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  1. ranchhopper

    M35A3 Paint Color

    Use the CARC if you want it to look like it was painted factory new the gillespie has a bit of a gloss look to it I use CARC its just a matter of personal preference.
  2. ranchhopper

    So I cleaned the IP valve on the fuel return line...

    It gets clogged by a plastic washer in the IP degrading as the chunks get bigger the worse the performance finally it just stops running.
  3. ranchhopper

    The LDT-465 that ran backwards

    Had a mack sixwheeler with the old 237 engine reverse saw the dust coming out the intake cannister then shut it down.The engine reversed when coming out of a borrow pit with a load of clay working on site so the truck was way overloaded.The truck had no acceleration while running backwards...
  4. ranchhopper

    Eastover, SC Deuces

    You might have to find new parts to replace the ones that might be missing. I just had a depot rebuilt 818 pulled out of there and a power steering hose and alternator bracket were missing the truck had just over a thousand miles on the odometer.A lot of the trucks had parts missing but you...
  5. ranchhopper

    Selfridge deuces-what did you get?

    I bid on a couple but the guys that got outbid on their trucks started jumping frome one to another driving up the bids at overtime I wasnt going to play the game and bid against them and drive up the prices for GL there is always more to come another day.What happened to the old way of setting...
  6. ranchhopper

    heads up!! warning!!

    They had problems in that general area before such as pics and VIN#s not matching trucks when they were being picked up by the new owners
  7. ranchhopper

    Shipping from IL to TX

    Go to uship and go to the less than truckload freight and get instant quotes I use S3 logistics and you couldnt believe how cheap these big freight brokers can get the rates down to.
  8. ranchhopper

    Logging Truck

    I pick up all the discarded poles I can get around here mostly from 60-125 feet used for the transmission lines.Most people dont know they are white cedar I use a metal detector to get any nails out and have them cut up into some of the nicest cedar lumber around.
  9. ranchhopper

    Speedometer problem

    It goes right down to zero.
  10. ranchhopper

    Speedometer problem

    It stays 10 MPH slow whether Im going 20 or 50.
  11. ranchhopper

    Speedometer problem

    It is consistantly slow at all speeds thats what is a little puzzling it should be off on both the speedo and odometer.
  12. ranchhopper

    Speedometer problem

    I bought a 1009 from the nebraska federal property div this spring.This was a colorado national guard headquarters truck and by far the best one I have had to date.I have a somewhat perplexing problem with the speedometer.The speedo reads ten MPH slow I have checked with numerous people...
  13. ranchhopper

    alternative steering options the deuce

    I know several guys that used the power steering units off five ton trucks with the LDS engines in them they bolt right up to the LDTs.
  14. ranchhopper

    My CUCV spin on fuel filter mod

    The cat 3208 had the filter bracket and primer pump too it might fit better as its a smaller version of the one pictured.
  15. ranchhopper

    Engine and trans swap done

    I have a steering gear from a 1980s ford 700 its a bit big but I think it will work.My only issue might be when turning hard right with the 1400-20s on the truck.I was planning to do the bend with the shifter then drill and tap a piece of shifter from a donor truck and thread it on the new...
  16. ranchhopper

    Engine and trans swap done

    The truck will have dual stacks exhaust will be straight out of the turbo this is the cab going on the truck.
  17. ranchhopper

    Engine and trans swap done

    The stock elbow has the bend in it the truck had a 10 speed in it factory the shift lever was in the same spot in the stock truck.The truck will have 1400-20 tires on it the stock multi is still underpowered even with the truck bobbed.
  18. ranchhopper

    Engine and trans swap done

    Its for the 809 series I believe its the 6453 model.
  19. ranchhopper

    Engine and trans swap done

    I have four naturally asparated 3208s sitting in the shop the next one I do I will use one of them.The exhaust manifolds will be changed though I have two sets of manifolds from 3208s that were used to power hydraulic pumps they run straight back unstead of down toward the frame rails of the truck.
  20. ranchhopper

    Engine and trans swap done

    The engine is two hundred fifty horse power I have the torque specs down at the shop.
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