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How much air are you going to put in the bed? I have seen very few on board air set ups that could supply enough air to run an impact wrench for any real length of time. I had a monster set up in Ireland on a Scania and a MerCedes Semi Tuck heavy recovery vehicle that had some pneumatic tools for some of the truck apparatus and recovery tools(like jaws etc.) that certainly would not have fit in the bed of my Comanche ;) How long can you run those CO2 set ups? Here's a similarly set up vehicle:

1, and only Comanche '86 XLS(which I would trade for a like- condition XJ, btw since I need room for my hounds), buckets, sliding window, tach, oil, temp. Bleh

So how's the locker treating you so far? I love the one in my 'stang. In fact, I like the occasional clunk. ;) But, for the most part, it's invisible.

http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-4-3-Inch-W ... 906&sr=8-1 there's a good deal

GPS doesn't tell you where you AREN'T - it tells you where you ARE(which, I guess, sort of tells you where you aren't...er anyways). Did you mean to say the GPS was saying the STREET wasn't there? If so - update it. You don't use old paper maps - don't use old GPS maps. Even an old GPS is useful if it isn't updated simply because it also gives you the exact coordinates of your location in geographic coordinate system units, and it also takes GCS units as a destination. One of the huge benefits to GPS is the fact, unlike a map, it tells you exactly where you are at any given time. And, if you do own a decent map of the area, you can never get lost. I set my Garmin to only chime when I am near a feature like a turn etc. I preview the journey ahead of time so I have an idea what to expect, and I then use it as a HUD while I drive and keep it at the base of the windshield. No need for voices, and I can tell where I am exactly simply with a glance. So when it comes to GPS, get the newest and biggest and most expensive one you can afford. It has more real estate, a better antenna, and faster processor. As an aside, few people realize that the Theory of Relativity plays a huge role in the GPS system. If the satellites aren't calibrated correctly for the fact that time affects the satellites less since they are traveling at a much faster speed than we are on earth, they would be off by up to 6 miles a day. Back to your normally scheduled program...

I used to be afraid of spiders, but then I realized that I have never in my entire life had a bad spider bite. However, I HAVE had some bad bee and wasp stings. Those insects I respect and leave alone. Well, I do now. Before that, I had one instance where I had to move a truck that had been sitting for a while. I was using a flat bed roll back wrecker. So, between the noise of the diesel and the fact you don't hook up the rear of the truck until you have it up in the air on the back of your wrecker, I didn't notice the entire back end of the bed of the truck was a wasps nest until it was in my face. Thousands and thousands and thousands and a LOTS of them. It was the largest nest I have ever seen in my life. It was a ford F350 and the nest covered everything from the axle to the fender wells to the rear bumper. And by the time I noticed them, they were very upset. I had my big J hooks in my hands at the time, so I quickly threw one around the rear axle and secured it to the back of the wrecker. Then, I ran and screamed like a woman to the cab of the wrecker and prayed to god I wouldn't have to go to the hospital. I was fortunate, I had only a few stings, and actually had a good buzz goin' from the venom. Almost pleasant. Like I feel after a few shots of my favorite cognac ;) I had my work gloves and heavy duty clothing on, which prolly saved me from the hospital. I took the roughest and worst roads I could to my destination. By my arrival, there was only a few signs of the nest and wasps left. So, spiders? Whatever... ;)

:hijack: I've worked the Greyhound rescues here and in Europe. It is truly stunning how poorly folks can treat their animals. Here's pics of my last hound Roman and my current hound Ceatharlach(Carlow) from Ireland: "Beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man without his vices." - Lord Byron "A righteous man regardeth the life of his flock" - Proverbs 12:10

