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  1. BOBWhite
    Another thing to keep an eye on these trucks is the ZF 6 speed manual on some of the later 7.3 powerstrokes, they have a transmission cooler like an automatic. I know a guy who blew up his transmission in his work pickup due to the transmission cooler leaking.
  2. BOBWhite
    Thats just what I was about to post. $35,000!! I guess that blows my chances of ever being able to own one of those
  3. BOBWhite
    The more smoke out the back the more soot in the oil and cylinder wall destruction. Sounds to me like it will last no longer than 250,00 before the motor starts using oil and looses compression. I know a lot of young guys just like that who try to make sports cars out of their diesel pickups. I get enough noise and smoke from my old farm equipment, I don't understand why anyone would want more of that.
  4. BOBWhite
    The kid that assassinated a politician in Japan a while back was about that age, John Wilkes Booth was 26, and Lee Harvey was 24 when they did their deed. I guess you just wouldn't expect the kids now to do something like this but it's hard to say. I really don't know what to think anymore
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    At first I thought the shooter was a middle age guy but no, he was only a 20 year old kid. Conspiracies aside it's saddening to think that someone that young could be so mad at their own country.
  6. BOBWhite
    All those original stickers are awesome! Was this truck originally owned by a Deere dealer or did the previous owner just have green blood?
  7. BOBWhite
    Nice setup! What brand of trailer is it? Timpte? That should really give that R model a good load with 1000 bushels! Electric tarp too! Was that very hard to wire in?
  8. BOBWhite
    I don't need anything printed (out of wall space) but I restored the quality of this Ad a bit. Have you ever gone to the Florida flywheelers event down there? I bet you could sell quite a few of them if you got a booth at one of those old engine shows.
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    I swear dealers and shops are behind this and want to make it as hard as possible to change oil. I changed the oil in my Corolla yesterday and it has previously been to a shop, the filter and the plug were horribly tight! I get someone over tightening a plug, but why a filter?! Anyways I still prefer the petcock style lol
  10. BOBWhite
    Since your tag says you are in Kansas, Southwest Truck Parts carries a lot of the older stuff but I'm not sure about windshields. As stated before I would try some of the local glass shops to see what they can come up with. Welcome to the forum!
  11. BOBWhite
    Bed ridden during the summer is the worst, hope you get feeling better. Seems like the only commercials I've been getting lately are those stupid HIV medication Ads that I can't stand. Why do they even advertise medications anyway? Most of the people watching don't need it and can't afford it if they do. Anyways, I hope everyone can enjoy some fireworks tonight
  12. BOBWhite
    Love that brown ute on the lift in the back! UPS is running some new Anthems around here but haven't seen too many others yet.
  13. BOBWhite
    Remember not too much oil in the generator/starter cups! I use 3-in-One Oil in my stuff with generators and only lubricate them annually. As stated there isn't much to go wrong with these generators. I think I've posted this video here before but it explains the generator/regulator better than anything I've seen:
  14. BOBWhite
    The Australians probably have it even worse driving on the exhaust side of things. Probably don't even need a pyrometer if your cabs not sealed up from the exhaust heat.
  15. BOBWhite
    I know exactly what you're talking about with corn sweat, the air feels hot and sticky with a sweet smell to it. Near feedlots seems to be where it's the worst. My dad would tell me about fixing irrigation pivots in the summer when he was a kid and wow that sounded hot, with the humidity and not even the slightest breeze in the middle of the corn field.
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    One of the last years for the 1693 before they went to the 3406
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    It wouldn't be so bad If the passenger side window went down but its jammed up. Plus these old 1693's dump out a TON of heat so it's like being in an oven. Running the combine with no AC, which I did for the first day, was more tolerable than the truck and it's got the motor right next to the cab.
  18. BOBWhite
    Wheat harvest is done! Only had 200 acres and it was weedy and thin by the time it dried up enough to cut. No major breakdowns! Had only a couple of hoses and a fan belt break The last strip ^ It was HOT driving the truck today with no AC! Hovered around 100°F here It's been a number of years since I last was done before the 4th of July so that should be fun.
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    Supposed to get up to 100 here today. Hope it dries up most of the field so I can get into the field again, we got an inch and a half of rain last Saturday and that shut us down for a week. Hopefully I can get the rest of my wheat in by the end of the week. Hope everyone else stays safe
  20. BOBWhite
    Thats the last generation of heavy duty Ford pickup that I would want to buy. Our family has been scared off from diesel pickups since our last 6.5 blew up but I have always liked the 7.3, especially if it has the manual transmission. Always wanted to find a 87 or 88 Ford pickup with the 6.9 IDI and the 5 speed. I've heard those 6.9s are indestructible engines if you take care of them.
  21. BOBWhite
    I thought you were talking about building a pickup one piece at a time there for a second lol I've got too many junky pickups and I should get rid of a few but after a while I forget why I parked them in the first place.
  22. BOBWhite
    I haven't seen anything about it but I've been out of the loop for a month now. I know the deer south of us get a "zombie disease" that turns them into walking vegetables. Saw a video of a deer with the disease walking around with its back half torn to bits. I think it is spread by ticks and such, don't know if it spreads to cows. By no means am I a cattle expert with my herd of 4 lol
  23. BOBWhite
    A fan depending on size and RPM can take 10-25 horsepower from the engine. Couldn't say how much more fuel a fan stuck on would take but it would be considerable.
  24. BOBWhite
    That seafood looks good! I've never had or heard of clam strips but they sound good! I'm too far from the ocean to enjoy any of this stuff only fish I catch around here taste like muddy work boots. Lots of Lambs quarters and other ditch weeds around here a trucker could boil up if they get hungry enough. They sure taste good to me!
  25. BOBWhite
    If you can get the head up a 1/2 Inch you may be able to stick something in between the head and the piston and force it up by barring over the motor. I've seen fokes stuff rags down spark plug (injector) holes and force heads off that way. Probably should be your last ditch effort as this could screw something up. You could also try and pulling the head up as far as it will go and clamping vice grips on the stud from the bottom to try and get it loose. That way you don't screw up the threads. Good Luck!

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