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    M809-series (M818) Air Brake Retrofit

    so would the civi s cam system work so those wedge sys can be sent to a forge and turned into something like a knife, or a hammer to beat the next set of wedge brakes out with?
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    M809-series (M818) Air Brake Retrofit

    i tried some google searching and couldnt find anything. but why would the brake set up from a mack axle not work on 5 tn rockwell? its been 2o yrs since i wrenched on big truck, and only did that for about 8 months, but if men serves me correct, the r and rd model mack axles look the same as...
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    Manual 5 Ton?

    from reading through some other threads in the mod section, that seems to be the norm, compared to the 800 series. both models have their pros/cons. once i get back south, and get them home, ill climb under 1 and see what/where things mate up, and if i can find a 923a2 or similar in my area, ill...
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    Wreckers: Do people buy them for hobby or use?

    boy that would make some nice slabs for tables. iv got a black wn that is 46" at the butt/stump cut, tapering down to 38" over 8.5'. my mill I'm building, once operational, will be able to handle around an 80" log and a 72" cant. as for the ro possibly holding up as well as wo, I'm thinking of...
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    Manual 5 Ton?

    if its fits in a 923a2, would it be silly and or impractical to think it would fit in the 936a2? yes, they are NOT the same truck, but plenty of similar or exact features/parts in the drivetrain, that would lead me think something other than a dang auto would work in the a2 wrecker. lukes, the...
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    Manual 5 Ton?

    would say going from the 6 spd auto to a 10 or 12 spd manual also allow for faster mph with less rpm, or is the mph almost certainly controlled by the axle ratio? I'm not a fan of autos in anything bigger than a 1tn tck
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    First time owner; Paint Questions; Anyone in Houston?

    if everything goes good, ill be picking up 2 936 A2s in a few weeks on my return home from canada. the paint doesn't look the best from the pics and vid i saw. so i was thinking of repainting the non-running 1 first, then yarding out the components that will make it operational. i was thinking...
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    Wreckers: Do people buy them for hobby or use?

    gstirling, yes, them 60" diameter WO logs weigh in excess of 4000 lbs. is that a norwood mill you have there? what do you do with WO that big? iv got some RO that i ned to fell that are close 50" DBH that intends to use as trailer decking for my GN and BP. my bp wood wasn't treated, so it...
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    Wreckers: Do people buy them for hobby or use?

    iv got 2 pecan logs, that when i got home, i hauled them across the CAT scales, then reweighed after dumping them off. the load was 12,600 lbs. that is a 42" bar on the stihl. that 8hr job would have taken maybe 2 hrs if i would have had a wrecker. worst, or best part, once i get my wreckers i...
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    complete 24v to 12v conversion

    i had intentions of replacing all tck lights to LED anyways. i think ill just leave it as is and get a 24-12 converter for any 12v systems i want to add and get a 24v trickle solar charger and a normal 12/24v battery maintainer and charger and see if i can get the tesla 28v jump cart working...
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    complete 24v to 12v conversion

    and i HATE gremlins. my dad was the sparky of the family, i am the mech/fabricator. i truly wish i would have learned the spark side of the mechanics and learned everything i could before he passed. i can wire a house, but i can't do automotive wiring, nor aircraft wiring, and my aircraft has a...
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    complete 24v to 12v conversion

    I did use the search function, but couldn't find anything within the realm of my inquiry. If it has been posted already, i missed it and sorry to bring up the "beating a dead horse" topic. I was contacted by a local wrecker company and he changed his mind and offered to sell me 2 936A2...
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