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wreckerman has it right. I assume you've found the little dufus's in your truck just like I have. Happened to me in Del Rio, Texas. I come out with oil and what not only to meet "papa" with his little johnny playing with the steering wheel and "papa" explains 'he just wants to be in the...

You gave me the idea a couple of posts ago somewhere. Fact of the matter is when I travel around this border area, I generally don't lose sight of the truck for very long....for obvious reasons. Perhaps I need OPCOM to chime in and tell me how to wire it to make it look like the Robocop movie...

Been miserating over how to carry my tools around in the Deuce (and relieve all the tools everywhere) so I purchased a Rigid tool box at Home Depot today. Going to camo paint it, then bolt it down to the back of the Deuce Bed, then tack the bolt studs with my welder. Ain't coming off, ever...

You need a bigger boat.

This I do not know. I was not posting in jest. I know a guy in West Texas who has a giant truck who does indeed service wells. And lift steel roof beams onto ranch houses. And do an assortment of things with the truck. But it is mainly a well service truck. He helped me with some...

TexAndy---without going into alot of detail, check out the "Machinery" license plate available from TXDOT. Cost you $5.00 per year. The picture of the CAT articulating loader on the TXDOT site weighs a heck of a lot more than your wrecker. Carry water well parts with you.

What model year is the deuce you are working on; and what engine type? I have discovered that there are different injector pumps between the Deuces.

Not so much an odd load, but I enjoyed doing it. Approx 7,000 lbs of mesquite wood. I liked Scooter's chopper alot better though.

I welded this stuff up; simple clamshell with a circular lock; can't get bolt cutters on it; goes around brake/clutch/fuel pedal. Take your pick. (Where you put it)

Ummm..why not the dishwasher detergent flush, followed by lots of distilled water bottles (purchased at Wally World) then put in Fleet Charge or Global Charge coolant.

Impressive post Jimk. Most impressive. Informative. Funny I get (see) a little blue-ish tinge when I burn 5/32" 7018 rods on DC direct to the stick with my rig turned up. This coincides with your chart, supra.

One of the best things I ever did was rebuild the master cylinder. It was a pain to remove, but paid off big time because the thing stops on a dime now. You can still get the rebuild kit, including pistons and cups for about 30 bucks in most major cities. Mine (rebuild kit) was purchased in...

I converted to DOT5 purple, but then again I don't know what exactly was in the system to begin with. I did the water mixing test and frankly, just could not figure out what was in there. So, being the overkill mindset, just bought LOTS of DOT5 silicone and went at it, flushing and then re...

cattlerepairman: Thanks for this post; Think I will check this out. Always wrong to assume one thing over another. I stand corrected.

Following up here, my leak actually stopped. I didn't do anything to stop it. After some careful evaluation, I think my truck was rebuilt and Whatever just broke in. The green stuff puke, as I posted above, was probably some kind of overspray with the tank off, to the best of my...

Put on JaTonka's hubs tonight, they fit right on like a dream. Can't wait to see how it feels tomorrow after the silicone dries out. Pending.....

Nope; they heat up too fast in short order, like 5 miles. This tells me it's the preload.

I enjoy my trucks. They have never let me down, once I've gone through them. Tough. Respectable. And with all the stuff I've ordered from Jatonka, they are now my economy "green" vehicles.

Stumps, your post is so good, I've printed it off and will use it as a guide when I go back out to Dryden for my 'fun in the sun' axle grease day.

They replaced the hydraulic head onto my existing pump. The hydraulic head, from what I understand, is not rebuildable itself, as the tolerances and "fit" of the parts are metal to metal. The pump body did need rebuilding with some springs on the governor, etc. The total cost of this job was...