After a year of not being able to get much done on the big 51 3 ton I finally made a little progress. I realized the original gas tank was causing the problem so I hooked the fuel line up to an auxillary tank and it starts right up ! I got to drive it around the yard then across to the little dirt path along the farm fields. I got it going good enough to get to third and fourth gear and it steered and handled great. The gears are grinding a bit when I shift but other than that it did great ! All I need is brake work and it's ready for some work around here. Driving that big flat-bed 3 ton for really the first time was like incredible !! incredible !!