Search results

I found out that one must see and condone, not throw a monkey wrench into the gears of corruption, to pass the gatekeeper.

Yes, seen the letter before. I noted it is in 2000 and it certainly does not take into account that the federal government has decided to sell them at retail prices to the open public....and has already done it now. Then the issue is that it is model specific and these laws seem to be...

Why would a manufacturer not want their vehicles deemed road worthy? I'm 40 miles from AM General and I have never heard that position taken....they take pride in making safe and effective vehicles. Remember the old jeeps with rollover problems? Tell me one design flaw that is comparable to...

Or ignoring what is before our (collective) faces will result in outcomes none of us want. My state senator Randy Head will NOT return my messages on the subject....usually not a good sign.

I'm still concerned about the on-off road thing of the HMMWV. Not so the 5 tons and deuce but then I live in country and have 43 acres. I started when hummers and FMTV's were not available, so never developed the attachment. LOTS of people have however. 5 tons had prices that, if desperate...

Here is a flow control. This one meters in one direction and is free flow in the other. I'd probabably want two of meter in both directions, one on push and one on the pull side. That would slow it down. Normally I meter out, but on such short stroke, meter in and out. Sure...the stiff tube...

Here is the smallestthatI have.....1 1/2" x 1" stroke. Cut the spacers and cylinder for 1/2" stroke. The other piece is for angular misalignment.

The axles are far enough to the rear on this trailer that it may have to handle several tons. Bed from the A3 @ 12' could push 2-3 tons on the pintle. My small loader handles it with ease right now without the bed installed, so empty is probably 400#, with the bed maybe 600#. The one above is...

Good luck!

I use 1" stroke in high security jail locks and have a few that could be made shorter, might have a 1" dia but most are 1 1/2" dia....I'm headed to my little bus where they are stored. Thanks for the drawing.

Tongue from M105A2.

That is the debate I'm having in my planning (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)(more like Laurel and Hardy). Really...can't decide to have a lot of tongue weight and the axle toward the rear or closer to the CG and less tongue weight. Frame under this will be different to keep it low, not simply make...

Tell me the stroke length....I have a supply of air cylinders with short throw, 1 1/2" dia. or so.

Yea...me too. Been putting it off.

Yes, a manual valve and a small double action cylinder. It would be nice to have the same stroke length, especially if directly in line instead of an arm.

Now comes the center of axle decision in relation to the center of gravity...and would it be worth it to build wheel wells to keep it lower? Probably not, as the removable sides would not fit without a lot of modification. So top should end up about where the M1061 sits. To keep the tongue...

I'll use the word "fun"(...but my back is complaining about it). I like building things, solving problems, as much as putting them to work (or for sale). Doing it to trucks has gotten harder since the sales are both farther away and have far less running stock...plus that they get retail price...

Is the truck building air pressure? Do you have an air line to connect to the red glad hand to air them up one at a time?

There are so many threads on that issue, fuel, some less weight with still plenty of payload capacity....comes down to personal preference I guess. It is a lot less work just changing from fifth wheel to a bed.

The last truck I bought is the only one of 16 that started on it's own and has NOT had battery issues. They are not Hawkers. I just sold a M931A2, 2012 rebuild that had Hawkers and one kept draining the entire bank. The guy put in 2 8d's and sold me the 3 2012 hawkers back for $50 each...