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It has NOT been a good day! :evil:
I went to go fishing this morning, but on the way to the lake I got stuck, slid down a hill and got a tree wedged between the bumper and the fender. I broke the drag link and bent the knuckle boot cover! :cry: Trashed the driver's fender, tool box, mirror...
Apparently the previous operator of my M35 w/w was asleep at the wheel, cause it looks like the winch pulled the cable through it. The top and bottom plates are bent, the radiator is slightly bent, and the winch engagement lever is MIA.
I'm thinking that it's still in good enough shape to use...
Like lava rock said. There's a bolt on the top of the filter housing that is right under the alternator. You'll need a 1" wrench or ratcheting wrench. I also managed to use a small crescent wrench on it as well.
Some things you need to know before picking up a truck from auction:
Alot of the trucks being auctioned are from up north. (rust)
They sometimes have all their fluids drained.
The lot guys don't care if the forklift pokes a hole through a radiator or fuel tank.
Alot of the stuff present...
Well I finally got both trucks home this evening around 7. It normally takes me 1.5hrs to drive 120 miles. With the trucks, and a little trouble on the road, it took a total of 7+ hours to make it home.
The low mileage truck has signs of fuel evaporation and rust. This resulted in cutting out...
I was there on Friday and they were 10 tractor trailers lined up with 2 deuces each waiting to unload.
I walked around and looked at the IL ARNG trucks and they looked pretty rough :| If you're planning on bidding I'd be careful.
Well after crawling under the low mile truck in the pouring rain and mud, I've found that all 3 diffs are empty, the t-case is okay on fluid, and I don't have a hex socket big enough to check the trans fluid :cry:
Oh and somebody stole my front tow rings :evil:
So I guess I'll be heading to...
Well, I got to pick up my trucks this morning. The low mileage truck cranked up on its own and the winch truck needed a jump start. Both are D turbos (but do whistle a little?) Both had good brakes. The low milage truck has a body in decent shape, but the winch truck has some rust on the pass...
Monkeythumbs,
1. D turbo
2. Brakes pedal was on floor like in the pic, didn't get to check for missing parts though.
3. Batts were dead, but they jumped off one of mine for me. He offered to go get the truck for yours but I was running out of time.
4. Troop seats are intact. In fact everything...