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Skid, I priced the OE shocks at a Freightliner dealer. Not pleasant. Never got around to measure them and find "regular" affordable replacements. But as I mentioned earlier, the shocks on my SEE are highly suspect, and it rides accordingly. Time will tell if mine ends up with a suspension...

Alright, I'm lazy, and I think that the connections in the axle end could be harder to undo than at the other end of the hose. Peakbagger, do you see any reason not to put the Mystery Oil in the top end of the hose? If so, once someone posts the picture of the drain plug, or I find it myself...

Bison, I'm a big fan of TrueTracs, and even more so, Detroits. Two of my Jeeps have Detroits front and rear, my home built (Jeep based) tractor has one in the rear and a TrueTrac up front. Plus about three more Detroits in other vehicles. Detroits in snow aren't necessarily any fun (depending on...

From my experience, the answer is "neither". Kinda like an AmphiCar, I suppose. Not particularly good on land, and not particularly good in water. But fun.

It's obviously helpful to get only half the vertical movement transferred to the chassis. It has allowed truckers to use Hendrickson "suspension" for decades, yet live to tell about it. It also helps with traction, but in my case the logical solution was to remove one drive axle and install a...

Are you sure it's not the air suspension at work? I love air suspension. Have it on the pickups (rear) and of course the Pete and its trailers. Even built an air ride con gear with leftover Air Leaf parts from the Pete. When time permits, a few of the regular goose necks and bumper pull trailers...

My parts SEE is missing the pawl action, too. Not high on the list of things to fix, though. Leaving the rods exposed shouldn't be a problem, unless they're already damaged in spots. I kind of did a General Hood (no, not paint or wax) and greased the exposed parts of the rods, and especially at...

That's how mine are, Bison. Once they're running you can remove all keys, and they'll still run until the hand throttle is returned to "off". Which may not be healthy for the alternator. I don't think that there's any need for anything electrical to work once they're running, and if there is...

I do. But I'm not allowed to tell.

Thanks for uploading that, Peakbagger! Now I need to break a leg so I get to read it all. Tire pressure? Why didn't you ask? Crappy weather today, but did create room for the batteries, by removing the front "stopper". Looks easier to anchor them down when situated this way. And don't bother...

Figures, now that I've bought the adapter and two plates in rapid succession. On a totally different subject, a while back somebody had a question about the e-brake not working well. Not sure how to make it any better, but my SEE came with an official wheel chock. Which I've never used. Then...

I never even priced the 6TMFs, but now I'm curios. How much is "not much more"? For a comparison, my Optimas were $223 a piece, delivered. And I thunk the wet ones would be cheaper.

My reasons for the 31s isn't that they're 31s, per se, but that these are sealed. Stupidly counted a while back, and when having 57 batteries to take care of, every one which doesn't need babysitting (add water, frequent charging, etc.) is a blessing. Yes, I have some regular wet batteries that...

Drive through car wash? Nah, here we only need to wait for the afternoon thunder shower. No driving required. But now you have made me want to find one. Anybody know if the customer would be liable for any damage to a car wash? Yes, the so far neglected parts SEE is now getting readied for...

Skidpad, the minor discrepancy in width between the adapter and the loader I made up for by measuring the adapter with a Penthouse tape measure (it shows exaggerated lengths). It should work out anyway, since it looks like the outer brackets will be a "corner to corner weld". If not, add...

Today's minor-progress report, a bit delayed since I couldn't access the SS site until now. Inspired in general, and by Mr. Hood in particular, I started with slathering Armor All on the parts SEE's tires. Not as bad as it sounds since those tires are old and decrepit, so speeding up their...

You call that an "air leak"? Sounds more like an "air hole".

Skidpad, yes, it's a Titan adapter. It was the best suited I could find, and I buy quite a bit of stuff from there as it is. And I also vote for "a leak" - one I don't have, yet. Gadget, you really need to cut (or unplug) the wires to that buzzer. If I have to listen to noise, I prefer that...

I was wondering about those disappearing acts, too, until I learned that Mr. Hood only lives an hour away...and seems to get along quite well with the guys there. Well, just like he does with us, come to think of it.