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Quickfarms

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  1. Is that what they call an articulated truck?
  2. I have found that the air ride seats are firmer than the fixed base seats. I am referring to the padding of the seats. I try to find the sweat spot for the air ride so it does not bottom out. I do agree that if it bottoms out it is quite a jolt. I wonder it you could put second air bag in there so it did not bottom out hard? Now for the summer we used to use beach towels as seat covers. This eliminated the vinyl issue and they were washable. I hate the hot vinyl on my legs when I wear shorts. For that issue leather is just as bad. We used to modify one end so they stayed on the seat back. On low back seats we sewed the end to form a pocket. On the Toyota seat we added grommets in which the headrest posts went through
  3. The two sticks were fun to drive. To start off the line I used to make sure the compound was in neutral, put the main box in first and then you could put the compound in low and hit the throttle. Up shift and down shift without ever using the clutch. It used to freak people out when I ran through the gears in reverse.
  4. Works with this one
  5. Most of the year I wear shorts weather at work, the shop or home. It is actually cold enough here to wear long pants and a jacket, sweat shirt for you guys living were it snows. This is the first night this week we do not have a fire in the fireplace
  6. I am in the same boat. The county says I can go up to 2400 sf.
  7. Love it Are the culverts metal or concrete?
  8. So I can put 22.5 rims on the hubs that my 20's are currently on
  9. What did you have to change to go from 22 to 24.5? I was always told that the spider was specific to the rim size. Am I wrong? I have a trailer that has 20's on it and I would like to switch it over to 22.5 or 24.5 after the tractor is done and I decide on a tire size. Yes I know I might have to change the fifth wheel risers, but that is already planned due to a change in the suspension requiring us to do some work to the angles.
  10. I have never been able to log onto there forum
  11. Looks like the high rent district with top notch construction in Mexico
  12. Air bags are nice with a regular trailer too.
  13. It is a common conversion on trucks with a spring suspension. I am just finishing up one on a ford F800. We searched and found a rear clip with the same axle, better ratio, and where the new bolt holes would miss all of the old bolt holes by inches. We redrilled the old frame and bolted the suspension on. We did replace all the bushings in the process. What ever you do you will be drilling a lot of 5/8" and or 3/4" holes in the frame. You will need a bucks drill, magnetic drill press, and plenty of drill bits. If you keep the existing rear axle you will need to add the track arm bracket to the axle. Have you tried lowering the tire air pressure? Have you tried removing some leaves from the rear springs? Rust between the leaves causes them to ride a little stiffer. There is a guy around here who has a flat bed on the back of his tractor made out of a trench plate to add some weight. My other truck really rides a lot better with 5,000 lbs on the back.
  14. I am going to have a flatbed for my little tractor. It will have a king pin under the bed to lock into the fifth wheel, container pin locks at the front, fork pockets at the back to make it easier to put on and off.
  15. I have a 94 ranger with about 180 on the clock and it is still going strong. It is the perfect size vehicle for what I use it for. I wish that ford would sell the 4 door ranger in the US. A few years ago I saw a V8 powered one on the freeway and a week later my commercial dealer called me to ask if we were looking for any vehicles and I told him to find me one, but he could not. Sad
  16. It feels like summer out here. It is 20 degrees above normal.
  17. Does the kit come with a shifting monkey?
  18. Use your tach, speedometer and GPS to determine which axle appears to have the correct ratio. Them look a the other axle to see if there is any evidence that it has been apart or open it up and check. Probably one was replaced at some point in its life and the case is not stamped correctly. We always match parts and do not assume that the VIN or tag is correct.
  19. Let's try the pictures again
  20. I received an email about Just passing it along Crystal Truck Parts Dearborn MI 48126 Ph-800-336-3348 313-584-8008 Usedtruckparts@sbcglobal.net Fax-313-584-7196 Isidor For Sale: chain drive Mack tow truck - needs work - $3000
  21. If I remember correctly the case is about 2 feet long
  22. What you do not like the soap opera drama. To think that they need to be able to drive and fill out a log book correctly or not run out of fuel!
  23. Based in the information I gave been able to find the Spicer Auxiliary Transmission Model Number means First two digits max torque times 10 Third digit is the number of gears Last digit is the case 1 cast 0 aluminum I hope this helps.
  24. On my truck they were complaining on some oil vapor coming out of the slober tube! That is what it is for, am I correct?
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