Man, after a few days of moving this thing around, either from the farm- to the house - to the school and many combinations of all 3, I am reminded of that country song that says "I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was" lol horsing these chassis to and from the trailer by hand at my house takes more of a toll these days than it woulda 14 years ago when I got this old truck haha.Don't forget to start lifting weights in your spare time. That'll make the Armstrong steering system easier for you to handle.
That light bulb over the battery reminds me of the stuff we had to go through w/ our vehicles when I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska. In addition to the freeze plug heater we had heaters in the radiator and heater hoses, a heated pad under the battery, another heated pad glued to the transmission pan, and sometimes another one glued to the oil pan. In that climate a light bulb would have just sat there and shivered.![]()
The bulb socket may stay right where it is on the firewall, if not just for nostalgia sake..