Search results

Correction, line up for the parade on Sunday the 29th is at 12pm, and the parade is at 1pm

Usually a bad carrier bearing will have the rubber shredded or the bearing itself falling apart, or an obvious separation between the rubber and the bearing. To me that still looks okay.

okay, lets get this back to talking about things related to the PNW and military vehicles please. While a little bit of off topic banter can liven the place up, this is definitely going the wrong direction for that. Anyway, I'm still getting ready for the Memorial Day parade in Elma on Sunday...

The original post said he is off grid, so it is not a grid intertie type system, and he is relying entirely on solar/gen power. That being said, I have several customers that are off grid and have solar and/or generator systems. Even the ones without solar only have to run a generator 2-3...

I know one of the guys on here has a module for the 802 and 803 series generators that allow for 2 wire start, which is what many inverters work with for starting the generator. Not so sure for the bigger ones. If you're planning on running the generator 8 hours a day (or that's what I...

I also see no reason you can't. Only real issue is you won't be loading the generator much unless you have a HUGE battery bank and charging system, which is extremely unlikely. There are three phase chargers available out there, or many 240V input chargers will work on 208V single phase. Or...

Depending on where you acquired it, the trailer might have sat for many years without moving, and the tires became out of round because of it. New tires are always the best option. Second option would be find someone that has a tire truing machine and get them shaved down to being round, then...

If it's been sitting a while, many of these units will leak from the fuel return lines from the injectors, so don't get your heart set on getting it all up to snuff in a single day.

Went through our town's cemetery today and put out flags for memorial day. edit: it was our local VFW and Auxiliary.

Yes, that is best practice, but not always the most economical. With banks consisting of only 2 batteries, it does make more sense to replace as a pair, and even more so as they get older. If they are still relatively new, then I might consider replacing only one, but the batteries I...

From what I've read/experienced over the years, when replacing a single battery in a multi-battery bank, you can expect the life of the replacement battery to be shortened to the same length as the rest of the batteries in the string. It might last longer, it might not. As long as all of the...

I think it's more that it's supposed to be supplemental, not a replacement for the original system grounds. Even with a little age/corrosion, all the electrical should still work. If the corrosion or other issues have gotten bad enough that the electricity won't flow properly, then those...

current military ones are AGM technology, and civilian equivalent are $500+ The ones most people find at the parts stores are flooded lead acid. Oldschool technology.

The question is "If I get caught without a plate, what is the worst that can happen, and can I afford it?" Most likely outcome is a warning or a ticket. Less likely is getting impounded or arrested by a cop that wants to be a jerk. Worst case is vehicle gets impounded while they investigate...

Grounding kit is to supplement the original system. If it "fixed" your issues, that would just mean you need to go through and clean up your original grounds.

Always better to have plates, but I know of people with 5 ton trucks and deuces that have never put the plates on and never had any issues. Of course, there are a lot of military bases in this area, so that might be a factor.

To start off, the bouncing voltage needle is normal as long as it goes away after a minute or two. These have an "afterglow" function that pulses power to the glow plugs to help things warm up faster, without burning up the glow plugs. Some versions of the control box use the pulse, others use...

When I mounted mine, at the rear I used a couple strips of 2" angle iron, and for the middle (C pillar area) I used some right angle brackets I had lying around. Think they were like 1" or 1 1/4" wide by 6 inches high, then just bent them a little to match the offset angle. I didn't actually do...

My impression is they don't want them put on display. No idea if it's because maybe they had an issue in the past, or they are just worried if it might cause issues somehow, and are playing the CYA game. Looks like the "park" might be a private event venue, and not a public park, so they have...

checking for noises while moving is definitely a 2 man job. Things like carrier bearing are easy stationary checks, but some things just don't show up when stationary.