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Yup...I never use the high side either! Here are a few pics of the steel "skid-pan" that we used to move a 237,000 pound steam locomotive 1/2 mile down the streets of La Junta, CO this April. It was entirely welded up with the little Miller matic 200.....On the highest setting of the "LOW"...

No...I'm actually using a mid 1980s Miller Matic 200. It is an awesome machine....I really wish Miller was still still making it.... :(

Well....maybe it's just ME..... but as pointed out above, you can't really tow it with a towbar if it has a flat tire. Learned that in the 9 years that I was runing a wreckerservice...... :rolleyes:

Darn....long day..... but here are a few pics of the mounted spare and the fenders under construction.....

Ok boys and girls, I'm finally back on the FEMMT project!:grd: I had to suspend work on the project to move the La Junta locomotive and then had a bunch of small jobs and trips that kept me from getting back to working on the FEMMT. So I started by hoisting the spare up on to the mount and it...

All part of the "witness protection program"......they make you change your name.....:roll:

Ok guys.....Sorry about the delay in updates! I was up to my eyeballs in that loco moving job I mentioned but I just got done with it. I simply had no time to go on SS..... :cry: I did not get the FEMTT done, so I had to borrow a truck for the job. I will start working on the FEMTT again this...

Looks like that radiator will work great as far as the size goes! The frame extensions for the winch are a great idea and should work perfect!! Can't wait to see it with the cab on.....:-D

Spare tire carrier Well, dispite some 45+ mph winds I did get the spare tire carrier and davit mounted on the passenger side of the ROPS. In it's new location the arm of the davit is to short to swing the spare tire clear of the truck, so I'm going to have to lenghten it about 5". I also had...

YES....THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT!!! Thanks!!! I had a funny thought though..... getting these cool "visuals" to me, is probably similar to a mom looking at an ultra sound and being able to learn the sex of her unborn child!!! :-D I am working on the spare tire mount and it's corresponding...

Does it have to be military? My friend has a 1985 359 "Pete" that has a tall narrow radiator....should not be to hard to find one of those at a truck salvage yard. If you like I can try to take a picture this weekend, so you can get an idea what it looks like.

You are so good at this "computer picture thing".......I'm totally jealous!!!!! I kind of have the spot for the spare picked out on the passenger side just far enough back to stay below the top silouette of the truck. I am trying to keep the driver side free from any big "stuff", since the...

Running steam locomotives for may years, the top of the boiler in the cab heated and cooked many great meals for my fireman and I on long trips across the mountain!!! :-D A spare parts storage would be great up there! I will do just that and put a temp sensor in there, to see what kind of...

Yeah....best resolution I have seen of this pic for sure......Nice call on the LVS btw!

Thanks for the great input and the illustrative sketches! I will definately try to figure out somthing along your idea. I will have to see though, just how much "real estate" will be left after things like the spare tire, the hydraulic reservoir, the air cleaner and the muffler/exhaust.

Thanks for the nice invite and the tempting "bribe" Richard!!! I would love to attend and I will try and see if I can swing that somehow....let's keep talking!

You guys are too funny!!!! :popcorn: Anyway, as pointed out the doghouse on HEMTTs is the hight of the cab top. I agree with the aesthetic advantage of a lower hood but the reason for the full high design is tha fact that it doubles as a ROPS. It would not be very effective if it was not full...

Of course there are times when I wonder what the heck I was thinking when I thought that this was a GOOD IDEA, but most of the time I enjoy the challange of seeing the project through and just endulge in solving all the little daily problems. What makes some of these projects less enjoyable for...

Yes I will post it for both, the airline fittings and the electrical plugs, as soon as I got the info confirmed. I will also post the part numbers for the mating Deutch connectors, that fit the ones on the cab. Soni

Looks all very exciting!! It will be interesting to see the 5 ton without the hood, so that I can get a picture of what kind of modifications that setup is going to encompass. I have never owned a 900 series 5 ton, so I really don't know what they look like under the hood. (except for the very...