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I got a tip from a city worker in a local town about 2 M105 trailers they had parked out in the boonies,been there for years not been used at all. I called the city office about buying those and got the blank stare/deer in headlites sound of silence over the phone.Gal said she would check with...

Aint gotta clue what is supposed to be on it but this is what mine has.Just about 100% sure the FD put them on.They are a little narrow(short?) hard to see behind with the cargo Cover on, see kinda ok otherwise.Generic NAPA product I'm thinkin'.

Hey Ken I got pics(if I can find them)

I painted the cab/clip of the truck in my avatar with Gillispie.Thinned with Xylene.No hardener.Fairly cool temp-(even in summer its not "hot" here.)Used PPG DP40/401 Epoxy Primer reduced for a sealer.Was pleasantly surprised as to how quick the Gillispie dried/cured and the long term...

I think by the time you found a multi-fuel engine,got it home, plus all the other stuff you normally don't take into consideration when doing a swap like this,you could just buy a Multi-fuel truck from someone here on the site and not spend a fortune in time dinkin with it. I'm betting you could...

Welcome to the site from Salmon River country.You will find lots of knowledge about these trucks with these folks.That being said, most on here are multi-fuel owners with a small number of gasser drivers such as me. There are a few differences-sheet metal,transmission etc that ARE different...

My old lady calls it "rust porn":wink:

You may want to check out the GSA Auction site.I have seen tank/hose/reel "pony pack" slide in units being sold surplus from the USFS and State Foerstry Service Depts.These are what the industry uses for standard equipment. Seems like Lufkin has been listed for a location. That would not be...

That track looks very close-close enough I would run it and "exact looks" be danged!Yeah, with all the rubber track manufacturers in the world building tracks for 7 gazillian different rubber track excavators and other machines I think copying/building these would not be that dang hard.The half...

Thanks for posting.Nice job on the "restore".I am spending WAY too much time "building" a B-24 bomber,just now getting to the final painting process. I could have built a full size experimental ultra lite airplane in the same amount of time but we're having fun with this anyway.Besides with 3...

Thanks for posting,sorry for your headache! This helps me to understand what may have caused our Civie 1984GMC 1/2 ton's Diesel engine to become seized.Let's just say a FORMER family member (Son in LAW)who was in charge of the the truck may have done the same thing,and caused the catastophic...

Oh, and a question for all the folks who have been using the Latex---has anyone tried it on the Cab/cargo covers, vinyl or canvas? I am aware that some Ultra-Lite Aircraft plans call for using Latex house paint instead of the conventional dope on the fabric-Ceconite, Stites( Dacron actually)...

LOL!!! I am buiding a storage shed to store MV parts in so I will eventually be able to actually get in my shop and actually work on something instead of tripping over parts. I had planned to use some Gillispie OD paint( would be unusual and kinda goes with the hobby it's intended for) but now...

I saw one at a scrap yard a few years back--BEFORE scrap prices went stoopid high. If I'da knowed then what I know now:sad:-------------------

Yep, it's what's called a "High Lead".A gal buddy of mine knows I work in the woods and kindly recorded a few episodes of the Ax-men series for me since I don't have cable and yes they actually had a short story on this style of high lead rig in one episode.It showed footage of Shermans in WWII...

Too bad the tracks for these are SOOOOOO rare,it would be fun to repro-fab a trailer out of spare frames and pieces.Looks to be fairly simple using available parts but any spare tracks (in the world-if you could find any,anywhere---) would likely be used on a powered machine----

WOW! Thanks for posting the pic Catman! Must say that is a first for me!!Never seen or heard mention of a trailer built by the Company but one never knows! First guess would be field mod--but---why? Second thought is---:wink:

Be sure to look at your track guides. I found some that had been "folded" over.Much easier to fix lying flat on the ground while being held up by the rack.I really doubt I could have had ANY luck doing what I did to fix it if it was installed on the machine.There simply would not be room to...

Yep, stole the idea from that same photo:-D.Saw that in my "Highspeed tractor" book by David Doyle.I was thinking of copying that exact design but for the front loader trick I found I did not need to be so elaborate. Spring compressor is pipe or tubing 1 and 15/16 OD and 1 and1/2 ID. 1 and...

I leveled the dirt under the road wheels and put down some ply wood so the track would not "dig in" as I pushed it into position.One thing here--I was not on very level ground and fought a lot harder because of that. Level for both the Cletrac AND the front loader tractor makes alignment MUCH...