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what fuel level are you keeping your truck at

if you drive it home, make sure you take plenty of gas money. I dont know if it was just mine, but that gas engine guzzles the fuel

On my uncles deuce he installed on to assist the parking brake and in theory it could have been used to isolate the back, that way you could get duel use out of it

Look at the pto and winch to see how much oil residue is on them, also look for cracks in the winch body.

you could always throw a little bit of heat at it to, i soaked mine with free then heated it right before i took it off. I think at some point mine was way overtourqed on there

nice rig

i just removed one the other day. i had my brother hold the flange with a 18 inch pipe wrench with a cheater and i used a 3/4 inch breaker bar with a cheater and still just got it.

if any one from the east side is going up and has a little room, im trying to get a motor and trans to reo 54. I will not be able to make it due to conflicting training schedules but would be willing to compensate someone for the effort.

Neat idea, did you do anything to reinforce the box latch or hinge?

Welcome to the site, lots of great guys here in Washington

I have never had luck finding rebuild kits for them. If you go to a local starter and alternator rebuild shop they will usually sell you the parts they can get for it if you want to do it yourself. And from what i have seen they parts to rebuild them come to about half the price for a new one...

Good for the engine, just ads a few more steps to your pre trip inspections due to the extra hoses and fitting

that is very clever, great idea

china freight has good sells on packs of the square sheets pretty regularly and there not to bad when there not on sell either

When you tore the carb apart did you blow all the channels out with compressed air and clean everything real well. The first couple i rebuilt acted funny because i was cleaning them with a rag and it would leave little fibers in the wrong places

I have one like that i got off of a internet bidding site, works great and looks like it wont occasionally fall apart in the tank like my old one

When you rebuilt the airpac did you hone the cylinders?

make sure the line is all the way seated before you start tightening, dont use the nut to "pull" it into place

Are the rear tires slipping? If you have the sprag transfer case it only engages with wheel slip from the rear

I have some on the top of my main holding barrel and all the oil is poured over them before it goes in. You will be surprised what they catch. I have never thought to put them on the filter, great idea