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Those delineator panels look great. It all looks good.
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Thanks but it's a good 20 footer. Any closer and you can see little gaps between things. If I'd been able to get a 2" roll of the material it would have been a lot easier and I probably could have gotten it on line but after waiting so long for the truck I'm impatient to get things done on it.Those delineator panels look great. It all looks good.
Give yourself a break (and "Don't sweat the small s---"):Thanks but it's a good 20 footer. Any closer and you can see little gaps between things. If I'd been able to get a 2" roll of the material it would have been a lot easier and I probably could have gotten it on line but after waiting so long for the truck I'm impatient to get things done on it.
Looks like I'm going to have to rebuild my hydraulic pump. That will be very sweaty and not something I'm well versed in doing. Better make sure to check the engine oil as it might be a while before I can get the cab to tilt again.Mark, everything looks great. Remember, don't sweat the petty things, pet the sweatty things.
Here is how I did it on mine: Remove decontaminator bracket. Mark where the hoses go and remove. Remove the little screws that hold the cover on to the reservoir. Take the cover/pump assy into the workshop/kitchen table for repair.Looks like I'm going to have to rebuild my hydraulic pump. That will be very sweaty and not something I'm well versed in doing. Better make sure to check the engine oil as it might be a while before I can get the cab to tilt again.
Gotcha covered, my friend!And lastly, in the all too distinct possibility that M813rc will have to tow me home at some point, I picked up some air hoses to throw in the storage box. Sorry Rory but you'll have to provide the electrical cable.
That sounds like the perfect way to start a very bad day.Well I attempted to fix the hydraulic pump today. Emphasis on "attempted."
That's when things went south. The pump is under a fair amount of spring pressure and as I loosened the bolts the housing shot across my work area scattering parts everywhere. So much for seeing how it came apart so I could reassemble it correctly..
Tom, Thanks but that's not it. The LMTV is more boomerang shaped. The actual piece I'm looking for at the moment is the slide mechanism on the driver's side (actually think I've found one but not in hand yet) and a seat back which is closest way I can describe it, kind of shield shaped.Mark, is this seat back for a LMTV?
Couldn't find a nsn on it. I looked up the bottom cushion I got with it but it's for a HEMMETT for sure.
Since I don't know if I lost anything when the pump pulled the Jack-in-the-Box number on me I decided to get a backup. I found an untested unit on eBay and figured worse case scenario I can see how it goes together correctly and reassemble mine. There's also the possibility since I have an extra u-cup and will have an extra piston bumper that I can also rebuild the back up and have a good unit in reserve if ever needed.That's when things went south. The pump is under a fair amount of spring pressure and as I loosened the bolts the housing shot across my work area scattering parts everywhere. So much for seeing how it came apart so I could reassemble it correctly.
That is correct. I've bought a number of things from Austin over the years and he's only about 45 miles north of me.Looks like a beltfed unit, good luck with it Mark.
A NOS cover kit would certainly make good trading material. Keep your eye on the turret cover. If it stops raining around here for more than a few hours I'm going to start the paint job. Might as well start on top@ least you have the cage & cover. I passed on a NOS in the crate one complete @ the local DLA here 6 or 8 months ago & now I am kicking myself. Your turret cover also catches my eye big time! Keep the pictures & info coming!
That's probably from one of the blank spots with no bolt. They might have felt it was too tough to horseshoe it so just dropped it on the deck. Can's see how it would pop out on it's own.There was an extra bow push button in the bed. It was confusing me what it was for: what is a straight piece of spring steel with a dowel piece on each end for??? You have to horseshoe it to put in the tube.