff. David and Andre are a great team.

@bluceree7312 Жыл бұрын

I love everything about this truck: the color, the wheels, the tyres, the way it stands on the road, the battery size. I wish they made it production. How much did it cost you Andre?

@DeuceFrmEC Жыл бұрын

I think they tell you in the last video. If you don’t see before me, I’ll come back with an answer at some point today

@bluceree7312 Жыл бұрын

@@DeuceFrmEC $40k for battery and drivetrain without the shocks.

@DeuceFrmEC Жыл бұрын

@@bluceree7312 got to it before me. I don’t know if that’s a good price or not yet.

@bluceree7312 Жыл бұрын

@@DeuceFrmEC I think including labour it would cost around 80K which is insane. Changed my mind 😁😅😄

@DeuceFrmEC Жыл бұрын

@@bluceree7312 not worth it at all. Might as well get an electric vehicle with all that money.

@Ramblin_Rob Жыл бұрын

The guy with the Ranger comment is spot on. Ford was making electric Rangers back in the ‘90’s. One of our local [West Michigan] power companies had a few in their fleet that their readers/inspectors were using.

@ALMX5DP Жыл бұрын

I just saw one driving down the highway last month. Cool to see something like that still being used.

@getlosttoday4045 Жыл бұрын

They made electric vehicles back in the 1930's

@agentcarder Жыл бұрын

I think every truck you review should have to do farm work. Feel like that’s one of the better ways your guys have been testing the trucks lately

@30smsuperstrat Жыл бұрын

💯 Let's light this comment up with 👍 👍👍👍👍

@Sourman1545 Жыл бұрын

We all know the industry doent test trucks like trucks any more. If i buy a truck I fully expect to do truck things in it aka no fiber glass no aluminum to save on weight i need a truck bed that i can thow a 10 foot log in and the log gets the dent

@Malc664 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic episode Andre. Well filmed too showing the mountains as the truck descended the hills. Great top off at the end with the public conversations. 👌

@salembeeman370 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work guys. David is a hoot - Let's just say he can out work my lazy butt any day of the week.

@cjrod9443 Жыл бұрын

David was being romantic by sticking his arm out to save Andre from getting struck by lighting. Hahaha. Great video guys.

@RetroStopMotionCommotion Жыл бұрын

If they roll down the hill the seat belts should prevent any injury. 😆 I love the channel, keep em coming.

@franzvanjulio5523 Жыл бұрын

Good transition from Andre, “Look, the wipers are working!” That interaction made me chuckle. Thanks for the video.

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@1guyin10 Жыл бұрын

2500 lbs is an impressive load for that truck. I'm sure it is like most old trucks and is a lot happier with a load on it.

@phelandeluna5439 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see David back!

@jameskendrick573 Жыл бұрын

Love to see David he's a man's man and he uses the right tools for the job for sure

@boredbeingbored676 Жыл бұрын

this is the build ive been waiting for to copy for mine. thanks!

@mrfordman9999 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE this! You guys are on the CUTTING edge of all things trucks and it's the best thing on YT. Right alongside the guys who did the 66 f100! ecoboost swap

@speterbilt Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! The life I want cutting my own firewwod and nongym needed. The proper way to test trucks

@kevinthomson6324 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing stubby up there. Mpg loop empty vs max load of fire wood.

@danthompson1467 Жыл бұрын

It’s about time you got the top guys of TFL together and made a great video I’m not a fan of destroying the old truck but I can now respect what went on because David approve’s . But I still want to keep old trucks original just how I am 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

@jonm7888 Жыл бұрын

That truck wasn't original.

@PKDesigns2011 Жыл бұрын

now that's a work horse ... great vid. TY for sharing it.

