Recent content by msgjd

happy easter ! yes, i noticed the nozzle holder is in the spot found on A2's .. but i will tell you there might have been a reason it got moved on the later trucks.. The location is a pain in the butt on the old M49C's , it's almost in the way .. Especially if your muddy boot slips on the...

keep in mind the radios are polarity-specific .. I built a power source adapter for my prick77 and certainly know better, but I was in a hurry to test it by quickly touching the power source leads to the input leads.. I did not mark my leads (bad dog!) , and apparently lost track of polarity in...

There should be about a vertical foot of open space between the bottom of the two end racks and the walkway portion of the deck .. Your model appears it is a bit too tight for the hose to curve underneath to lay along the top of the walkway.. Note: someone stole the (brass) nozzle and i have...

Yep! It's had that nickname as long as I remember !

back when i enlisted i chose army railroading, since it was the 1970's , northeastern roads were in decline and I couldn't hire on anywhere .. There were 3 generations of railroaders in the family and i wanted to be next.. I was thinking at the worst case the army would send me to west...

never seen/heard of one of these animals before .. an LDS in there would make it quite respectable, as if it isn't already with the OS tires and lockers etc !

liquid wrench has sure been around a long time .. i recall 2-pint rectangular squeeze cans and gallon refill cans sitting on a shelf in the area GLF/Agway in the 60's-70s.. Dad had a gallon can in the tool shed stamped 1954 .. I think today this product is made by same outfit as PB-Blaster i...

as long as none of the dump equipment is missing and the hoist pistons aren't bent or otherwise broke, all the rest will just keep you off the street corner for awhile .. Also, check the condition of the welds and crossmembers along the rear area of the bed above the hinges .. They are known...

did around 780 miles a day in various Stars during the 20-teens .. One was a 400 cummins, rest were kitty 4-1/4's and 550's. I hated the acerts .. The outfit's head mechanic had the 4-1/4's outperforming the acerts , but that's no surprise .. Tough trucks , 90% of the fleet ran daily on OW...

I hope that 13'-6" was applied after it was attached to a 6x6 5-ton :LOL:

Going way back when these trucks were new / near-new, i never felt confident the intake preheater system amounted to anything when temps were 25F and lower.. These engines were the non-starters in very cold weather compared to everything else in the motor pool.. Seemed like the preheater just...

I'm not a rubber engineer and am certainly unqualified to say this, but IMO the tire industry created the "steer", "drive", "trailer", and "all-position" labels in an attempt to dummy-proof the issue of "what tires to use where." Then again, there are commercial drivers out there who seem to...

supposedly not supposed to run today's "drive" tires on the front nowadays, but it's never stopped me and i've not had any issues, but I no longer run thru daily DOT areas anymore .. You have a 4x4 and are not a big rig commercial carrier, they shouldn't bother you about it

1: Measured at narrowest portion between the inner bead flanges .. you are correct it's not outside-outside 2: Since your truck apparently is a 1600, yes, 900's are as wide as you should go.. in comparison, 8.25x20's were standard on the 160's of the 1950's , and 900's are a bit too big on...

from what i understand, 22.5 is 22.5 and shouldn't matter , the bead design should be same, there were bias tubeless tires 50+ years ago.. But i am not the expert on bead design .. Your commercial tire man would have the scoop.. I personally have not needed to put a bias 22.5 on a rim that...