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[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I have burnt over 900 gallons of diesel since last friday morning....trying to beat the rain last night I called in reiforcements to help me knock out the field work and ran around the clock...we got done but damn that is going to be a hell of a fuel and labor bill.

Cheese "I need a nap and pain killers" Man

 

[shortxjdoug]

Looking for the least amount of elevation, because my no turbo'd ass is going to hate life above 7K feet.

just whisper softly and remind it to take deep breaths

 

[*89Laredo*]

Every morning when I ran the combine.
89" ~1gal/acre"laredo

 

[RedHeep]

I never overheated...things just got warm...it never got above 224 so the fan didn't even kick on. Of course if I didn't try to pull 70 up those hills it would run cooler also...

I popped the engine temp warning on the way home last year. It was already 95 out when we left. I was pushing up the hill at 60 and had to slow down.

That huge turbine sound is the fan running on overdrive. I didn't know it did that.

 

[SAMSET]

yesterdays nice weather got me excited. i pulled the pool cover to discover crystal clear water. very happy, may even start to consider myself a "pool guy"

now just have to add some water and start the opening process. i usually throw a party the second weekend of june as a summer has arrived/wifes bday party.

cant wait!


SAM'dislikes winter....alot'SET

 

[ChiXJeff]

Nearest fuel station was 4 miles away, on the far side of town. Some of the equipment gets fuel trucked to it, it's just not fast enough to even think about driving it a mile for fuel. And with the idiot tourists in town, it's just asking for trouble. We always stocked fuel at the farmyard, even after it got more expensive per gallon (still cheaper overall.)

 

[99SJ_Ex]

Well, its done...

Now to find axles, motor, tcase, body, fenders...

99SJ 'I think I'm doing it backwards' Ex

 

[XJosh95]

Meh. Just look at it as a "built" rig... At least it'll be yours and you'll know the quality of work in it.

 

[terrehautian]

Well, its done...

Now to find axles, motor, tcase, body, fenders...

99SJ 'I think I'm doing it backwards' Ex

Just a body, a street legal, custom built buggy would be neat.

 

[kmanxj5050]

I love my diesel. I know I can tow more (fifth wheel + jeep) when the time comes. I got a deal at 4 G's. The only thing I thought would suck is maintenance. So far its been cheap and easy.

 

[99SJ_Ex]

Meh. Just look at it as a "built" rig... At least it'll be yours and you'll know the quality of work in it.

Ohh yes, there is nothing 'stock' or 'off the shelf' with what this rig will be...

Just a body, a street legal, custom built buggy would be neat.

This is Bec's Jeep, it will be a '50s/60s CJ5 with a propane powered 4cyl. Just a DD/cruiser that might see a forest road now and then...

 

[Jeepguy91]

Can anyone tell me exactly what size bolt is on the axle end of the track bar? I know its metric but other than that i'm lost. Had the track bar go out in the girl friends Jeep today and the axle end bolt snapped on me so now I need a new bolt.

 

[99SJ_Ex]

10mm

 

[DrMoab]

10mm

Why did I just laugh out loud?

 

[Jeepguy91]

10mm

Thanks. What are the markings on the bolt head for a grade 8 metric bolt?

 

[ChiXJeff]

Thanks. What are the markings on the bolt head for a grade 8 metric bolt?

IIRC, it's quite a bit harder than the metric equivalent of a grade 8. 12.9, I think is what Jeep used.

 

[WB9YZU]

Maybe, but you don't need anything nearly that hard.

There should be no stress on the bolt except torque. All the lateral pressure should be on the bracket via the bushing.

A lot of folks under torque this bolt, and the TB starts sliding around causing the bracket holes to wallow out.

 

[kastein]

Thanks. What are the markings on the bolt head for a grade 8 metric bolt?

No such thing - it's either an ISO PC 10.9 or 12.9, I forget. Probably 12.9.

Maybe, but you don't need anything nearly that hard.

There should be no stress on the bolt except torque. All the lateral pressure should be on the bracket via the bushing.

A lot of folks under torque this bolt, and the TB starts sliding around causing the bracket holes to wallow out.

uh, no, no, no, and hell no - there is a reason the factory used such a hard, expensive bolt. The reason it's such a damn hard bolt from the factory is that the torque spec is 74 foot pounds (100 N-m) - on a 10mm bolt. I want to see you torque an 8.8 or similar M10x1.5 bolt to that without stripping it out, snapping it, or stretching it.

You know why "there should be no stress on the bolt except torque"? Because the extreme tension on the bolt from torquing it so much results in the forces applied by the track bar never passing the point where the coefficient of static friction between the track bar bracket and the center sleeve in the track bar bushing is not sufficient to handle the load.

 

[WB9YZU]

My point was How, and Why the system works. Thank you for the indepth explaination of the system
I tend to use a GR8 SAE bolt there

"Gutntichet is not a torque spec"(tm)

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

Every morning when I ran the combine.
89" ~1gal/acre"laredo

I feel your pain buddy, we bought the former Missouri Department of Transportation building in our county and it has a full fuel island there with (2) 1000 diesel tanks, one for red, one for road diesel, it has a kerosene pump and a gas pump...when delivery day comes each month it gets spendy. Someone told me that my fuel tender trailer was illegal the other day b/c it holds 600 gallons. I need to look into that b/c they were saying the limit was like 200 gallons. My transfer tanks on the back of the trucks are 200+ gal in most cases. What really sucks was I ran out of red last weekend and had to run green in it, I guess it is fair enough since it goes towards road tax and I use the roads to get there...sometimes both lanes and a bit overweight (the load and me )

Cheese "costs a lot to be this poor" Man