It's not been proven that only being allergic can cause serious necrosis. Recluse bites are so rare, there really is very little data overall that can draw such a conclusion, and there are no clinical tests(YOU wanna signup for such a test?). However, the poisons Brown Recluses have are certainly necrotic in nature, and can cause serious wounds via enzymatic reactions. Recluses can easily manage to get into a headliner, and are LIKELY to be found there, if anywhere, in a vehicle since they are known to inhabit cardboard commonly. However, Wyoming is NOT a common part of the Recluses territory . This, coupled with the fact you rarely find one recluse, let alone a nest of them, seems to point to the story being incredibly unlikely. Can it happen? Well, a meteor supposedly killed the dinosaurs right? Is it likely to happen? Nah. As for Roaches and Spiders, you may want to start with some sort of a natural synthetic approach - like Permethrin. It's toxicity is very low to humans and Dogs(but high to cats), and in large doses is highly effective on roaches and spiders. It also has a pleasant odor(coming from Chrysanthemum flowers and extracts). A large bottle of it at about 10% mixture is maybe 20 bucks from the feed store. Mix it as per the directions in a large 1-2 gallon sprayer and hit the vehicle with it after you cover the windows, hit the undercarriage, and all areas around it and in yer yard. As an aside, if you do not wash produce that is not organic, you are basically guaranteed to have been ingesting Permethrin. It's that safe for us. Still, I would wash any and all produce you bring from a non organic market. They still use Malathion, afterall. l) Hell, I used it not too long ago on a Mosquito problem. That stuff smells like low sulfur diesel, only an evil version of it ;) By comparison, the Permethrin is fragrant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin If you have a super serious roach problem, you may want to go with an IGR and something like Cyonara or Cynoff with Lambda-Cyhalothrin, which is designed with roaches in mind. Not cheap, but I thoroughly stopped a serious palmetto bug problem in San Antonio with one 2 lb application on half an acre, including two houses. You shoulda seen the bodies. Both Permethrin and Cyonara are stable when mixed together in water, so I hit them with the combo at a double mixture ratio and targetted their hiding places. How you spray is just as important as where you spray. Along cracks, in holes, base of trees, along baseboards, corners, sills, soffets, edges, etc. Preferably out of direct sunlight, so the toxins keep killing for weeks as the bugs rub up against it. I do not waste hundreds of dollars on a pest control company, ever. Get a mask, a 2gallon sprayer, and buy the products and use them by the directions. WYK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCbVn_uaH0 Here's a little gallery I put together of Texas

I haven't gotten stuck yet with my 2wd Auburn equipped Colorado. However, I never mudded it, and one time I was in some very boggy grass and nearly lost all my steering before I got out of it(after diving in on purpose). I then took the Jeep, and I had about 50% mroe steering in 4WD. So it certainly does help. ;) If it had been mud, I think the Rado woulda ended up stuck, and it was mostly flat.

Great-looking tires. Make sure to maintain them well and inspect them often. I have had 4 retreads throw their treads on me at FWY speeds in the last 7 years on various vehicles(all on the rear wheels, tho). I won't ever put one on the front. So be careful. WYK

Modify yer rides all ya like - doesn't mean others won't have an opinion of it, good or bad. I am not so sure I care one way or the other since I don't intend to buy a new Jeep product unless they build that Nukiser or the Gladiator since I am a 'truck guy' when it comes to Jeeps. When it comes to cars, I look elsewhere, like Mercedes or Audi. I think my main 'problem' with it is it sort of cheapens the Jeep marque - in much the same way the new Cherokee SRT8 devalues it. Don't get me wrong, the SRT8 is a great SUV - but it is soulless as a jeep goes. It might as well be any other SUV with a big engine in it and street suspension - it doesn't matter what badge is on it, since the badge means little in this case. As was mentioned previously, a Jeep WAS a rugged machine, many of which will work great off road without extensive modifications, if any. Anyone can build a street truck or SUV, and Chevy and Ford are the main ones folks think of when they think street trucks, and those make great street trucks. But once you make Jeeps like any other truck on the road, you no longer are making Jeeps. You just happen to have the Jeep name on it. But, then again, that's basically what happened when Chrysler took them over. I recall a conversation with a guy that went along the lines of me asking him how he liked his new Jeep Cherokee. He said "You mean this is a Jeep?" He wasn't kidding me, either. I had to agree, I wasn't sure if it was a Jeep either, after looking at it. In the name of sales and volume, all brands are merging into one final committee-driven product. Jeep used to differentiate itself in the market. Unless you buy a something like a wrangler, yer not really buying much of a Jeep anymore. The issue with slammed street trucks is the vanity. You now have removed the soul from your Jeep, and have made it into a car. Only it's worse, you have all of the drawbacks of a truck, and with all the drawbacks of a car, and with minimal benefits of either. You have no off road capability like even a 2wd truck has, and you have none of the hwy visibility and less of the impact safety a higher riding truck has(a trucks tends to hit it's bumper/frame above the bumper of a car - causing less damage to the truck and more to the car it hits, ask me how I know), you have the worse fuel mileage a truck has, and the ride and noise a truck has. You can not carry much in the bed any more, and you do not have a trunk. It's all vanity. To some this doesn't matter, obviously. But, to others it just seems silly. But, then again, the El Camino and the Holden Ute have a market, afterall... To each his own.

