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Good job, sir! She's alive!

That is a cool solution. Because my brain is weird, I was thinking "You can use that as an air brake in case you need to slow down!". Don't pay attention.

You know you are NOT a redneck if a friend towed your truck. It could have involved a garbage can on a couple 2x4 duct taped to the frame to sit on and a really airy ride, out in the open, being deafened by the multi without a stack!

Are you positive it was crankcase oil? Could it have been gear oil? A well filled/over filled transmission might never get hot enough around town or on shorter drives, but can puke oil when it gets really warm on a highway run. I had a very similar experience, with oil slobber on the side of my...

Not affiliated with Kublos, just bought parts, but spoke to a guy who did and he mirrored what Ajax MD said. Kublos serviced and fixed the truck prior to pickup and even retrieved it and replaced the IP that went bad on the drive home. They "feel" trustworthy.

Unfortunately, "assembled in the USA" just means the parts have been put into a box in the USA. The parts are likely made in Asia.

A crane will never reach far enough or lift enough and a winch will never be powerful enough - that is a law of nature. So, I think you are doing the right thing by putting the highest capacity winch on it that you can get/can afford. The part that I have not seen addressed is safety. Using the...

I completely forgot about this - I had this problem after changing the O rings on my previous engine and, thanks to advice received here, loosening the two screws (that were not even THAT tight) fixed it! Good call.

That is interesting. One of the reasons diesels shed their piston rings is because Dude A, with no Dude B available, sprays ether into the intake as if the cans were on sale, walks over to the driver side and cranks the engine over afterwards. Then one or two cylinders suck in all the goodies...

Slooowwww speed and keep your thumbs on the outside of the steering wheel. I also think it works with the stock 9:00-20 tires but I would not want this setup with 11:00-20 or larger.

As you found out, the horn solenoid gets a permanently hot +24V supply and the circuit is completed by closing the ground via the horn button. If the ground wire is disconnected on the solenoid and the horn starts blaring as soon as you put the 24V lead on, the solenoid is grounding itself to...

Searching is your friend: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?134421-Who-makes-the-best-hub-boot/page7

In 1979 I was in school and was not old enough...to do anything, really. I did like big trucks, though and wrenched on cars with my dad!

Here is a whole video on it. I knew I had seen it....took me a while to find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvS5tNj5L8

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?17472-15-50-and-14-50-xl-tires-on-stock-deuce-rims

My personal opinion is that a winch installed between the frame rails, driven hydraulically, with a cable that can be run out the front or the back, as needed, is the most versatile setup. It does not even need a level wind. The cable just has to pass between two tighter fitting pulleys that...

I second that. I think you did very well for 2k for both trucks! They are worth that in scrap weight. The 5ton has a fiberglass top and a winch, both desirable items. There is something about the 5ton stance as well. It simply looks good, like a Deuce that has worked out and built some muscle.

It always amazes me to see examples of the many subtile ways critical components of our trucks quit their service, ruining the owner's day!

Do you have a radiator shop in your area that does truck or aircraft rads? If so, it may be well worth having the rad boiled out to reveal any damaged areas and then fix it. They can put in a new core, for instance. These radiators are immensely repairable, compared to contemporary products. A...

Maybe I'm just overthinking things. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk