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Jones was close, but not the best/easiest. Cut the head off first - then with a cutting torch, blow a hole through the center. Use a tip that is big enough so that its done fast and you don't heat the frame much. It doesn,t have to be a very big hole. Yes, the hole weakens the rivet, as...

Great job on a great project!

It seems that this EUC requirement was first posted from here in Alaska. However, they must have forgotten. I know of one person with an EUC pending, and if I dare say about future sales - currently the trailers all require EUC's as described in their description.

There is a gas tank coating around - I don't remember the name of it, but the antique tractor Guys use it. I have seen it on their sites. Its for plugging holes in tanks. If that neck is all your worried about, once its clean and installed, it won't rust more, in an active gas tank. The tank...

That's a real nice trailer. It takes a lot of work to make it look like that. You can't buy anything that campares, commercially, even for the "buy it now" price.

I needed a set of side boards. The wood on the racks that I had, was way far gone. I used the stakes (modified) with common DF 2x12, and just oiled. I put new red oak in the front headboard & Tail board. The tail board is what you see on the off side, where I store it. Its handy to have at...

I don't have the regulation sides & tarp - would seldom have use for it. They would be in the way. I have on board, about 9,000# of mortor sand, from Anchorage. It was loaded with a loader, of course. Made the trip (about 750 miles), last early May. Nice run, but my legs sure get cramped!

A couple bales going South. Backhaul of timbers from Anchorage. About a 750 mile round trip. It was mostly -25 F, except in the Anchorage basin, where it was warmer. The timber was green and weighed in at about 11,000, net. She didn't mis a beat!

#3 shouldn't be hard to strighten. The pins might be harder. You will have more control trying to do the job with a press, rather then a hammer and anvil. The bushings on the end are important, if the threaded end is the bent part. All those parts are availiable commercially. Try to...

I think it will depend on what you are running the stuff in too. Some of our Iron is pretty old, and not too sophisticated. When the fuel oxidizes, what happens to it? Will the engine care? What part of the engine? Here are a couple of situations that I have direct experience with: I have...

I have a couple of "over the road" trucks and the tank came on one of them, a long time ago, when I changed stuff around. I thought that would be a good place to store it. Don't try to buy a new one, but go to a wrecking yard. You might have to look for a while, but they are around. The size...

100 gallon aluminum truck tank.

As for fuel transfer, the stock one that came in the MEP accessory box is hard to beat. It fits the jerry can/55 gallon (with included extension), 2" NPT thread.....190546874411, has a good picture of it, in case somebody wants to make one! I hope that a new thread gets started, about the...

On these old vehicles, often with much deferred maintenance, all the components need to be re-worked. Grease dries, stuff gets grimed up. I always thought the standard fuel pump was problematic, especially the lower vacuum boost part, which will & can start pumping oil. They were built to be...

In the Old Days, when engines always had solid lifters, and the engine had some wear on it (the engines I was around always did), the rocker arm would wear a grove in it, where it contacted the valve stem/rotor cap. Therfore, you could not get an acurate valve adjustment and find the loose...

Not sure how far you need to go, but you can make up and emergency tow bar, for a short pull. Take a length of 2" pipe and thread a piece of good chain through it. Tie the end to the pintle and the other to one of the shackles. You will need the second driver, but the towed vehicle can't slam...

Any of those tanks have a sealer material on the inside, to prevent corrison. Any welding will burn that finish, leading to future problems. Welding will also cause distortion around the immediate areas. Id stay away from welding. If you want draw studs, solder them on. Clean surface till...

Sometimes they will oversteer when turning, and the steering wheel will become cramped that requires you to stop, get out and straighten the steering wheel (ilke at a stop sign when turning a corner or in a parking lot) . To stop that I have put a couple of bungee cords on each side of the...

Interesting - Vented, as in How? I am also thinking of guages in other applications, like a farm tractor. Do you mean drilling a small hole in the rear of the case?

A friend just won a 101 last week here in Fairbanks that required an EUC. I had noticed that the earlier sale in Anchorage did not require EUC's. Hopefully, the word will spread a little more evenly