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i once owned a quiggley 4x4 ford deisel ambulance. it was the WORST. i guess they're ok while they're new but paying for the motor's multiple repairs was a nightmare. everything turned out to be UNBELIEVABLELY EXPENSIVE. ford designed the engine compartment so you couldn't get at anything - way wors...

dave's 308lb weight diff sounds about right, although that light number for the 710m, just for the record, is actually 1950kg (4290lbs). the difference between the weight of canvas and steel is huge, and the fact that so much of it is at the highest point in the system is something to be considered....

what was that titan pulling???!!!! A SHIP???

i see no one has mentioned how much higher the cg is on a 710k as compared to an m. big difference. also a topless m is way more fun for the ppl in the back. everyone loves the back of a topless m whereas many ppl will feel like a captured bug in a child's box in a k. i can take 9 ppl to lunch in my...

sounds like gang war. 1st casualty is the truth.

michaelh712 - how did you end up doing it? what tool?

makes me wonder....what would the "family" do about these ppl?

so on that topic - are those really rifle racks or are they antenna racks, like someone stated before?

actually, i have all the seats installed now. i just put that rack back in and the seat tops on that side hit the rack before they get locked upright. the racks are right where you want to sit, too, anyway. i'm gonna take them out next time i need to take 9 ppl to lunch (a common occurance). i'd rat...

mine's a 710m radio and here's a link to a pic with one side of the rack hidden behind the shelter post (pic is too big to display here so ....): http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll348/kalalaud/2008060518481-timmatthiespinz710m-m.jpg and another closer of just one side: http://i312.photobucket.com...

yeah, it says "arrival time". its for parking at the blue zone.

WolfgangK - yes! nice job. i do want to stick with aluminum, tho. i found .060 thick 6062-t6 with an occasional rib here and there to be quite the answer. very easy to build with cres machine screws and 600 deg epoxy. the 600 deg epoxy allows the powder coat. do you have any drawings or models you'd...

MY 1973 710M SWISS RADIO HAS ONLY SUPERFICIAL RUST ON THE BOTTOM DOOR TOPS. I KINDA LIKE IT. WHOLE BODY SEEMS VERY UNABUSED BY PPL OR NATURE, EXCEPT FOR THE LEATHER TABS ON THE FRONT TOP - THEY BECAME TORTILLA CHIPS. HAD TO REPLACE TOP.

sounds like it was very "broke", tho. yes?

isn't the balancer (snail shaped vacuum tool) an essential tool?