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  1. TooManyIrons
    Affirmative.
  2. TooManyIrons
    In the past I owned a couple of M35 2.5 6x6 trucks and the spec for the lug nut torque was 400 ft-lbs. I have been using the same lug nut wrench and impact socket from my M35 trucks on my 1939 TF-37, so while I have not looked up the torque specs for the Dodge, I would not be surprised if they were to be in the 375 - 425 ft-lbs range.
  3. TooManyIrons
    Nice job on the knobs!
  4. TooManyIrons
    It is my understanding that the 39-47DodgeTruck forum used to be on Yahoo Groups, not Google Groups. Yahoo Groups went away a year or so ago and now the Groups.io is hosted on servers in France.
  5. TooManyIrons
    Use your preferred search engine (I try to avoid google like the plague) and enter "39-47Dodgetruck@groups.io"
  6. TooManyIrons
    Paid a visit to gent that is on 39-47 Dodge truck forum this past Wednesday to look at the WF-32 he had for sale. It pleasure to visit with him and put a face to a name. Ended up purchasing the truck along with some extra parts. Many thanks to Rob for providing the parts I needed for my TF-37!
  7. TooManyIrons
    Thanks...It has been a great truck and with the HO Cummins and the 6 speed, she pulls without complaint.
  8. TooManyIrons
    I do not for certain, but I think it may have been a CCC truck, due to the mesh rear window protector. When the Chrysler Historical folks get back to work, I will request a build card and then post the results here.
  9. TooManyIrons
    Finally retrieved the truck. Glad to get it home.
  10. TooManyIrons
    Had some time today to remount the wheels with tires that actually hold air. If all goes well, I plan to load her onto a trailer next week and bring her home. The old gal has not moved in 30+ years.
  11. TooManyIrons
    After spraying PB blaster on several times over the past couple of weeks, I finally got all the lug nuts/thimbles busted loose. I was able to break the driver's side loose with a wrench, but the passenger's side nuts/thimbles would not budge...even with a 3 foot cheater bar. I ended up purchasing a 3/4" drive cordless impact wrench and that took them right off.
  12. TooManyIrons
    Thanks for the heads up on the lug nuts, but I learned that lesson on my 41 WC-12 almost 50 years ago at the cost of some stripped wheel studs.
  13. TooManyIrons
    Thanks...Its a 1.5 ton. My plan is to restore/rebuild it. Right now I am prepping it to load on a trailer and take it home. Once I get it home I am going to park it in one of my shop lean-tos, out of the weather, until I can start working on it. I have a couple other projects going right now, so this beauty will have to wait.
  14. TooManyIrons
    Today I went to evict the rodents nesting in the cab of my new treasure. Also removed the remnants of the rotten flatbed and sprayed PB Blaster on all the lug nuts. I ended up filling (4) 45 gal trash bags with the material from the rodent nests. Sorry about the sideways pics.
  15. TooManyIrons
    Well done sir! If I lived closer I would have been more than happy to help.?
  16. TooManyIrons
    Good advice. However, right now I am just finishing getting my shop built and then I need to start on the house. The truck is all there except someone stole the hood ornament and the rear of the cab is rusted away (I see a couple of places that sell the corner and back panels online). I was able to find a NOS hood ornament, so I am pretty well set. I doubt I will loose interest, I have been driving and fixing up Dodge trucks for > 50 years. My first DD to high school was a 1941 WC-12. I will start a new thread on the recovery and my progress in the near future.
  17. TooManyIrons
    I just picked up this 39 TF-37. Right now the goal is to get it home and undercover until I can start the restoration in a couple of years.
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