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  1. 73m819

    Air Brake Conversion....M818..?

    those pics show a low mounted S-cam, thay are also top mounted, your pot does not hang below the axle
  2. 73m819

    Flip the PTO?

    Originally Posted by 73m819 "A little warning to keep in mind: hooked up to the output shaft, regardless if flipped or stock, it would allow a pump to turn backwards !:shock: ....most of them don't like that kind of abuse!" i believe a few posts got mixed up, most HYD.PUMPS can be set up to...
  3. 73m819

    Air Brake Conversion....M818..?

    you can find both types of air brakes on doners, yes wedge will hang up if maintance is lacking
  4. 73m819

    Air Brake Conversion....M818..?

    somebody on SS took the backing plates, ect for the rears from a old brockway, along with the valves, and used 900 fronts for full air on his 819. the rears are timken (rockwells)double reduction, old cranes, gradalls,mixers, ect. used these axles, if you can find a doner, get the power divider...
  5. 73m819

    Deuce Transfer case PTO Woes and WTB

    drop the oil, see if any NON oil stuff comes out as well
  6. 73m819

    A few detail questions on new deuce

    DB, good call
  7. 73m819

    A few detail questions on new deuce

    the wood block shows NO sign of ever being used with a cable, i think it was used to support a tubo or pipe, as something to run a spool of cable on, it might go with the rotation brake
  8. 73m819

    When is a price too high

    also i know that if you get a shipping quot ONLINE, the ups store wont honor it a lot of times
  9. 73m819

    Boomerang Sniper Detector

    also the specs are written so only one compeny can meet those specs and thus get the "bid" pretty much at the price thay went
  10. 73m819

    Need gasser shackles source

    my 52 m52 gasser had 1"
  11. 73m819

    m109a3 start failure

    loose terminal
  12. 73m819

    Has anyone put a gear vendor in their truck?

    the one i used was fixed, made up slide for both sides
  13. 73m819

    Has anyone put a gear vendor in their truck?

    35 years ago, i built a 56 chev. pu for a work truck, among the many things i did was install a 1 1/2t rear , the gearing was high 4s, if not 5 something, this was fine for what i needed the truck for, but sucked for road use, i found a stand a lone GV unit from a motor home in a junk yard, used...
  14. 73m819

    Replacement winch cable

    if you get somebodys used cable, you dont know the cable, when you uas your cable, you know if or when and how it was used, if it was abused ONE time going around sharp objects, cut, stretched, kinked, overloaded, ect. in some cases being abused bad enough (like broke wires) ONE time calls for...
  15. 73m819

    Replacement winch cable

    NEVER USE USED CABLE except in an emergency, you dont know what your getting with used, EVERY TIME it goes over a sheve it wares, a new cable is just a bit oversize, as it wares the size goes down, anything BELOW the stated size is WORN out. the constant bending will ware the cable out with or...
  16. 73m819

    Replacement winch cable

    remember BREAKING weight is 1/4 to 1/5 of the SAFE WORKING LOAD also known as WL(working load) or WLL(working load limit), LL(load limit), also a fiber core will have a tighter mim. bend then a steel core. a fiber core will have more crush and stretch under load then a steel core. a fiber core...
  17. 73m819

    Preference: Air or electric trailer brakes?

    i would also install a brake control lever on the primary pull vehicle like a tractor, this will give you independent control of the trailer if needed
  18. 73m819

    Replacement winch cable

    you can use steel core, but need to cut the core just like the fiber
  19. 73m819

    Preference: Air or electric trailer brakes?

    id do air
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