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  1. LowTech

    My M796 Work Trailer/Camper Build

    This spring I picked up a Bolster trailer from Quickfarms, it was going to be scrapped. I'm going to use it as the base for a working hauler, and as the base for my live-in box. At the moment I'm looking at something like the S280 shelter to be the box. Though I am liking those shelters that...
  2. LowTech

    Riding the Draggin'

    Tuff needed some alone time to create more beautiful things, and I needed to do some work on "MY" rig. So I'm out here on a solo trip. I've done so much work on the She Beast over the last few years, and then I realized one day . . . I'm a dependent! All the fuel processing set-up was on her...
  3. LowTech

    Portable Bomb Hoist, MK-VI

    Does any one have info, or a source for the info, on how these work? I have one that coils in but won't coil out. I think that one handle need to be rotated before it will spool out, is that right? Have tried it and it still wont.
  4. LowTech

    Return Line Fittings

    I need to replace the fuel return lines on the She Beast and can't find any info on the brass beads for the compression fittings. Are they just standard, like I can get from McMaster? I know that it's backwards to what I'm used to . . . male threaded nuts on the tubing and female thread on the...
  5. LowTech

    M796 & M796A1, What's the difference?

    I know that the landing gear is diff, but what's the deal w/ the hubs? Are they just a bit diff in their pieces and assembly, and still use the same wheels. Or are they really diff, take diff wheels, etc?
  6. LowTech

    Mounting 11x20's

    After braking down 6 9.00x20's on stock rims, and 6 11x20's on stock 5 ton rims, I was feeling like I was Super Hero tire de-mounter, . . . then I tried to put one together :( Now would be the perfect time to tell me how EASY it is, and that I'm not really a Super Hero if I can't get one back...
  7. LowTech

    Turbo parts #'s

    Could use some help here :-/ Seems like the "C" turbo we sold has a dif part # than what is suppose to be on it. I'm told that the "C" has the part #3LJ-319, and ours is #3LD-305. I'm not looking to sell this guy something that's not what I said it was. Does anyone know these part #'s, or where...
  8. LowTech

    MKT's

    I'm thinking my collection's not big enough, and Uncle Mickey's had me thinking about these for a while . . . What is the current value of an MKT? Like what would someone expect to pay for one that was just the trailer w/ nothing inside it, and what would one that had all the "good stuff" w/ it...
  9. LowTech

    Ether Alternatives?

    Now that it's getting cold again (why's it keep doing that?) and I've read many, many times how BAD either is, what alternatives do we have? We are running WMO so the flame heater doesn't work (and mine has the either kit w/ no bottle). I do start cutting it w/ gas or sometimes ATF but this is...
  10. LowTech

    Deuce Sleeper?

    Has anyone put an S250 (or something like it) behind the cab to act like a sleeper? It would still give somewhere around 4' of bed space behind it. Been thinking about this for a while now, wondering if it would work well . . . or maybe some other shelter would fit better. I don't always...
  11. LowTech

    24v circitbreaker for 109 box?

    I've been digging through TM's, searches, etc. I'm not finding what I need! I need to replace the breaker on the outside, front, pass-side of the box . . . and I'm not finding the amp rating for it. Anyone? This is holding up an order of parts, so I could really use some help on this. Thanks
  12. LowTech

    REPAIRED near Roosevelt Lake AZ

    The She Beast just lost her water pump and it ate the Rad! Anyone in the area that can drag me out of here? I'm just south of Bachelor Cove, running solo and pulling a 105. Any help would be appreciated :)
  13. LowTech

    Am I wasting fuel?

    This is something that I've been wondering. Lets say that I'm on a slight uphill grade, I shift up and put my foot to the floor till it gets up to a good shifting RPM. Am I wasting fuel by having my foot on the floor? Would it be better if I had my foot just past the point where it doesn't...
  14. LowTech

    You CAN get radical w/ an M109!

    Went to a gathering that they were having down in Anza Borrego. While we were there I put the "She Beast" through some of her moves ;) About 45 secs later Elise said that I can't play w/ her anymore :( I knew that she would do it . . . if I drove her right. 109 Downhill Here's a good one...
  15. LowTech

    M146 ladders?

    Has anyone seen ladders for the 146's? And why are there so many tabs on the sides of the trailer? Is it for some kind of deck? It seems like the tabs under the side door are in the wrong place for a ladder, I know I have one of the alum ladders w/ round hooks propped on the tabs and it is a...
  16. LowTech

    J-Tree - Northern Black Rock Desert, and back

    Left J-Tree headed to Parker, `Zona, so that I could reg the new M105A2 Hardtop. Leaving the High Desert for higher (and cooler) elevations starts by heading down to the Colorado River, just over 400'. Made it there early on Fri so that the reg'ing was painless w/ min of waiting. Last night we...
  17. LowTech

    Dual filter base

    Been looking at dual filter bases for our WMO filtering. The question that I have is how do I tell if they are in series, or parallel, or are they all in series? I'm finding links to units w/ very little info. And what would be a good size for the spin on filter mount point, one that would let...
  18. LowTech

    M105A2 Hardtop

    Does anyone have any info they can give me on this trailer. It's data plated as a 105. Would like to know what it was used for (parts I think). Maybe a TM? Have pulled the cabinets out and will make it a small camper for when I'm out alone . . . roughin' it. Did find some treasures that I'll...
  19. LowTech

    WMO and Surging

    First off let me say that we are traveling and do not have access to many of the things back at Base Camp. We have just recently done over 400 miles, about 275 of it on dirt tracks, and have been collecting and using WMO as fuel. About 30 miles after one of our "fill ups" the 109 started...
  20. LowTech

    Flame heater check valve

    It seems like the flame heater check valve is leaking. I cleaned it off w/ brake cleaner (that's what the dirty streaks are from) and can't find where it's coming from. Is it poss that it's leaking from the end of it? Neither fitting looks to be leaking anywhere as much as drips off the end...
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