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Sorry to pick at a nit here, but, we are talking separate hydraulic systems front & rear... while 1200 RPM's enough to drive my SEE's front bucket into a pile of snow no problem, if it's wet heavy snow the bucket simply won't lift that load until I bump the RPMs. Given FLU idiosyncracies, I...

I have an interesting morning planned tomorrow, weather permitting. My buddy who helps me service/operate my FLUs has some erosion damage on a retaining berm up at his place in Oak Creek. Just needs a backhoe/loader, the problem is getting to the site. I've agreed to give it a try with the SEE...

Where I live, there's also crosswinds which really catch the SEE loader bucket and wreak havoc with steering control even if you aren't counter-steering; just not an issue driving the HMMH, regardless of tire pressure (I keep my FLU's stock tires at 45psi). Most of my FLU miles are the 10-mile...

Oh! Thank you, I did not know that. Schmidt's so common on American highway plows, I had no idea it was a foreign brand. Plus, all the other implements on FLUs (crane, forklift, backhoe) seem to be American, so I guess I'm guilty of assuming Schmidt was, too. Now you've got me wondering even...

Could also be the condition of my local state highway. Last year, there was a landslide in Glenwood Canyon which took I-70 down for months, diverting 17,000 vehicles a day onto a road designed for 1,700, all the bridges are busted up and the pavement's horrible now. My SEE can't handle this, my...

You mean the hand splitter? It's supposed to hiss when used, if it doesn't you have bigger problems! Buried somewhere in this thread, or on some other forum, is some advice that it's actually easier to remove the cab than to tilt it. But I think that came from an HMMH owner who uses his crane...

Agreed. So far in life, I've had three spinal fractures and one facet subluxation while sleeping, which makes going to bed the most dangerous thing I've ever done, likely be the death of me someday. :)

Agreed, 25mph is actually my top speed in the SEE on the highway; the HMMH, otoh, convoys at 45mph no problem without all the side-to-side oscillation of the SEE at half that speed. I still just have the OEM tires on both. What I don't know, is how much of this is to be expected on the SEE with...

Production numbers on my series Honda Prelude, and my '70 BMW coupe, are around 100,000 each. My BMW R90S is one of 17,500 made. My GMCMH is one of 13,000. My 1st-gen VW Scirocco is one of 9,600. Those vehicles are laced with hard-to-come-by parts these days, I get no comfort from the much-lower...

Maybe because Schmidt's an American company? ;) I know a local CDOT plow driver, the v-plows retrofitted on the front of County motor graders for snow removal here are Schmidt, which they wouldn't be if they weren't at least American-made (due to County procurement rules), but it's my...

Or maybe you're the only one drives slow enough to avoid 'em? ;)

For the record, I've only ever filed one lawsuit, 20 years ago. I sued my County government on anti-trust grounds, and prevailed. The HMMH will get some use tomorrow, I have some pallets of warehouse shelving sitting out next to the county road. I'll need to use the forklift to move them into...

My GMCMH has the "Electro-Level I" system on it (never was a II as far as I can tell). OEM, you got a Schrader valve you could fill anywhere within a PSI range at any gas-station compressor. Full air-ride suspension, but no switches left of the driver to level off at a campsite, and no on-board...

I haven't figured out where to put the slash-cut tube on my FLUs yet. On my Dodge CTD's they go on the outside curve of the turbo downpipe. On my NA lude, it's after the secondary collector on the tri-y header. The catch-can acts as a vacuum accumulator (again, "my" way), but unless you have...

My first thought looking at the pics, was "Hope nobody was inside!" I always assumed things like that were propane explosions, but if the fridge explodes, most likely a hydrogen explosion as it turns out. Lotsa ways to burn down or blow up a MH. ;) Obviously I'm into alternative fuel/power (also...

My insurance agent informs me that I'll need on-site visits (at my expense, of course) from underwriters' adjusters -- one from the insurance provider for the FLUs, and another for the GMCMH. Nutshell on the FLUs, is if you intend to register them and get license plates, in CO that requires at...

I have the local Corbond guy coming out to spray the Quonset hut next week, he'll also be doing the GMC after we've pulled up the old subfloor. A good bit of which has either wet or dry rot after 40 years, but it's standard plywood, not marine grade. Turns out, the GMC will be my next residence...

I think FLU odo's are accurate, but meaningless. Unless I'm mistaken, the units we've obtained were *all* rebuilt and I haven't heard of anyone saying their engine-hours gauge wasn't working. Engine hours are a much better indicator of post-rebuild life, IMO. My odo only adds miles when I'm...

Speaking from out in the boonies, I know a few guys who make hydraulic hoses from time to time, with support from tractor-repair places nowhere near here for fittings and such. When I get a "parts SEE" I'll strip the hoses off of it, and set these guys to making a few sets, maybe over next...

Wow, link please, if you can find it? That's news to me, and something I've been doing all winter with my SEE. Nothing, if your quads are burly enough to squat an 8-ton tractor. ;) Half my braking in the SEE this past winter, came without the benefit of air assist. You'll also need toned...