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You may want to talk with the paint manufactures to see what they say about their product and if it will or will not work on the canopy. I would think that it would have to be a very flexible rubber type paint if it was going to stick to the canopy and not crack and fall apart and would...

First time I had to step down to get to the running board to get into the truck. About 3 feet of hard packed snow that I can walk on without breaking thru. Can't drive the truck until I plow the road open. Can't plow the road open until I shovel off the dozer in front of the 5 ton. Can't get...

Carlo, Do you ever worry about slipping on the ice and ending up in the pool? I have had vehicles parked on almost level ground and they have started sliding on the ice. You would have one big car wash!!!

And a bungie cord to hold it on. Attach it to a small hole in the lip of can and the other end of the bungie to the holes in the heat shield. Keeps the can on and the snow out of the stack.

Lots of heavy wet snow this year. The 5 ton is parked for the winter and the dozer is parked waiting until spring to open the road up.

I am leaving my 813 up on the mountain for the winter and it probably will be snowed in until June. The tires get pretty low when parked that long so I jacked up every tire and put logs under the axel to support the weight. I should have 5 or 6 feet of snow up there in a month or so. The 813...

Did you make the trip?

I drove the 813 down the mountain BEFORE the snow hits. There I a little snow right above me and water is freezing and staying frozen all day long. I made the mistake a few years ago waiting too long and drove down the steep trail on ice. Not a fun trip as we slipped and skidded. I parked...

Have you thought about getting a 3/4" impact gun? Sure makes it a lot easier and faster. Did you mount your tires on the rims yourself? I spray the threads with WD 40 and let them soak, then hit them with the impact gun and they come off easier. I took one wheel apart with a 6' breaker bar...

With some Redneck engineering you can substitute colored Saran Wrap for Lexan and keep it under budget. How about a giant BBQ smoker module? Something that you could put a couple whole cows an pigs in and feed an army.

I had a load of wood to haul off the mountain and had a tire blow out 3 miles away from where I needed to deliver the wood. There is a reason they call these the Rocky Mountains, they sure eat tires. The tire was destroyed, so I used the blade and bucket on the excavator to help pull off the...

Was it stuck because the front axle was not engaged? Or was it just lack of traction? If there was ice at the bottom of the snow it could be just not enough traction. Put some weight in the truck helps, but sometimes you need chains. I have slid enough on the ice, even on snowmobiles and...

We got enough snow in September that I had to use the dozer to plow..... Then very little snow until a few weeks ago. Very strange weather with the East Coast getting most of the snow. I have friends on the West Coast who are complaining how little snow they have. I snowmobiled on Monday and...

We have finally been getting some snow. Lots of ice so the 813 stays parked since its no fun on ice. Plus it still has 4 cords of firewood in the bed.

Does this have a temperature rating where it will freeze? I have BEET juice in the tires of one of my tractors and its rated down to -40*. I wouldn't want a big frozen chunk of something spinning around inside the tire.

I finished loading it with wood. The snow from September has not melted and lots of ice on the road in the shade. I have to drop down 3000' on a single lane road with lots of cliffs. So tomorrow I'll get a ride up and bring the truck down for the winter. I've slide down the road in other...

I used a 2 ton bottle jack to spread the bead. I like the idea of using 2 X 4's to hold it open.

We got about 2 feet of snow up at my place last week. Its melted down to about 1 foot now of heavy icy snow. I finally hiked up and got the dozer to plow the road open so I can get my truck down with a load of wood. I came down with 4 cord of wood before in the ice and it was not fun. I am at...

Soni, I am NOT trying to throw you under the bus and get you in trouble with your significant other.....But have you kept track of the man hours and money that you have invested in this project? Your work is awesome and I look forward to seeing more of your projects!!!

I have had slow leaks in a couple of my tires and now a blow out which destroyed the tire. I found an easy way to break the bead to take the old tire off..just put it under the excavator bucket and pressed it right off. I finished wrestling the bead lock back in the tire and will let it sit...