@ardenthebibliophile Жыл бұрын

Lol the extra "brake" was the most redneck thing I've seen in a while. Had me a good laugh 🤣

@lorenmerriman8439 Жыл бұрын

Especially since they used a cable instead of chain

@darrelschafer6931 Жыл бұрын

you can tell this is some kind of soft very light wood, i load my 1978 f-100 with 2000 lbs of oak logs and you cannot handle them like theses light logs.Mine is a dana 44 w/locker,351w, c6 never any problems and truck only weighs 3900 lbs. When i load it it still weighs less then a new truck.

@bruceklassen8261 Жыл бұрын

My dad had a truck just like this I loved that truck three on the tree

@zoefaith120 Жыл бұрын

When David sayed "stop". I stopped and paused. He got power of his experience and knowledge.

@Westerner_ Жыл бұрын

That log isn’t going to stop anything if those brakes give out 😂

@DuaneCaldwell Жыл бұрын

Always great to see David on TFL, the yaks were a bonus! Nice build and nice video Andrey and team. FYI, I'd buy this EV converted truck over the lipstick Jag every day of the week. It looks like fun, but might need a noise-cancelling headset/intercom system for occupants to talk. 🙂

@BF1-P Жыл бұрын

It’s great to see david again! Glad we got him in the video

@lifeisgood12341 Жыл бұрын

Thay was super cool, I'm excited about the ev conversion scene moving forward. Maybe by the time my Subaru kicks the bucket there will be an easier drop in kit.

@ZenEndurance Жыл бұрын

More than ever before, I see the point of the Power Wagon. Real ranch work!

@Silverback_GMT410 Жыл бұрын

Love it when y’all get David and his ranch in the videos!

@JuanDePan Жыл бұрын

David is back whoooo!

@kevinblock2307 Жыл бұрын

That was impressive - glad to see David

@PlanetFrosty Жыл бұрын

I’m waiting for the “🎉Broke Back Truck on The Moutain ❤” episode, well the more I think about it, maybe not?😂

@jamesr8103 Жыл бұрын

Great to see David back on camera!

@ChrisWilliams-pu8pj Жыл бұрын

Always enjoy videos with Andre and David!

@Optimistprime. Жыл бұрын

This was great! I don't think we have tapped into the potential of EV power doing a lot of heavy work. Electric motors have a lot of torque.

@seancooke7332 Жыл бұрын

Now That's What I'm Talking About. Damn good load in the bed And towing a sled. Fabulous Stuff. David is The Man Funny Chap Too. Think Andre scared him a bit when he started to talk romantic though. Never sell this truck Lads. 🙏 Now you need to do the same test on all of the other trucks and get David's Winter Fuel all home for him at the same time. I don't think any of them will beat Chargezilla.

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Heck yea!

@Hobbies4Hire Жыл бұрын

Great job on the video Andre! Thanks for making it.

@bjmyers5033 Жыл бұрын

You both seem like so much fun! This was a very enjoyable video.

@Chris-ut6eq Жыл бұрын

David knows his geology and does math well. PS Old rancher? David was tossing those logs around like it was easy.

@mattgorman6643 Жыл бұрын

Impressive job TFL crew!

@seanpeine9258 Жыл бұрын

That is a good way to keep the brush from taking over your road.

@dustinizard2524 Жыл бұрын

From the outside looking in I believe trying to laws together, would have prevented them from rolling down the hill. But no worries I absolutely 💯 love the show and the info y’all provide!

@grahamkearnon6682 Жыл бұрын

1st off it's a shame to see the ford straight six pulled, I had one with three in the tree manual, wonderful loooong gears. I would definitely go with a conversion truck after seeing that f100 pull a ton. Wonder if a light weight camper with all electric services could be a thing, imagine no propane, no diesel heater.

@lightningplayerr Жыл бұрын

Watching the trees get cut down is satisfying.

@prestongriffin416 Жыл бұрын

you forgot the log you puled for an anchor should have maybe cut it up and put in truck just joking you two had two much fun look at the great memories you two are making great great video PRESTON

@getlosttoday4045 Жыл бұрын

David is a one man band!

