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Thanks Thanks to everyone that chimed in on this. Van

5th direct I checked the dash plate and it says 5th direct and 5th gear is back and to the right.

Direct drive transmission I’m not sure what a direct drive transmission is. It is a 5 speed but it does have a different shift pattern than my 818 Van

All you 543 owners, I have a couple question for you. I would like to know what kind of speed and at what rpm your 543 cruises at, along with what is your top end. I have a 543A2 multifuel and it runs up against the governor around 43 mph. And lastly, does anyone have the procedure for turning...

Stump pullers anonymous charter member Hey All John I have to say that everyone that I have talked to that has broken a bone says the same thing you did. I will be a walking weather machine now. Jay I wasn't worried about the outriggers because I really don't own the truck anymore...

Thought I would share this with ya'll. I started this job in September and I just finished it today. There are two images that will give you an idea of why it took so long. One of those images is a ladder and the other is an image of my leg. I will give you a hint. The ladder wasn't by the truck...

Trucks are off the market. Van

I get it.... I'm not sure what is legal or illegal but it stays in the USA. Thanks Van

Can these trucks be sold to someone in Canada? Thanks Van

I have put my trucks for sale in the classified add section. Thanks Van

Hey Mudguppy Not a bad idea with the chain up. I will try this as soon as I can get to it. Thanks Van

Chgofiveo Found the images. I purchased the truck out near SE MO and drove it back here to VA pulling my PU. It was a 1000 mile trip and when I got to VA I only had three bugs on the wind shield. They must have committed suicide because I know they could have flown faster than I could drive...

Hey Chgofiveo I haven’t been ignoring you I just can't find the images of the truck. I will have to take some more for you. Van

Hey Jeff You have it correct. I feel by using the existing rear suspension I will be getting a much stronger suspension. Not only will it truly be one half of the real load rating it will also have the linkage that will keep the axle from torquing or twisting under load because the torque arms...

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. Ranchhopper, are you saying to use the rear assembly with front springs in place of the rear springs? Thanks again Van

Hey All I have an 818 that I have put a deuce bed on and I’m thinking about bobbing it. I have and idea about using the existing rear suspension and I was wondering if anyone has done this before. I would also be interested in opinions on this idea. I plan on removing the forward axel and...

Got it. I have 200 foot of new cable that I will take your advise on. The bright side of this brain fart is I have 140 foot of cable to make slings out of for my 543. :-D

I'm not sure what you mean by just enough to keep the drum from turning. Do you mean just enough so you couldn't pull the cable off the drum by hand?

Just learned an expensive lesson on winding up a new winch cable using the cable tensioner. I wanted the cable to lay just right so I used max tension on the tensioner while winding up 200 foot of new cable. I had a friend in the truck and I was down at the winch making sure all went well...

Cable installed Well here is the cable installation outcome. I ordered 125 foot of 1/2 X 36 cables before doing a dry run with some rope. I purchased 100 foot of 7/16 rope and installed it on the crane. It appeared that 100 foot would be the best length according to the experiment. So before...