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So far so good, I had the truck up to about 70 mph on the highway and it handles great! The steering is very tight and the truck drives down the road nicley without having to do much to keep it in it's lane. The ride seems a bit rougher then before, but I think that it will improve with some...

Got the knuckle boom crane working today! First of all, thanks everybody for all your nice compliments! Unfortunately some recent events make me question if they are truly justified.....and here is why: After going with goldeneagle's suggestion and adding a pipe union in to my hydraulic system...

Thanks! It is really surprisingly quit inside the cab! Even when the fan turns on it is hardly noticable. I'm very excited about that and it is nice to be able have a normal conversation with your co-driver! [thumbzup]

Yes....just still need to have access behind it. I had it sort of stuck on there for the first video, but did not wanted to loose it going down the road....lol

WELL...TODAY IS THE DAY....I GOT TO DRIVE MY FEMTT!!!! :driver::naner: Here are some videos.... http://youtu.be/Pw1LUB12l5U http://youtu.be/nb8oBrp0p54 http://youtu.be/9L_AVxRDrrk http://youtu.be/taM7RQQdHMU http://youtu.be/dopoGe3IM7I

So close!!!! So I made pretty good progress on the FEMTT this past week, mostly working on the wiring and air system. I fired it up a couple of days ago and it still runs nice and smooth. I've been hooking up the remaining vitals for the Allison and installed the touch button pad in the cab. As...

First snow already.....yuck!!! Well, the first snow has hit us yesterday, so I had to spend most of today 'winterizing' the yard. Finally though, just for the sunset, the clouds parted and illuminated the hills behind my compound with the most beautyful fall colors! Anyway, despite the cold I...

A valid question and strictly theoretically speaking, yes. But in reality, the tiny amount of air that the air compressor uses, in comparison to the huge 'appetite' for air from the 855 engine, is totally neglectable and can not be noticed at all. To do the math: Air compressor air consumption...

Top Radiator Mount Thanks to a great idea from 'goldeneagle', I do not have to take all the piping inside the control console back apart. So I was able to make the top radiator mounts, rivet on the hood latches and install the air compressor intake kit from Cummins. I used parts from the...

Excellent idea goldeneagle! I already went and bought a pipe union and will fix it as you suggested....thanks a bunch!!!! Soni

Matt, Justin and I have been kicking that idea around for a while....problem is that the way the cab is sitting down over the front of the tire makes it very difficult to turn it in to a four door. The second cab would have to be all the way behind the front tire with a considerable spacer added...

A Small Setback...... So I feel really stupid this eve.....I spent most of the day re-doing all the hydraulic lines and pipes in the control console, just to discover while picking up my tools, that I did not put any pipe-sealant on the threads of the VERY FIRST thread joint coming out of the...

Anywhere from $2500 to $4500.....I have an extra one for sale for $2500 if you need one. Soni

Getting the driver side buttoned up..... Well.....I feel that my progress is just agonizingly slow these days....I'm sure you guys are getting pretty tired of looking at the same area of the truck over and over, with just tiny bits of progress. I guess they do say that the 'Devil lays in the...

Ha ha ha.....that would work! I just tell them yours is stock!!! lol Does your SEMTT really sit that much lower then my FEMTT?

Boy....you must have 'Hawk Eyes' jdknech....I can barrely make that out myself! LOL Yes, the vehicle in the backgroung belongs to a friend of mine. It is an M920 that I might have to convert to a FEMTT.....he said he wanted to wait until I get mine done. Apparently the final decision will be...

Hmmm....I do have the 20" rims already..... but I think they require at least a 6" lift kit to put a truck in to the magazine now days.....Lol

Control Console Install Today I'm back to work on the FEMTT and I finally got the control console and the hydraulic tank installed back on the truck. This went relatively smooth except for the return line to the hydraulic tank, that just had to interfere with my new exhaust pipe.....:roll: So...

Well....since I got called to work on the railroad, it does not look like it now.....I still have at least one solid week of work left on the FEMTT before it will move under it's own power.....:-| Soni

Oh deer...... Well....here is the living proof that mule deer are smart and seem to like MVs! This nice buck lives behind my PBR....at least during hunting season! :mrgreen: