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Yes, they can be built to handle a lot of power, just like a C-4 behind a gasser. In the stock configuration, we ate them up like smoked ribs. Except the smoke was transmission fluid. Stock E4ODs, I feel, are a time bomb. Sometimes you get lucky. I had a 6.0 diesel giving me a bunch of...

Another good site, but it has gotten very commercialized. It still has some good info. Please do not buy a 6.0! http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/

I have had 6 Ford diesels, from the 87 6.3 to a 03 6.0. I recently sold the 03 and bought a 99 with a 7.3 Powerstroke and a 6 speed. I have driven ambulances/FD medic units with these engines since the late 80s. Of the earlier Fords, the weakpoint was the E4OD. We were getting less than...

I rented one a couple of weeks ago. As someone said, a garbage can full of hose, and we were good to go. We modified some plastic pipe to make a smaller tip, as we were putting it into walls in the garage as well. But there was plenty of hose for the attic. Two man operation, gotta feed the...

Agreed. There is a guy running in an area East of Tacoma WA. Nice guy, nice tools. Waaay better than the older Cman stuff I have. His service for the one issue I had was fast and friendly, and I am no pro.

Go to an auto-body supply store. I forgot the name of it, but they have some stuff that smells acidic, and works like a champ. It turns the rust black. The last time I bought some, I had forgotten the name also, but they knew. Nice score!

Firefighter/Paramedic in a combination dept. with about 115 paid personnel, and 60 or so volunteers.

I see these types of items every day I am at work. They are the life alert neck penants. "Help, I've fallen and can't get up!" They may look kinda funny, but not if you need them. Perhaps there could be a garage journal version, or a Snap-On version...or Harbor Freight. Again, glad you are...

If I was on the way to that with my dept, 90% of the time that is fatal before we get there. God was looking over you. Nice work from local EMS! Good luck with the healing, glad you are still with us.

Sweet ride! My friend that is a Snap_On dealer here in WA drove the wheels off of his old truck. Watching him get that new truck was a lot like a guy getting a brand new Snap-On box! He went Ford chassis with a Cat and a manual.

I work for a fire dept. We responded to call of a Motor Vehicle Accident, (MVA). Turns out that two ladies had a short bed F150 loaded with waaay over a yard of topsoil....wet topsoil. Took off down the street and they said "the faster we went, the worse it got. We thought we could drive out...

I found a wallet on a keypad/cardreader box at a cardlock fuel station. (Of course I turned it in) My son found a large pair of Chanelock waterpump pliers. A 4 or 5 cell LED Maglight.

Fail. 1/4 inch raised panel ratchet. Slips and strips/changes direction. Got another new one, and another, and one more. Gave up and bought a Wright. Pass- Mid 80s dark grey drawer/red box roll-away. 15 years and no problems. Pass- Sockets. I have not bought any for about 10 years, but...

That is terrible. Has anyone heard of Harbor Freight and the like jack stands failing? I look at mine that I have gotten through the years as gifts and kinda wonder.

My father-in-law has an uninsulated pole building as a shop, three bays. He put up OSB, but I am sure he did not insulate it. I stored my Mustang in there for about 4 months one winter and he used on of the propane torpedo heaters. I had surface rust on bare metal, and I though I had lost a...

You are right, the propane thing was useless in my garage as well. I got a fairly large portable kerosene heater. Here is a link to one that looks like it, but mine is a different brand.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KKO33A/?tag=atomicindus08-20 It heats may 3 car garage to a point where I have...

I have had an about 30+ Fords since before I had a license. (I am now 44.) The Windstar got me to the edge, and the 6.0 pushed me over. GMC Yukon XL in the driveway now.

Not aware of them having a pressure relief valve on them. We had a guy in the training dept. leave one inside a pratice burn. Pretty impresive! I will see if I can get a photo.

I bought a Sony amp and AM/FM receiver with surround sound at a buddy's pawn shop for 45 bucks. A set of Bose 501s (or something like that) for 50 bucks, and added an ipod dock. An old DeWalt job site radio follows me around the yard when needed. Yup, pawnshop as well. I hope to add...

I bought a Wright ratchet and it is one of the best I have ever owned. I will have more of them in the future. I am no pro, but I know what I like.