Maybe not, but the original photo job itself is a crime. :fs2:

Looks nice. But $9500 goes a ways towards a Jeep nowadays. http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/1682789771.html http://austin.craigslist.org/ctd/1669244173.html http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/1675969209.html

Bud of mine has one of those - pulls it behind his jeep off road. The pintle works great off road on rough trails.

Reminds me of a photo I snapped on Texas 183 just north of Austin back in 2001:

Police often have: Radios, laptops, video, GPS/Sat Nav, mobiles, radar, etc etc in their vehicles. There are plenty of opportunities for an officer to be distracted. So be extra careful when you see one on the road ;) I saw some stats from Washington state the other day that claimed cell phone usage accounted for as many fatal accidents are drunk driving, and slightly MORE than speeding. I hope that isn't right because I see everyone jabbin' on their mobiles nowadays... I also know a couple folks that text while driving, and they are looking at their phones while doing it :( WYK

Well, so far the owners son claims the front axle has some sort of a locker in it. He said he'd give his father a call this weekend and see if he could get any more details.

Yeah, I was thinking. I'll let ya guys know prolly by the weekend.

Nearly exactly. Two are different brands, but seem to be the same design/maker as the tires look identical. The other two on the rear have slightly different treads. I don't think this is a "I feel resistance when in 4X4" thing. This is a "being on loose dirt feels like being on pavement" thing. I am serious, it is difficult to turn it as though it's on pavement. I am gonna contact the original owner and ask him if he did something crazy.

Heh. I should get a better image of the new tires. Each one is a different brand ;) How the thing stays aligned all is mystery. Although it did take me a few tries to get it right when I was playing around with it after putting the tires on.

With all due respect, it appears that you do NOT understand. "Differential" means a device to allow the wheels on one axle to operate at different speeds if conditions for each wheel are "different." You can take a rear-wheel drive (or front wheel drive) car, pop the clutch, and burn out with both drive wheels even if the differential isn't locked. As long as the vehicle is going straight rather than turning and both wheels have equal traction, they will behave the same. I appreciate it. What I meant was it happens when they are both straight AND turned, not just straight - sorry if I didn't explain it well. I thought that was odd. In my old Blazer and a few other 4X4's all 4 wheels would rarely spin exactly the same. On this MJ the wheels all lock up when I put it in 4hi. Whether I turn, go straight, back, whatever, all 4 wheels spin exactly the same - loose dirt, mud, gravel - if I gun it, they all spin and all of them tear up the earth. On dirt, my old 4X4's would turn fine unless it was hard pack or pavement, I had no issues. With this MJ, unless it is very loose dirt(like nearly sand), this thing acts as though yer on pavement in 4X4. Again, I thought that was odd since my previous 4X4 experience wasn't like this. Basically, all 4 wheels are locked all the time. You can really feel it when you drive it. WTH? WYK

I understand this. But in the case of two open diffs, wouldn't only one front and one rear wheel be driven in 4wd at any given time? I get all four going even when I am not turning. I sat there on gravel and loose dirt and popped the clutch and all 4 wheels tear it up. Also, when I disengaged 4HI and went in to 2WD, the rears would still lock for a bit when I gave it gas. Eventually it started acting like a standard open rear diff after a minute or two. I never did get around to swapping out the axle fluids. Maybe I'll take a look at what's in there. The PO was known for modifying his trucks. WYK

Keep the 2.5, add 4:10 or 4:56 gears to the rear axle since it's a 2WD. You'll notice a huge difference, and similar mileage unless you travel much at high speeds.