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Hey Rusty, There is another option for all of us who own and drive REAL MAN trucks! Its called THE TOW COMPANY. Yes, and heres how it works, when you break down, you turn on your ham set, space radio, or what ever other contraption you may have powered up, and call a professional tow company...
And remember what Sergeant Bonecrusher says: davidB56, tighten that emergency break too! And have wheel chocks tied to the truck so that when you park on a steep hill. it wont be able to roll!
Perhaps I misunderstand you Sir, but I read that the pull valve was dumping air. Do you mean " the fittings" that the pull valve assembly itself is leaking? Or that the pull valve has a dump fuction and is presently misfunctioning? IF I may: Either tighten the fittings, or replace the valve.
I am confident with rebuilding because of the availability of the TM's. If you not in a hurry, set up your work space with lots of light, and dont forget that real mechanics use SNAP-ON tools!
Dear Ajax MD, I see you have heavy moving to do with your vehicle, may I share some of the simple imlemets I use to assist me in such work: crowbars, different legnths, moving bars, ( real long steel bars) plumbing black pipes , both 1 1/2" and 2" nominal size, five foot lengths
engine hoist...
Hi rusty, and I like your idea about the support the extra guages give you. Of course, being a frenchman at heart, i would prefer a damsel in the passenger seat ( one of the mcGuire sisters) to be my guage eader!
Hey cattlerrepairman, When I was in reenactment there was a germen unit that had an original hanomag. It was about 1 ton, and had 4 wheel steering! The reenactment germans also use the check 108 half track and dress it up as german. At that time I was driving a WC53 and a .50 cal propane gun...
AHA ! So there it is. Thank you, and i iike the idea of being able to read both prerssures.
Isnt it true that this special feature of yours, is characteristic of all Steel Soldiers enthusiasts. Here we share our appreciation of our beloved machines, and it is such a pleasure to see how all of...
Hello brake conscious troopers, and for my M35A@, here is a question for a Sunday: The assumption is that the hyd stop lamp sw, as shown in the diagram, is the brake switch bringing voltage to the rear brake lights. My question is, where is this switch physically? Thank you
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