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Thought i was bad.....i grew up in Buffalo, NY till was 13...moved around a bit to kc..houston and back to OHIO and I don't like this winter weather...just too dang cold when high is 6 degrees!! YUCK.

Got my truck today...nice....more'n i wanted to pay but what the he...lp!

tis '15 GMC 5.3L 6 speed auto, hopefully will do what i need. leastways i got 5 days to figure it out.

Amos and all, And YUP well i know 4wd don't do diddly on ice!!! back about '88 i had a '79 toyota 4wd and was gonna get gas and head to work 20 miles away further north....got gas after skidding around and come back home...i have 2 driveways one 100ft further than other....a slight grade downhill an...

And YUP...was in Houston for 7 years back in 1970 and you are SO right....folks cannot even drive on WET roads in 90 degree weather, been back a few times over the years and even worse now.....they in extreme left lane (high speed lane) and next thing ya know they cutting off to the exit ramp and no...

Thanks guys,
cycled her a bit and fluid looks good (in garage) when warms up a bit outside will take her to task and see results.

If he was reasonable, he should at least get refund on the fibres...from supplier for the junk! Some of these outfits are known for having that kind of junk out there. I can't speak for cost of labor as i did my own work in replacing steering clutch/brake, but i made sure i got my parts from Lavoy a...

Yes they can be...but tis a bit of job....track needs to come off, rops, sprocket etc....probably seat....and need parts to put back together...are really heavy to work with.....do you have book to work with?, as that is a big help. one other thing..if you don't have your location info in your login...

Yup!!!! as long as they have a body that don't cost much...that is all they need....doesn't matter that they don't do anything productive or really "know" how to. A college education is practically required to even get a job...and then they start em at the lowest they can. Actually i had a total of ...

inferior fibres plates....need to get them from Lavoy...see other posts regarding this issue

well folks just wanted to add a thought to all this. I seem to recall that my parents were the ones that taught me abc's and arithmetic..which includes making change...even while in school!! I know we have a real problem with BOTH teachers and kids in school....teachers cannot teach kids that ..do n...

related question on my jd440...i drained and flushed my hydraulic tank and replaced cartridge filter on the hardline. milky....do i need to bleed any of the cylinders on the 6 way?

well now i am wondering....currently my gas is running 2.27/gal diesel at 2.99/gal...if i run 550 miles at 15mpg gas costs 83.23....diesel at 23mpg would cost me 68.77. appears to be a wash at those mpgs....current e.p.a. estimates, not loaded, showing 22mpg gas and i think is 24mpg diesel course th...

HMMMM, Well it was a bit of a rude awakening when i did it. Was a bit over 30 some years ago...my girlfriend (wife who passed away recently) at the time had a fairly nice pontiac at the time...had been leaking oil and getting weaker and weaker so we commence to take her apart and check her out and g...

o.k guys, lets talk about gearing options on truck..watching for both 1/2 and 3/4 ton. i don't know best ratios 3.73 4.7 ?? what best for mpg and power What would i look for if using a v6 turbocharged gas job. And same for 5.3L or 5.7L gas job.. I dont haul my jd440 a whole lot but want to be able t...