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The right side of the grill opposite the blackout light makes the most sense, it would kinda balance out the look and be protected at the same time. I think dmetal has the right idea.

I pulled off the front bumper today, got to weld the right side back on. It was welded before and the weld broke. (I'm going to put some 1/4" plate behind it for support) I'm thinking of extending the bumper out while I'm at it. I kind of like the winch look, although I probably won't put a...

I pulled off the bumper, got to weld one side back on. For some reason it was cut off and rewelded, but the weld broke. I got a couple of dings to pound out too. Gonna clean it up and paint it while I got it off.

I think it's nice to know about other options, it's more tools in the toolbox IMHO. And I have plenty of experience using WD40, not to mention it's usually more availible. Thanks for being positive.

I'd use WD40 first, it provides a little lube and doesn't make the RPM's go up as high as ether for the same amount. Less tendency for engine damage. Don't forget to take off the little red straw....

Tire direction won't always prevent you from finding out which way a vehicle was going, you can tell by the way the dirt or sand has been thrown.

I'd add a good pair of mechanics gloves, you can bust your knuckles or get your fingers pinched pretty easy on MV's. And a good first aid kit can be handy. Make sure you have line wrenches and a flaring tool for air lines. A cheater bar is handy to have.

I don't know if there's any "proper" ettiquite regarding putting on numbers, but that sounds like a logical thing to do. I should've been authorized to wear a certain "airborne" units' patch, since my unit was OPCON'd directly to them for most of the deployment and did a lot of their dirty...

While it's your truck and you can do what you want with it, my feeling is that if you served with a unit you have EARNED THE RIGHT to display those unit numbers. Without the individuals who make up the unit, it's just numbers. I don't have a problem with someone putting any unit numbers on a...

VFF19, I wasn't referring to your truck specifically, just the fact that he thinks a homebrew truck is better any day than a purpose built truck. Some people need to not just live in their little world. MV's in a hobby and for real work are two different animals. There's a lot of different...

Just because someone's a firefighter doesn't mean they are qualified to build a firetruck. I don't think there's many pilots that coudl design an airplane. While they may have insight into which features are useful and which are not, it doesn't qualify them to engineer the vehicle. And the...

Please don't take my response as "fighting", what I'm putting out is VERY important info IMHO. We had a Humvee that we turned back into DRMO (or whoever we got it from) in '09, and some other dept got without updating anything. They didn't have it for even a year and a young newboy got killed...

Heck, they let people drive Yugo's on the road, what can be worse than that!rofl

I did have a situation with a gas engine once. I was plowing with my '45 Farmall M at full throttle, and all of a sudden the engine started to race way higher than it had ever run before. I quickly hit the ignition switch and it stopped. Luckily I reacted quickly and no damage was done. I...

What's with all the NFPA BS? Gee I dunno, maybe all the NIOSH LODD (Line Of Duty Death) reports about firefighters getting KILLED in surplus MV's. Yes, as cool as they look and as fun as they are to drive, THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN AND WILL KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR LIMITATIONS ARE...

You gotta edjamacate 'em. Next time you do some training fires invite them to participate. There are some programs out there to do that, you can probably do a search on how others do it. I think our county Vocational school that has a fire service program does this. If you put this on...

What kind of pump is used in that pump? (diaphram, vane, etc.) It may not be designed to pump unfiltered water, or water at all. I'd do some research on it. You may find that you will have to clean the pump out after every use. I'd double check on you intended use before permanent damage is...

There's NO WAY that a non-turbo engine has more power than the same engine with a turbo unless something is wrong with the turbo'd engine. A turbo is an upgrade in power. That's why they add turbo's, to get more power out of the same block. It crams more air into the cylinder, and should be...

Well that's about on par for Bud Light, it pretends to be a beer.

If need to drop the TC out maybe this will work, it's how I dropped the hyd. pump out of my tractor. If you can find some heavy angle (you'll need 2 pieces) that will fit across the frame above the TC, you can drill holes in it on either side for some 3/8" threaded rod. Use a bar or some pipe...