I should prolly do this on my 94, would make me sleep better at night. Has had a 7.5 foot Fisher since new and luckily no cracks there yet. I do have a small rot hole on the inside of the frame that will get patched in a few weeks.
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1994 Silverado 6.5 Diesel R/C L/B 2500 Not your average 6.5
1994 Fisher Minute Mount Plow 7 1/2 Foot. (Full Hydraulic)
Truck left the dealer lot with the plow in '94, true lifer plow truck.
Holset WH1C, Chipped and Built. 250,000 Miles.
Rebuilt Engine @ 204,000 Miles
Rebuilt 4L80E @ 241,000 Miles
B&B, I am very new to posting, replying etc on this site. I have read and learned a bunch and appreciate it very much. Apparently I am unable to PM. Im looking into the specifics of the PM thing but until then, is there another way to contact you about getting the gussets?
B&B, I am very new to posting, replying etc on this site. I have read and learned a bunch and appreciate it very much. Apparently I am unable to PM. Im looking into the specifics of the PM thing but until then, is there another way to contact you about getting the gussets?
Thanks!
You've been a member plenty long enough but you also need ten posts to enable the PM functions. So you just need a few more.
I'm gonna have the welder at work put in gussets on my 03 2500HD this week. I was wondering if I just need to have the one gusset behind the upper A arm or would it be wise to add the three (per side) like what was done in the pics of the 88-98 frame a couple pages back.
After reading a gusset thread I thought I would get a jump on it before I put the truck into commercial plowing. And low and behold it was already starting to crack! These frame areas are designed as crush zones if you were to get in a wreck this is where the frame would give. Well plowing is like simulating a small crash every push! Not a very good design for a plow truck. But the gusset was simple enough...shoulda bought a ford
These truck frames are built to fold up to absorb energy in a crash. Unfortunately plowing often finds those built in weak areas. These gussets are a must have.
I hope you don't think they dont have issues. Including cracking frames.....
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Truck has engine, transmission, transfer case. Tires on rims bolted to axles.
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Originally Posted by dfd9
As for your question, the only thing you missed is him answering the question you posed and him completely ignoring the fact that he didn't answer it. .
When you hear hoofbeats look for horses, not zebras.
I hope you don't think they dont have issues. Including cracking frames.....
Fords dont have have any issues! haha, no whenever you turn a pickup into a dozer you are bound to have some repercussions. My ford just seems to be built a litte more heavy duty. I recently just had my 4x4 go out on my chevy and learned all about that heat actuated front actuator thingy. and I thought jeeps vacuum actuators were bad.....
Fords dont have have any issues! haha, no whenever you turn a pickup into a dozer you are bound to have some repercussions. My ford just seems to be built a litte more heavy duty. I recently just had my 4x4 go out on my chevy and learned all about that heat actuated front actuator thingy. and I thought jeeps vacuum actuators were bad.....
My thermo-actuator is slow, i picked up an electronic actuator from the junkyard and now i have to buy the harness for plug and play..
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1994 Silverado 6.5 Diesel R/C L/B 2500 Not your average 6.5
1994 Fisher Minute Mount Plow 7 1/2 Foot. (Full Hydraulic)
Truck left the dealer lot with the plow in '94, true lifer plow truck.
Holset WH1C, Chipped and Built. 250,000 Miles.
Rebuilt Engine @ 204,000 Miles
Rebuilt 4L80E @ 241,000 Miles
Fords dont have have any issues! haha, no whenever you turn a pickup into a dozer you are bound to have some repercussions. My ford just seems to be built a litte more heavy duty. I recently just had my 4x4 go out on my chevy and learned all about that heat actuated front actuator thingy. and I thought jeeps vacuum actuators were bad.....
Obviously,you got one of those special Fords that don't eat up ball joints every 40K miles,or having to replace a rotted out oil pan to the tune of $2K,or one of those that can serve as a double duty[NOT related to Super doody] flame thrower,or one of those that eats up brake pads often,or one that has constant turbo issues,etc,etc.
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2006 3500 Chevy Dmax/Ally EC pickup with Boss 9-2 V plow---1500 Salt Dogg salter
2002 7500 Chevy dump---Cat 3126
410G Deere TLB
450D Deere dozer
440 Deere track loader
SKULLFINDER---Claim to fame---found the skull to the Hyde Park mastodon in 2000---youngest mastodon found on the planet---on display now at the Museum of the Earth up in Ithaca,NY
Fords dont have have any issues! haha, no whenever you turn a pickup into a dozer you are bound to have some repercussions. My ford just seems to be built a litte more heavy duty. I recently just had my 4x4 go out on my chevy and learned all about that heat actuated front actuator thingy. and I thought jeeps vacuum actuators were bad.....
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Originally Posted by DieselSlug
My thermo-actuator is slow, i picked up an electronic actuator from the junkyard and now i have to buy the harness for plug and play..
Remove the actuator from the axle housing, stuff a 3/8 drive socket or old lug nut in there, and reinstall the actuator but do not connect the wiring.
INSTANT 4wd when you push the button or pull the lever.
__________________ The Dog Napper
Truck has engine, transmission, transfer case. Tires on rims bolted to axles.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dfd9
As for your question, the only thing you missed is him answering the question you posed and him completely ignoring the fact that he didn't answer it. .
When you hear hoofbeats look for horses, not zebras.
Remove the actuator from the axle housing, stuff a 3/8 drive socket or old lug nut in there, and reinstall the actuator but do not connect the wiring.
INSTANT 4wd when you push the button or pull the lever.
Yeah, I did that method for awhile but I travel on the roads at high speeds at times. When I flushed my diff oil for maintenance this year I found 5 or 6 small 1/2 a match head size metal chunks. So I decided to go back to the actuator method to get every last bit of possible life out of her.
Yeah, I did that method for awhile but I travel on the roads at high speeds at times. When I flushed my diff oil for maintenance this year I found 5 or 6 small 1/2 a match head size metal chunks. So I decided to go back to the actuator method to get every last bit of possible life out of her.
Even with the actuator out the side gears and spider gears are still spinning....
__________________ The Dog Napper
Truck has engine, transmission, transfer case. Tires on rims bolted to axles.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dfd9
As for your question, the only thing you missed is him answering the question you posed and him completely ignoring the fact that he didn't answer it. .
When you hear hoofbeats look for horses, not zebras.
For any vehicle where it is a POSSIBLE upgrade, I highly recommend manual unlocking hubs. Summer driving / DD, there is no need for 4wd, so you might as well stop as much junk from spinning as you can. Save a bit of gas while reducing wear and extending fluid change interval.
'01 GMC 2500, 7 1/2' Curtis Snowpro 3000 with wings 9'
Linear Mode
