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I never got the impression that the SEE was going to be driven. It just happens to be eight hours away by normal vehicle speed. Anyway, I wouldn't mind that drive to be able to see (and hear) what shape it's in. At least if it's a costly one.

I seriously doubt that you'd find an inspection service that would know what they're looking at, and what it's supposed to look like. Your best bet is probably to find a Steel Soldiers member that knows SEEs and bribe them into helping you. Or, get one at auction. They're fairly good at listing...

Do it. Then decide how simple it was. Or not.

I were on site and saw the complete tool set in the boxes, I would've padlocked them...and probably welded the doors shut, too. If then I didn't win the auction, I'd be out a padlock. No big deal.

Okay, I speed read the listing, but never saw any mention or photos of the tools. Got a full set with the first one I bought, but the other five had nothing. Except for the HME, which wasn't from GovPlanet. Forklift damage I've come to expect as standard issue on their auction vehicles. Most of...

Welcome! If your 'glass hood is like mine you'll need to cut two holes in it to make it lay down all the way. I used PVC caps to cover the holes, siliconed in place. Put early Jeep "hood latches" on the sides. They're actually meant to hold the windshield when folded down and has a 90 in the...

Now I feel fairly good about never having shifted my splitters out of Low, ever. If they're stuck, so be it.

Guess I've lucked out, too. Not that I remember how much they refunded me, but in one case a vehicle was dented and that was very hard to see in the photos. The other case was a supposedly never used snow blower. Well, paint doesn't disappear from the auger without actual usage. Both were...

Sorry, forgot all about taking a photo. Mine's minimalistic, and made to accept a "pin-on" trailer jack...because I have a few of those.

I posted photos of my simple home made stand in the owners thread some time ago. With some luck I'll remember to take a photo of it, as I saw it in the shed the other day.

If you have the time, basic gravity bleeding can work really well. Not that I've tried it on a Unimog, but have had great success with another application that's supposedly "impossible to bleed". Basically, fill up the master and give it a day or two.

I would concentrate on the brakes themselves, specifically the master cylinder. They have fully functional brakes without the air assist.

I figured you'd move the spring hangers. Changing to a 1/2-ton frame would be more work than I'd care for. And on the leftover set of springs for an M1009 I have there's definitely more than three three leaves. How many it is I don't remember. Either way, it sounds like you don't really want...

Dearching the springs won't make it a 1/2-ton. But once you have swapped in 1/2-ton axles and springs you should be 95% there. I'd guess that 1" to 1-1/2" lift springs would be about right, and wouldn't even try regular 1/2-ton springs first.

If there truly isn't anyone left that does it, then I'd recommend doing it yourself. It really isn't all that hard. Read up on it and give it a try.

I dunno. I've demolished several irrigation ditches by trying to clean them out...and only lost one tire (to a cattle guard) so far.

I bought one from Palletforks.com a few years ago, but haven't installed it yet. A few people here did, as I recall, and and at least one bent theirs. Looking at the construction, I could see that some reinforcement could be helpful. Anyway, it should fit in the bucket, especially after pulling...

The front hydraulics on one of my Unimogs does that every now and then. Best I can tell, it's usually when it's been cold out (around zero or so) and when I'm a bit too quick with raising the loader and start driving. And the fluid coming out is aerated big time.

It's pure laziness that has kept me from getting rid of all that wiring for the diagnostics.

It's not failing per se. My knees were bad since about two years of age, screwed up my back at 18, and got the hernia maybe 10 years ago. On the positive side, my brain cell still works to some extent. Which is why in your case (if not wanting to raise the backhoe) I'd simply raise it maybe 10...