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Home Depot has the FSS color numbers in their computer. If you have a color on the truck you like, take a piece in for them to color match. I have done both.
I originally had my Deuce insured with Statefarm. I sent my agent an email with pictures so there was no doubt what they were insuring. The Deuce was ~$600 a year with Statefarm.
When I bought my M818, Statefarm would not insure it so I went with Gulfway for ~$200 a year. I moved my Deuce to...
I agree, rent a tow dolly. Pintle hitches are by nature loose and unless you have a much bigger (heavier) vehicle doing the towing; the clunking around behind you gets annoying after a while.
I talked with OB today and he is a little challenged when it comes to reading a tape measure. The deuce is 2 ft higher than the loading area. He's having a roll back wrecker come on Sunday to load it.
I ran about 40% WVO in my 99 F350. No problems, make sure you filter it well. Make sure of your WVO source too; you don't want "hydrogenated" VO. That means it has water in it.
What SC said....
Do shocks on big trucks really do anything? Unless you load the truck, I doubt the suspension moves much. At least thats what my butt tells me.
He's getting air dropped on a pallet....[thumbzup]
I hope the air drop coupling works so the 'chute opens..... I worked for a co. about 20 years ago that produced them; there were some failures. :whistle:
I had a pinion flange that had a scratch on the seal surface. I was going to put a speedy sleeve on it but decided to see it I could sand it smooth first. I used 800 and 1200 grit to sand it and then some metal polish to finish it up. Came out fine and hasn't leaked.
If you decide to sand...