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Fleet Mechanic
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shade tree...
wanted to hear some old stories anybody could share about shade tree wrenchin'. i'm talkin about backyard redneck truck repair. a 12 pack of beer and some serious work goin on like removing an engine, transmission etc...
some gittinerdone
those of us who dont have garages what are some of the best methods for lifting up that truck and getting underneath there. sheets of plywood, jackstands, ramps, wood/concrete blocks? portable lifts ?
some gittinerdone
those of us who dont have garages what are some of the best methods for lifting up that truck and getting underneath there. sheets of plywood, jackstands, ramps, wood/concrete blocks? portable lifts ?
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Floor jack sheet of plywood and wood blocks are my biggest help doing all my work outback in the dirt changed my challengers transmission from a auto to manual that way with basic hand tools and a borrowed 110v welder oh how I can't wait to get back in the mud to work on the crew cab in the spring one day I hope I get the satisfaction of a garage
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From: Gainesville, GA
Tractor with a bucket instead of a forklift. Wrap a chain around the bucket and lift anything. I also use the carpet under the truck when I work on it. Lose less tools in the dirt and gravel that way.
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From: mid-nowhere AZ desert
Saw this on a post in the newer trucks 87-96 section. Thought it was funny.No shade from the trees though (winter - HA!!) Motor hanging from a tree limb?
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I've pulled many an engine from a tree branch over the years. More recently, I helped Fastmover change the cab on his '70 Highboy a couple years ago. Got a nice oak tree in the yard with an overhanging branch in the perfect location, so I climbed up and wrapped a chain around it and hooked the ****** block for my little 2K lb. winch to it. Bolted the winch to the receiver on my truck. When we started lifting, the cab came up a little...and the tree branch started bending down to meet the cab. I was worried that it was a little weak, now it was confirmed. I climbed back up and hooked a ratchet strap from the chain and ran it up diagonally to the trunk of the tree higher up to add more support for th branch. Worked great, but the whole operation was really Redneck!
Since then I bought a forklift. Make life so much easier. Best two hundred bucks I ever spent...!
Since then I bought a forklift. Make life so much easier. Best two hundred bucks I ever spent...!
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From: oklahoma
I once took a 300 straight six out of a 72 and put it in a 69 ranger originally equiped with a 3 on the tree. Had to cut a whole in the floor board for the floor shifter for new tranny it was not preatty then had a problem with on of the motor mounts can't really remember what but it had to come out and be moved I beat on that thing for two days (I don't own torches and such) Took a week to get the job completed then two days later on the interstate at 70 the tranny locked up and tore the ears off of the drive shaft (scary) ended up selling the truck off the side of the interstate next day.Shade tree mechanicin is all I know Currently in the middle of putting an 85 302 in a 70 f100
thats a whole other story on its own
thats a whole other story on its own
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From: missouri
i put a motor in a 58 buick one time..had to chain the rear axle to a tree and pull the car forward with my 50 f-1 to line up the motor mounts..a solid driveline with wore out leaf spring bushings..can sure give ya a headache..or how about cutting a hole in the roof of a truck then putting a chain hoist from a large branch to the heavy 4 speed to get it stabbed...ahhh the pleasure of working alone in the yard under the "shade trees"..ha ha ha ha ha
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Put a rear end in a 95 F250 under the oak trees in my parents front yard for daddy. Didn't have any plywood, no jack stands, and a 2 ton floor jack that doesn't roll in gravel. I got the old one dropped and we took my PINTO and hooked a chain to it and pulled it out from under the truck.
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