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Last night I thought about doing it "in reverse", as I think you are suggesting; mount the plate to the back of the bucket and let that dictate where the parts end up. It sure would simplify the positioning if using adapter parts that aren't tied together. Of course, it wouldn't take much to tie...

Glad you did find them, and I hope some of it makes sense. As I recall, the bucket movement limitation was fixed with minor grinding. Or at least I haven't noticed a difference. But, yes, I would do it a bit differently a second time around. Rather than using the more expensive Titan kit, I'd...

I like Rancho 9000s, as I can adjust them for the task on hand, and largely get the ride quality I want.

The width worked out well, if only barely. If you can't find the posts I can take new photos...which is easier than find the old ones. Although, the cutting and welding involved wouldn't be shown with new ones.

Couch Off Road was working on one, but I haven't looked into if there's been any progress or not in the last year, or so. I needed one quicker and built my own from a Titan kit. It wasn't particularly hard to do. If you go back many, many pages in this thread you'll find photos of how it went...

Sorry, I misunderstood you and thought that you needed 80 psi to seat them. And tire lube that dries slowly is indeed a good thing when working on setups that aren't feasible for the tire machine. I need to get something like that Magnum stuff. I noticed a big difference in flotation qualities...

It takes longer, but eventually the diff housing will wear down (up, technically) by being scraped over rocks and create extra clearance all by itself. Until, one day, it has worn so thin that the process has to be started over with a new axle housing, or a plate welded in for strength.

Yikes! That's when an inflation cage comes in handy. Then again, using the SEE's tire inflator you had plenty of time to go to the next county to take cover. What did you use for tire lube?

That's pretty much the setup described in post number 18. But I think that even 5 psi may be too much for regular seals.

Hey, I do my best to make the chores as efficient and fun as possible. And I certainly didn't buy the FLUs to drive down the road with, or take to car shows. They get to work for a living...and I get to live to keep them working.

After adding another 12, or so, trailer loads of dirt to the pile, it was time to hone my dozer operator skills. It's impressive that the SEE can push dirt slightly uphill, and to the point that it goes over the top of the blade, in 4WD. No lockers needed. On a totally different note, thanks...

I would imagine that without any weight in the rear to speak of, freeway expansion joints could be fairly brutal. With some weight (a trailer) back there it'd probably be much like a stiffly sprung K-5 Blazer. This ones' wheel base is a little longer than a Blazer, because it was getting cramped...

The answer is yes. And I doubt I'm the only one who has done it.It was easy and fun, too.

The one thing I did to my CUCV today was to get it unstuck. Okay, technically it wasn't stuck, but the trailer attached to it sure was.

Today became a SEE day, although not by choice. Had to get the M1008 and dump trailer unstuck after the newly placed culvert crossing proved a bit mushy. Had some doubts about the SEE pulling this setup out without any help from the M1008, but it didn't even breathe hard. Since the SEE was...

Yep, there are times when my beloved machinery takes a second seat to what's going on at the moment. Katrina was one example. The mechanical issues can usually be dealt with later.

So I'm not the only one who has a need for a crane, then. I'm still surprised at how often the HMMH is useful, even though I have built a "sky hook" for the tractor. Anyway, while the cab's up, have you considered replacing the factory 4WD/locker switch with three separate ones? I'd love to have...

Maybe you should leave, while it's still legal to do so? I did, and can highly recommend it.

Okay Ron, next time I'll just tilt the cab instead of laying down. Not! And I think the alternator belt is the easiest to adjust no matter what...except if you tilt the cab. Then that adjuster could be hard to reach.

I haven't got around to get rid of them, and nature may beat me to it. Since I never have the indicator lights on, it wouldn't matter to me if it did trigger a fault light. Like you, I'll never wear the pads out, and if somehow I did and didn't notice, I'd have no business driving a SEE...or...