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glad you got it out .that sucks the h=winch didnt work .it looks like a hard one to find parts for?hopefully you can fix it without needing parts maybe just something that needs freed up.or was froozen:roll:

i would put a big block on there but not a deuce motor . the deuce is a inline 6 that weighs 1650lbs and would hang out past the front wheels on that stand.not to mention when you tried to rotate it you wouldnt be able to control it and would probably dump it on its side .the engine stands that...

i agree about aamco. i would look around most mom and pop shops are run differently than big shops that have a service writer working on commision telling you what you need .places that get paid hourly ussually work different.,same for the guys actually doing the work if they are getting paid...

stretch i guess the other pile of rubble was a house before a 5ton hit it and it didnt do as good as the barn..i let a friend use my ford ranger once he was backing it in to my driveway and somehow forgot the door was open :roll:he made my door and my fender into one body part house didnt do to...

i would check the cable for cracks it shouldnt be getting water on the inside of the cable to freeze. any hole in the outer cable will cause water to get in making it possible for it to freeze again:roll:

with arbs you wont have to upgrade axles unless you have bigger tires and are gonna beat the heck out of it on hard ground with them locked it .with detroits you in the rears you run a risk of snapping an axle since they make things bind in turns.fronts wont break unless locked in on hard ground...

agreed.you'll love having a dump on there i couldnt live without mine it was the first thing i did to my truck when i got it

wd40 doesnt work as starting fluid anymore they changed it to make it meet epa reg and now it isnt flamable like it use to be:roll:

try tapping the handle on the inside near the bottom with a small hammer i have seen them stick there to

i have had my ebrake freeze a couple of times ussually i put the transfer case in low and just give it a little jolt and it pops free.but you might want to start the truck put the transfer case in neutral trans in third and let it warm up like that it will get the trans and transfer case warmed...

let me know when you pull the fifth wheel off i would be interest in getting from you with the other stuff to make mine into a tractor

im sure its probably frozen i would tap on the drum with a hammer or heat it up and see what happens .it doesnt have to be that cold just a little moisture in the air and wam if freezes

how you looking on this trip you can crash by ,my place or use my shop if you need to maybe i'll convoy with for a little bit .sounds fun.thats alot of driving you are going to need to do as much as possible to fight fatigue . power steering , better seats, mufflers and insultaion will help out...

nice looking truck glad you finally got it home great thinkin on the tractor -skidloader .it would have broke the rollback forsure without them.my buddy broke the bed frame on a roll back loading his f 350 quad cab with 54s on the rollback backwards .opps snapped the frame right where the...

sorry about the window . i think everyone messes up somehow the first time in a deuce i drove mine all the way home from michigan before i realized i didnt have the lights on so all the way home my girl was trying to call me to tell me my tail lights didnt work but we all know how good you can...

normally it wouldnt count but since you have pics and videos we will let it slide this time:-D nice looking truck thanks for all the pics

i think just reg motor oil or even better yet airtool oil

i do a couple thing to upgrade the 400 that dont cost any extra i can double the holding power on the dirrect clutch for free and make the shifts quicker and harder for free to there are alot of tricks to them even though they are just 400s how hard could they be:twisted:

wow 300 for the kit we do them complete rebuild for 495 with convertor.1yr 12000mile warenty:roll:110o hundred for a 400 wow i would stay far away from that shop master kits for a 400 is about 110 convertor is about 60 i would advise you dont do it yourself i spend alot of time talking guys...

there is a valve in the airpack that is moved by the pressure going to the airpack from the mastercylinder it opens letting air in to the cylinder to force the booster to move if it freezes it can not let fluid in the airpack move thus hydro locking the mc or the mc can freeze giving you the...