@markjeepingful Жыл бұрын

Love people’s reactions at the parking lot charging stations haha!!!!

@AHungryHunky Жыл бұрын

I bet it goes something like "oh great another ignorant redneck blocking the charger trying to annoy EV owners and.... Oh I see, interesting, well nevermind."

@Danzilly Жыл бұрын

Andre hope you keep the truck! Keep giving it work on the farm!

@TFLEV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@angelgarciaochoa2165 Жыл бұрын

I love this video you actually use it for work real life not always perfect for numbers.

@tipsymallard6952 7 ай бұрын

I hated it right away, but the more I see this pickup pop up in my feed, the more I like it!

@br23goose Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@ismaelcruz3315 Жыл бұрын

One cool truck!

@TomSmyth453 Жыл бұрын

What’s the 0-60 on that thing? Need an episode of pulling up to lights and challenging sports car drivers...

@Sourman1545 Жыл бұрын

The one touch I would put on it is a custom cover that hide the battery box to look like a standard engine

@salembeeman370 6 ай бұрын

Is is David hammered? Looks like happy hour came early . LOL

@DerFledderer Жыл бұрын

I think it is a great success!

@leeward6762 Жыл бұрын

The only way a truck should ever "squat".

@jlaw1901 Жыл бұрын

This is a great series! It has inspired me to add this to my project list for someday once solid state batteries are a thing

@Sourman1545 Жыл бұрын

Yea this is one thing i may think about doing in lets say 10 years once the tech is a little more mature and main stream. I bet in another decade there will be pre made kits for most vehicles for easy conversions. Who knows when my engine decides no more it might be a viable option a few years down the road.

@rp9674 Жыл бұрын

Very much cool! The horse blanket makes it a true sleeper.

@laszlocsorba5753 Жыл бұрын

Let's see this red truck on snow...

@tommybally03 Жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. What would be the total out of pocket cost for this type of conversion? I really like the idea but don’t know if it’s cost effective enough for me to attempt. With all the sponsors involved, it makes me think these type of swaps at still far too expensive to do for an individual. Perhaps as they become more popular the cost will ease. I currently have a 1964 LWB step side 2WD 3/4 ton that would be a wonderful candidate for this type of swap.

@getlosttoday4045 Жыл бұрын

I believe in an episode they said it costed around 40k to convert it

@aricegana2382 Жыл бұрын

I think you should take the interior out of the truck and put some lizard skin down in the cab or sound debtening material. This will probably help with the noise inside and especially when filming inside the cab.

@coryernewein Жыл бұрын

Best place for an EV is the jobsite, charging is available and range is not an issue🤙

@ryt2carry Жыл бұрын

Good to see David. I thought y’all had gotten rid of him.

@ChristopherTrott 11 ай бұрын

I was wondering why most of my channels were out this morning! Ah ha!

@hobbes1069 Жыл бұрын

My first vehicle was a GMC S-15 manual 4-speed. I thought about converting it to electric in the 90s, but I was too young and broke. It would have been a lot more work back then but would be a lot easier today!

@AHungryHunky Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not GM actually made all electric S series trucks. It was the S10 EV and it used architecture from the EV1 and crammed it into an S10 chassis. According to the Wikipedia article I just looked up as a refresh it was the very first electric pickup, it was also FWD. Yeah it's range and power where kinda sad though.

@lizburgess4398 Жыл бұрын

Andre, I really enjoyed this video!

@johnr3937 Жыл бұрын

Also it's much safer to use synthetic lift straps than cables. A 40ft lift strap costs half as much as a 40ft cable and is also twice as strong.

@ronaldsmith2301 Жыл бұрын

Helps that the truck went up the hill unloaded and came down the hill loaded which probably increased the energy in the batteries.

@krisw8597 Жыл бұрын

Got a nice 69 C10 that I may convert one day, but the price has to be reasonable. I keep this c10 close to original as possible, but battery powered would be cool.