My first multifuel?

[Gypsyman]

Really inspiring to watch guys dive into these trucks. Beautiful work. =)

 

[Micmada]

Some of the TM's incorrectly call it a micro lock. They are made by MICO corporation, and they are not cheap.

there's a scrap yard of deuces in Lake City, florida, with weeds like that all over them. I think it would be fun to take some time off to explore with a weed eater.

 

[Mullaney]

there's a scrap yard of deuces in Lake City, florida, with weeds like that all over them. I think it would be fun to take some time off to explore with a weed eater.

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That would be a fun adventure. NOW would be the right time of the year to do that too. Not miserable hot and the daily "monsoons" with summer heating haven't started yet. I have been through there a lot on my way down to the big city of Branford many times - but I guess I wasn't looking for big green trucks - and I imagine they must be off the main roads.

 

[JMHDF]

I cleaned the inside of the tank and the radiator at the car wash.
The water finally came out clean.

No more post since a few month. How is your rebuilt going ?

 

[XPLRNX2]

No more post since a few month. How is your rebuilt going ?

Got some down time right now and have been perusing the forums. I've really enjoyed this particular post with all the documentation and pictures.

'Fox Trot' had made incredible progress with the restoration of this vehicle!! I hope that nothing has happened in his reality since it's been over two and a half months since he's posted!?

 

[foxtrot]

Hi there.
Reconstruction is stopping without warning.
I am sorry for that.
I assure you my motivation is intact for my 5 tons.
An opportunity presented itself to me and I took it.
I have just completed the reconstruction of three P4 light all-terrain vehicles for a single order, a challenge in three months.
They have just been delivered, I will be able to breathe.
The photo of the radiator and the month of April.
I just received the filters today but I still don't have a cylinder head.

 

[Mullaney]

Hi there.
Reconstruction is stopping without warning.
I am sorry for that.
I assure you my motivation is intact for my 5 tons.
An opportunity presented itself to me and I took it.
I have just completed the reconstruction of three P4 light all-terrain vehicles for a single order, a challenge in three months.
They have just been delivered, I will be able to breathe.
The photo of the radiator and the month of April.
I just received the filters today but I still don't have a cylinder head.

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Those P4's look mighty nice to me! Glad you got involved and hopefully made a buck in the process.

Parts for your 5-Ton look good too - that radiator in particular!

 

[foxtrot]

Maybe I should go visit this wrecker.
What did you think of the crane?

 

[bprzyw]

FoxTrot, you are extremely talented!! Great work and seemingly quick too!

 

[foxtrot]

Today I just moved my truck with a strap attached to the steering wheel.
In a few days I get a bolt head, Alleluia!

 

[msgjd]

They are made by MICO corporation, and they are not cheap.

yes Mico makes them and i was referring to one being used in the 1980's in the '74 1800 -series Loadstar that ran away... The ones I recall in 1950's-1970's trucks were a lever-lock type with "Micro-Lock Corp" or "Micro Loc" or "Micro Lok" on the dash plate at the handle or lever, some were push-button. Perhaps I am remembering the tags wrong as "Micro," when it should be "Mico." Everyone I knew using them including myself referred to them as micro
Now you have me doubting my memory of the dash tags !

For those out there unfamiliar this particular subject, it was a dash-operated check valve plumbed into the main line of a single-circuit brake master cylinder and could work in trucks with or without boosters.. There were other models that would work with multi-circuit systems too. There were a few different types back in the day. Don't know what there is now, I am surprised to hear they are still available. Thank you, SDSG-G4 , I sure need one on this wrecker

 

[Mullaney]

yes Mico makes them and i was referring to one being used in the 1980's in a '74 1800 -series Loadstar .. The ones I recall in 1950's-1970's trucks were a lever-lock type with "Micro-Lock Corp" or "Micro Loc" or "Micro Lok" on the dash plate at the valve handle. Perhaps I am remembering the tags wrong as "Micro," when it should be "Mico." Everyone I knew using them including myself referred to them as micro Now you have me doubting my memory of the dash tags !

