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Another post about my last post. I just got online to check the cubic inch displacement for GMC V6 big blocks. They ran from 305 to 478 C.I. However, several sites list them as appearing in 1960 and I know absolutely they were being used in 1957 when I worked for GMC. If the original poster's...

My apologies. I assumed the poke from Jollyroger was about the K18 pictured in post before. Upon reading the entire thread, I perceive it is about the 1955 GMC V6 belonging to the original poster. I did in fact see some of these V6 trucks while I worked for GMC back in 1957. The military used...

I never saw any like that while working there....... However just a few years ago I ran across three of them in a save pile at a scrap yard along with some other military stuff. I tried to buy them, but never could get a firm price. They are a K18 Signal Corps truck that had a companion trailer...

I used to let some of my son's friends use our shop. Problem was not my son's friends, but some of the friends, friends. Lost tools (including a hydraulic tubing bender with dies up to 2" tube.) Open a tool box drawer and find a Snap-on wrench missing or replaced with a Proto or Mack tool...

Some photos of the drive shaft brake drum and the horn assembly under the floor board.

Ran to the farm this afternoon to drop off some surplus I picked up at Ft. Carson earlier this week. While there, I decided to brake out my old multi-meter to see if I had 12 volts to the rear stop/tail lamp. I checked voltage from the new key switch, through the new fuse and then out of the old...

I puttered around with the Seabee forklift some this afternoon. It started fairly easily. Took some choke to get it running and it stumbled around some until it warmed up. My son (Jollyroger) has been doing most of the driving, but since he is off to Elk hunting camp I got to play all by myself...

I found a movie floating around on my cell phone that shows the Forklift mast light wiring and a spot where the light should be. That and the tail light assembly. Took me most of the day to get the movie modified so it would upload to SS. ~~ The Forklift engine is running in the background...

I took some time to recode the cell phone movie so it was a smaller file. Looks like it will upload. So glad our pig in a poke forklift has a good engine. Do wish the mast cylinders would have been OK as well. But.... life and online bidding are what they are!

Looks like the file is too large to upload. The small one got sent instead.

trying a longer video of the engine running.

Got my ATO fuse holder the other day. Vendor called worried about it's delivery leaving a message. I called back telling them it had arrived. FedEx seems to have trouble finding us. Never mind the daily traffic count past our farm is 70K cars a day, farms just don't seem to compute when...

We went to the Wind River Indian Reservation Casino to view the eclipse. The hotel there had a couple of complimentary viewing glasses as a part of the room. I had taken a 6 foot long box to make a viewing box (cut a hole and tape aluminum foil over the hole then make a pin hole in that while...

Going to take a break from playing with our forklift so we can help double the population of Wyoming during the solar eclipse. Colorado (CDOT) estimates between 500K and 600K cars will be moving out of the State toward the totality line through Wyoming and Nebraska. Closest spot to the Denver...

Went to the farm for a bit today and decided to install the new key switch. I sanded the dash panel some to get rid of the surface rust and slopped on some of the OD we had mixed up earlier. It was hot and the fork lift dash was in the direct sunlight. Paint was trying to dry while I brushed it...

So..., My new, new ignition switch arrived by UPS today. After having a chance at some first hand touch and feel, I think I am pleased with my purchase. It seems like a robust switch. Obviously built for exposed applications. Key only removes in the off position. Spring return from start to...

I think that's the only way smaller stores can survive. Good customer service and knowledged staff.

We used to have a really good True Value hardware store near us. Our area used to be rural, and we have watched it grow to suburban and now city. Our farm is surrounded by houses. The True Value grew from a small main street store front to a pretty good sized store in a shopping center. When...

My turn to rant. I just got my second tracking number for the same order. Since I could not find my part locally anywhere in the Denver Metro Area, I decided to shop online. I found the best price I could from an online store and while at it I ordered an ATO fuse holder (actually available...

So true. There are large search differences between "weather resistant", "weather proof", "water tight" and "water proof" when added to "ignition switch". Adding terms like "marine", "military" and "shielded" bring a whole new dimension to results. ~~~ I made a jab on my last trip to an auto...