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    Official 2013 SS Georgia Rally Info SSGR13 thread

    NA your a piker compared to the GREAT MR. G
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    Official 2013 Georgia Rally Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Thread

    I am looking for TWO compleat front driving blackout light units (mount, housing ect.) that are NOT gold plated for a future project .
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    Downshifting question

    The reason they say don't downshift is that most new drivers do not know how, this leads to tore up trans, overspeed, twisted drivelines, ect, ect. In the military it is easer/cheaper to say "DO NOT" then it is to traln how to do something. Down shifting won't hurt a thing as long as you KNOW...
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    Picked up a knuckle boom!!

    Wet stacking is when you idle a diesel and not hot enough, you will get UNBURNT fuel in/out of the stack, this will wash the rings/cylinders, the engine does not stay hot enough just idling to burn ALL the fuel, even if warmed up before.
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    Flat towing a 5-ton, tow bar feet modification questions/opinions.

    There was some in the classifieds but they go very quick, still worth a look, try ebay, I got mine from a SS member "SEMIS" I think that is the spelling, this was a few years ago
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    Flat towing a 5-ton, tow bar feet modification questions/opinions.

    Most of the time off the top, also just clearing the bolt heads will NOT allow enough UP movement if attached to the lower brackets on the 939 series, and not enough DOWN movement if attached to the top brackets, the 1 1/2" holes are to close to the tb end I went though the try to make the 1...
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    Flat towing a 5-ton, tow bar feet modification questions/opinions.

    The 1 1/2" x1" adpaters have the 1" end at the end of curved ears to allow the adapters to pivot DOWN so the tb will have a straight pull from the pentle also to allow up/down movement of the towed vehicle, Just milling the adpaters to clear the bolts won't work because the tb will be put in a...
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    Combination spring and service brake chamber rebuild

    YES dangerous but can be done SAFELY, I have repaired/rebuilt many over the years, ONE thing use a NEW caging bolt if you rebuild, just to cage, use the USED supplied bolt, If you need to replace the spring, there is a SPECIAL long release bolt/tool, plus a cage (retaining device) to use to...
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    Combination spring and service brake chamber rebuild

    I am sure -24p-1/24p-2 will have the numbers and pictures you are looking for.
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    Combination spring and service brake chamber rebuild

    location requires MORE then UNITED STATES
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    Aug.10, TOUCH-A-TRUCK, Gainesville, Ga.

    Well this Sat Aug.10 is the the day, so far there are 2 most likley 3 that are going to show their trucks at this event (my 819, Scotts m35a2, and maybe Swiss's m62), anybody else want to want to show there trucks, REMEMBER THIS IS A TOUCH-A-TRUCK event, thist means that kids of ALL ages want to...
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    charging & brake question

    Sounds like air in the system, adjust them up, as you do look for leaks, no leaks, bleed them, leaks found, fix then bleed
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    USMVP Camp Germany Andernach 2013

    Thanks for posting
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    HELP in Knoxville TN

    You can get one made locally, I WOULD REPLACE ALL FIVE rubber hoses, fix the truck (bleeding ect,,) get it home, then NOT drive it till ALL the other hoses are replaced, OR replace all of them where it sits, either way, if one is rotted, a very good chance others are. This EVENT is a GOOD...
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    ETS DITY Move with M932 Fort Benning, GA. to Oregon

    No not a crazy idea, just a idea on what to do, Thank you for RETHINKING this,
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    Weight carrying capacity of a bobbed deuce!?!

    The DIFFERENCE is that there is a DESIGN and ENGINEERING trail back to about 1946 for a 2 1/2 ton THREE axle 6x6 military cargo truck, this DOCUMENTATION details and specified EVERY part, it specified the uses, non uses, capabilities. this DOCUMENTATION will hold up in any court in the land...
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    Weight carrying capacity of a bobbed deuce!?!

    The above plan WILL work right up to the time something happens, then lawyers will send you THANK YOU notes,
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    PTO help

    It is most times direct for pump drive running about 1000/1200 rpm, it will take some time to find the correct rpm so as to have enough hyd. pressure/flow with out to much. I would install a pressure gauge
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