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I have pushed FLUs with tow bars...just not with the Gator. Yet.

Many moons ago, Ahab asked for photos of FLUs towing something. Well, Ahab, here's one. Knowing that this multi-vehicle day would come, I whipped up a little tow bar for the Gator so I wouldn't have to walk back and forth when shuttling vehicles. While it's common to hear people say "I couldn't...

Today turned out to be a FLUy day. Had to knock down some prairie dog mounds in preparation for grading, so the SEEs got to get the oil thoroughly warmed up. This was the first time that the dozer blade got put to the test - or more correctly, my dozer blade skills. Predictably, much like with...

Aren't SEEs fun? I had a similar thing happen (which coincides with when my hatred for the Michelins began) but by dumb luck, my spare was only about 50 feet away. Nowhere near as entertaining as your tire rolling must've been. I threw that tire away, so it looks like you'll be the cutter upper...

Today the formerly parts SEE got some attention, and while I was at it I decided to lube the lock cylinders. Better late than never. Right, peakbagger? The rear was relatively easy as the hose got replaced in the refurb, but not painted. On the other hand, the ferrule was stuck in the fitting...

Okay, how do you know that? My guess is that the sheave broke, since the width of the groove is usually proportional to the diameter. Besides, the cable is more tolerant to abuse.

Only if you run the cable up high. I was thinking below the front axle, or even out to the side, on either side. None of those would be a routing where you would normally leave the cable, but I've seen it done on larger vehicles, with much larger cable.

Yes, it makes sense. I've been meaning to try putting the spare back in place using the backhoe that way. As far as installing a rear winch (that wouldn't drag in the dirt when the backhoe is deployed) I gave up, even though I'd rather have a rear mount. One of these years the hydraulic winch I...

Yes, there's room for a receiver tube under the pintle, barely (the hoses may need a slight repositioning in some cases). I measured for that, again, the other day as I want to be able to pull various trailers with a SEE. What I personally don't like about a receiver mounted winch is lugging it...

Okay, did a little investigating today. Turns out that the Michelins are molded into a bias ply like shape, presumably to improve the conformability of the contact patch. I still want to cut one open and see what's in there.

My comments/suggestions/ideas (without having given your idea that much thought yet) is not to underestimate the forces the cable will put on things in the "bends". And to add to the force scenario, I'd also look into making it possible to route the cable forwards, too. For HD snatch blocks...

No, it's not the water. I think many people feel that auction bought stuff is a deal...at any price.

I'm curious about how it'll shift with everything hooked up. And envious of your already functional shifting. In my case the shifts are very late, due to a different model pump that wouldn't accept the original setup. I've lived with it as is for a long time, but it would be nice to get it to...

And here I was going to let your "My spare tire was also brand new..." comment slide. New tires aren't weathered, but unused ones can be. There can be a big difference between new and unused when it comes to tires. It really bugged me when an outfit advertised Michelins as new when in reality...

Gotta love those Michelins.

Quickest and easiest is probably to Google "Automatic transmission ID", or something similar. With the outlines of the pan gasket you can identify them.

The only nukes that could possibly be legal there would be transgender ones of color. And that's assuming that they're not in the state legally.

Good to hear that GP followed through. Have you dared to look at the DOT code of that tire yet?

Dang, Gifu, I was supposed to be in Truckee (well, a bit north of) next week, but that's not happening. Anyway, I'm afraid that the answers to most of your questions, with the exception of shipping details, can be found on pages 51 through 337. Read until your eyes are bleeding. Many of us did.

But of course it does! How else would you justify getting a spare SEE, or two?