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Frankly those were the only shoes that fit me very well. I got a pair when I joined the ROTC in college. Found out then that my military foot size was 10 1/2 DDDD. The PX at Fitzimmons Hospital where we did most of our shopping would stick me in a pair of 11 E shoes. Civilian shoe stores would...

Too young for Korea, and too old for Vietnam. But Vietnam was close. I tried to go with the Air Force so I could be a pilot only to learn I was color blind and deaf in one ear. Turns out not so colorblind or deaf that I could not become a private pilot. Lost my ticket when I had the heart...

I like the humor. Need that when things like new switches crap out and smooth running engines suddenly go rough. Must remember some of the Seabees mottos, like ~~~ "We Build - We Fight" but probably better when bringing an old Seabee Forklift back to life is "Can Do"!

That suddenly snotty running forklift engine. We think we may have picked something up that is messing with the needle and seat in the carb. First the new ignition switch craps out and now we have a rough running engine. Looks like it will be a while before we get to rebuilding the mast lift...

Having finished the left steer wheel, we tackled the right steer wheel. It went much faster. Only the outer half of the wheel had been welded. Studs were all OK, but we replaced them anyway. My son exchanged the ring studs in the vise and I used the press to exchange the hub studs. Felt good to...

Went shopping today for the replacement hub stud along with some more nut so it would all be new. Installed the new 7.50 X 10 tube in the left rear steer tire and assembled the wheel with all new studs and nuts. Mounted the bolt together ring on the outside of the wheel this time for slightly...

Had that press a long time. Got it in 1985 and it managed to survive a shop fire. That's the reason for all the black smuges on it. Next to impossible to clean that smoke off. At that time we had taken over the old cinder block chicken house that a handyman renter was using as a carpentry work...

Had a pretty long day today working on the Forklift. When we first fired it up, we discovered a bad ignition/start key switch. I went to the local parts store and found the exact same switch in their blister packs of universal key switches. Tried to start the Forklift today and the tumblers...

Other than a quick start up and very short run, we have not used the generator. It has a fuel delivery problem. Can't tell if it is an injector pump or stuck emergency shut off valve. We have a couple of XM791's that were reduced to cab and chassis and we are considering building a dummy...

Thanks for the information. We acquired this surplus from a Volunteer Fire Department. They had some company convert the generator to single phase and used it as a backup to Intermountain Rural Electrical Association power. Lack of use was their problem as well. It ran for maybe a half hour once...

I can't remember (happens to us old folks) exactly where I heard about the paint formula. It was either on a Steel Soldiers thread or a thread over on G503. In any case, the discussion was between purists who wanted the exact same paint for their WW2 vehicle restoration and people who wanted a...

I stopped at the farm shop today to check the color of the wheel paint. (Photos attached). Found a few thin spots so I did a quick second coat. You can see the effect of the flat Rusty Metal Primer mixed with satin Hunter Green. A straight 50/50 mix is practically a dead on match for most of the...

Today I measured the new wheel metal thickness as 3/16th of an inch. I will check the old wheels when we make the change over. The new wheels were manufactured by punching out the bolt circle stud holes as well as the bolt together holes. Same for the valve stem hole. The back side of the wheels...

Got our new wheels today. A day almost two early in fact. Tracking said they would be delivered by end of day tomorrow but they arrived at our farm about 9 am this morning. They look and feel more robust than the repaired wheel. I will measure the thickness when we change the wheels over. I plan...

My son sent me a cell phone "movie" he took when we fired up the forklift engine while it was still on the trailer. I should explain that we had to drag the forklift on our skid steer trailer with a winch we have attached to the trailer. The flat tire and #12,500 pound weight of the forklift was...

Up date to our forklift wheel replacement. ~~~ I have searched at length for either a new or used steer wheel for our Seabees forklift. There are not many forklift models among all the manufacturers who use 10" steer wheels. Among all those that do use that size the only used wheels I could find...

We dig for the history on all that we have. Some are just harder than others to find out anything. My son bought a 5 ton dump from Government Liquidation. It was on a facility near San Francisco. All we could learn was that it was FOI. It would appear some shipped out unit did not take it with...

Actually, we have several Navy facilities here in Colorado. Most notable is Buckley Naval Air Station. It used to be out on the plains east of Denver, and now it is surrounded by Aurora. However, to your point about the history of the forklift, we know so far that it came out of a National Parks...

At that price I will order two wheels. I have the suggested link looking for wheels and seals for the lift cylinders. They said they will call me with what they can find for available parts.

Thanks for the lead. Of all the places I called this was not one of them. I will contact.