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Think in terms of a smaller spare, 900-20 for example, it will work if installed on the rear bogie. A smaller tire should open some new doors, perhaps a space within the van body, take out some shelving.... I realize that you would need to handle the bigger tire also, but that would only be...

Patrick, the truck is a perfect test bed for ideas, my only limitation is my meager budget. It will take years to complete, if ever. I want it to be "All it can be". :-) Examples of little stuff in images, flame heater improvements and a switch monitoring circuit.

Thanks for the info! I love the fuel burning heater in my own 8x8 and it beats having to wait for the engine to heat up before getting heat. The suspension on the 757 behaves similarily, just implemented differently. Surfing in a foreign language should add a few hits. :-) Since we are on a...

Maybe a stupid question, but what is this (circled in image below)? What is the max travel (up and down movement) of a given axle? What kind of "cold weather" starting aid(s) does the engine have? When upgraded to "multifuel", what changes/mods were made to the engine? Thanks,

While in service, spare tire for the trailer and a quad battery pack. Mine will have a spare tire plus loading surface on the right. The "dromedary" platform is 4-1/2 x 8 ft in size.

My heater air intake looks like this, close, but no cigar....

If you start the engine on a mix of veggie oil and diesel you may develop coking of one or more injectors, unburned fuel clogging the openings and it's possible that a pressure build-up causes the leak you are seeing. Remove the #3 injector and take a close look at and around the holes. I have...

Mike, when you are signed in, access forum and go to "Profile" in the heading, follow instructions from there. Don't feel bad about wanting to change some of the mechanicals of the truck IMHO it's still one more vehicle saved from the scrapper, heck we have even come to accept deuces chopped...

I don't know where the link to it is, but I downloaded a version last year and would like to list errors that I have found. If you have found problems with it go ahead and list them here. When used for troubleshooting, an erroneous/incomplete diagram doesn't help. BTW, the wiring diagrams in the...

What model year are these?

RE: Re: momentary switch ...a switch is obvoiusly an answer, the newer m656/xm757 series 8x8s came from factory with this pushbutton on the dash, however, if you are doing other things in the cab or right outside (looking for an air leak, for example) it doesn't do much good, I'm pulsing my...

Not having seen the wiring diagram, I would venture to guess that it's for reducing radio interfernce....

Stop right there and get the TMs! Also, learn its history, please.

Ethan, don't know which wiring diagram you are using, but the CAD one on this site has some errors in it. The fuel pressure switch may not be present on your truck, mine doesn't have it and the start relay does not go to the start solenoid contacts as shown.... Check/clean all battery cable...

By pulsing the buzzer it's a lot less irritating. If you want to try it, wire a turn signal flasher unit in between, let the low air switch turn on the flasher unit and let the flasher drive the buzzer. Just standard mil parts....

If you only need a few, perhaps some take-offs will do...think junk yard..

The center "plug" is tighteneded to about 50 ft-lb, no gasket there, just metal to metal seal. The fuel lines are ferrule type compression fittings, nothing that would be bothered by WVO. The thin plate is only a way to label the lines, the leak could come from any of the above....

Welcome to the site RomanK! Love the increase in variety of vehicles, are you in Canada permanently? Tatra813, the crane is generally speaking self contained, it has hydraulic outriggers. It does need a 20 gallon hydraulic fluid tank and the pump is driven from the PTO of the host vehicle...

My HIAB can lift 8,000 lb from just off the side of the bed to 1,500 lb 25 ft out. The avatar shows an approx 4,000 lb lift (xm757 rears). They go for $3,000 to $10,000 depending on where you happen to find one, mine is ex-military, but there are plenty of used commercial ones around.

Hmmm...good points, however, the crane boom does not have to be stored in "figure 4" position, but may be extended over the container/camper for plenty of space for access on the sides of the crane pedestal....