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  1. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    About done with this level time to move upstairs but still waiting on a 1 1/4" die from JD2
  2. Lothar

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Put the finishing touches on this air and propane system. I will now be able to preheat my work without lugging a propane bottle around. Or use compressed air for inflating, blowing debris and air tools. Also included an air horn operated by an old style pull cord.
  3. Lothar

    Tire Balancing Beads

    I used airsoft pellets in a couple sets of tires on a truck with 37s. They worked well through the lives of both sets.
  4. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Mine has a Duramax conversion and it has really impressed me as to how much power and how well it handles. Even with all the weight, it feels like I'm driving a race truck. Really fun to drive.
  5. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Managed to get the compressor box, hose reel and tank mounted this weekend. Need to finish a propane bottle mount then plumbing and wiring hopefully this coming weekend.
  6. Lothar

    cucv help starter broke engine block mounting hole.

    How about a pic? Sounds like it could be repaired with some tig welding
  7. Lothar

    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Coolest dad award right here(y)(y)
  8. Lothar

    Hello from a Yankee transplant-to-be!

    Oh those are too cool, I'm gonna need at least one.
  9. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Appreciate all the kind words. Hope to have some more progress to share soon.
  10. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Made this small electric panel for the back. It has 110v power for my grinders and quick connects wired to the welding power. I really like the look of solid rivets and hope to find more places to use them on the truck.
  11. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Found this cool ammo box I cut down and will use to house a new dual compressor setup.
  12. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Bent this 2 inch sch 40 pipe to start building off of. Connected with 1 1/2" tubing. I'm trying to make this so the things that attach to the tubing are bolt on so some day I can ditch the work gear and retool for fun. Along the bottom tubes are 2" x 1/8" flat bar so that I can drill holes for...
  13. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Those first gen Plab B doors were horrible. The rv windows were a terrible idea. When open, the tint doubles and you cant see the mirror. Plus you can't comfortably put your arm out. Not than theres much in the way of comfort in one of these trucks. But I tried to make it nice with some seats...
  14. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    Been through several 1 ton trucks including this latest one and after using my bobbed M35A3 on some pipeline work I am convinced that military trucks are the way to go for this line of work. The civilian trucks now are $85k and up and I just don't think they are built tough enough so I use that...
  15. Lothar

    Some welding trucks for your perusal

    The lead reels extend out on actuators. Those ammo tubes store arc rods. The cooler rolls out to the side so I don't have to climb up to get a cold drink. Thats a 3/8" thick work table in back over the toolbox which I made to hold my tools as pictured. I put that dual compressor setup together...
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