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OK, maybe you need two hooks then ;)

Get the winch on some sort of plate, then attach a stout hook to the plate. Wire it with a slave connector. Then you can use the hook to attach it to any of dozen different rings and tie-downs on the front or rear.

If you want a working headlight for troubleshooting let me know - I have two. Pay the shipping and I'll throw it in a flat-rate box and send it over.

Bear in mind I'm not convinced it's the solenoid, but yes, it's easy to replace. Pull the screws for the cover and it should be easy enough from there to figure it out. Mine had anti-tamper torx heads on the cover, some do not.

Very true. When my solenoid failed and cost me $400 for a tow, I checked it and it did click, just not every time. I believe mine was a heat related failure, so it worked for a while when cool and failed when hot - leading to the point where it gave up the ghost and was failed all the time.

If you want to see the bottom of the human depravity and absurd self-rightousness barrel, watch a few episodes of Hard Core Pawn. Same plot, very different "customers".

As somewhat of an amateur myself, take my suggestions with a grain of salt. First, how do you see yourself using the vehicle? Just putt around town for the cool-factor? Pretty much any of the trucks on the auction will do once you get the work done. If any highway driving is involved (like...

Are the batteries tied down?

Hard to tell from the pictures, but are you using a locknut for that?

Something to remember when using sealant- read the label. Seems simple, but you might find the label telling you to let it cure for 24 hours before exposing it to the transmission fluid. That means you leave the pan empty until the next day- something to consider if you have the truck half-way...

Make sure you have the right torque wrench. Those torques are in inch-pounds, not foot-pounds. The reason for the broad range is so you can tighten them to the middle of the range, and if that proves not to be enough, you may keep tightening until it is, up to but not exceeding the high...

So where are we currently? Fuel? Are you getting white smoke while cranking? - If yes; you have fuel into the cylinders, it's just not lighting off. - If no; crack one of the injectors and crank to see if you have some fuel pressure. No smoke and/or no fuel at the injectors might mean the...

First pic is the auction pic - all my other pics are of it wet from rain. Second pic is after painting. I never did get to the windshield surround, so you might be able to notice it. The only prep I did was to scrub it good with a green scrub pad and soapy water. I followed the cammo pattern...

That dude doesn't have the guts to man the turret.

I painted my 1165 with rapco rattlecans. I didn't do the typical spray over the whole truck OD green and then apply the cammo colors, I just painted the brown parts brown, green parts green, and black parts black. It came out much better than I was expecting, and every bit as good as what the...

I have Hagerty on my 2006 M1165 - no drama getting it. I filled out the form online and had to call the guy, but that was because my WAG as to value was off. I guessed $30K for a replacement value, which is about $8K more than I currently have into it. He said he'd need the bill of sale and...

Put me down for a set.

Figured out why the temp gauge was inop - the pigtail between the gauge and the harness is crumbly at both ends. I cinched a wire-tie around the connector for now. If anyone has one let me know. Drove it around a while and the needle sits about 12:00 in the gauge. The fan cycles on briefly...

Well, now that I'm insured I decided to put some miles on the 1165 and shake out any problems that might be lurking. Drove down to the auto parts store for antifreeze and then just meandered all over town listening to the engine. I heard the fan cycle on a few times, but it never stayed on...