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Another thing you may want to consider is running on used engine oil. I made a gravity fed contraption for filtering when experimenting with used oil in an M1009, but there was a commercially available setup - Oil Cat, if memory serves me - that was literally a push-a-button approach. Well, you...

Ah, another thing we can (dis)agree to disagree on. Most my vehicles don't have an inside mirror, which is fine with me since I never use the indoor one. But I would probably rather remove the real (outside) mirrors, and be stuck with only an inside one, than have to use a screen on the dash.

Yup. And as I read your latest post it dawned on me that I would've likely backed down that hill, at least the first time. Not that 9% is steep, but I'm still allergic to cabovers on downhills after having spent time in unladen Jeep FC150s many moons ago. It didn't help that I hadn't learned to...

Alright, Bison, back to your speed/gearing comments. I'm trying to picture what you're doing, and how. For example, you say that 2nd gear is too low, requiring throttle to compensate when going down a hill, if I understand you correctly. Having four wheeled for most of my life, I always...

Never having used a real forklift, my only comparison is with using a pallet fork attachment on the tractor. I was getting decent at operating that setup, but found it a whole lot easier with the HMMH. Even though I had very limited experience with using the forklift at the time, it was much...

Mark, if the price is reasonable, I would be in for one of those heaters. By having a spare, I'd obviously never need one, and that'd be worth it.

Bison, I understand why you want a worm gear winch, but why does it have to be hydraulically powered? And while I can understand why you might prefer that, too, I would look for a separate pump to run the winch. P/S pumps have other more important duties and I'd rather not mess with those if at...

Rapidly approaching one year of having had the pleasure to learn what makes a FLU tick through this forum, I would like to thank you all for the advice, camaraderie, and laughs. Well, maybe not all of you. There are those who have given me new ideas for yet more projects to complete - I need...

Oops, missed this one. Maybe the crane isn't supposed to have a load and the engine turned off, but I wasn't about to have any more noise than necessary so I turned it off. The air noise I'm referring to is when depressing the clutch, something the SEE doesn't do so I figured that it's HMMH...

Alright, now you got me concerned. How cold does it get there in Utah? I thought I was pretty darn anal about cold starts and keeping lubricated parts happy, but all I've done is use anti gel additive in the fuel. It generally doesn't go much below -20 degrees here, and the snowblower SEE will...

Sounds like my suspension lockout doesn't work like it's supposed to, then. It simply locks the suspension. Also, I only have the one switch (that I know of) which when pulled out, and with everything else in order, locks the suspension and displays a yellow light. It kinda makes sense that...

Bison, I don't think that the lockout has anything to do with lowering the front, just locking the height at whatever position it's in when hitting the button. In my case, the lift started with the hook much closer to the HMMH, and then the crane was extended a fair bit. This, of course, shifted...

No sympathy from me, Bison. I'm several years behind with most everything. As far as the lockout goes, are you sure you engaged it every time? It disengages for several reasons, so do check for the yellow light being on, often. I had a bit of a surprise with it today, having a rather heavy...

Yes, MSMOG, it's all steel. And all of it will be steel, except for the sealing washers on the screws for the roof panels. And since the honorable General Hood didn't try to defend himself when I suggested that his preferred building material is termite food (aka wood), I must conclude that I...

A little more progress. Now it's only a matter of installing the cross members. And the roofing panels. Did take a peek at the SEE and it sure looks like adding a D-ring (or something similar) on the left side plate up by the dipper cylinder's rod would allow lifting the spare up and down...

I'll be busy building roof stuff tomorrow, but when I get a chance to start working on the SEE again, I'll try rigging a strap or chain to the backhoe and find out if it's feasible to use it to lift a tire and wheel back up that way. Just happen to have a wheel with a busted tire sitting near...

FOD, there are a couple of ways to make getting the wheel onto the wheel studs a little easier. For one, don't lift the axle too high. Then get the patterns reasonably lined up first. That usually means rolling the tire around a bit until the wheel's holes matches the hub (since you probably...

FOD, are you referring to replacing the tire, or the tire and wheel? There are no safety beads on the stock rims, so removing the tire from the wheel isn't too hard. If you meant removing the wheel from the SEE, again, even I can do that. Sure, I had to use use a hydraulic jack since the flat...

Nice! Although, from the looks of it, I'd be able to hurt myself with one of those. FINALLY made some noticeable progress today. Not on the hydraulics for the snowblower, but on the roof extension. Got got to practice using the crane, and put the spreader bar to use, so a good day indeed.