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this is somewhat in the thread...I just put disc brakes behind my m1010 and it has the weight valvel and not sure what to do with it.is it neccassary with disc drakes?

I didn't but have a couple buddies who did and they like it as for the ride it's gonna stiffen up no matter what method you use

Instead of buying a lift.get an old set of decent springs take em apart and take yours apart and add 2-3 leafs and you'll be back up there for little$$$.NAPA sells the center bolts for the springs get some new U-bolts and you won't even have to take main spring off of truck

can you use older gears in newer housing?I have 1985 14 bolt ff with detroit locker.I'd like to put dual wheels on ultimately

Mine did awesome this last storm ran for 24 hrs straight.it's even better with a load of sand but I sometimes forget I';m in 2 wheel when pushing it's nice having 7-8000 pounds to push with.Had a 200 yd dirt road to do and this big newer Ford couldn't get 30 feet without spinning and sliding,I...

I have a converted M1010 that I plow and haul wood and scrap metal with and I am impressed with the workhorse of a truck it is but the engine has power issues hauled 3800# of iron in one load yesterday.I know it's a little heavy but don't have a scale while loading and truck didn't squat all...

I use silicone spray it's not as flammable but it will do the job with less stress than staring fluid

I have an M1010 and converted to dump bed it wasn't all that difficult.I strung a cable between 2 big oak trees and pulled tight with a truck and used a chain fall to hoist off weighs about 1000# and the 12V conversion was a breeze.I was going to leave frame long and put tool box between bed and...

Do you need bracket thats bolts to frame?or the shackle?

The more I drive mine the more I like her.Hauled 3100# engine blocks to scrap yard the other day in one load handled it very well and I was right at gvw since box was heavy and now I have a flatbed in it's place.

I just got my m1010 a month ago and worked on it for as long.removed ambulance body and installed flatbed dump,snow plow,removed 24v system reworked glow plugs to momentary switch and we had single digits the other morning I cycled them 4 times and she fired right up without being plugged in,I...

Here's my M1010 dressed for the snow

Hi.I converted my M1010 to 12v and I have a good 24v starter and 1 good 100A 24v leece alt.Does anybody need them?Not sure what they're worth but would be nice to get back some of conversion cost.

Hi..Thank you for the advice I have gotten..I fixed my problem today.Here's what I did.Since I didn't have box on there wasn't any need for all the electricity I had so I swapped out starter and alt for 12v took me 2 hours and $360 now i can plow snow and haul some wood.Thanks again

Thanks..I checked that out it is looking like my option is the equalizer,But what is the deal with replacing my top alt with a 12v alt?can I put it to exixsting wiring or does it need to get creative?Thanks

Hi..I have an M1010 and need to get it charging correctly and happen to be running low on funds for truck till it gets working.Is there somewhere I can get info for putting 12v alt in place of top alt?Thanks for your time Jim

Hi Guy's..I have tried many different things.Here's what I have.an M1010 with 2 leece neville 24v 100 a alt.bottom one is putting out and top one is not.but my problems only begin as voltage is not evenly distributed between batteries.I know I'm not first to go thru this dillemma but just...

Hi Guy's..I'm having a dillemma It's probly been talked about but I can't seem to find it but here goes..I have a M1010 with 2 28v 100 leece alt.Top one is not putting out no juice even when manually excited bottom one put's out 28v.Now here's where I get messed up.Can I just run the 1 working...

Thank You...We bypassed resister and basically put our own 12v system in for plugs,as fo jumping I don't have the slave cable or know anyone who does so I most likely will not be using it.Thank you for your help with this isuue hopefully no others arise (soon anyway). Jim

Hi..Thank you that is helpfull.When I got truck all plugs were bad no resistance on any.I replaced 4 on drivers side and they burned out and you explained to me why in last response $50 lesson for me.Just got back from parts store and all the had were AC 60 10.5 v.What I am understanding is it...