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I just double checked something that I wanted to add. If you are reusing your triangle bumper supports and not the ones that come off a deuce with winch you will need to fabricate a spacer shim. The winch truck triangles have a 1/4" thick rectangle plate with two holes that match the...

Hooty481, you hit the nail on the head, after my PTO install my tranny also felt different.

I think that rchalmers3's explanation fits my situation. My connections have been cleaned and checked. It seems like the dead (low) batteries were blocking the amperage from getting to the starter. Blocking - so low that the donor batteries were trying to feed them and not doing the starter any...

With the suggestion from Smokinyoda I am posting this to help anyone looking to install the front winch frame extentions. This is a complete list of bolts needed to: mount winch frame extentions, your flipped bumper, and front shackles mounted top and on the bottom of your bumper to give you a...

Thanks for the explanation. The voltage regulator was the key, I thought generators would keep on producing electricity but didn't know where it went if nothing was attached to it. A battery in a vehicle; just like I thought; a pooling area for unused power, thats why disconnecting it would be...

OK thanks, I just can't afford to break anything.

Westech, I got a kick out of that one! I haven't been able to spend a lot of time on S.S. in a while and now my girlfriend is away so I have time to ask dumb questions that have been bugging me. The other (problem) is that there are so many great posts to read it makes my brain hurt, then I...

Thanks Angus, your right, I've looked around and the high price is what has held me back. Does anyone know why when I attach jumper cables to the batteries from another 24 battery set I get crap for starting amps but when I connect the same battery set directly to the + on the starter and - on...

I have a question thats been bugging me, but may sound so dumb that I can't wait to see the response. Whether you are operating a car, deuce, boat, or tractor everyone know that you never disconnect any battery cable with the engine running. This is because the electricty generated by the...

Is the two prong an older style if its not NATO, what is used nowadays?

emr, Flyingvan is talking about SAE 50, GL-5, and GL-1. I am not familiar with these and how they apply to the deuce if the army calls for 80/90?:cookoo:

Thanks Lee, if anyone should know about heat, its you guys in Alaska! How the he.. do you drain your air tanks in winter. Do you have any tips for cold starting and use? Do you use a block heater to keep her warm? I'd love winter if it wasn't so cold![thumbzup]

Thanks Flyingvan, I just didn't want to fry my gears on an oil discrepancy.

Nice, you think like me! (who else in the neighborhood has big green machines, right?)

This is all so complicated, I need to search around other posts to see whats recomended for duece fluids (even the antifreeze - 50/50 h2o prestone mix - ph what?). I run 15-40 valvoline for the engine and the 80/90 valvoline as mentioned above in my cases. Now I fear that I am using the wrong...

I'm confused, are you talking about 40w or 50w for gear boxes or for the engine? Is my 80/90 ok for the gear boxes?

Thanks for the tech. info, I'm still trying to learn how to use the functions here. Sorry to respond so late, yes you are right there is a huge gap between 3rd and 4th, I find that if you don't wind it out in 3rd than you will bog down in 4th esp. on any grade. I have learned to be very...

Thanks for the input. I don't usually have a lot of time to spend on here so I didn't know. But even still I can't say enough how much of a wealth of knowledge is contained here and with Steel Soldiers Members. Thanks again.

"I replaced it with 80w gear oil (I had a gallon of it in my garage) and have found now that it is tough to shift, and the truck won't go into 4th until the tranny warms up." "Seth-O" My 80/90 shifts ok but you need to lightly hold the shifter into gear until it slides in and 4th will grind if...

I was just looking at my profile which everyone has shown to the left and I am confused. What does "Rep Power: 0" and the green square mean? And what is the ranking system all about, I assume it is something to do with the amount of posts you do.