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Are you planning on using it as a water transport/brush fire truck? I am sure it does great in low range, even with that hulking tank in the back! 1000 gallons give you some endurance for grass fires, 20 mins or so with that inch and a half, depending how much continuous spray you need. That...

Can't argue with a logical and detailed walk-through. That's really helpful.

So, when is the time to take her for a spin?

That truck has no idea how lucky it is to have been rescued by a caring and knowledgable professional.

That's what I have been saying for years now! :grin: Never happens....

I highly recommend the bolt-in alternator upgrade that Wolverine sells. http://wolverinetechnologiesllc.com/AlternatorKitM35M54.html Put it in mine - very happy.

Prestolite WSE-4101A 24V DC 50 Amps Ord. No: 19207-6183391 NSN: 5945-00-636-8779 MFR: 7E656 Wow, that is one pricey little sucker! It is only a 50A relay. Perhaps it would be a good idea to identify current alternatives for this part. Something like this could be made to fit: At $45 a bit...

That's great! You now have plenty of time to take pictures and a video of your truck and post them!

:razz: literally, apparently! It sure smoked! Too funny, could not pass that one up.

And bigger hammer - bigger muscle pain the next day

If you decide you do have a bad flasher unit, please search for the threads detailing how to make one out of readily available components. The replacement military units are not terribly reliable...

Just for illustration purposes: Air intake volume = displacement * RPM. So, for a multi accelerating past governed speed to 3000 rpm it would be 0.275 cu ft * 3000 = 825 cu ft of air per minute or almost 14 cu ft per second. For my metric friends, that is over 23000 l/min or almost 400 l/s...

Experts will chime in but I remember reading that the M50 water tanker was stainless steel whereas the M49 fuel tanker was stainless or mild steel.

Given the production dates of these cranes, I find it truly amazing that stuff like this still pops up. Are all of these hoses easily changeable once the truck is fully assembled? What I am gett ing at is that, if there is a hose that would be a real PITA to change, that is the one that one...

You certainly have the tenacity needed to wrestle 40 year old mechanics into submission! Glad you are on your way to finally finish the job.

And it still ran...with THAT? Impressive.

A 6.6 liter Duramax weighs about 850 lbs, give or take. An LDT/LDS 465 weighs about 1800-1900 lbs. Quite the difference! Cast aluminium vs. cast iron.

I read the list of your trucks out loud and my wife commented from the background "This guy cannot possibly be married!". Be it as it may - pictures of the rest of the herd would be nice!

If they think its awesome, the more important consequence is that you, the dad, that buys and drives it, is immensely cool. Priceless. :-)

The fuel pump attachment is adjustable - you can lower the pump and it will pick up from a lower level, having more useable fuel. Under normal, civy conditions, without fuelling up from cruddy jerrycans etc., that is probably perfectly fine, especially when you make sure that the bottom of the...