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  1. quickfarms

    Wheel chocks?

    In order for the spring brake system on an air brake truck to work correctly the brakes must be properly adjusted. When a deadlined air brake vehicle is moved the spring brakes are commonly canned, mechanically released. Some of what you see is because the procedures are out of date and there...
  2. quickfarms

    Doubled M105 Camper

    What about a M1061
  3. quickfarms

    New windows for the M109. NICE!

    I found a company that can custom order mobile home windows
  4. quickfarms

    Easy way to transport your Mule

    I would just sling it
  5. quickfarms

    New GL policy warning

    As long as they are ASTM approved there should not be an issue. We wear them because the steel toes interfere with some of our equipment.
  6. quickfarms

    Deuce Tractor with civvy 28' pup trailer?

    Be careful of the king pin setback distance.
  7. quickfarms

    Hole dimensions for container lock assembly

    I need the dimensions of the aperture cut in the trailer deck for the container lock assembly. I also need to know the deck thickness. They are found on USMC and army trailers. They look like this
  8. quickfarms

    Stopped by the NCSHP

    This is a federal thing. The federal law does not contain an exemption for historic trucks. Since CA lost there court case now the Feds can tell the states how to interoperate the regulations.
  9. quickfarms

    S-280 air conditioning

    If you are not running the AC during the day you will want ventilation to get rid if the excess heat
  10. quickfarms

    MD Serial Number

    There were 29,769 produced in 1952 from what I have been able to determine
  11. quickfarms

    S-280 air conditioning

    I currently have a 5000 BTU window unit in mine and it is small for the S280. This is just for me camping in it. My roof is painted with white elastomeric roof coating. Sides are painted USMC green. Thing to consider are exterior color, roof color, weather the S280 is in the shade, internal...
  12. quickfarms

    Got a little carried away with some DOT reflective tape and my M923A2

    Be very careful with the tape. It should only be applied in accordance with the DOT regulations in the specified locations using the approved color combination. To much will make you a target for the impaired. There was a highway study started by one of the state police agencies that the...
  13. quickfarms

    Is it a bad sign???

    A friend of mine just bought a kubota dirt cheap because it was very hard to start, but they did not use either, because the owner did not know about the preheat.
  14. quickfarms

    Mini Soldering Torch, Recomendations?

    No, that is very dangerous. If you want to do that you should look at a jewelers torch
  15. quickfarms

    Looking For Opinions On This Transfer Switch

    True If you want to go with the interlock check with your panel manufacturer Without going to an automatic set up there will be some power management involved. You can color code certain breakers to be turned off when the generator is used.
  16. quickfarms

    M109A3 Box

    This is what we have tons in the past. Unbolt box Raise box enough to insert rollers between frame rails and box rails, rollers can be either pipe or round fence posts Use a flatbed tow truck to pull the box onto the deck Use the tow truck to place the box on blocks on the ground
  17. quickfarms

    M925 air brakes

    Alcohol should never be used with an air dryer. It probably just needs a good service and cleaning. When working correctly they do not purge often, usually just when the governor unloads the compressor.
  18. quickfarms

    adding air horn auxillary air tank to a m939

    Riding your brakes is a real bad thing. You are better off to use the low range that way the truck will idle at a crawling speed and you actually have to use some throttle to make walking speed. In a parade running in low range the compressor does not cycle at all, but I do not use the air...
  19. quickfarms

    Motor nearly cutting out while driving.

    Look in the tank pull the strainer out, if equipped, and see if there is any water or crud in the tank.
  20. quickfarms

    Cdl medical update

    I have asked to get confirmation that the CHP commercial officers are aware of the change in the FMCSA rules
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