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  1. cranetruck

    Metal battery boxes stink

    When I got the battery box from the parts m925 (Mt Airy, NC), it had a yellowish mat liner in the bottom. Can't find it in the parts manual, but assume it's an acid neutralizing mat and I now use it under the batteries in the 757 aluminum box and under the batteries on the MEP018 battery tray...
  2. cranetruck

    Deuce ground contact pressure

    That's where 4 front tires have an advantage... In the image below, the depression in the snow was equal or less than my own foot prints.
  3. cranetruck

    Tire bead seating angle

    Thanks for your reply, was actually going to ask you about produce one of your beautiful drawings to illustrate the problem. :-) Yes, from the info provided, the damaged tire was mounted on a 7" deuce wheel. The 12" wheel was made for tubeless tires (m656/xm757). ..."compared to a bias-ply...
  4. cranetruck

    Vic 1 Radio Power

    If you don't mind paying the shipping, I can take a look at it....send PM...should fit in a USPS flat rate box.
  5. cranetruck

    Tire bead seating angle

    I'm not a tire expert and it seems difficult to find answers to some questions no matter how hard I go ogling. Here is one question; When a tire is mounted on a wheel that is too narrow, what is the seating angle of the bead? Would it not be tilted outwardly? Could it "slip off" the edge of the...
  6. cranetruck

    Vic 1 Radio Power

    Don't know about the MT-6352 mount, but the MT-1029 has a link (accessible under a cover plate) to be positioned for use with or without the radio, which effects the routing of the power. Image shows the MT-6352.
  7. cranetruck

    M656 and Unimog at home in new shop

    Beautiful shop! Try this seller for your boot, I got mine from someone like him, can't remember, though. You will have to take the engine hatch covers off for access and use a large hose clamp (existing?) to keep it in place. gear shift boot items - Get great deals on Kenworth, Peterbilt items...
  8. cranetruck

    Breaking Down Tires

    Like I stated, don't know, but it looks like it let go at the rim and tore up as shown. With a wheel width 3 to 4 inches narrower than minimum specified by the manufacturer could put a lot of pressure outwardly IMHO. The sidewalls are not built like they are on a bias ply tire and would tear...
  9. cranetruck

    Vic 1 Radio Power

    IMHO, get the MX and use nothing but specified cables to make sure you don't feed the AM1780 wrong polarity power. The MX will protect your equipment from power spikes generated from bad battery connections also, often "built-in" protection can't handle this kind of "load dump", where 100V...
  10. cranetruck

    primary fuel line help

    1/2" copper tubing with inverted flare fittings. For flexible fuel line, use Stratoflex 111 ( or Aeroquip 303). Fittings for the flexible hose should be Aeroquip #491 with the appropriate dash number. AEROQUIP 491 HOSE FITTINGS from Aircraft Spruce
  11. cranetruck

    Vic 1 Radio Power

    Be careful with the wiring if you don't use the MX7777, it provides reverse polarity protection as well and the VIC-1 system will be damaged if the polarity is not correct...
  12. cranetruck

    Starter Diagram

    I usually keep some wiring diagrams on my desk top, perhaps this will help...
  13. cranetruck

    Breaking Down Tires

    Believe you are right, the 14.5R20 needs about 10 inches of rim width. The image below is from JasonC and I'm pretty sure this kind of damage is the result of the rim (wheel) being to narrow... correct me if I'm wrong.
  14. cranetruck

    Chatroom Broken?

    I had to give up on it ever since that London skyline appeared...of course, my puter still runs an ME edition of Windows...
  15. cranetruck

    MEP017A runs!

    This applies to the 10KW set (images posted previously). Reconnect switch set to "120/240 1 phase".
  16. cranetruck

    EGT reads 900 at WOT going up hill

    Agreed with dittle, your engine is hardly loaded down. Under full load, you'll notice a difference based on fuel even and 1,200 degrees would easily be reached on a long uphill incline. Biofuels will give you lower EGTs. Glad so many are installing pyros now, makes for interesting statistics...
  17. cranetruck

    Eletric to Air Horn Conversion??

    Yes, but look carefully, when shopping, the air solenoid may or may not be included. It would be fitted between the horns and the electrical "Packard" connector visible. There are some on ebay as we speak. Happy shopping!
  18. cranetruck

    Eletric to Air Horn Conversion??

    No, you can use the normal horn button, it's just another switch and I can see using the electric horn in some situations when it's not necessary to scare the living daylight out of somebody. :-) Take a look at the wiring diagram, wire #25 is for the horn...air or electric.
  19. cranetruck

    Eletric to Air Horn Conversion??

    Not a huge project. Get the air horn and the electrically operated air valve (often comes with it), do some plumbing, add a push button switch and you are done. The modification was done after delivery on this truck (MWO) and the horn was mounted on the outside, for lack of a better place. I...
  20. cranetruck

    Fixed! Carnac is broke down!! Needs help!!!

    Glad it worked out. Kenny, I'm a couple of hundred miles West of I-66....and yes, it's nice to have the support from this site, it wasn't by accident that I asked Gary to make that decal. :-)
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