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Alpine44 made me aware that the TM says not to use bias ply tires on a FLU. Looked it up, and sure enough: "Do not use bias ply tires on vehicle. To do so could result in damage to equipment." Okay, if it was a late model Corvette and I put bias tires on it, the handling would suffer greatly...

You now reminded me of that I still ​haven't got around to try using the backhoe to lift the spare into place. Oh well, one of these years...

So do I, which is why I suggested making a reusable gasket from RTV. Yes, I have to clean some off of my finger after spreading the RTV onto the cover, and also wipe the oil that keeps the RTV from sticking to the axle housing off a finger, but considering that it's pretty much a one time job, I...

Yes, going over the agreed maximum annual mileage and covering that up by giving false information would not be honest. But when I don't get around to drive a car in a year, whether the odometer reading stays the same because of lack of use or because it isn't working should be a moot point...

Or you could make reusable gaskets with the appropriate silicone.

That's unfortunately only a slight exaggeration. Yes, the departure angle suffers a bit by installing a receiver, but that's a small sacrifice. Not that the M1009 is a great tow vehicle, but at least a properly installed receiver should be used if towing with one.

The rusty tank with water in it was full...of water (sure wish that one was aluminum, not steel). But the water itself wasn't the problem, the real issue was that GP had tried starting the SEE. That moved the water all the way into the second filter. For removing the rust, I have tried the...

Yeah, it took me a while to quit thinking "Well, now it's probably fine", after attacking yet another portion of the fuel line. But in the process I became more and more familiar with it. At this point I "only" have one tank with fungus/bacteria in it (biocide working as this is written) and one...

As I've learned (usually the hard way) more about the FLU's fuel system - up to but not including the injector pump - I've largely changed my mind about it. At first it was "Let's rip this crap out and replace it all, using rubber hose and...". These days I think it's a well functioning setup...

Being that the sealing qualities of the O-ring are important, I hope you're not planning on reusing it. Of course, I also hope that you won't need to tear into the axle in the first place, but if you do... Since you'll be able to get the ID, OD, and width of the parts the O-ring should fit, I'd...

I knew that that's what you meant, Tinstar. But I couldn't resist.

How did you know that they were in a tractor?!? In a Peterbilt, to be specific. Of course, many would call it a "semi truck" (which makes no sense whatsoever), but it is indeed a tractor.

Well, I recently replaced four batteries because three of them went bad. They were installed in '99, and aren't the oldest ones still in use. I would check all wiring and connections, and load test the batteries, before spending money on new ones.

So why was the tank cleaned out, and what were the filter(s) clogged with? If there's bacteria in the tank, you'll be changing filters a lot.

Yeah, the high idle switch requires (high enough) air pressure to function, but that shouldn't affect the loader switch. Odd indeed. Even 1,000 hours sounds unusually high, let alone 11,000. Maybe someone forgot to turn the engine off on a Friday evening, before a very long weekend?

Those Fort Polk guys must be amateurs. The forklift drivers at the GP Texarkana lot can inflict real damage.

Has anyone ever taken the time to figure out how many parts are unique to an M1009 versus a K5? Could it be 2%?

Call it stupid pride, or whatever, but if there's any possibility that I can fix a vehicle myself rather than getting insurance involved, I'll give it a try. Last time that didn't work out was in '81.

Some Unimogs, and probably also other vehicles, came from the factory that way. Engage 4WD and the axles automatically get pressurized. Many moons ago, a friend who (for whatever reason) thought that it would be fun to drive into lakes pressurized pretty much everything on his Jeep. Seeing...

Not sure how I would commit any fraud by not having functional odometers, or not driving a vehicle during the past year. In either case the numbers don't go up, but whether I put zero or 350 miles (or even 5,000) on an insured vehicle shouldn't really matter, should it?