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  1. Oxyacetylene

    Denton, NC, April 2024

    Are at least one of those door handles a driver's side? If so I might be interested. Send me a DM.
  2. Oxyacetylene

    Denton, NC, April 2024

    I plan to be there at some point. I'm not sure how many nights I'm staying yet but I will be there.
  3. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON NC 2023 April 21-23

    I see some familiar faces, and trucks. Looks like Garbee brought an M109 this year! Looking forward to catching up with you all tomorrow.
  4. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON NC 2023 April 21-23

    I know that some of you are arriving today. How about posting a few pics? I will be coming in tomorrow.
  5. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON, NC Buy Sell Trade Thread 2023

    I also need a trailer hand brake lever assembly, maybe a set of 11r20's in good, roadworthy condition, and a set of the Isuzu truck wheels that fit the Deuce lug pattern. The tires do not have to be NDT's, I am looking at options. I recently acquired a M563 trailer that I am working on cleaning...
  6. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON, NC Buy Sell Trade Thread 2023

    Sounds good. I'll be sure to throw it in the truck.
  7. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON, NC Buy Sell Trade Thread 2023

    Still have this snatch block for sale or trade. $50 or trade me for ? Gallon jug for scale only. I believe it is rated for 5/8 cable. Want to buy: AB-621 "rocket launcher" style portable mast, or something equivalent. Front roll bar that mounts to the rack on an MV850
  8. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON NC 2023 April 21-23

    Is there a buy/sale/trade thread up yet?
  9. Oxyacetylene

    Official DENTON NC 2023 April 21-23

    Looking forward to this again this year!
  10. Oxyacetylene

    M1078 to M1079 Conversion and Build

    In this case there is enough gap for expansion. The issue is that I left it as a floating floor and so through the course of driving, idling, etc, the vibrations make the whole floor tend to slide a little. When it runs out of room it wants to buckle because the vinyl is thin and gets quite...
  11. Oxyacetylene

    M1078 to M1079 Conversion and Build

    Small updates: I have recently rebuilt the air-over-hydraulic pump, replaced the spare tire lift cylinder, swapped some wheel valves for CTIS, and swapped the spare tire strap. CTIS is now working nearly 100%. The only issue I seem to have with it right now is the pressure switch on the wet...
  12. Oxyacetylene

    Huck bolt removal tool

    Some of them can be unbolted and some can't. Some are swaged on so tightly that they are basically cold welded. I personally wouldn't bother trying to unbolt them. Once you get the hang of cutting with a grinder and cut off wheel, it goes fast enough. I think I have cut probably 100 of them...
  13. Oxyacetylene

    Fan Clutch Solenoid Aftermarket Replacement

    I just installed the aftermarket solenoid valve on my truck. Thanks for the videos by @CallMeColt and @Ronmar and to @wheelspinner for mentioning that was an option. I went ahead and ordered two of them to have a spare, or to use one for some future purpose maybe, along with the stacking screw...
  14. Oxyacetylene

    M1079 van body on M1078

    The M1079 frame rail section is braced at the front, rear, and middle. The M1078 upper rail is not, but that it taken care of by the flat bed mounted to it. The M1079 also has plates at the rear of the frame that tie the top and bottom frame rail sections together. That's one of the reasons I...
  15. Oxyacetylene

    M1079 van body on M1078

    Yep that is correct. If I were to load my enclosure enough then I would be over the rated weight for the original M1078 suspension. I should still be within the ratings of the M1078 suspension as it sits today and after adding a couple of things inside.
  16. Oxyacetylene

    M1079 van body on M1078

    That's the thing, it's hard to say what is nominal unless you drive another one for comparison. Mine is stable, it just has more roll than it did with the flat bed. Weight for weight I should still be under the rated weight for a loaded M1078, but now the center of gravity is higher. Keep in...
  17. Oxyacetylene

    M1078 to M1079 Conversion and Build

    Thanks for the note on the springs. I am still using the original M1078 springs and it seems OK so far. I am figuring that between the weight subtracted from the flat bed and the weight added with the enclosure and frame section, I'm still within spec. I've only ever driven mine, so I can't...
  18. Oxyacetylene

    M1079 van body on M1078

    That's interesting. For what it's worth I have been driving mine with the original M1078 springs and it seems fine so far. It does tend to rock and roll a little on the road but it's within a small range of movement, if that makes sense. I haven't really done any offroading yet other than...
  19. Oxyacetylene

    Info on MV850

    I did a bit more research and plugged the VIN into the Polaris VIN Search. This one is listed as a 2014 model, manufactured in Oct of 2013. Someone else had posted indicating that they start the next year model builds in July. The issue was addressed for the 2014 model year as well from what I...
  20. Oxyacetylene

    Info on MV850

    Well that was an interesting 22 page thread to read. There were one or two I think that showed the problem at higher accumulated miles, but it seems that most of them had the issue within the first 200 hours or so. This one has a tad under 1600 miles on it. It idles and runs great so far...
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