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No argument here. Over my working career I have been personal witness to a number of electrical tragedies. Electricity scares me and I consider that a healthy reaction for me. Although Most lineman that I have worked with over the years have told me that you can't be afraid of electricity and...

Pirmasens, 1971 -73

Howdy and welcome from Colorado. I was stationed in Germany for a couple years. Wonderful country!

Love the Tatra, Rusty Loads.

Howdy and welcome from Colorado! Montana is such a beautiful state.

Agreed that personal safety and that of those around you is or should be a number one priority. I am sure that when folks like Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla were on the leading edge of power development they had concerns about safety. Menlo Park was basically a cobbed together garage. Not...

Now I see why you want to know how utilities measure such high voltages. A couple of observations---he has hooked up the utility transformers backwards. he is loading a small field excitation current at 120 volts ( although he never really says)in the first utility transformer with his 4 hp...

It might be helpful to note that at those kind of voltages, on a utility system, it is imperative to think about how many amps may be flowing or are capable of flowing in the line you are measuring. Even the ground wire running down the side of a pole have been known to kill people and it is...

once you get above a couple hundred volts or even 20 amps you need to use specific sized C.T.'s and P.T.'s. They make a style that has spring loaded jaws that you clamp around the wire you are trying to measure volts or amps on. That being said you need a number of other safety devices to...

Good looking rig! Have you taken either off road much? How do they compare in that regard?

About 6 months ago, I was picking up several items in OKC from GL. The fork lift driver was being less than helpful as he just dropped the whole crate on the tarmac instead of in my trailer. I was able to dismantle the crate as he had also broken it in several places. He did the same thing...

haha. Beerthirty!

MMM good trade! Nice set up truck.

You have probably already thought of most of what I would do. Clean, Strip, paint areas not easily accessed while the cab is off. Assuming those areas would need it of course. If the trans, transfer, brake MC etc need serviced now would be a good time with the old cab off. Check condition of...

I don't have any experience in this matter, but it may help your quest to describe what vehicle / cab your swapping and what condition it is currently in. As in, cab stripped of interior / gauges / electrical / roof(if any), etc etc. more details the better.

It might be good to mask off around the data plate to keep surrounding areas from losing paint. A gentle/diluted stripper might be a reasonable approach till you see how caustic it is on the etching, stamping, chemically plated, paint and metals.

Howdy and welcome from Colorado.

It is great to see it running again. Congrats and thanks for your tenacity. You inspire us all to hang in there!