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This site has evolved for the better over the years: there is much more tolerance for innovation, re-purposing, and modernizing. I once was told here that , by deviating from stock factory as-issued condition I was being disrespectful to the memory of servicmen. Ouch. I do not miss those days.

Yeah, I relocated a bunch of stuff. Big rocks 1, Air Tanks 0

It is helpful to have a BIG friend....

Cab bushings...drill + holesaw...viola! Should be OK through temperature extremes, because, well, they are all-season radials ;) Cut out several, stack 'em how you like.

My registration in AZ is coming due. Anything 1-ton and up is considered commercial. One can specify the GVW, however, with 8000 lbs being the minimum. Tucson municipality has a parking ordinance that over 18,000 lbs can only be parked along designated truck routes. Since my truck was put on a...

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The owner says air lockers, yes, I will have to research some more.

Am considering these: Marmon Herrington 5.85 ratio.

Mocking up side mount spares using MRAP tire carrier upgrade kits. Too bad the LMTV wheels do not fit, bummer. Will have to come up with some kind of adapter for Plan B, or a Plan C ?

The pictured aftermarket with the external shock will not clear the bigger tires. I suppose I could calculate the correct rate/travel of a coil-over, then install something close to that, then take it out when it does not work and try other ones until I find one that DOES work.....

I deleted the one on my truck, along with it's three trouble-making brothers behind the driver's step.

So the roll bar got a splash of color. And I center mounted a better crane. This one I can operate from the ground, and the boom extends much farther than the HF crane that was replaced. The crane mounts to re-purposed lifting extensions from the rear, mounted between the frame rails.

Hillbilly hack : I got a set of magnetic tow lights from HF. With a coupon nearly free. Plugged into the round trailer connector= done. This works for the trail, as I can unplug + unstick the entire assembly and store out of the way.

I had performed the "Ronmar front gladhand delete" with no issues. Removed the rear gladhands a long time ago by plugging the outputs of last valve in the train. You see, I plan to tow nothing nor get towed as if it was a trailer. Anyway, I was sitting in the cab with the truck running then...

Yeah, I am a pretty romantic guy. Forty years of professional success. But I am ready to hand the torch over to you smart guys ;)

As an old-school Engineer, margin is my most favorite thing. You see, in the conflict engagement arena, future CONOPS will be more challenging, not easier. If today's design has margin, then it will accommodate future environments without redesign + requalification. The trend is to sell the...

The phrase "good enough" stratifies engineering philosophy, and generations, I believe. When I was a young Engineer (back when there were dinosaurs) I would engineer the very best solution that I could, drawing from libraries of technical literature, a university education, and mentors...

Copy that, will do.