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Better safe than sorry, but I think you're overly cautious. Take the rear wheels off if you want to be (more) sure that the vehicle won't go anywhere. But like Speedwoble says, it should stall with the wheels on...which may be why they recommend 6th gear. Or am I misunderstanding the whole...

I would start looking for something that blocks the boom's travel. Then make sure that the pivot moves freely. Then that the "locking flap" is in the correct position fore and aft. Since you've probably already looked into those things, about the only other explanation I can think of is that the...

After seeing that the 50/50 acetone and ATF mix I've been using lately will seep through the seam at the bottom of a crimped oil can, I'd give it a try.

Have you considered buying a donor car? It's often less costly and definitely more convenient than chasing down all the individual parts. Then you can sell the leftovers, sometimes even making a profit.

That is odd, peakbagger, unless as Speedwoble suggests, you're not reversing the lever when the boom is getting close. I generally get it to lock in just fine even at 800 to 900 rpm, and have never paid much attention to how level or leaning the SEE is. Why such low rpm? I don't like all that...

Now you're talking. Easy to acquire and install, but high maintenance. And the more I think about it, if wanting to lean a SEE for loader use (or whatever reason), or just to basically eliminate the suspension for loader use, air bags front and rear would be my first choice. I started my quest...

Yes, I'm aware that you are interested in the front while I'm primarily interested in locking out the rear suspension. But I still think that for front use it would be easier to use air suspension than a hydraulic setup. It would be for the rear, too, except that as mentioned earlier, the weight...

For rear use, I was thinking that swinging the backhoe would compress the suspension on one side, then close the valve, and repeat for the opposite side. That would obviously be time consuming for front use, so I would likely use air bags instead. Individually operated, of course.

For the solenoid to get hot it has to be getting voltage. Sounds to me like either the solenoid or starter are unhappy. Or maybe both. Try jumping it with a screw driver (or a more civilized remote starter setup) like General Hood suggested.

A this point I'd be tempted to squirt some sort of penetrant down the hole for the number two cylinder and see if it could loosen things up. Not knowing what the innards of a pump like this looks like, it may not work at all. But that wouldn't keep me from trying. Alright, in reality I'd look at...

Bummer.

When/if time allows I'll install hydraulic cylinders with shut-off valves in the rear of the SEE. I'll never be good enough to use the loader on the SEE for any kind of precision work, so I won't even try. In the rear I want the lockout to make it easier to cross ditches, but mostly to stabilize...

Why the Add-A-Leaf? Either the tire fits when you hit the bump stops, or it doesn't. Tin snips and/or a grinder are our friends. And you will probably get by with practically invisible cutting.

Mean, but effective.

If they really wanted the enemy to get confused, they should put a service manual for an '86 CUCV in the glove box. Then those poor saps would think "Hey, this thing looks easy to fix and keep in running order."

Of course they want this whole Ford thing secret. What good would it do if the enemy found out that the Fords they were given were supplied to give them problems and grief?

Unused doesn't necessarily mean new, unfortunately.

Nathan, each vehicle is a little different, so when it comes to drive shaft issues there's no clear answer, because it also depends on what you're willing to put up with. When I built my Jeep (in Europe) it ended up with a 25-degree rear drive shaft angle. According to the Spicer specs, that...

Yeah, I thought that photos would be all over the interweb, including old magazines now on line. Either way, getting parts from America isn't a big deal. Or at least it wasn't. Not much different than Unimog owners here chasing down parts in Europe, really.

Yeah, that selling price surprised me. But if one really needs or wants an HMMH, there's not much to choose from. Hopefully it was an SS member that bagged it so we get to learn more about that one.