Windshield starts leaking, then the floors go then it goes to the junkyard. Or any other dumb reason I see rangers and many other cars nicer than the junk I drive at the junkyard.
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Big Dumb Loads
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dave_dj1
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Not sure if this belongs here or in the win thread 
Got one you wanna part with? Trans to go with?Yes, yes I do.
I know it's a stupid swap and the ROI on an Exploere 302 is tons better and that swap is much more documented but I have a bunch of 300s around and I like them.
A couple people have done it. It's bad but not a terrible swap. Basically you spend all your time fucking with the core support instead of fucking with steering/exhaust/hvac to clear a wide engine. I'm probably gonna wind up tilting it a bit to move the EFI lower away from the HVAC which has the side benefit of moving the shifter toward the driver.
92 s dime
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my grandfather used to do that with a toyota mini truck behind their rv
had a 4ft tube with coupler on 1 end
jack the back of the toyota up and hook it up like a trailer
had a 4ft tube with coupler on 1 end
jack the back of the toyota up and hook it up like a trailer
arse_sidewards
Can't unlearn
Got one what? 300? Ive got a shelf of them. What trans are you looking for. I only have an 2WD M5OD that isn't installed in something or going to be used.
I like it, I have a couple of those receiver rings too.Not sure if this belongs here or in the win thread
I hauled a f350 chassis to the junkyard like that. Blocked the rear springs on the ranger, used a come along to keep the f350 rear axle from dragging and sent it. Probably got a pic somewhere.
Wonder how far they got before the tailgate folded
clodhopper
Get off my lawn, punk!
Dunno. But I can see those tailgate cables sweating from here.
DMG
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When I was a ground service equipment tech I rigged up something similar to move GSE from the ramp to the shop.Not sure if this belongs here or in the win thread
HillbillyDeluxe
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That in the neighborhood of 9000 lbs.
Nope. I haul that stuff by the semi load into Lowes/Home Depot and I usually only have 36k on the deck spread over about 20 pallets.
Arps
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should have followed for the carnage
arse_sidewards
Can't unlearn
Probably pretty far since it's centered over the edge of the bed so only a fraction of the weight will be on the tailgate once it flexes out of the way. If the had strapped it to the other pallet they'd have certainly got far enough to break the axle.
rockota
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so closer to 3500 lbs total?
was going to say - no way in hell that looks like 9k lbs.
stjames151
RIP 2/1/2023
Mine had a chain. I used a pencil in #1 to find TDC in the 2.3When the belt is near due just keep one in the glovebox
I might as well put my own ass in here since I didn't know how much a pallet of zoysia sod weighed, I brought my smaller trailer for easier unloading. When I saw their forklift bog down picking up the pallet, I knew I had fucked up. I didn't cross any scales, but google says those are around a ton each and those are a pair of 3500 lb axles. Slow drive home.
gunracer1
Collector of fine junk
it was hairy going up a steep hill out of my neighborhood.
TRINDU
PBB Orphan
Puts one chain around the blade "it's not going anywhere"
That's past dumb and borderline retarded.
That's past dumb and borderline retarded.
Sorry about your Miata engined truck
Norm
Newb
it was hairy going up a steep hill out of my neighborhood.
BS, that's ~60k of dozer and trailer. Maybe 4 low across a flat field while your transmission and rear end burn up.
aczlan
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60k? Isn't that dozer around 33k? Trailer should be in the neighborhood of 6k for a total of 39k?
Looks like it is hooked up and the jack is off of the ground.
Aaron Z
ToughBowtieTruck
Nothing like owning the same truck twice.
Bullshit. The older Cat D6 minus blade, engine, and radiator housing was only 14k when I scrapped it.
Jackie Treehorn
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it was hairy going up a steep hill out of my neighborhood.
gunracer1
Collector of fine junk
it was in 4 low going up a very steep paved road. it was chirping the tires as I crawled over the top. I delivered that dozer about ten miles with the same truck, but I had a much better tilt deck trailer with electric over hydraulic brakes.
SomeGuyFromOlympia
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around the blade?
I see the chain hook on the cleat, and enough slack in the binder that you can one hand flip it shut quite often
around the blade looks like over achiever status
2big bronco
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Moved one about 5 miles for the fire department with my single cab 7.3.... and yes in 4 low about 2mph because there was no stopping