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Waterproof Bluetooth speakers are like $30 .... or... $22... AND a 40% off coupon.. https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Portable-Bluetooth-LENRUE-Waterproof/dp/B09Y96HMY2

That's plasma cutter pricing right there.. :-p

Common issue. When I picked up my M1031, ALL the power steering pump bolts had worked loose and the pump itself was being held in by the belts alone. In terms of breaking bolts off, if it breaks off the block, not much you can really do other than weld it back on.

2 days ago had some nutjob going 100+ on the highway. Saw him coming up in my mirrors and knew he was going way too fast and couldn't stop. I KNEW he was gonna try and cut in between cars, with him not realizing that gaps change/close as cars move different speeds. He never even slowed down, and...

Interesting there's no 800 or 900 series on there...and there's no M44 series A2.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Entirely preventable.

Having owned a deuce with air/hydraulic, and 2 939s... I had an air line failure on my M939 series. It stopped. The deuce would not have. That was one of the main reasons I went back to an M939 from a deuce. I realized the money needed to retrofit for a backup solution like 2nd circuit, or...

The texture on the Marquee was all off compared to CARC, and as mentioned, it was significantly glossier. The e500 is exterior, which means it's supposed to be able to handle the elements, and the lower gloss factor may be interesting. Might be a good experiment.

Possible. The 4300 was well cured. The Ultra Plus and Marquee were tested after about a week.

SIGINT TO WIN IT. These provide excellent height advantage, and tons of tie points for guying, if need be. I miss the good ol' days where S250s were $300 and could be found everywhere.

Shows Ultra vs Marquee Trucks below are done in 4300 - M1031 had about 4 years on the paint, and the M1010 had close to 7 years, when the pics were taken. The second pic is the same M1010 in the first pic, but many years later. 4300 is ultra flat, and about the same texture as CARC. I found...

Don't forget the M292. Van body w/lift gate :D

Exactly. The replacement bolt also seemed to 'grab' a bit better as well. It's possible whoever tightened it stripped a little of both, and the new bolt with new threads helps. I still didn't trust it by itself, which is why I put a nylok on it.

Forgot to update the other day.. 5/16-18 stainless through bolted with nylok. Worked like a charm. Zero issues and took 30 seconds.

God I love the TMs. Pull up Part # with NSN. NSN gives me the following details... AAJD THREAD CLASS 2A AAJF THREAD DIRECTION RIGHT-HAND AASA THREAD LENGTH 0.489 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.519 INCHES MAXIMUM AASB FASTENER LENGTH 0.600 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.630 INCHES MAXIMUM AASK HEAD...

I think I'm gonna get a slightly longer existing bolt, since it's threaded all the way through (I think) and nut it on top.

As usual, things don't go as planned. Getting the pan back up went pretty easy. Putting the dipstick tube back on? Holy crap. That was an exercise. Went to go do the final tightening of the pan, and realized one of the bolts just spins in the hole... It's stripped... I'm guessing that was...

Dropped $$$ on Transynd. Got it in, ordered trans filter, O-rings, etc. Gather up materials... Crawl under the truck....notice a bit of a light oily film on the trans pan, indicating a small leak somewhere. Pull drain plug. Looks like they put dex3 in there but didn't complete the switchover...

Good call. I bit the bullet.

So, this brings up another question. I went to go replace the trans filter (spin on) and noticed there are 3 different versions. One is for oil, the other 2 are 'low pressure hydraulic - transmission'. It would seem to me that the original filter may be designed differently and require higher...