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    Grizzly Trucks

    Door latches Try Hansen International. You can find them with a quick google search "Hansen latches". Any truck body builder should carry them. You can also try Faucher industries. Brutus out of Penticton should carry Hansen or an equal quality brand. This is what is used in the fire services...
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    Hayes trucks in the logging industry

    My favorites, old Hayes. My first ride in a Truck was a Hayes when I was 9. Loved it. Not one of these beasts but a Hayes non the less. Do 1 of you very knowledgeable gentlemen know what the new price of an HDX with trailer was in say 1970?
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    Terex in logging

    Awesome pictures, good to see "unicorns" still in service. When I was young I ran a 7F on a road building crew, when we were pulling fill out of a borrow pit I would push fill a pair of TS14's. Oh what a noise, those 2 green leakers would drown out my 3306 under heavy load, deafening. Anyway the...
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    Lets see your "ultimate" service truck!

    Try Brutus out of Penticton B.C. Nice well built bodies, there is a Yellow C-500 6x6 they did that I saw a couple of years ago, very impressive. http://www.brutusbodies.com/
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    Tire age regarding dot

    You can find a tire reference in N.F.P.A. 1911. The recommended replacement interval for tires in the fire service is 7 years. In this case N.F.P.A. stands for National Fire Protection Association.
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    heavy equipment mechanics tool bag

    Don't forget Cat hand tools, made by Snap-On to Cat's specifications, the open end on the combos are thinner than the shank, which is thicker and rounder(easier on the hands) than Snap-On. Depending on your local Cat dealer the tools are often cheaper than Snap-On.
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    My scratch built RC's

    Absolutely awesome, I am very impressed.
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