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Yes it did run, and very well at that. '79 Chevy short bed, big block 4 speed w/blow-proof bell housing. 14 bolt Corporate rear, Dana 60 front. Big winch w/custom bumper. 40" Ground Hawgs. Truck weighed 7000 lbs. Made it thru any mud hole and was a vvery capable recovery vehicle. It would snap...

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Now what's this about wearing a helmet???

The best guess I can come up with is that its to raise the front of the cab up so that the engine can be easier to work on. Like maybe getting the rear-most cylinder head off??? Or something similar.

Glad you found the problem. Those u-bolts were not far from splitsville. On a side note, we never did figure out why the brakes on the rear of the Oh-9 were toast when we got back from Durhamtown.

Nice truck! You should really enjoy it. I realized that the parking brake beeper drives me nuts. I haven't been able to get the parking brake light in the dash to work. I sure would rather have the light than the beep. I don't want the beep until the air is low.

I did something similar, the main difference is I used a shortened 5 ton dropside. I still need to locate bows, seats, and a cover to shorten. I love me some tructor!!!!! No need to bob, it's short enough as it is. I certainly prefer the 3-axle look.

I have a video of the line-up, but have not been able to post it here. I put it on youtube. Try to copy the url and it says invalid file. You can search youtube for 2012 Cincy area Veterans Day parade if you wish to view it.

Remove the blower motor and take it with you to the parts store. That way you can be sure to get the correct one. There are a couple of different shaft lengths. You may want to consider getting a jump box to keep on hand. Very handy for testing 12v electronics, and very useful when the power...

Nice looking 923. Gotta love those super singles. Hopefully in the coming years the MV participation will increase.

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Pics from 2012 Cincy Area Veteran's Day Parade. Our Steel Soldiers group received an award for Best Civilain Support Unit. Great showing!!!! Way to go !!!!! p.s.- take a CLOSE look at the wording on the plaque. Must not have used spellcheck:roll:

You must be deadset on keeping your cucv original. My front springs were toast. I swore up and down that I wasn't gonna lift my 1009. But after finding out how much the oe springs cost, I went ahead and bought a lift kit with 4 new springs for less than the cost of oe front springs. I am glad I...

Walking away from this would most assuredly result in domestic intranquility.

Soak it good with some penetrating oil. The best is a 50/50 mixture of automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Other than that, get a big breaker bar and snap the bolt and replace it.

The original cable may indeed be the weak link. In case of catastrophic dead short, it also could become an oversize fusible link. All things considered, it could have easily been worse.

Ouch!!! I bet the arc was bright as heck. I felt bad at this year's Ga Rally when I ran over Mike's big cooler with my 1009 when I moved to the other side of the 932 during the bed install. Kenny had his 24v Rigid drill & sawzall which are adapted to hook up to a slave cable. The cooler just had...

Yes it can. I have participated in this particular parade each year since I bought my 1009. Hope to be in the 932 this year if an axle seal issue can be addressed.

So if a person at said motel had a bad battery and the vehicle had a no-start condition, the owner of the vehicle would be forced to tow it off the lot in order to get it runnung???? As long as you are doing simple adjustments, I see no reason why anyone would have objections. It's not like you...

That's a nice score. Definitely more adventures to come. The boxes on my 932 were empty when I picked it up from DRMO. Plenty of equipment on here so stock up and enjoy!!!