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I used "cuz" body filler from Napa. No, any hole I found, i beat at it with a body hammer, until I found the edges of the good part. Then used cut off wheel on air tool and cut out a square. Then welded in new piece. Body filler does not do well filling a hole, unless about 1/4" or less. If I...

Thanks Roady, we'll all get together and do something before long. I'm off for today, got home about 8, gotta go back in at 6am. Wnidy and nasty here, but so far so good...something like 6000 customers out which is awesome really...so far..crews are still out working but I'm sure they will call...

Sorry didnt take any pics when areas were cut out. these were the only places I had rust through

Thanks, Both fenders, on the side towards the door had some rust, so I cut out the rusted pieces and welded in new ones. Then finished off with filler. Also on the rear bed, no holes but no paint in someplaces. So was pited. Used thin filler to smooth out those areas. I also found filler in a...

I can see it now bird doging with Choptank decals on the side of your duece. We use meter readers and engineer fieldman for bird dogs. Usually trouble men and crews do restoration work with contractors. I guess depends on how bad damage, like you said, everybody might be bird dogs. I stay today...

Thanks guys. Read alot of advice from here, was valuable. The 383 does seem a little brighter than I would like. When I see yours, my next may be your color. Yeah sucks midcounty, but we'll all do something. I ended up having to work today anyway. Setting up staging area at perdue stadium for...

Gotta find an M813 next :-P

Here are a few more pics, outside all done. Need to paint a couple more wheels, and underneath.

Just wanted to give an update on our paint job. We read lots of painting posts and decided we would use Rapco 383 for the Green base color. Which went on very well. We mixed it just like the instructions said. One part thinner to 4 parts paint. Covered very nice and was easy to apply. Whole...

We use split loom from Napa by the box load. Trailers, trucks everything. Never had an issue with it. As far as being good for 60 years, thats true, but someplaces, esepcially where work may have been done, wires lay across sharp frame edges, i wouldnt do the whole truck, but if an area of...

My son cut these out for me. He made them from the pics some of you guys posted. Maybe not perfect, but look pretty good. An old Army national guard truck is now offically a USMC truck.

Talked with a lineman that was there right after, It was right after a big storm, and it was a Utility lines truck, and it was almost new. He said the crew told him, they shut it off, and then it sounded like it was doing 8 million rpm. Up till then they hadnt noticed they had hit a gas line...

Maybe was CW wright, dont think asplundh as i think they were setting a pole, not sure. I cant remember the details but I'll ask the lead from our crew that was there right after. curious now. What ever the cause, not pretty for sure. hope i never see one "over speed" and the crew "runaway" LOL

Hope i didnt jinx myself by saying i never saw one run away, and we have one do it this week....Ill let you know if one does..;-)

I had forgot about that, we had a line crew nearby there too, wasnt one of our trucks though...phew!!! And i cant remember the details, but sounds familar for sure. I cant remember the contractor, or the condition of the equipment, but as you now some have complete junk for equipment. Not all...

You made me think of something after my replies. these engines are often over 40 yrs old, so issues with turbos and such are more likely, than the trucks we use for commercial work today, where the oldest truck is only 12 yrs old..so yeah i can see it.

I only have 4 years experince driving A2's, non working on them untill now. During those 4 years never saw one run away, lots of years working on 3116's, and saw non run away...i too must led a shelterd life..ha ha and would like to keep it that way, cant be a good thing when it does.

Sure its possible for a diesel to "runaway" but I gotta say, Ive worked as a technician for going on 30 yrs and I never saw one do it. 23 yrs in my current job watching over 450 pieces of equipment, which by the way use to be mostly 8.2's detroits, 7.8 fords, then Cats-3208's, 3116's, 3126's ...