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We are Heading out for our next leg, 5000 miles est. East coast to Midwest to Colorado to Montana-(Canada if we have time) will hit the Overland Expo in Colorado on Aug 26-28 Loveland. We plan to meet up with our 6X6 buddies in their MANN TGS...
Decided to remove my line when 2 paint chips showed up unexpectedly—
1994
. 15000 miles
. 3 o’clock position
. Paint chipped/ rusted suspect a crack- no oil leaking yet.
- Removed line -replaced line and wire wheeled the suspected spot-
No cracks observed, line is solid.
Replaced with blue...
the Brit guy in vid said.. “ I’m sure it’s happened to someone, but it hasn’t happened to me”
it happened to me.
i assume it has a lot to do with the fair Leads manufacture-
Plus that guys winching play toys, not 17 ton trucks.
So much for urban legend.
All in all, personal preference- some of...
Awesomeness said it—
“Perhaps just the act of changing the fluid and filters is what cause the change in shifting?”
bingo. I just changed my 15w40 out, (5 yrs old)
17,000 miles - with new 15w40 and my trans shifts beautifully.. 🦕 Dino 🦖 oil breaks down in time, change that oil and filter!
Gunny
i saw someone stated Roller fair Leads can be used with syn rope—-
Uhm, the syn rope will fall into the ends of the rollers, and destroy the rope- not recommended.
I looked at a fix to this, but couldn’t design a horiz roller that came close enough to the vertical roller, that wouldn’t pinch cut...
Sense of security is a good point.
I use my Sherpa to pull others out, and trees out of the way...I have not had to *winch self recover yet—-getting a 6x6 with lockers stuck is a bit self inflicted .. ie misjudged the terrain IMO.
I carry plenty of extra length line and snatch blocks. Beware of...
Hello NCF140
It’s been like the Amazon forest on the coast the last couple weeks, the rain has me fighting rust on my M38.
I’m hoping to get it out again soon!
*spotted this * Russian launcher while out wheeling the other day.
It would look good in my front yard....
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