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. It looks incredibly GOOFY, but configured that way you definitely receive instant feedback at a glance.

. It could be that a trip over to your local Fire Department and showing and discussing the barrels a few days before Halloween would be a good investment in time. Even here in the big city, stopping by the local FD if "something weird" is going to happen at or near your house. The more...

. Wonder of disconnecting the batteries, then using electrical contact cleaner and a stiff bristle toothbrush would help? Cleaning one area at the time so you don't mix up relays... Adding some anti-oxidation paste to each relay. Not beating you down. Trucks will do that all on their own...

. Agreed and when you loose it all at once, it is just seconds until "it's over". I use my gauges to observe consistency. If it is the same today as it was yesterday then the gauges are doing their job. Long ago in the days of "go fast", the gauges were aligned (indexed?) so that "normal" was...

. Yep! Dad Tax. I remember that. Both giving and then later collecting it.

. Well, just remember when you get these new tires - eventually the old ones have to go somewhere. The city or county landfill won't take them. Can't drop them off at your local tire store without spending money. I found a neighbor of a friend who wanted "one of those big tires" to exercise...

. Proper markings on the door and that you don't need and ICC, or MC, or USDOT numbering on the door will help. Engaged in Intrastate or Interstate Commerce is the key. Markings are just slightly different. NC for North Carolina or MO for Missouri for example is appended to the USDOT number...

. Insurance companies tend to want to put you onto a "commercial policy" because of weight on the bigger trucks. The "key" to DOT inspections and that other part of owning a truck is the way it is "plated". If it is in the name of your company, then DOT rules apply. If it is in your name and...

. Tools are the trick for sure. That's how us old guys do that stuff with less effort :cool: A shovel definitely works. A 4 ft pry bar works pretty well too. Having the truck jacked up to "just the right height" helps even more. A pallet jack is really nice if you have pavement and a helper...

. I imagine it will make a big difference rolling down the road... The oddball squeaks should disappear too when you get some real rubber between the frame and body. Just replacing the (only) two cab mounts on my M1088 almost made it ride like a Cadillac. Yeah, okay like a Cadillac with four...

. A lot of it depends on what is on your Title or Bill of Sale. Most departments of motor vehicles seem to lump these into the "Utility Trailer" and that helps the former military vehicle blend into the woodwork (so to speak). If they happen to ask you, utility is the key. You wouldn't be...

. When you remove the gauge panel, you may or may not have a decent ground. The Zeus fasteners are all you get in the "factory" configuration. Our SOP with rewiring was to build a ground to each gauge and one wire out to a known good ground. .

. Yeah... Kinda crummy, but the site doesn't host videos. Gotta go to YouTube or somewhere similar and drop a link in a thread here. Just hope that one day that site doesn't disappear because twenty percent of the content here would go away too. :-( That is a neat looking trailer! It sure...

. Only thing I need to suggest is that somehow before you get too excited - you need to figure out some air conditioning. Inside that tin box in the summer even with the hatches open it gets pretty dang hot in there!

. Properly adjusted shoes help with wear. The goal is to get as much shoe in contact with the drum as possible. Sounds like yours might not be "quite right" since all the wear is in the center of the shoe. You mentioned brake pads. Sounds like you have disc brakes but I haven't seen a 936...

. @GunnyM1009 Step by step with pictures... It will take you hours to post and note those pictures, but that guide will last forever! Can't wait to see it. --- @cucvrus THANKS for the pictures! Little notes along with an explanation is great. Sure us useful to know what is on the other...

. @Dixon77 , I just had to put in my two cents worth, but the more I saw in this thread - all the guys who replied before me covered everything. That is pretty amazing but it speaks highly of the crew here @ Steel Soldiers. Lots of good folks and lots of people willing to help out each...

. Hey Guy, I thought we couldn't talk about PolyTicks on this board :cool:

. Also might be good if you could be more specific with WHERE exactly in Arizona your truck is (if I inderstand correctly). I know for sure that there are several folks here on SS that are in Arizona. Respectable folks too.

. Funny... But not laughing. The more you use the TM's the better it works. Eventually you start to understand their terminology. Rubber Bushings seems simple enough, but it almost drove me nuts trying to find that in the TM's. Can't remember for sure but it seems like I finally discovered...