Recent content by timberrrrrr

The drive shaft angle is pretty steep on the back of the M1078 ( and all the others) What do you think about shimming the axle under the springs 1/2" to 0". This would turn the axle a little to face the drive shaft with a little bit less of an angle. Thoughts?

Nevermind I am a knucklehead. It appears the Tiger tool presses on the sides not through the cap Thanks for the replies

Thanks for the replies How would the Tiger tool work with these particular caps that won't press through the yoke since the bolting tab plate is a part of the cap?

I am going to remove the drive shafts on my M1078 and have them balanced. Attached is a picture of one of the new u-joints for my M1078. They aren't like u-joints I have replaced in the past ( all on smaller trucks) The bolt plates/covers and the bearing caps are all one piece. I haven't...

Wouldn't gross weight be the max load allowed to carry, not the empty box weight?

Thanks for the reply, appreciate the help!

Does anybody know the weight of the box on the M1079?

Most were there, about 3 or 4 missing

Thank you for your reply . . . Just pulled off the dash plate to discover that the plug at the back of the light switch was unscrewed and disconnected. Kinda strange, wondering if somebody disconnected it because there was a drain on the battery somewhere. Will have to wait and find out...

Finally back to work on the truck. Replaced all fuses and relays, still no lights, turn signals, brake lights, hazards When I purchased the truck at auction, their report showed a picture of the headlights working. I had the truck shipped to me and haven't driven it other than to get it home...

Thank you

No the rails don’t come to the ground, I found they don’t need to, the bed loads right on easily because the winch hooks under the bed not on the end, thus lifting it higher I may be able to make a video or maybe post more pictures when I get back from fishing

OK, here's an update, geeeez this is turning out to be a royal pain in the . . . Called Gemplers, gave them the part numbers on the invoice Simp included above. Nobody knows what to do with those numbers. I ask for Tech support, they say it is a non stocked item and they will call the...

The Hoist and winch on the truck in the pictures at the top of this thread weighs a little under 1000 pounds. There are a few advantages I felt to the hoist and winch system . . . Weighs less, I needed the extra weight capacity for my camper I now have a winch I can use to pull myself out...

Mine is an A0