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Not rednecked enough. The sneeker setup is plenty redneck, but probably plenty spendy, as I couldn't locate a price tag. But in absence of countryboy ingenuity, or to cut down on workplace accidents, an electric winch is an excellent idea!

The title is still in my friend's name. I know this because that's the way he sells vehicles (accepts payments after the sale is reached, it's not the first time he's been burned). I'm not the lien holder, but I've personally encountered a few (voluntrary) repo's before, and know the paperwork I...

don't know if I would want the weight of something heavy hanging a few feet off the back of the duece (if it were used to tow another duece). You would have to put some counterweight in the front of the bed, and might be easy to angle yourself into being overloaded. That is a pretty slick...

I wasn't at the creek, so I don't know the conditions...a good rule of thumb around here is to stay in 4x until you get stuck, and then extricate yourself in 6x. This would be true especially if you're wheelin by yourself. Good thinking to drop into low range. Hope you get back to optimum...

I've got an idea of something I want to build, and would like to run it past the group first. A friend has recently shared with me the need to repossess a pickup truck that he was selling to an acquaintance, who has ceased to make payments on the truck. The truck has a blown motor (hence no...

Ok, first question: was it smoking out of the exhaust, or from under the hood?

looks a lot better than mine! I like how you used that small piece to move the bracket out a bit to give clearance for the radiator hose. If I were to copy your design, I might spraypaint the sides thattouch each other bright orange, so that I could find them in the dark when I dropped them...

Don, you might be on to something here. With a little bit of legwork, a guy could become a dealer. Mark it up 50%, ship them (minimum order of 2) in a Medium-sized flat rate box (2 day shipping), and the consumer still only pays 50% of the going rate. Sounds like another deal that's ripe for the...

please post pics of your fab job. I ended up making a new bracket out of angle iron because I didn't want to modify the original bracket and not have it work right.

Jwaller is right on, my previous post was incomplete. You can periodically flip on the accessory switch to check your gauges.

when I was having trouble with my alternator, I disconnected the wires and drove the truck anyway. I was limited to daytime driving, but it would take me a while to need to recharge the batteries. I only used the batteries to start the truck and operate the brakes/signals. Depending on your...

:funny::funny:Ok, you two got me on that one. It would be interesting to see that in action, though!

sounds fishy for the voltage to be jumping that much when you're testing at the batteries. 35v might be max charge for that generator. This may be a really, really dumb question, but it needs to be asked: does your truck use a generator or an alternator? My '72 came with an alternator (internal...

I may one who is contented by mediocrity, but I don't think it turned out that bad. For a rust removing setup that's almost impossible to destroy a part, looks like you've got a good start. I know you've got a busted shovel kicking around somewhere. Run that rebar down through where the handle...

Keeping the tank at least half full might be harder for you than you think. People have habits; habits conflict with reality. I know my dad only keeps a tank a quarter to half full--only has enough to run a day's worth of errands. Something to do with gas prices, maybe doesn't want to fill up...

I suppose with a chaplain's corner, each member can make the decision whether to jump in or not. I may be missing something, because I don't think I've ever tuned in for a webcast sermon from this site. The bad thing about having so many good friends is that some of them leave this world...

good luck getting it welded. I tried to get a 3 gallon motorcycle tank welded on (to seal up the hole above the petcock) and my welder said no way. Something about he'll never weld on a fuel tank again, not after the one he filled with water imploded on him. He said it left him scared and...

Maddawg disposes of his tires just uphill from the rich folks. They might be in motion when he lets go...roflLike this kinda motion....roflall the way down the hill. Until they hit a wallaua I think the rich folks may not like it, but after Maddawg's left the scene, what can you do?fat lady sings

OP-design of the tire has a lot to do with how they hold up with regards to weather-checking. Bias belted tires seem to hold up to a bit more age-abuse than radials. You may not get anywhere near the mileage out of a bias-belted tire, but like rick said, they can have significant age-related...

ahh, peanut butter. the missing link. Thanks!