So am I!!!!
Field cars
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Liquidsilver
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Yesterday, my son recruited me (and my 2500 with a trailer) to retrieve a $500 - 2000 Chevy Silverado that had been sitting in the grass for 8 years with a busted windshield. The frame is rusted so bad it looks like it's made of brown dust.
After we put air in the tires and nothing else... would you believe we hit it with jumper cables and the dang thing sputtered to life enough to drive onto the trailer?
8 year old gas and the windows were so browned over he had to look out the door to drive it. He said the A/C was working. Ha!
Now somebody's going to have to mow that spot!
After we put air in the tires and nothing else... would you believe we hit it with jumper cables and the dang thing sputtered to life enough to drive onto the trailer?
8 year old gas and the windows were so browned over he had to look out the door to drive it. He said the A/C was working. Ha!
Now somebody's going to have to mow that spot!
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Mine has the V-6. Everything works good on it except for the AC and the back hatch. The latch is rusted out on the hatch and I use a bungi-cord, to the hitch reciever, to keep it closed.
It also has a slow electrical draw, so I need to disconnect the positive terminal on the battery to prevent discharge after each use. I put a 3/8 open end wrench on the keychain for that job. My buddy just picked up the old truck camper that he traded it to me for:
BravoXray
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This belongs to a farmer in the area. It broke down and I saw it in a church parking lot one day. Looks like it had fuel problems judging from the tools and filters setting on it. No one was around and it was gone a couple of days later.
Not sure what the attachment on the front is, but when the hood is closed, it swings up and attaches to a couple of tabs sticking out through the hood.
Made by Oshkosh and Cummins powered.
Not sure what the attachment on the front is, but when the hood is closed, it swings up and attaches to a couple of tabs sticking out through the hood.
Made by Oshkosh and Cummins powered.
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Why don't you just buy and install a knife switch disconnect on the negative terminal of the battery? I have them on my farm tractors as a theft deterrent but only takes a second to remove the battery from the circuit and render the electrical system inoperative. Auto Zone has them, so does Amazon. About 15 bucks.
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Little overkill for a farm only vehicle. HD Sparks on YT has one with a wrecker body on the back for recovery work. I believe they were / are built for the military and probably sold as excess military surplus. I'll stick with my Suzuki Samurai...lol
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It looks like a home made brush guard in progress.
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Hate to see his fuel bill at the pump.
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Bet he runs it on red dyed diesel...Hate to see his fuel bill at the pump.
LittleBittyBigJohn
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He had a 20' conex delivered and wanted it moved. Hooked a chain to the bottom of the conex and to the pintle on the truck. Truck drug it half a mile like it wasn't back there. About 5,000 lbs flat on the ground. Impressive.
Rockbadchild
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lol ya nobody is jealous about that part.Hate to see his fuel bill at the pump.
My Durango came with 1/4 tank of 2-year old gas in tank. It is starting and running good on that, but I will probably pour in 5 gallons of fresh stuff after the price drops off a little more next week.
It has the V-6 engine and 148k likes showing on the odometer.
It has the V-6 engine and 148k likes showing on the odometer.
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Just bought a Class C on Chevy van chassis. Sat for over 4 years with 3/4 of a 33 gallon tank. Added battery and the 350 fired right up and drove it 5 miles home. Only has 65K on the clock. My Durango has the Hemi and just crossed 200K my son sold his with 250K and it still a daily driver around here.
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I bought a service truck a while back that has sat for 4 years. I didn’t figure it was going to run but with a hot battery it started and ran pretty good. That wasn’t the first vehicle I’ve had that started after multiple years either. Old gas definitely wreaks small engines but doesn’t seem that bad in vehicles.
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Add to it that this one had the Catalytic Converter cut out while it sat. Bit loud driving home with open pipe. But you are correct if some fuel remains in the tank it is not a problem for fuel injection, way worse with carbs.
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The owners manual for a '66 Scout was a time warp. It was the size of a phone book in the 70's, an showed you how to RECUT the GEARS at a machine shop. Not just any old gear... all of them. Crazy, by today's standards.
This was such an interesting vehicle, in the sense that it was an agricultural vehicle that sort of, also, you could drive on the road at 60 miles per hour.
This was such an interesting vehicle, in the sense that it was an agricultural vehicle that sort of, also, you could drive on the road at 60 miles per hour.
My old “sweetcorn fetcher”, the little JD LT-150, has just about had it. I hope to get about 10 years out of the Durango for that purpose. It runs like it has a lot of life left in it. With 4 wheel drive, it is much better at traversing rough terrain.
rangerfredbob
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Have you looked at prices for what should be "cheap" Jeep's lately? even old squarekee's aren't cheap anymore unless you stumble on someone that hasn't looked on craigslist or facebook marketplace in half a decade... Anymore you have to be in the right place at the right time or know how to fix something to get a good deal...
