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The towbar is strongest when it is fully retracted as you have it. I've only pulled the driveshaft once when the parking brake on the towed vehicle would not release. If I was towing more than a couple of hundred miles, I would consider pulling the driveshaft. You (and other travelers) are...

Congrats on a safe recovery and a nice vehicle. No one has said it yet.... nopics

I take it from your post that Derek made it home OK. I was worried about that load of tires he was carrying on a borrowed truck.

Another first timer here to say thanks for a great time. Looks like the organization worked very smoothly from my viewpoint, so all the prep work was worth it and well appreciated. I think I only got to talk to maybe half of the folks, it seems the time just flew by so fast. I've got to make...

With construction (35 min to go 3 miles), stops and rain, it took me right at 12 hours to get home (600 miles). I didn't know anything about hurricane Patricia until I hear it on the radio going through Atlanta. Glad it is now a tropical depression, but still had to drive through what was left...

I left yesterday morning, but instead of a direct approach, I'm flanking to the north and coming down from the Smoky Mtns to confuse the Blackhawks that have been circling my trucks. I must have lost them in the mountains, cause I don't see them anymore. I should be on site around noon. Total...

Having fun playing catch up following the progress. Great job, Hank!

I've got about 9 NOS medium towbar sets in wood crates with all attachments I can sell for $550 delivered to the rally. The crates show signs of mishandling by GL forklifts, and left in the rain, but everything inside is in great shape. Cash on site or Paypal. I can't get on SS at home, and...

Some of that self-sticking thick foam weather stripping might work on the sides and top of the tailgate, but the sides and bottom of the tailgate would still have gaps. Actually, I guess you could also put weather stripping there also. I haven't run into dusty conditions yet that a tarp over...

You're right, I was thinking of singling out deuces with adaptors and larger tires. 11.00x20 tires should go on the 9.00x20-size rims on the trailer. The trailer may still have a good slope with 1100 tires. I just looked at one of my old trailers with 9.00 tires, and the feet swivel side to...

Have you tried search for "M818 bed"? Several options have been discussed.

You could use the same adapters folks use to upgrade deuces to 11x20 tires. The other issue you need to check is interference with the trailer landing gear feet hitting the tractor rear tires during turns. You may need to strap the feet so they are vertical on the back side of the landing gear...

Just an information post to tell how a CUCV with a 6" lift and HMMWV tires will match up with M101, M1101 and M105A2 trailers. Hopefully, this will help your decision making if you are considering a lift to use HMMWV or similar size tires and want to tow a military trailer. I bought the truck...

That's true what you say, but parts of my industry were not covered by OSHA, as we were DOT-regulated under separate safety regulations. However, we usually complied with the OSHA regs as a matter of course. Look at the OSHA Standard Method for STOP(hand swinging side-to-side parallel to the...

Word on one of the other duplicative posts was as of 0148 hrs this morning, he was almost ready to go.

While I applaud your pointing out potential problems by not using outriggers, it goes much further than that. You need to know the limits and capabilities of the crane before you even start the engine. You can make safe lifts to the side without outriggers as long as your load is under the...

Great innovations! Now put your mind to keeping wasp nests out of the cab and hood.

Spent all morning setting up my annual Memorial Day display in the front yard (I do the same for Veterans Day). Have a wonderful weekend, and remember those who died over the last 239 years to help make the United States what it is.

I'm not near the truck right now, but it looks like this one http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?84878-My-first-CUCV-M1031-My-first-SS-post