Lance A Lott

I use a galaxy tab 8 and copilot with the US maps downloaded to a sd card, it works as good as or better than my dedicated truck GPS. I dont like paying for it every year but I use it on several phones and a couple of pads so the cost is spread out.

You can use your drive wheels as a winch, if you have a locker just one will work if not you need straps on both sides. Getting stuck is a big pain!

I have a gooseneck and receiver hitches on mine I used a B&W flatbed hitch. There are pictures of both gooseneck and 5th wheel on this sight try a serch. They all seem to be rearward of the 5th wheel mounted on a plate it should be possible to use the plate the 5th wheel mounts to. My receiver is part of my bumper others have used universal hitches and others plates like you see on the back of a dump truck, or built as part of the flatbed.

Looks like you need a 180 amp resetabull breaker because the harder the winch is pulling the more amps it uses., if you are loading a Smart it should never use that much as your under 2000 lbs if you use a snatch block to double the line it will pull half as fast and half as hard.

I have done this many times, I have even used a tow chain snaked in front of the tire. It works really well if you can start just cant get up a small slope. You can also thry dumping the air and then chaining up the axle without the leveling valve then air up the added wheight will often help especially if its the rear axle that will be off the ground. A couple of year ago I was stuck, the front tires had sunken and then the ground froze, and it was ice under the farm tractor so It wouldn't pull. I put the loader on the truck frame and lifted the tractors front end, it backed right out, make sure the bucket it not going to slide on the truck.

I cant speak for other states but in Vermont you are supposed to keep the plate and then return them to dmv. I have had vehicles for over 40 years and have never returned a plate but I have never sold one with the plate on it.

I understand that monogamy vision is not allowed for a cdl. That was supposed to say mono but as this started about spelling or typing mistakes I decided to leave it. I have a form of dyslexia that make spelling, not reading, very hard for me and as the above example shows spell check is not always your friend. I tend to leave n and m in between words from hitting the space button. So mistake on.

I'm a little late to the party, yearssss ago I walked into the shop at one of my jobs, it was full of blue words the mechanic looked at me and said ok tire expert I have worked all day on this loader tire, you do it. 5 minutes with the voice grips and it was on. I also use dish soap it wont hurt the rubber like oil can. I also like to powder the inside of the tire and the rim for tubes. Some times I air up the tube and sometimes I don't. It depends on whether I think it will fall between the tire and the rim. Putting the rim in the vice helps a lot even if you have to use a bolt through the hub with a nut to tighten it down.

Charlie is there any way to get instructions for those of us who cannot attend?

You would have to cage the brake before they stuck and with the parking brake off or it would be very hard to do as you would be working against the spring. Block the wheels first. If it is already stuck you can usaly get it free with a big hammer then cage the brake.

How long does it sit? Mine will hang up after a month and a half or so but if I move the truck 6 inches every month there is no problem. The shoes sticks to the drum. I have considered caging the brakes so the parking brake cant come on, but its easyer to move it.

Does a vehicle have to be registered in Texas to be sold? It doesn't in my state and the new owner has 15 days affer they register it to get it inspected. Also the second the title is signed the registration is void, so the new owner has to go register it before they can take it home. Just trying to educate my self.

I was wondering if you thought it would help to take the seat off the upper base so that you could reach down through. When i had to fix my shock mount I just pulled the four bolts from the botom slide. The rubber came off as well. I am interested because my wife now wants new seats, someday, maybe, I have to admit I get lots of pain between my shoulders perhaps new seats would help but I doubt it.

You could put some silicone calking in to try and stick the nut to the floor, one would assume it fell straight down. Or spray foam.

I replaced my tires with the next larger size and kept one old one for the spair as it was much newer. Many cars come with different size spares, the only possible problem would be if you are over loading the spare because of the new bigger tires. Of course you are supposed to have the same tire on the same axle. So dont try to get it inspected that way.

Once the seat is out no matter the method used you can spot a tab to he bolt to hold it while drilling.

I know many, many, people who tow 2 horse with small dressing room horse trailers with 1/2 ton trucks. They would hold a snow machine fine and still give you the gooseneck for sleeping. You might even find a small living quarters(LQ) if you look around. Also as has been said not all 1/2 ton trucks are the same, my neighbor pulls a 25 foot or so travel trailer, it has bunks and looks good size, with a Toyota, when he traded he got the same thing so he must be happy. I will not speculate as to his gvw.

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Can you get a sawsall between the floor and the seat? You could drill it out by holding the head with vice grips. As was said you will probably have to access the nut for replacement any way so can you cut the nut off? Or put vice grips on it. I thought I had posted this but it didnt go through. After seing your picture I have two thoughts. Drill a series of holes in the side to make a slot to get the sawsall in to cut the head off or just cut the base off untill the head is cut off then weld the slot shut afterwards. Is the seat off the base?

Mine does this also it takes a couple of months. I want to try the thin flexable cutting boards but it will be a pain to get them in. I have also consided cagging the brakes again a pain.

Can you get a sawsall between the floor and the seat? You could drill it out by holding the head with vice grips. As was said you will probably have to access the nut for replacement any way so can you cut the nut off? Or put vice grips on it.

Glen if you take it literally they dont want you putting power into battery bank while using the product. If this is what they mean it sure would not work well with a solar set up. I am unsure of your battery setup but if you are using 6 volt in series the first two will give you 12 volts.

I wish I could get my thoughts on paper like this!!🤠

Wire size and length equels line loss, those are your limits. For long runs you need larger, smaller #, wire. I have never tryed to charge a toad, so I dont know how much the brake unit draws, but have keept many house batterys in horse trailers charged. With taillight wire or even a dedicated hot, that may come with your vehicle, you will get some charge for your toad but it will be limited. It may be all you need, that will probably depend on how often you run the toad. You can run a dedicated wire that is the corect gage, there are charts on line, and it will deffinatly keep the battery full even if you dont run the toad for weeks. I asume that a day or 2 of use will leave you ok with just the tail light wire charging the battery. By the way I would try for the dedicated charge wire to protect the tail light wires on your horse most rvs and trucks come with one. This would be different than a large wire you install your self. Either way you need to protect the toad from over charging, a very young me found that out 30 years ago. Good luck I am sure someone with spacific experiance will chime in to help you.

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