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For a while I had a bad habit of drowning my Jeep, so I can relate to such frequent oil changes. That's also when I stopped using synthetic oil - it got way too expensive.

Like you mentioned, you have to pay to play. I gave up on mud and do my dangdest to stay out of it these days. Same amount of play, much less pay. But more roll overs. Now that you mentioned mortar mix and front brake wear, it reminded me of an excursion in a wet, sandy riverbed. Predictably got...

Well, there's a big difference in laminar flow over a vehicle at 1-5 mph (trail) and at 60+ mph. On my Jeep I raised the rear of the hood about 1/2-inch to create an escape route for the heat, and it works fine. But if it had a windshield it wouldn't work at all at higher speeds, since that...

I had better motivation, partially because I 'wheeled in mud almost every night and weekend, and also because those were inboard drums. Pulling off four hubs and bearings every couple of days was no fun, especially when in it was in addition to fixing other breakage. Thought about putting...

Not sure how I got through life, until recently, without a crane. Okay, there are other ways to accomplish tasks like this, but it's so much quicker and easier with the HMMH.

I can believe that. After putting larger drum brakes on my Jeep, they couldn't be adjusted after a few days. Pulled the drums off and found perfect replicas of the inside of the drums, except they were made from mud. Mud is murder on drum brakes. Put disk brakes on all four, problem solved.

That's a lot of heat, and air restrictions, in front of the radiator. I only had a meaningful trans cooler. You may want to look into evacuating air from the engine compartment. Gale Banks once suggested rather large holes in the inner fenders, but I don't remember the position he mentioned. It...

It may have been a funky scale, but my 1009 weighed about 6,200 if memory serves me. That always amazed me as it was close to what my '91 454 Crew Cab dually weighed. I can certainly see that the A/C condenser would make a difference, but on the other hand, what I didn't point out earlier is...

Same here, plus often a regular powder extinguisher for others. On the other hand, I've had a fire extinguisher catch on fire in the garage.

Okay, not quite apples to apples, but with a Banks turbo, 700R4 (had the lockup on a floor mounted dimmer switch), 4.10s, and 35" tires, I never had any issues with my M1009. Temp or EGT. That included eight miles of 8% grade on triple digit California days. I did install a new radiator, due to...

Okay, so you basically want to know how much power two 55 Watt headlights, two 5 Watt tail lights, and so on, uses? If that's the case, I would turn everything on, including the wipers and fan, and measure the draw. Once the glow plugs stop cycling it'll probably be about the same as any vehicle...

There's an awful lot of knowledge on Steel Soldiers, but somehow I don't think that high end audio systems is towards the top of the list for most members. I would start with reading up on the equipment you want to use and its energy needs, then worry about what alternator and/or battery...

Aw, c'mon. That would've been an opportunity to buy a 'glass hood with a scoop.

Basically that means that there really is a reason for fiberglass hoods to exist. Whoda thunk?

You'd have to connect to one of your batteries at a time, which is not ideal since only one will get a boost, then the other. But while it takes longer, it beats walking. Or, you might luck out and get two motorists to help, each jumping to one of your batteries.

Could you speed up the pump with a smaller pulley?

That's why I use my very poorly tuned AMC 232. Also, the single exhaust requires only one hose. Come to think of it, maybe the color of its exhaust fumes is Norwegian Blue?

Yeah, maybe it is time to think about a retirement fund. I may buy stock in a hearing aid company since Bbcjake95 isn't the only one who wishes to get hearing loss.

There are still some fairly cheap generator trailers on GovPlanet.

I thought you said that you used OSHA approved stumps. Mine doesn't look anything like yours. Maybe there was a change in the rules after I got mine?