Ohhh my **** this is gona be bad if i cant post photos. Guess well just talk a out mikes hair

Randamn tapatalk pictures over the years

My threads dead on arrival.

Assuming the driven axle nut? You could break or burn the nut off right?

Hair comment? Today I was out having breakfast with a long time friend. @MUDDY

All four of us had a blast in Caldwell ID for breakfast at Mr.V's. Today was purple. We got to get back home. There is a new diesel being added to the property. 🤯

Edited June 21Jun 21 by Mopar1973Man

Part of why im here is i saw your picture in my phone going through my contacts. I think its green though lol.

Definitely a good look on you.

No 5th gear is still happy. Truck is only sporting power or slighly less power than it left the factory with.

You got a 7.3 didnt you? My 98 is currently at husky auto in boise getting tail lights all buttoned up on the hillsborrow bed. My coyote f150 has been my work truck for the last few years. The 02 dodge is pretty much retired to just firewood duty.

My old mans pretty much retired so im kinda a one man show in the excavation scene. The t800 does 99% of the machine moving now. I have no desire to even yank a 10k skidsteer around with pickups. I haul both the 10t excavator and skidsteer on the t800 together and often tow my pickup to the next jobsite. Looking to upgrade to around a 30k excavator sometime soonish.

Right now im in parma doing dirt work on a 50x60 shop on a hillside moving lots of dirt.

On 6/23/2026 at 10:09 PM, Evan said:

Part of why im here is i saw your picture in my phone going through my contacts. I think its green though lol.

Definitely a good look on you.

Yeah, that is one of my fully dressed up green photos. Thanks for the comment.

On 6/23/2026 at 10:09 PM, Evan said:

No 5th gear is still happy. Truck is only sporting power or slighly less power than it left the factory with.

Clutch slipping?

On 6/23/2026 at 10:09 PM, Evan said:

You got a 7.3 didnt you?

No. I've only got Beast (2002 Dodge Ram 2500) and Thor (2006 Dodge Ram 3500 single) I'm wanting to rebuild Thor and make it my next truck for working with. Beast is retired to pulling the RV now.

On 6/23/2026 at 10:09 PM, Evan said:

Right now im in parma doing dirt work on a 50x60 shop on a hillside moving lots of dirt.

Going to try and get started doing the same thing. I've been out chasing filters and fluids for this 2018 Kubota M62.

Edited July 1Jul 1 by Mopar1973Man

I put right at 10k miles on the truck and the transmission decided it was done.

Its been built atleast ounce before

Heres a quick vid. Im wanting to do a filter set up as i feel the trans bearing went to **** mainly due to neglet.

You need to talk to @Doubletrouble hes good with these transmissions.

NV4500 5 speed ???

Yes 4500.

Kinda dropped the filter cooler idead. Though i am gathering aluminum welding stuff so may revist ounce i have tools to fab with.

Transmission is doing great

I've always had an idea of using a 12VDC hydraulic pump to flow the NV4500 fluid out to a cooler and back into the gear box. Then use a ISSPro EV3 gauge to control the pump operation so the gauge would be set for an optional control circuit. So set the pump to come on at 200℉ and then cool it off and shut off again. Just my wild idea I've never done yet.

Don't forget filtration on the cooler idea.

7 hours ago, Doubletrouble said:

Don't forget filtration on the cooler idea.

Yup that would be awesome setup to have two bungs added to the PTO cover and then run the cooler line forward to a small cooler and the filter. That would be a bulletproof mod really.

Got rid of the west coast mirrors as they call them. I was pretty much blind with them.

These are cheap 107 dollar power mirrors off ebay. Harnes was already in the door so they bolted on and work great.

So far no shakes work and look great. the best mod ive done along with fuel pressure gauge.

Thanks for the photo capabilities. If i havent yet thanked you.

3rd gen mirror are a requirement for 2nd gen trucks. I need to replace my broken mirror on the driver's side.