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Hey Tom In the "North", we're above tree line. I always joke that the Propane Torch is to light your spare tire on fire to get warm. There are some communications on the Pipe Line Haul Road around the Pump Stations, otherwise, you on your own here! Lee In Alaska

Actually, I have considerable experience, just using the the racks and its canvas cover. But that is more like just tent camping. I have dreamed of the ridgid box, that you describe. Several time I went to the north Slope of the Brooks range to pick up a friend & his mules with an M211 & a...

SAE 75/90 GL has about eliminated the need for changing lube oils. When it gets cold, the gearing will cut channels in the lube, sling it off, then they run dry, metal to metal. Before "multi-weight" lubes, we usually just ran the SAE 75 all year. Only when working hard in the summer at temps...

-20 F is actually a good temperature for equipment operation. The snow/ice /hardpack provides good traction (the warmer, the more slippery), without the more sever problems, extreme cold presents. What you describe about your speedo, is typical. The lube resideau in the cable & instrument gets...

The oil on the tranny, should smell like gear lube, if that is what it is. Engine oil doesn't smell much. Needs to be checked often, to see what's happening. A broken line can dump all the oil in a couple of minutes & there would be a hell of a mess. If the engine is using oil, it can use up a...

Might not even go that fast (70 mph), unless your turning the engine faster then the normal 2100 rpms, even with the OD. Those highway trucks, run much taller gearing. Lee in Alaska

So you want it both ways - a balancing act. Not an uncommon problem!. Lee in Alaska

I'm a "Has Been" welding instructor. Back in the Pipline Days here, I qualified welders for about everything/every kind of Job. Welding is a trade - it takes a while to learn it. Once you have the basics, then you need, Practice, Practice, Practics!!! The Vocational/Technical School course will...

There are comercial ones availiable. They differ some in abberanve though. Otherwise, they are usually around on old vehicles, etc. I have noticed, they dont have a real high depamd, unless you need one. Lee in Alaska

That shaft is "off-center" in the four bolt flange, that you removed the bolts from. You can see that in the picture. Rotate the four bolt flange, till the 3 oclock bolt hole, is at about 12 oclock. If you need a wrench to turn it, make one from something like 1/2" x 2", then drill two holes...

That shaft is "off-center" in the four bolt flange, that you removed the bolts from. You can see that in the picture. Rotate the four bolt flange, till the 3 oclock bolt hole, is at about 12 oclock. If you need a wrench to turn it, make one from something like 1/2" x 2", then drill two holes...

Hi Sam I'm not versed in your Wrecker, but more in other equipment. I'd look for another problem. Can you drop that whole roller assembly? Check it to make sure its all right and sizes haven't changed? Is there curd/debris inside the main tube, preventing the extension from raising? Is the...

The originals (NOS) will last a long while. Repairing and re-welding is hardly worth the time..... I once spent most of the day re-welding a system on the M211 and it just kept showing up with another weak spot. The material errods away. Re-start with a new system. "Twice Pipes" sound...

Put a new one on and keep the old one in the clutter box for a spare. Lee in Alaska

Wheel width is not everything. There is also the wheel "offset". The amount that the wheel extends on the inside of the bolt flange surface. Of course a wider wheel will allow the side walls to stand straighter, but you don't want the wider part on the "inside". The offset is easiest to measure...

The Rule is: Unfiltered fuel, is dirty fuel! Water is easy to seperate from fuel in the winter, if its outside. The water simply just freezes in the bottom of the barrel - pump off the top. Just run it through a filter first. Or a funnel and a chammy cloth is the first choice of airplane Guys...

RE: I If it was running OK before, it is probably just air. Not familiar with that vehicle, but if that filter is mounted in an upright position, its often best to fill the filter manually FIRST, before you try starting it. Otherwise, you can crank all year, and it still won't start. Lee in...

conection to the +24 terminal & the (+24) small terminal. Be prepared for the starter to jump on the floor with torque. Might want to hold it down with your knee, or even put it in a vise. Lee in Alaska

If you want to test run the starter on the floor with battery cables, hook the negative/ground lead to some substantial part of the starter housing. Hook the hot lead to the large solenoid terminal, marked +24 in the picture above. The with a small jumper wire,make a momentary

RE: Fuel tank I have used several things: cut a strip of the 90# felt roofing material they use to underlay roofing shingles. Also nylon type web strapping. It comes in different widths. It doesn't soak up moisture the way the cotton fabric stuff does. But if you want that, cotton stuff, (which...