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  1. ranchhopper

    Silver Eagle M1102 1.4 Ton Trailer

    I know they work good for bobbed deuces.
  2. ranchhopper

    Hood hinge rebuild

    I take and drill them out to use a grade eight 5/16 bolt the bolt needs to be long enough it has no threads where it goes through the hinge. I take the bolt and cut it off 3/8 of an inch beyond the hinge recut the threads stopping just before the edge of the hinge then spin the nut on and it...
  3. ranchhopper

    Need 1102 humvee trailer moved off base at Ft. bragg

    Still waiting on the EUC seems now they have you fill them out differently than before so revisions went in today.
  4. ranchhopper

    Truck ran and then drained the batteries. Help me out here

    If there is no click the solenoid is not being activated that's what you hear when its working its a crap shoot if you do hear the click and the volt gauge does not drop its not working either so as was said before if the volt gauge does not drop your GPs are not working. I used a snow plow...
  5. ranchhopper

    Need 1102 humvee trailer moved off base at Ft. bragg

    The EUC still hasn't gone through yet and I am still looking for an economical way to get it closer to Illinois.
  6. ranchhopper

    Thanks to GoldnEagle

    I have done this numerous times for members with my freight account its a real pain and usually a deal killer if you have to pay full price to to ship something heavy.
  7. ranchhopper

    Please clean your chimneys

    I had a chimney fire not a major one as I was able to smother it fast but after that I installed a tee right above the woodstove with a removeable cap if I have another one I will pull the cap and use the large CO2 fire extinguisher next to the stove into the open tee to smother it. I cut and...
  8. ranchhopper

    Need 1102 humvee trailer moved off base at Ft. bragg

    I just won an 1102 trailer at ft. bragg I need it taken off the base and stored for a bit until I can either come down and get it or arrange to have it shipped to me. I needed the bed for my next bobbed deuce Im going to disassemble it and sell off the tires, axle, and surge brake I can be...
  9. ranchhopper

    Feasibility of putting 900 series axles under a deuce

    Thanks Chuck but I want to stay with 395s the way they built the truck with the extra frame rails under the deuce frame will put it way to high in the end I may have to stay with the standard way of just using the set of donor front springs from another deuce.
  10. ranchhopper

    Feasibility of putting 900 series axles under a deuce

    Im going to do a bobbed deuce this spring and like usual I cant do things the conventional way Im considering putting some axles from a 923 under the truck. I want the safety of dual circuit air brakes and the availability of five ton rim tire combinations are a consideration as well. I think...
  11. ranchhopper

    Troop seats

    Your not going to like the price your going to get from the manufacturer.
  12. ranchhopper

    GSA auctions

    I have bought lots from the GSA as well most of the stuff in des moines is pretty beat up if you know how to fix things that's not a big problem though.
  13. ranchhopper

    m-62 went to junk yard

    Probably the one they sold on the GSA not long ago.
  14. ranchhopper

    Railroad Forum

    Looks to me as the engine started to run away it could no longer burn all the oil being fed to it so the exhaust filled up thats where the fire came from.
  15. ranchhopper

    Railroad Forum

    A lot of them will load up with fuel while idleing all night during cold weather then catch fire in the exhaust when going back into service.
  16. ranchhopper

    USA: SS Member - TOYS-FOR-TOTS

    Did the McHenry county marines toys for tots today heres a few pics Im glad I put in a block heater this week it was 9 degrees this morning when I fired the truck up I still had summer blended fuel in the tank so I dumped five gallons of kerosene into the fuel and the truck ran like a champ...
  17. ranchhopper

    Railroad Forum

    http://youtu.be/WvMl8LUzQnk Thought some of you guys that ever lost a turbo in a truck would like to see one fail in epic proportions looks like it had started to run away burning its own crankcase oil.
  18. ranchhopper

    Need M38 appraisal for Illinois Title

    Bill deals with this stuff on a daily basis dont sweat it just give him the information he asks for and he will deal with them thats why its so nice to pay him he knows how to get the low information state workers on the ball.
  19. ranchhopper

    Why do some people hate military vehicles?

    Its a sad fact in a lot of states like I live in most yuppies whether living in one of their sanitized new subdivisions living what I call their (canned) life where everything is the same everyone has the same landscaper cut their lawn they all drive their BMW or huge SUV or other vehicle deemed...
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