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It was nice to meet you amaverick88. I can't post a link with this, but if you go to my profile you will see a M536 thread that has a link to the trailer's TM.
The doghead entry in the steel soldiers dictionary is growing by the minute. First it was just a pronoun (his name). Then it became a verb (did you doghead your cucv yet?). I'm pretty sure "at the bigger & better rallies" you will over hear stuff like "did you see the way he dogheaded through...
Just the nuts/ bolts. I would try a real hardware store ( not home depot).
Yes on lowering from above. A trans jack might work fine, but I really like how the chain fall worked. The transfer will want to rotate when unbolted from the frame. Not a big deal when suspended from above, but...
Clinto and I did mine and it was pretty straight forward. I would advise the use of a chain fall from above (will require the removal of the bench seat) suspended from either a cherrypicker in the passenger door or a beam accross the tops of the doors (windows down). Also, remove the spare to...
I bought several snatch blocks from Coleman's military surplus and used the snot out of them. Think I paid less than 40 each not including shipping. Having said all that If you are serious about synthetic line don't even think about using a surplus block, all of mine have had grooves and rough...
Awesome! Just need to clean all those "spares" out of the box, add 5-7 tons of ice & you could keep several thousand cans of your favorite beverage at just the right temperature on all the trail rides!
I have done both, move the winch. IMO there are two big things to watch out for...
* protecting the radiators of both trucks when pulling/ installing the winch (a thin sheet of plywood in front of the radiator is your friend)
* getting the gear lash set right on the PTO (gaskets of varying...
by the way the number should represent the weight of the vehicle in tons. Above the numbers there should be a reversible plate that reads "C" on one side and is blank oin the other. The C is meant to be displayed when the is towing, and stands for combined
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