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Ron, I believe everyone on SS, or SSGA are just happy you're still amongst us. You took a heck of a ride but anyone can fix the truck. You can't replace good troops and that is why we all chipped in for diesel. Larry re-appropriated his Landoll to help you out but to also give you a hard...

Thanks to Russ (Atomic) for driving my truck to the GA Rally, helping me unload the M105, help me set up camp and then drive my truck back home once the weekend was all done and top it off with some fuel. He mostly hit the trails as a passenger this past weekend and we've still got some work to...

Thanks to all that attended this year. Chow was great, Thanks Mike, Richard, Cookie Lady aka Richards better half, Pam and Tigger for all the hard work to keep us fed. (If I didn't name someone, I apologize.) Thanks to CAMO, Papabear and company for allowing me to hang out with the dark...

Sandcobra out!!! Departing my LZ and heading to PB's!!!!!!! See ya'll at the rally soon!!!!!!

I'll be there tomorrow, I'm driving PapaBear's "Proud American" gun truck. My truck is coming up thanks to"Atomic" along with my M105 packed with all my gear. Can't wait to meet everyone, you'll see "Sandcobra164" stenciled on my truck and trailer but there's no telling if I'll even be in the...

I'll be eating exclusively off of the trailer Thursday evening through Saturday evening. I'll mostly be breaking camp Sunday morning. Wife and kids are coming of Friday so 1 adult and 2 more kids for lunch.

torque inner nut to 50 ft.lbs., back off 1/16 to 1/4 turn, install locking plate, torque outer nut to 100-200 ft.lbs., install axle shaft, torque outer hub bolts to around 80 ft.lbs., re-install tires and call it a day. Just did this 2 days ago so the TM info is fresh in my mind.

:ditto:I just replaced one of my seals yesterday for the same reason. Once oil makes it out of the back side of the hub, the grease at minimum has been diluted / thinned by the gear oil and you're bearings should be cleaned and repacked. I'm also a simple guy who likes piece of mind of knowing...

9 1/2 inches wide shoulder lug to shoulder lug is what I measured. I've seen trucks with michelins sitting right next to mine and it's easy to spot the difference in width. I don't have any michelin's to measure but the point I was making was that the michelins contact patch is narrower as the...

xl Michelin's closely match what I took off, the Firestone's are much wider and leave a different footprint. Not much to compare if you ask me. The XL's peak at the top and I believe would act alot like an NDT 9X20. We're comparing apples and oranges with this logic. The guy's that switch to...

jesusgatos, I'm glad we're having similar issues so that I'm not the only one!!! I'll get to work on this soon and post the results but it seems this problem has come up before when switching to radials. Also, lowering tire pressure will make the sidewalls sag more, create more drag and...

I've done a little research and probably should have searched as I just did. Apparently, the trucks run alot of positive caster to help with ease of steering. Radials steer much easier than Bias Ply's and that is where my issue is at the moment. I've done some research and it seems that I can...

I started at 50 but the sidewalls were sagging and it wandered worse set up like that. The rears are all at 50 though.

I just installed new Firestone T831's 11X20's on my truck and now the truck wants to wander around on the road. I've checked the steering box bolts (65 ft lb.), adjusted the steering box as outlined in the tm, ensured the drag link is tight and lubed, inpected my tie rod ends and increased...

I've got an A2 with all of the upgrades except the air assist steering at this point. I'll probably pick up an A3 for next to nothing soon but it will require a 6BT and a transmission as soon as I get it and the A2 WILL DRAG IT HOME. I do like that it's already set up for an intercooler with...

Russ, Would you like to take my Deuce to the Rally? I'm going to be driving "Proud American" for Papabear. Either way, my truck needs to haul a M105 to Columbus (I can do that) or to Durhamtown (you can come and get it) and it make's no difference to me where the truck spends it's time. I...

If you count reverse, there are six gears available for selection depending on what you're trying to do.

I love pictures so here's some from today with a very young Steel Soldier and "Gertie". I left my truck at Russ's last night so it could take a nap after working a little on the recovery and the Family and I went to go pick it up this afternoon.

Russ's truck has 14.5x20's in the pics. Yes the rears are nearly touching but there's a little gap between them. hndrsonj, those are indeed Firestone 831's, 11x20.

I had this problem out of my neighbor (the other 3 sides of my property border a plantation) one time. I simply told him that it was my business and he didn't need to worry about it until I got stupid enough to knock his house off it's foundation. It's never been brought up again and I park my...