For those out there unfamiliar this particular subject, it was a dash-operated check valve plumbed into the main line of a single-circuit brake master cylinder and could work in trucks with or without boosters.. There were other models that would work with multi-circuit systems too. There were a few different types back in the day. Don't know what there is now, I am surprised to hear they are still available. Thank you, SDSG-G4 , I sure need one on this wrecker

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All the derricks we had plumbed with a pair of locks. One for the front brakes, one for the rear. Those things were amazingly simple and pretty much bulletproof too! Dump trucks and cargo trucks got one and of all the stupid things that can happen on a construction site - we never had a truck just "roll away".

 

[msgjd]

Also the level wind on the winch is a wrecker thing.

True, as I don't recall seeing a M816 , M246, or M62 wrecker without one.. However, I have seen many level winders on engineer company M51's and M817's while I was still "in," about 70% did not have a level winder. Many years later, 3 dumps I obtained from DRMO's had level wind (all from different units) , but two did not... I have mixed feelings about them, i still need an extra pair of eyes to do a perfect rewind

 

[msgjd]

of all the stupid things that can happen on a construction site - we never had a truck just "roll away".

I believe it. The incident I mentioned was the only time I ever saw it happen. A fluid leak was determined to be the cause of the mico-brake release . Driver negligence was determined to be the cause of the runaway .. No chocks, e-brake not set, truck not in gear, parked unattended on a slight grade .. We were told it was left running because it wasn't charging .. We were also told by the people in the damaged office it made one helluva "BANG" when it hit... lol .. of course it was not funny at the time, for anyone

 

[msgjd]

Maybe I should go visit this wrecker.
What did you think of the crane?

why does that look like a slate pile in background ? There's slate quarries in France too ?! .. oh, sorry, nice wrecker.

 

[bprzyw]

yes Mico makes them and i was referring to one being used in the 1980's in a '74 1800 -series Loadstar .. The ones I recall in 1950's-1970's trucks were a lever-lock type with "Micro-Lock Corp" or "Micro Loc" or "Micro Lok" on the dash plate at the handle or lever, some were push-button. Perhaps I am remembering the tags wrong as "Micro," when it should be "Mico." Everyone I knew using them including myself referred to them as micro
Now you have me doubting my memory of the dash tags !

For those out there unfamiliar this particular subject, it was a dash-operated check valve plumbed into the main line of a single-circuit brake master cylinder and could work in trucks with or without boosters.. There were other models that would work with multi-circuit systems too. There were a few different types back in the day. Don't know what there is now, I am surprised to hear they are still available. Thank you, SDSG-G4 , I sure need one on this wrecker

I always remember them as micro locks…..seen them fail…on a hill at a gas station…got crushed between the rollback and the telephone pole!

 

[bprzyw]

Wasn’t my truck, but saw it starting to go and tried to hop in. It hurt for sure, I was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

 

[SCSG-G4]

yes Mico makes them and i was referring to one being used in the 1980's in a '74 1800 -series Loadstar .. The ones I recall in 1950's-1970's trucks were a lever-lock type with "Micro-Lock Corp" or "Micro Loc" or "Micro Lok" on the dash plate at the handle or lever, some were push-button. Perhaps I am remembering the tags wrong as "Micro," when it should be "Mico." Everyone I knew using them including myself referred to them as micro
Now you have me doubting my memory of the dash tags !

For those out there unfamiliar this particular subject, it was a dash-operated check valve plumbed into the main line of a single-circuit brake master cylinder and could work in trucks with or without boosters.. There were other models that would work with multi-circuit systems too. There were a few different types back in the day. Don't know what there is now, I am surprised to hear they are still available. Thank you, SDSG-G4 , I sure need one on this wrecker

That's all right, the TM's call them a 'micro' in the text, but in the parts manual, the device is listed as 'Mico". Go figure!

 

[msgjd]

That's all right, the TM's call them a 'micro' in the text, but in the parts manual, the device is listed as 'Mico". Go figure!

yeah but now I am wondering what those old truck tags had on them, mico or micro ? doesn't matter, but still curious, am testing the memory

 

[msgjd]

Wasn’t my truck, but saw it starting to go and tried to hop in. It hurt for sure, I was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

hope you got at least something for the Hero Factor besides hurt