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I have a RIGID 1/2" battery impact, been using it for a few years as a mechanic. Great unit and very handy.

Diesel for the better fuel economy, longer engine life, and all the options for biodiesel.

For your price range (and running air tools) go with a 5 gallon air tank and 1 or 2 electric air compressors. The 5 gallon tank will provide enough air storage so you can remove/install all the lugnuts on 1 wheel at a time. Second air compressor refills the tank twice as fast.

With winching if there is nothing to anchor to you can bury your spare tire and anchor to it. Last resort option

Installed 3 storage boxes onto the front of the truck recently. When lift towing another vehicle the front end of the truck gets lighter, light enough to lift the wrecker's front tires off the ground in some cases. To help with that 2 boxes were mounted behind the front bumper and loaded up with...

Good starting point. Vera, is that in reference to "Firefly"?

From the factory there are zero heavy duty/medium duty US over the road trucks with all the traction equipment. Even the drilling rig moving trucks with 5 axles have at most 3 lockers and usually none. So the easiest way is to find a vehicle with some of the equipment and add the rest as needed...

With 7 kids so 9 people total in the vehicle (max) with some room for comfort your limited to suburban, excursion, or fullsize van. Might get 15+ with a gas suburban on 31-33" tires but expect 13. Better with a diesel but not as common. Excursion's tend to get single digits with gas and low...

Just picked up this 82 over the weeend. 22r, 5 speed 2wd long bed that runs/drives great. Bed has rust holes in multiple spots but the rest of the body and frame look pretty good.

Great thread. Until the last few years all my trucks have been old, some dirt cheap. My favorite was a 79 K5 blazer that I paid $300 for and drove it home. Used it mostly for rock crawling and camping trips in Utah. Locker in the rear axle and 33" tires. Before that had a 87 4runner, 22re 5...

You mentioned earlier that you lost alot of power when you changed tire size and were thinking of regearing, why not just increase the engine performance instead? These motors have alot of room for reliable performance increases for a cheaper price than regearing.

Contact a oil test company such as Blackstone Labs and send them a oil sample, they will analyze it and let you know if they find something out of the ordinary. Increasing the fluid capacity does not lower the temps overall. Helps slow down the rise in temps when you are working the truck...

It was a long night. The cargo truck behind my wrecker had buried itself past the headlights. Initially tried to pull him out with my rear 45k pound winch but the cable snapped, steel core was rusted badly (now has a replacement cable). So backed up to him, tried a few pulls with a strap that...

Rear suspension is flexed out. 47" tires

Not the same thing. A code reader is only capable of reading your error codes and possibly (depending on the model) clearing them. A diagnostic scanner will let you go further into detail and has more capabilities.

If stopping to change the tire slows down others enough to where they are complaining, and not helping out, they need to leave or learn some manners and patience. A spool itself will likely suffer no problems but the axle shaft that is attached to the smaller tire will not last. The tire will...

Did you take a dial indicator and measure the difference it each gear and bearing when you tore into the diff? You will find excessive wear from the difference and it adds up pretty quick. Much more damaging with a spool, locker, or limited slip (snapped axle shafts/burnt up clutches) but even...

Even with an open diff it will cause damage over time if driven like that on pavement. Rotate the oddball size tire to the unpowered axle

Looks good. What cargo are you planning to haul with it? Anything permanently mounted in the bed?

The other Trail manor models can be used on the 'cab behind engine' model trucks, those cabs are short enough that the slide out goes over the cab without issue.