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What a moronic thing to do. The crew cabs are professional Rosenbauer built (I see their R logo in the bottom corner) and not super common. Very spacious. Why one would not design the truck so it maintains the full metal crew cab is beyond me. It is a nice truck. Civilian version with the 210 hp...

Uh, uh pick me! Pick me! I know! Knuckleboom crane!! Tilt bed/wrecker bed AND crane! Hydraulic winch on bed and in front. The bestest vehicle recoverer ever!

Further to @brit4x4 's water pump observations: I also ditched the 600 lbs cast iron rotating radiator destructor (the metal cooling fan; I might have exaggerated) and replaced with a cheap plastic one from Summit Racing. I used the largest diameter fan that fits into the shroud with trimming...

My very first comment is, how nice to work on the airpack and parking brake without a bed on the truck!!! Your knuckles will still bleed, but your back might not hurt as much.

Always great when someone takes the time to document a repair. This will help someone else, @Rhino 5/4 !

What @Mullaney said. If you "need" a winch, I would go for hydraulic. It delivers the power/duty cycle, as well as excellent control and overload protection. Hydraulic lines/hoses are also easier to route than a driveshaft. They figured that out for the M35A3 w/w and also for the Canadian built...

Ok, I'll help push this off topic! My dad bought a 1972 Mazda RX2 rotary coupe brand new and that is my childhood car. White with blue pinstripes. I remember being between the two front seats ('cause kids were expendable, back then!) when he blasted up the highway onramps and certainly did not...

Ah, so easy up here in Ontario, Canada. We get shafted either way, because a vehicle is "commercial" as soon as it exceeds 4600kg GVWR (11,000lbs), regardless of actual use. So, your F-350 has "commercial" on the registration, even though you only get groceries with it. Exempt from daily log...

I admire the tenacity and the sheer sales skills that some of these scammers have. As so often, if they applied their skills in the legal world, they would be able to pull a hefty and legal income in product sales. One of those creatures caught me unawares and, man, was he good. Ended up not...

10k in the bed and 10k towed. Just peek at the data plate. Agreed that the truck (frame, axles) can handle more; the ancient brake system not so much and the low power to weight ratio would be suicidal in today's traffic at max weights.

I feel qualified to chime in, because somehow I find myself in situations where I have to do shady stuff. - can the LDT pull a 14t excavator plus float trailer (tandem axle, I suspect)? Yes. The LDT will be able to get going on flat ground in low range in first gear and your clutch better be...

Good writeups! Any such ingenuity will keep our trucks running longer!

Wait! That does not look military enough! You need to paint it using a mop and bucket! This is waaaayyyyy too nice ;-)

Define "works". Brake fluid should be able to do a few things. Be non-compressible (check; it's a liquid), not corrode everything it comes into contact with, including all the seals and rubber parts (check; ideally it also will inhibit corrosion), not attract and mix with water (DOT 5 does a...

If you ain't bleeding, you ain't doing it right! Changing the master cylinder is one of the more miserable jobs, depending. There is one fastener that is in a very tight spot and, if the master has been worked on before, is likely to have been "omitted" upon reassembly. I was very pleased to...

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It wasn't a lot of effort to install. The brackets are nifty; the passenger side uses the air filter housing bolts in the firewall and one has to drill four holes into the top of the hood to attach the other end of the gas struts. I can take pics if it helps somebody out. I have had it for a few...

The hood handle and the gas struts to lift and hold the hood are great additions.

She is a beauty!

The technical term is "Super Rope" and it is 5/16 EPDM. 3/8 will work as well. If you can get it locally from a trailer or tarp supply it would likely be more cost efficient, methinks. You need about 50ft to do the whole truck. A bit more if you need to do a soft top, too. Otherwise, the usual...