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Hello all, So I have an M37 rolling chassis, that I finally figured out what to do with lol. I had planned to let the cat out of the bag once I really started building it, but I need engineering help now, and you'd need to know what I was planning in order to help. I am going to build a halfa...

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I have owned several m809 series trucks- once you get them up from sitting, they tend to be just as reliable as my m37, and just as easy to work on, just the parts are bigger and heavier! If you find you can't bring yourself to dismantle a complete truck, you could still build an amazing living...

I'd love too but my new job has me starting right before it and I won't be able to get the time off.

The dump truck in your photo is an M51, the early 5 ton, could have a multifuel or a Mack engine, and manual transmission. I'd like to have it! lol The Mack engines are great, but bad about wear on the camshaft, and spares dried up decades ago. Not the best option for a camper conversion, as...

Hey Nick! The TMs are available for download free on this site. I did so many HH replacements at one time, I could do them with one hand tied behind my back, blindfolded, underwater, at night. 😂 But the last was almost 10 years ago, and I've slept since then so now I forget. I recommend...

My boom will stay up for weeks lol. I did blow a lower hose (lifting side) once and it came crashing down, with a great full body hydraulic fluid shower lol. I think if it had pilot operated checks it wouldn't have dropped like that. My money (even though technically it is your money) is still...

If you do that, let me know and I'll pay James and chip in some of your fuel money if you get my items from him too.

That section of the fuse box is almost always damaged from overheating, and making bad connections. Best thing to do is switch to LED lights, or put a relay in-between like I did. Lets a separately fused circuit straight from the batteries to feed the headlights, and the switch and 30amp on the...

Resurrecting an oldy. Did you ever get anywhere? I am on the hunt for a 251 or 265 to put in my custom build, going to need the extra power. (secret project- for now) Been on the hunt for one or the other for about a year now. If I can at least find a 251 block, I can build a 265. Just doing a...

Aww no pic of my Air Force van? Seriously thanks for all the pics!!!

I've decided to let my spare slave cable go, $250. I also have a shorter one, 12ft or so, perfect for generators or jeeps, $200. Both have the NATO single pin plugs.

So what are we going to use for the other three nights?

I've done it 1,000's of times professionally, and can recall about 5 instances where I thought I was a goner... I'm getting old and the knees are going, I usually make them stop first now lol.

I do the same rope trick lol. Would be expensive, but have thought on many occasions to convert it to electronic valves so I could use a remote. Gets old climbing on and off constantly when loading a trailer or pulling a motor. There are no counterbalancing valves on the wreckers. The newer...

I looked at my M936 and the tanks I have- the driver tank on the wrecker is smaller than all the tanks I have. I'll still bring a couple.

Depending on how you purchased it, it might be possible to do a CC chargeback. You received goods that were not as described.

Did you clean and rebuild the engine? If not that's the cleanest in service flathead engine II've ever seen. Welcome back! We all get sidetracked. It is getting back to a project that's the hard part!

True, you can get flat spots on railroad wheels. And they are super hard to change, but very easy to avoid. Depends on the locomotive, but the N&W 611, the engine I am a fireman on, gets 10 miles for 1 ton of coal and 2,000 gallons of water average. Of course that is with a 3,200 ton train...

I triple agree with checking all the grounds and connections for corrosion issues. However, with your statement that air temperature makes a huge difference, my bet is the connections on the boards inside are the issue. 10 years ago these were still cutting edge lighting- and the military...