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  1. shovelheadmike

    Travel Help MD to NC

    While I would not presume to speak for someone else, I'm certain that the members that I personally know in NC, that live in the general Raleigh area near I-95, would not hesitate to help out if/when they heard of the need.
  2. shovelheadmike

    Lockers??

    Very good discussion. An automatic locker on a short wheelbase vehicle on the street can cause some unexpected excitement. However, that appears to not be as big an issue on a deuce where it is more of a problem making sharp turns and tire wear. I do know that automatic lockers are.notorious...
  3. shovelheadmike

    What Is Up With Ouverson Lockouts?

    It is for the different axles that he sales.
  4. shovelheadmike

    Hello from sunny south Florida!

    I know right where you are. I have a couple of customers over by Indian Town, so I fly into WPB several times a year. Nice location. I'd sure rather be there than where I'm at in upstate NY now. Welcome to the site, there are some very helpful people.on here. And there are several members...
  5. shovelheadmike

    Deuce rebuild tag??

    Any thing on the door frames? Perhaps painted over? Any tags on the axles?
  6. shovelheadmike

    Generator Electricity

    All things being equal, a generator will put out voltage proportional to the speed at which it is turning. The faster it turns, the higher the voltage. This is where the voltage regulator comes in. It you open the circuit, left to its own, a generator will go to max voltage. However...
  7. shovelheadmike

    Deuce tow bar question

    One thing to keep in mind if you are towing a deuce is the weight limits many class C driver's licences have. In NC you are not allowed to tow anything greater then 10,000 lbs. Since an A2 is 13K and the A3 is 14K, you could get a ticket. Don't know about a.bobber, must be real close to 10K.
  8. shovelheadmike

    Coolant in oil, can it be separated?

    In the power industry, we use cengrifuges a lot to keep lube oil pure. They ALL have a very large heater up stream of the centrifuge for that reason, but also because they are much more efficient with heated oil.
  9. shovelheadmike

    Bumper number etiquete

    Do it! I'm putting the numbes from the unit a friend served in when in Iraq in honor of his service--even though my A3 served these with the Army National Guard.
  10. shovelheadmike

    Lockers??

    What I was trying to get at was that it appeared.to me that there woild be less.shop time to pay for with the ARBs than any of the automatic lockers with less.work on the center carrier (which is entirely replaced with ARB).
  11. shovelheadmike

    operating mep-003 in a snow storm

    It is ok to ground the gen frame with a ground rod. However, it is.not mandatory. Either way, it is good to separate the ground from the neutral at the gen and run 4 wire from.it into the house. That would.be the two phase conductors, the neutral, and the ground. Be resolutely sure that...
  12. shovelheadmike

    Winch tensioner

    Have the Warn 18K electric on my A3, and it.came with the cable tensioner. Sure is nice. Perhaps one of those could.be fitted to the A2 PTO winch? The Warn 18k winds from the bottom.
  13. shovelheadmike

    Lockers??

    Are all of the after market lockout hubs really that bad? Even the Oversons? After all, it is not like we are putting very much HP to them with either an A2 or the slightly more powerful A3.
  14. shovelheadmike

    Lockers??

    If you are able to do the work your self, cheaper is likely better. However, some of us are no longer able to remove and replace a 2 1/2 ton Rockwell pumpkin by.our selves. So, when you add on the.labor to do it, the.price difference between the ARB and anything else is not that much more and...
  15. shovelheadmike

    Lockers??

    I really like the idea of.having lockout hubs in the rear and front. Have been trying to figure out some sort of air operated rear axle disconnect. Think that the ARB locking diffs are for.me as they make it much easier to turn, and not just get pushed straight when trying to turn. My A3 is...
  16. shovelheadmike

    Towbar from NC to NY state

    Have been TDY in up state NY all year. Wow, has it been cold (-15) and just won't stop snowing. Won't be back until last week of Feb.
  17. shovelheadmike

    hemmt wheels conversion

    I.hope that you are not.planning on running those modified wheels on the street. They are strictly illegal and are.for.off road use only. If you have a wreck because of.them, and there is.an investigation, you will discover that your insurance will not cover the damages...
  18. shovelheadmike

    24v LED headlights

    I had to pay $250 for a pair of new ones, and they look great! They were the last pair he had.
  19. shovelheadmike

    A3 Transmission Fluid Questions

    Yes, the Dextron will.flush stuff out. That is.why we.change.the.filters...
  20. shovelheadmike

    A3 Transmission Fluid Questions

    Allison told me that the motor oil will varnish really bad when heated with a little load on the trans and should be removed.ASAP!!!
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