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Yeah, it could come in handy some day to be able to club a deer with a 2-foot pipe, or open the sliding door and shoot an elk at 30 yards while laying in bed. Oh, and by the way (so to speak) long sections of Route 66 are undoing themselves.

I think that whether a winch can be used for "vertical" pulls or not depends on how it's mounted. and which kind it is. A Warn 8274, for example, doesn't have anything preventing a vertical pull. Especially if the solenoid box is moved (since there's no law against not using a fairlead, yet...

If you bought it directly, it's a safe bet that it's 10W. If you got it from somewhere else, it's anybody's guess what's in there - well, my guess is that it's 10W which may or may not have had THF added to it, since few of us have 10W laying around. Oil analysis would provide the best answer...

Hey, good plan. I have a couple of flatfender Jeeps we could use.

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that "General Hood" really should be "General Foods". And he now needs a parts SEE to provide enough food.

You're kidding, right? After feeding them various oils, filters, and lots of grease, they still need fuel?!?

I bought some Fresh Cab today, based on earlier recommendations. Should we end up at Hood's place, I will come armed with lots of it, plus traps, poison, a .22, and whatever else I might need to keep his rodents away from my machine.

Alright, here's one for peakbagger or speedwoble who seems to have answers for most anything. Inspired by General Hoods success, today I decided to finally perform the simple task of replacing the battery disconnect switch. Only two bolts and two wires, easy enough, right? NOT! I can see the...

Completely off any subject, except the aforementioned sleep deprivation, how about a SEE meet sometime in the spring or summer? It looks like there is quite a few of us within a 400 or so mile radius. I'm sure that General Hood wouldn't mind if we met up at his place, for example, and had few...

I put a shackle in that eyelet, should I need to lift something at close range and/or very heavy. Never imagined turning into a winch mount. Thought more about how to use a regular winch with the HMMH last night (that's how I stay sleep deprived) and came to the conclusion that a second snatch...

Bison, it hurts my hands, too, but while I have a "cordless" grease gun I prefer feeling how/if the grease goes in. If there's a winch mount on the crane, I've missed it. But the good news is that most electric winches share a common bolt pattern. I'm guessing that they don't want you to use a...

First of all, congratulations to General Hood for waking up his slumbering SEE! 911joeblow, I measured the hose, and that female is about 0.564" ID, with a 16 TPI thread, or close to it (hard to measure that small inside thread). But it sure doesn't look like NPT by a long shot. And with an...

I'll measure a factory hose later today and let you know. Never did look into where it's supposed to be connected, but that may be self explanatory once I know what the hose's connector looks like.

General Hood, you're the only one I know of with a complete non-runner. Would you please remove a tie rod end from your dead SEE and take the appropriate measurements? Yes, I know you're busy, but it would be a big help for the rest of us, who have functional SEEs. Besides, the tie rod ends are...

I think you'd be disappointed with the factory inflator. Of course, starting with 130 psi would help, but still. Either way, my main concern would be the oil in the air. At least mine spits out a fair amount at the unloader. Not that I've seen any in the tanks, but it's definitely not something...

I found it, thanks to you peakbagger. The Energy Suspension part number that Von used is 913119G. He did reuse the ring from the old seal, but I'm still not sure it's needed. Maybe once I dissect an old tie rod end, it'll make sense. Of course, I keep thinking ends with Zerk fittings, not the...

As far as I know, the rear work (backup) lights only come on with the switch by the tool hose reel. But hooking them up, through a relay, to the backup alarm wiring would be a good idea. Might as well use that useless feature for something useful. While I don't remember the actual rating for...

Good point, peakbagger. The taper in the steering components is likely a standard, so it would only be a matter of figuring out what other vehicle(s) use a similar size, or slightly larger, tie rod end that fits the taper. Then rods for/from that vehicle can be cut down and grafted onto the FLU...

Thanks, Tinstar. Last night I tried to remember where I've seen aftermarket boots. Now I know. Most of the bushings on my Pete are from Energy Suspension, and I used their motor mounts and such on the M1009, so I should've remembered.

Would it be possible to backflush it all instead of removing and cleansing the parts and pieces separately? Obviously not all the way back into the tank. By the way, when cleaning out the tank on the (formerly) parts SEE, I wondered how so much crap could come out of what looked like a perfectly...