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  1. mhodges

    International 4700/4900 series????

    So I've seen a few of the newer internationals that are four wheel drive and are being loaded at the terminals (sand colored so presumably going to the sandbox out east) and it's got me thinking, I've seen mil spec internationals going on govliquidation, but they are few and far between and...
  2. mhodges

    What will your deuce pull?

    haha...he's in chesapeake! all we have is flat ground! as long as he's local, he shouldn't have a problem...that ditch is prolly the steepest grade he'll encounter.
  3. mhodges

    fishing for thoughts on a 5 ton 8x8 (fake hemtt)

    I've climbed all over the MAN wrecker- it is in ROUGH shape- it's at a junkyard a buddy of mine frequents for cheverolet parts- its in VA beach outside of oceana...had a bunch of pics saved on my phone and planned on posting them back around december, but the phone met an early demise!
  4. mhodges

    Looking at buying my first

    M35= cargo Deuce (Most common) M36= lwb cargo Deuce (not common) M49=Deuce tanker (less common) M108= Deuce Wrecker (rare- find one, BUY IT) M109=Shop van Deuce(pretty common) M275= Deuce Tractor (rare- find one, BUY IT) There are many variations when it comes to the larger 5 ton trucks (any...
  5. mhodges

    Transmission Cooler Lines

    Try looking up a newer gen (91-95) 6.2 diesel Blazer (2door only) a buddy has one and i seem to remember them being on the driver's side of his when we dropped the tranny. too bad he sold it last year, would be nice to get pics
  6. mhodges

    Looking at buying my first

    90% of the trucks can be driven off the lot with a jump/fluid check, but it's a good idea to stop shortly after leaving DRMO to check everything over better for the long haul. Age is determined by the contract #- you can find this in the GL ad by clicking the NSN # at the bottom of the page...
  7. mhodges

    Transmission Cooler Lines

    The local napa here doesn't carry pre-bent hard lines for anything, hyd, brake, etc. but they do have a cnc bender and a software database with the bend patterns for most domestic applications and will bend them to suit. They also do alot of equipment lines for hydraulics being in a large...
  8. mhodges

    SF97-FEDEX

    God I hope so! It's bout durn time too! let me know what you find out!
  9. mhodges

    Side by side bobbed dueces

    hey wade, been lifting trucks of all sorts in va- just on the other side of the jrb from ya- if it's registered as a weighted truck (key here is that it must meet gvw requirements- read that as 1ton and up) and you have no problems. give me a pm sometime and we can get together and drive the...
  10. mhodges

    is this going to be a good rig?

    yup, got a 70F (10 lug but front mount tierod) in a 2000 F-550 brush truck for our fire dept... heavy sucker sinks like a boat anchor though, skinny tires suck!
  11. mhodges

    RE MHANK1- got to bottom of post Workin' Hard-Playin' Harder

    6 YARDS AND IT DIDN'T EVEN SQUAT!!!!!!!!! This one required the assistance of another deuce....2hours later it was out!
  12. mhodges

    beach ralley

    RE: update count me in! 1 deuce...maybe a few people too, but a friend's sister lives in KDH, so may stay there and come up to play during the day.... we'll see.
  13. mhodges

    Interested in offroading in Virginia?

    maddawg- is this second mountain trailhead? my dad and i have been running the trails around harrisonburg in everything from jeeps on swampers to stock ford expeditions for the last few years.... second mountain and dictim's ridge share the same trailhead and eventually make their way up to...
  14. mhodges

    My HERD of trucks made it home!

    ditto^ sounds interesting... ive been stopped before on atlantic for driving down the road more than 3 times in one hour, because i was trying to get into a parking garage and the entrance was backed up. the cop was a real chump, but at least he didn't give me a citation...
  15. mhodges

    My HERD of trucks made it home!

    how about that pic of the new owner.... can't stand it- I've been looking at the pics since i got home...lol :P
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