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Which channel fits the existing coupler?

The 1:1 final ratio Allison's were never geared for that speed. They were geared for about 60 on the governor. The speed of 70 to 75 is going to kill your fuel milage. You could probably set up the drivetrain to cruise at 65 with some economy but you are going to have to start out in low a lot...

There are quite a few crew cab medium duty trucks out there. Over the years the military has used just about every civilian truck. A lot if the medium duty's already have an automatic in them and have hydraulic brakes in them. What you are proposing is a lot of work even if you have a shop...

Can you post a picture? How much adjustment does it have? Do you know if the adjustable part will fir on the existing actuator?

Maxtor Only on tractors does the plate with the stickers go on the front. On all other vehicles it is supposed to be on the rear.

The M931's are doable. The cargo trucks are running at the ragged edge of being legal for weight loading on each axle. You also need the right tractor and trailer combination.

You very right unless your truck is the last one of that type that the unit has and then they might clean out the storage room. I have a truck that came with a bed full of extra stuff. It came with three or four tops, lots of bow corners, uprights and top pieces. There was even a new 20 x 20 tarp.

AirGas has a sale on the Lincoln Power Mig 216 they are selling the 2013 model K2816-1 for $1635 on there outlet site, the stores are selling it for $1525 and including a helmet and gloves, this welder lists for $2386 . http://airgasoutlet.com/products/link2816-1...

The trailer is used as a dumpster on wheels. It has been used as a dump trailer for 16 years. The brackets failed after 14 years of hard use. For years it was at the dump trailer on a weakly basis. The average load was about a ton. With this use the breakage is hardly considered a design flaw...

Brake lines use a special double flare. A single flare trends to rupture. A good automotive tool place should have the tool kit, get a good kit the cheap ones are useless.

I understand your concern but the calculations prove otherwise. The class III receiver trailer hitch has a rated capacity of 8,000 lbs. If you perform the calculations for the strength of the receiver hitch tube each side of the tube can take about 4,700 lbs for a total of 9,400 lbs. As far as...

That is what we thought when we did the cab swap. The donor was identical to the tractor except it was not a tractor.

We are in the process of doing a cab swap on a civilian truck. The truck is a tractor and the doner cab came from the same type of truck except it was a straight truck. There were so many subtle differences in the airbrake system that we ended up swapping the entire system from cab to cab. The...

The heim joints are not the weakest link structurally and they are rated for 9,800 lbs each. If the heim joint does start to bend the eyes at the front if the trailer would be on metal to metal contact before catastrophic failure happened. The eyelets are forged lifting eyes. They are not the...

The trolley valve is only used to tug test the fifth wheel engagement. In a correctly set up and adjusted air brake system there is no need to use the trolley valve. Excessive use of the trolley valve can lead to brake failure on the trailer or towed vehicle. I would advise you not to modify...

The brake adjustment and how much you use the brakes can also affect hub temperature. Mine run warmer in traffic than on the freeway.

The fees are charged for a commercial vehicle. In CA if it is not historic then it is commercial. They did away with the non commercial truck registration because to many people were using the vehicles for commercial purposes. Now that you registered it as commercial you have to put the weight...

Be sure to get a moving permit and have a valid insurance card that lists the trucks vin number with you.

This is the front pin modification This is the tailgate pin modification Some close up pictures of the pivot modification.

Here is the thread I did on my dump trailer. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?120075-M101-dump-trailer-pivot