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Capt Worley PE
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Dexman PE PMP
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If it's wired like most trucks with a plow, the main headlights are disabled and the lights above the plow are used instead...
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Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
Yep. SC did away with them years ago. They were a real PITA, even when actual service stations still existed. No one wanted to perform them.
blybrook PE
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I use this rig as a backup to my daily driver, or if I need to drive to town for a plowing contract (less likely these past 2 years). I clear my property, the trail / road (1/4 mile) and a few of my neighbor's yards.
MA_PE, on 26 Apr 2013 - 05:02, said:
With the sides on the plow it looks more like a loader.
they don't require headlights either? why bother with inspection?
The sides are known as wings. I have taken them off since I'm not plowing many parking lots and the wings are kinda useless when trying to throw snow to the side of the road. I still have them, should I wish to remount them to the plow at a later date.
Standard headlights are blocked by the plow & provide a really bad glare when they are operational with the plow mounted, so the upper headlights above the hood on the plow frame provide all the light I need / want (usually).
This rig is known as the "Biter". She is called this because when I was loading 'er on the trailer after purchase, the plow rolled off the mount, pinning my leg between the plow & trailer. Had my leg been twisted a few degrees in a different direction, it would have snapped the bone. Thankfully I walked away from that incident; but almost every time I do a repair / wrenching project on it, she draws blood. The winch that was shown in the earlier pictures is off an old mining drill rig and was mounted when I replaced the bed. I used some Channel I had in my scrap pile to mount to the rail ties that were already on the frame. The company that made the winch doesn't make anything rated less than 12k pounds, so I know it'll do the job. It is hydraulically driven off a motor driven pump (controls are shown below) and can lift the entire rig off the ground if I had something strong enough to connect to.
Here are the pictures from last night. The hooks on the side rails of the bed normally have the chains hanging from them, but since I've been pushing snow banks back and getting into the pack, I have all 4 tires chained up for added traction. The chains will be coming off in the coming days when I swap out the tires for summer tires sometime next week.
The interior controls have valves to swap between the plow and the winch. I had problems with the pump clutch, so the winch is temporarily disconnected and I've rerouted the plow lines to the old electric pump that has controls mounted to the gear shifter. I will be remounting the controls and the hydraulic storage tank once I replace the floor on that side of the rig this summer.
She's a blast to drive too..
Judowolf PE
Well-known member
She's a beaut!
Judowolf PE
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If you can sell it outright, you are much better off...gives you much more bargaining power
snickerd3
Taking suggestions
why minivan? There are other options for the same amount of space. The honda pilot has lots of room and a nicer drive than a minivan
Judowolf PE
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or the Nissan Armada (what I drive)
blybrook PE
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Or go after a Subaru. Them things are prolific around these parts.
snickerd3
Taking suggestions
^ I love the subaru commercial with the kid and greatgrandma in the back seat on the way to a wedding (or something else fancy) where the GGrandma turns to the kid and stick out her tongue real quick then turns back facing front
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
I'm currently trying to decide whether to keep Old Blue ('99 GMC Sierra) for another year or upgrade to a new(er) Big A$$ Truck. I'm caught between being unwilling to fork over the money for a brand new vehicle and figuring as far as used goes, it's better to deal with the devil you know. Right now, I'm figuring on sinking some money into the old beast since I still like it and the upkeep is still a damn sight cheaper than an upgrade.
Road Guy
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I swapped out my fenders on the jeep today.. About 3 hours total.. My old ones had completely rusted trough where the flares were...
This is the final picture...
Hard to tell but it dd away with the factory turn signals.. I guess gives room or bigger tires... You can see the turn. Signal is sort of tucked away..
Man someone had fun with this jeep before me. I think when I removed the battery tray I found 2 buckets of dried mud cake...
This is the final picture...
Hard to tell but it dd away with the factory turn signals.. I guess gives room or bigger tires... You can see the turn. Signal is sort of tucked away..
Man someone had fun with this jeep before me. I think when I removed the battery tray I found 2 buckets of dried mud cake...
blybrook PE
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Looks like a great project there RG. Would be a fun one to run some trails with too.
Judowolf PE
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Flyer, I have an 02 GMC Sierra Crew 2500, it's awesome, I'd stick with the 99 if you're not having trouble with it. I put a 3" lift on mine and 33inch BF Mud Terrains and that beast will go about anywhere...
Flyer_PE
Jr. PE / Sr. Company Pilot
^Not having any real trouble with it other than I think the exposure to road salt here is starting to take its toll on the underside of the truck. I ruptured a brake line last fall and I'm beginning to wonder what the next "surprise" is going to be. Even with that, the main driver for a possible change is that I'd like to switch from an extended cab to a crew cab due to my son getting bigger.
Judowolf PE
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^The crew cab is nice and mine's not a daily driver, so it might be worthwhile to trade up in your case...
Master slacker
Something awesome.
Fuel line / fitting is next. Those are a bitch to change.
