For Jim Lane.....

 

Today, I ordered my new DOT lettering from DIYlettering.com.

I had ordered the lettering wrong (height) as I used the federal "clearly visible from 50 feet" rule of 2". Got them delivered, and my buddy who owns the diesel shop said it's 3". I looked it up online and yes NJ has a 3" HEIGHT requirement.

Fantastic Customer Service. They reordered it correctly and gave me a credit for the full value of the wrong order.... Who could ask for more.....?

 

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Oliver - cool picture. I like the chains (cables?). What size tires and did you have ballast in the bed? Any trouble pushing 24"?[/QUOTE]

Thanks.
Those are V grooved chains that I use all winter on the stock tire size.
The custom rear bumper looks like it weights #200 or so and the bed is full of snow for ballast.
It had no problem pushing the 40+ inches of snow we have gotten in the past 2 1/2 days.
I plowed each of the two first nights about 16-18 inches or so and then just left the last 8 inches or so. I may clean it up a bit tonight.
The local ski MT got 50 inches in the storm as a total.

 

Removed the fuel heater housing, installed the Cummins short nipple and installed a new fuel filter (WIX w/o WIF sensor).

 

Took a bath today

 

My daughter and I worked on cleaning up a Dana 80 SRW axle to replace the Dana 60 in my white crew cab that has pinion play and lots of sparkles in the oil.
We chipped away some rust and then hit it with the wire wheel.
My little "Mopar tech" had shoes on today, along with ear plugs, safety glasses and a dust mask.
The Dana 80 is about 2 1/2 inches wider per side than the Dana 60 it is replacing. I might need to look into some fenders flairs to keep the law happy....Or install some 3rd gen rims on with better backspacing on it.
I will hit it with a few licks of paint, maybe some brake pads and some new E-brake cables, before installing it next week.
I will need to modify some U-bolt plates, weld up some shock mounts and notch the 3 inch spring pads to fit the 2 1/2 inch leaf springs on the crew cab.

 

Wow, T-man,
Thanks, sure not the Jersey I remember from the 60's.

It looks so serene and peaceful,
And cold.

Thanks Jim

 

Yeah, Jim... It was peaceful that day...

All the crack dealers, ho ho's and pimps were sleeping in due to the snowy weather... Only us plow jockey's were out that day....

 

What happened to your 95 plow truck?

 

Power steering box. I bought the wrong wrenches thinking the 18 mm was an 11/16 from the rounded nut! It is indeed an 18mm.

 

The '95 was my plow truck up until 4 years ago. It was also a dump truck that I registered and used to make about 45 runs to a local private gravel pit to improve my driveway. My buddy had his bucket loader there for 3 months and said to just pay him $10 each time I used it. My daughter, the dog and I made several trips everyday we had a few hours off during the summer. What sealed its fate was about this time of year, I came over a steep, snow covered hill to see a Honda in the ditch and a guy standing in the middle of the road / hill waving his arms. It was either literally plow that guy over or put it in the other ditch and save his life. I could have steered past the Honda, but there was NO way I was coming to a dead stop for the guy standing in the middle of that hill. It ripped out enough of the front axle trailing arm links putting it in the ditch that I just limped it home [after getting pulled out by a friend's huge excavator]. The '95 gave up its soul for another less rusty Dodge Cummins project and I sold the plow. The cab mounts, rockers, floor boards, dump bed, cab corners, and doors [driver's door was screwed shut so you could practice your Bo and Luke Duke moves] where all really soft. Once the front axle added to the list, it was over.

I will continue to use that green 1st gen as my yard plow until the rusty frame / cab settles its fate. Then that '85,xxx mile [!] 12V will likely find a home in a rust free 2wd '78 Ramcharger I have from Texas that is patiently waiting its turn.
My plow truck looks solid from a distance but it seems to have been owned by a municipality in Maine and used mostly as a plow truck. Underneath looks like what car guy's nightmares are about.

Sorry for the book...If it is too boring skip to the next post with a picture.

 

Thanks for the story Oli....friggin Honda owners! Did the guy feel bad for causing you to crash? He could have got your attention from the side of the road as well.

Hmmm....now you have me thinking.....a dump truck type pickup could come in handy here on the acreage as well. Have to haul a lot of material to fix the driveway and yard, as well as add a new access road to where I want to build the new shop, plus the material required for the shop as well.

Heading over to the RochieBros website to see what's available at one of the next auctions close by.

 

T-cow,
One of my dreams is to have an old deuce and a half with either a whistler or transplant a 6bt to drive what's left of my neighbors crazy when I come home as 2:00 am.

Have you ever considered military equipment for plowing or work on the farm?

A Honda would probably not even scratch the paint.

Our neighbor used to drive a Caltrans rock knocker in our local mountains and had stories of flatlanders hitting his plow, even a biker hit the plow and went through his windshield.

 

Hey Jim, have you ever seen that show Gold Rush? The old viking guy has an 8 wheel drive military tractor that is really cool. I would like to have one just to look at every day. ...Mark

 

I read this forum everyday. U guys up north run theses trucks all winter long in the snow and salt. It's amazing to me cause i wouldn't even think about putting my truck n that kinda of weather. I know they r beasts but they r getting hard to find