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Nice! Man. I so need a business that would support the building of a pole building for workshop and truck storage. If I built one for pleasure only, I could not justify the cost.

Well, you can lean it over all the way just before it tips. Sorry. Could not help it. In fact, there is a stability study: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA255507 On page 11, the report states that 25 degrees is "about half" the angle required to tip the truck over - so, you are...

Affirmative. No rubber bumpers on the panel.

Now, now..she will enjoy frost-free, safe and covered storage until end of March. I go see her every few months and start her up. Temps here are dropping, I will be away for two weeks and then snow will be imminent. I do not drive my truck in the winter on our heavily salted roads. No way. She...

A dropside. Nice! I appreciate mine - much more versatile than the fixed sides. Also a heater and what looks to be an overhauled front axle (tag on it). A little paint and she will look just fine.

I can report: all pulleys are tight, harmonic dampener seems to do its job, no noise from front of engine. Nothing out of the ordinary underneath; checked with the engine running. All exhaust components are tight but there is a rattle from the flapper on top of the stack when I grab and shake...

Thanks. Will check.

I am always listening for odd sounds amongst the multitude of rackets my truck makes. Lately, when started cold and idling, there is a sound reminding me of a marble/pebble rattling around in a blender. The sound is independent of the transfer case engaged or not and independent of the clutch...

OMG! What happened? Pheeewww! You got me there for a moment! :mrgreen:

I second the LED beacon. Minimal draw and high visibility, especially at night. Oh, and: no gears to strip.

I second that. I had to swap out two times; the third one seems to be the charm.

Holy ****e! You caught that in time. I notice your "Deuce thumb" with blood on it...typical side effect of working on the beast. The whole hub and bearing assembly looks like it benefitted from cleaning and regreasing.

Mine has a fully functional driver alertness system that prevents the operator from dozing off during long, slow rainy drives while listening to the monotonous clacking of the wipers. The military engineered minute openings in various windshield corners to allow small quantities of water to hit...

These command posts typically do not get a whole lot of use. It would probably be good if the truck was stored inside, or at least under a roof. Cuts down on the typical rust, less leaves wedged everywhere and less of the associated cosmetic and technical issues.

Unfortunately that is what I ended up doing as well. I had hoped that one of the electronics wizards on this site might find a fix for what appears to be a not uncommon problem on both LED head- and taillights. I also had a taillight lose half of its LEDs and someone answered that he has an oil...

Tri rails, even for the puny 9.00X20 tires are heavy and you will be crawling all the way behind each of the inner duals to put them on....in the snow..at night...in a snowstorm. Are you going all out into steep terrain in deep snow? Then you should chain up all 10 and have a winch. Same if you...

It is really important that, when questions are asked with the intention to diagnose your problem, you answer them. For example, whether you have an air operated or hydraulic switch and whether you are sure that your brakes release fully/function normally. Usually, people asking these questions...

Hydraulic switch or air operated switch? Are you sure that the brakes indeed release fully?

Sounds good to me!

Very sane conclusion. It is incredibly tempting to just start the truck and get it going. In the end, you may cause more work and expense for yourself. Patience is a virtue and if you flatbed it home and tear it apart before doing anything else, it is probably the better investment of time and...