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Pressurized tanks are heavier and still need a way to pressurize the tank

Grounds are often overlooked but are a necessary item. Personally I tend to add grounds if I have electrical gremlins. I do hate ECU’s It is so much easier to deal with the old mechanical stuff

Actually I have found the complete opposite to be true. Most 4wd pickups, SUV’s and jeeps do not come from the factory with lockers and can get stuck very easily in the sand or mud. Large trucks, class 7 and 8, are delivered with lockers if they are ordered for off highway service. As long...

What countries are that?

You are right The first step is to design and build a simple vehicle that uses common truck parts. Part of this involves specifying components that are much heavier than actually required so they don’t fail. The next step is to know the vehicle and what it is capable of and don’t get crazy...

That is just trying to stir the pot. You can actually avoid everything but the pandemic

Benimble you have to have a plan. There are really two separate issues One is mechanical breakdown. The second is getting the vehicle stuck. Nether one is very hard if you simply work through the problem. And yes it will not be cheap but most issues can be avoided or simply reduced to...

On the mountain passes I see it all the time. People driving a four wheeler towing a trailer riding the brakes so much they start smoking.

That thing is ugly

This discussion is interesting. The problem with most drivers is that they simply follow the taillights in front of them. When driving you need to stop playing with your devices and drive. You need to watch not just the taillights, but the road as far as you can see, you also need to watch...

I do carry my custom titanium walking stick with a very sharp pointed tip on it. All of my vehicles do have an appropriate tool in them. It is funny that the most convenient place to store said tool is either alongside behind the drivers seat and in all the years and inspections it has never...

There are a lot of options for wheels. You could see if a forklift tire manufacturer could mold rubber onto a rim. You could talk to a tire retreaded to see if they can bond a tread to a flat rim. A lot of wide rims are actually flat in the middle, you could cut off the edges. They make bolt on...

That is the best use for an 8.2. That engine was so bad that even the Detroit dealer would not work on it. They would simply replace it. I seem to remember they liked to blow head gaskets for no reason. We used a lot of those engine blocks for mooring boeys, boat anchor.

Why a snorkel?

The 10 lug bud wheels on the truck indicate that it is probably a heavier spec with air brakes. Based on this the front axle is probably a 9,000 lb axle Without the year, vin and the vehicle rating decal it is impossible to know how the vehicle was built. The C series was in production from...

Yelling? And this from the grammar police! Very rarely do I ever have to go to court because my reports are not challenged and are accepted without the need for clarification or explanation. The only reason he would have to dynamite the brakes is if he was speeding through the park, so you...

As a former LEO you should have learned about the FHA Bridge Weight Law at some point in the academy. Around here every LEO is at least aware of the standard classifications of the Bridge Law. Since you are operating a truck with a GVW of over 26,000 lbs a class B, or A, CDL is required and...

It’s makes really good margaritas!

You are correct 11,500 lbs for the M1165 Still to light duty for this application

You can’t legally get 62,200 lbs on a three axle highway truck, without permits The bridge law limits a single axle to 20,000 lbs, tandems to 34,000 lbs and the steering axle to 12,000 (corrected to 12,000) The front suspension of the MTVR is only rated for 16,000 lbs, nothing really special...