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. Wow @m1010plowboy , that's difficult. Happy to hear that family and friends were able to be able bring forward some fun out of the passing of your mother. That is a hard place to be. My mom left us suddenly and three years later, dad checked out in a few weeks while in the hospital. So many...

. Agreed. I stood out there looking - and there are curves and set-ins and offsets all over those doors! It would literally take WEEKS to just to measure those doors and the left and right aren't perfect mirrors or each other either. Drawing a blueprint for just the doors would take weeks if...

. The crane PTO needs to be operated at either 1500 or 1800 rpm's. Not sure which, but I am almost certain the higher speed. The real reason is to keep you from burning up your Allison Automatic. You already know about hydraulics, but obviously weight on the end of a wire will turn you over...

. That's great! Hadn't seen you for a while. Thinking maybe you had retired from working on green machines. :cool:

. That is a NICE looking electrical board! I have looked at the idea of adding solar panels just to the top of the cab on a couple of M108x trucks, but I have no box on the back. One is a tractor and the other is a wrecker - so it would be an electrical exercise more than having a need to...

. @blutow , I don't think better and clearer instructions on how a HMMWV electrical system works have been posted. Okay, so it is a lot like what @Milcommoguy explained to me about grounding (I learned a lot in that discussion.). I think you are on the right track too. @diesel_dave , this...

. Agreed. Wasn't suggesting anything about caster or camber or alignment. Just moving the wheel left or right to center it up. Making the left side longer - or the right side longer (sorry, I don't know which way to go) will absolutely turn that steering wheel. Obviously it will get better...

. Yes. The more the vehicle sits not running, the more the fungus will grow.

. I particularly like the third in the list... My Mother Despises Congress

. Hi anu7464 , The black dirt can happen in just about any sort of diesel tank. It is a result of the "fixing of the fuel" to make it more "eco friendly". It could be in your tank today and in an excavator (off-road is slightly different). Same black crud could be in the tank for an...

. Not the all knowing here for sure, but WHAT IF: For example, the steering wheel points at 2 o'clock when the truck is driving a straight line. The front end alignment is correct. Truck stays straight with no uneven wear on the tires. Steering wheel only fits one way? OR maybe just remove it...

. Hi @jjh , Welcome to the Outfit! That truck - your grandpa's truck - is worth every minute you are going to spend on it. It is so neat to see a truck that makes the transition from one generation to the next or the next after that. CONGRATULATIONS on getting your wrenches on it! ;-)...

. For what it's worth, if the electrical system shuts down or flat out quits AND the motor is still running, and if your mechanical IP is pulling fuel forward - you are driving a diesel so it aughta keep running. Your brake lights will be gone too so think about it before you have to stop...

. Yeah. But it's a dry heat . . . At least that is what they told us at school in 29 Palms.

. Mighty Fine!!

. Thought YOU were going to be the toy...

. Yeah, but you know a guy who works on generators. Surely he has at least one there at his place...

. She is gorgeous! Lots of work definitely went in to what you have today.

. Hmmm... Wonder what it was like to get a EUC approved for an airplane? . Oh wait. The government was willing to sell almost anything to the citizenry back in those days.

. Switches for the screen for 3 rear looking cameras. Switched for hooking to the pintle, one up high on the back of the cab and the other looking at the 5th Wheel. Other things are two really bright white lights, one pointing left and one right.