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Welcome. Nice to see another Florida member. We have a something like 7 to 10 members within about 30 miles of Tampa and several more down towards Sarasota and Ft. Myers. Do you have any mil stuff? I don't have any mil trucks myself. I just have the old International semi that's in my avatar...

Hi Mitch, I got your email last week and I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I got sidetracked on other stuff and forgot to send you a reply. Sorry about that. I have a friend up there that I thought might be able to help. I sent him an email the other day but yesterday I found out...

Just rub it in, why don't you? :D

Sweet! Can't wait to see how it all fits together when the cab and fenders are put on. Why they had to put the turbo like that I don't know as it makes the exhaust a bit tricky. I've been toying with the idea of a non turbo Cat 3208 powered bobber myself but with a commercial 6 speed tranny...

I've driven the Alaskan Highway 6 times, 4 of which were in the winter and 2 were from Anchorage to Florida, with a car or semi truck but never on a motorcycle. My hat's off to those who participated as that's one wild ride to do on a bike. I used to work as a mechanic for the House Of Harley in...

Well, seeing as how you are on the other side of the pond I'm not sure how much info from those of us in the States will work for you. How common are Cummins 5.9's or International DT466's? If they are as common for you as they are here then I would look at them first. They can be turned up some...

When I read the auction this part pinged my alarm: "The pictures posted are from about 4 years ago. It had the hoses when it was parked at the storage." The guy starts the auction with a $1,500 starting bid (and a reserve higher then that) and he can't bother to get current pics? Something...

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Speaking of RV classification I have a long wheelbase International semi truck that I was going to put a larger sleeper on and convert it to an RV. Kind of a Toterhome on steriods. It has a Cummins 350 with a 13 speed Roadranger tranny. If you are interested in a trade let me know. Ruppster

Not necessarily. But I would go over a frame of a plow truck with a fine tooth comb first, especially around where the steering box bolts up as this is a very weak area on 80's Chevy trucks and prone to cracking. JPDC says he has given extra maintenance to his truck and I have no reason to doubt...

I was there. I was the lard arse on the other side of the table with Cessnatwin. I was sitting across from the SS member formally known as SixSpeed and I tried to pick up the tab for the whole table but some jerk behind me tricked the poor waitress in to giving your bill to him instead, so I was...

When doing parking lots the shorter wheelbase is easier to deal with then a long bed pickup. A perfect combo would be an M1009 with axles and springs from an M1008. Depends on the size of the lot or driveway and how much snow was on the ground. If a lot of plowing was needed I would go ahead...

The downside with a plow truck is the front end takes a beating. I've done snow plowing in Alaska so I have first hand experience with how a plow truck is used. I know a CUCV is built tough but that does not mean the front end is bulletproof. Plus the transmission and rear axle see a lot more...

Don't know what size tire he has and he didn't say. The problem is he will be towing a civilian trailer, not a military one. A civilian trailer is meant for use with a fifth wheel that is not as tall as the one on a military 6x6 tractor. Combining a tall civilian trailer with a tall 6x6 military...

I drove down from Alaska back in November/December of '09 with a semi truck and trailer. I have a Class A CDL and might be able to help. Send me a pm if you can't find a driver (I don't want to hijack this thread too much :) ). How about replacing the tall military 5th wheel with a lower...

Alex, the problem is is that he has to deal with Texas and they have many rules that just about everyone else doesn't have to deal with. The norm in the trucking industry is that the tractor has the combined hauling weight tied to it and the trailer tags are just basic tags. But in Texas you...

From what I understand there are two or three different styles of water pumps for the 855 Cummins. So if you go looking for a rebuild kit for the water pump you will need to know what style pump you have. As far as the actual rebuild I don't have a clue. Should not be hard to find a rebuild kit...

That was a nasty one, wasn't it? :D The lightning was really bad this time around. I have my computer stuff plugged in to a UPS and a couple of surge suppressors. After I heard one of then make a pop noise I unplugged everything, even the TV and cable box. I just now plugged everything back in...

Either Wednesday or Thursday is fine with me. As far as hotel you're still active duty military, aren't you? If so have you checked with MacDill billiting about a room? Maybe they could set you up. I don't have a military truck (at the moment) but if you still need to be picked up or dropped...

Yeah, I wonder who that could have been? :roll: The trick is I think he is looking for someone local to him to modifiy HEMTT rims to fit his truck, not a source for them. At least that's what it sounds like to me. Ruppster