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>what are the negative aspects of buying the cutaway instead of the sprinter. Assuming that you are talking about a 2006 Sprinter 3500 Cargo, with the Sprinter you won't have to log or scale since it is under 10K GVWR. Not sure about the '07 models on GVWR.

Leo, Yup it can't get much more current than that. It looks to me like Garmin does make some effort in that they at least provide for truck routing. It could be like who answered your question said - the source data from NavTeq is not yet available .... they do claim their data set includes...

Wow ...... Ken, it's posts like these that make EO a truely valuable resource ... hard won knowledge, freely given. Thanks for a great post.

Well we managed to get the Sprinter shoe-horned into my friends 24" x 36" polebarn - had to move the base for a 17" SouthBend lathe that he's rebuilding which was a real treat. There was about 6" space between the back of the van and the garage door and less than that between the nose and the...

jrcarroll, Sounds like you've found two rows of E-Track to come in handy. Got it on not over tensioning the wall straps. :) And another vote of confidence for the factory D-Rings. Thanks for the input.

Ken, Thanks for taking the time to go into greater detail - from me, coming into this game with no experience with freight securement, the advice that everyone has provided is invaluable. >That looks like a short wheelbase Sprinter Yup I think you're right. >A 2K lbs WLL load bar is nice...

Ken, Thanks for the further elaboration. As you can see I posted a reply before your second post showed up. :+ >I like the 2x6 thing with the e-track on it. I got some 3/4 BC plywood ripped to 9" wide - primarly because I felt that I wanted my screws securing the E-Track in a little bit...

Ken, Question - is that your van in the pic ? No E-Track on the floor ? I assume that there's two pieces of E-Track on that sidewall, given the length of the wall ? >You'll find that for most loads, a single wooden 2x4 or 2x6 load bar >across the floor, set inside of those 2x4 e-track...

Thanks George, I found it. Actually a very cool idea on the rollers ..... I'd imagine that ya would definitely want a forklight at the rear doors to "catch" things before ya tried to move anything. :+ I'm guessing that most of the pallets you pick up are pretty much intact, with the bottom...

Moot. >I question your use of pan D-rings on the floor. Fair enough. >I assume that the lip of the pan will be set below the top of the plywood >so pallets don't snag it when loading and unloading. That's correct - planned on routing a recess in the plywood so that the top of the pan would be...

Moot, I was originally told that I would need three straps (at a minimum I guess) but it sounds like a couple more might be a good idea. The chain and the pallet puller were on my list. Tow strap really wasn't but I have a couple of them lying around here and it's probably a good idea (for...

Leo, Curious about when you got that reply from Garmin ? I don't know that anything has necessarily changed ..... but they did release City Navigator NT version 8 within the last 6 months or so so it's possible that it might have. In any event it sounds like NavTeq would really be the horse's...

Moot, Thanks - good data. Helps me get the picture as to how exactly you are securing cargo. Right now I have a single solid Kinodyne load bar that fits a 96" wide trailer. I have to cut it down to the proper width for the Sprinter, drill a new hole and then reinstall and repin the sliding...

Moot, >I would split the difference between the 14" and 26.5" or go above the 26.5 and run >a piece of 5/8" x 6" plywood or hard wood. Bolt this to the verticles and screw the >E-track into the wood. Really ? Interesting ....... I assume that the reasoning is just from a positioning...

George, Thanks for the reply. >if you look in driver profiles for sept 04 you will see pictures of it I'd love to see it - but I'm afraid I don't know how to get to the "driver profiles" section of EO that you are describing ........ It would be nice to see how you have it set up and the...

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BTW, the right side wall (with the side door) is just long enough to take a 10' section of e-track before the door opening. I'll have to piece in the left side wall with a short piece of e-track since it is longer than 10'

Ok, I've pulled the plastic covering off the sidewalls so that I could take some measurements for mounting the sidewall e-track. The attached image (not my van but it's the same for all intents and purposes) shows the height, off the floor, of the bottom of the frame rails. The higher rail is...

>i guess will do me untill i get to a wal-mart up in ohio Was in Tractor Supply the other day ..... most all winter wear was at least 30% off. They're trying to clear it all out before Spring. Scope out the Muck "Chore Boot" - the come in low and high varieties and are completely waterproof...

>I believe everytime I shut the truck off, >cutting the electric to the unit, it goes back to car mode. Hmmm ... shouldn't do that - neither my SP7200 or the wife's SP2730 do. What model do you have ? Tried updating the unit software to whatever is the latest version ? >Do not trust these...