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They are also more secure. I have never had a properly functioning pintle hitch fail. I HAVE had two separate trailers pop off while moving that had ball-type hitches. One could argue that the ball hitches were not properly functioning, but suffice to say I don't trust them anymore. At least...

Looks sharp from where I'm sitting! Great looking truck...

You're right, Lane. It's not a flathead, but MMO works well on waking old 230cid Dodge flatheads as well, I used it on a buddy's a couple years back, same story. That engine was un-run for 8 years, so maybe it didn't need a kick in the pants to unseat the pistons. But I swear by MMO for...

A couple days should be fine. I put MMO in my M725's cylinders through the plug holes one Friday, Sunday I cranked it over and it fired a few times, just enough for me to know it was free and not stuck. That was after the engine was sitting 15 years without anyone running it.

For jeeps, the pintle does not need to rotate, but on their trailers, the lunette is supposed to have lube and swivel a bit. On larger trucks, it's the opposite, the trailer's lunette is fixed and the pintle on the truck swivels. Think physics for a moment, one or the other NEEDS to move or...

A few more pics....

Had a great time on my B-Day on Saturday, looking at all the displays there. There were thousands of folks that came on Sat. to see everything. Some of the setups were WORLD-CLASS living history displays, folks put a lot of effort into getting everything just right. Especially loved the...

westbound I-70 serial to Haspin 2012 Is anyone going to the Haspin rally in June along the I-70 corridor that would like to convoy in together? Safety in numbers, hate to see someone broke down on the side of the road by themselves. Look to start the serial around Berkeley Springs, WV on I-70...

Well, it's that time again! Time to gather all the folks in the surrounding area for the 4th annual Graves Mountain rally in scenic Syria, VA! For those not familiar with where it is, Syria is about 75 miles SW of Washington, D.C. in the mountains of Madison County, VA. There has been a lot...

You're a heckuva lucky guy to have something this awesome! In size and coolness! I've seen piles of Mk48s, a few HEMTTs, but never any PLS on GL, I must've missed this one. Get a M1076 trailer and you'll have the biggest MV/trailer combo at any SS rally!

Just looked at the map, Ferro. If you not doing the trip up I-77 into WV like last time and meet up in Beckley, your route is too far west for me to hook up unless it's right around Lexington KY. I'm gonna bail on joining your route since it's so far from me. Will plan on taking the northern...

Older tires were made with more natural rubber, which can handle heat and tough use better. Modern tires contain more synthetic rubber which lasts a lot longer on the roads (I remember as a kid 40K mile warranties were primo tires, now it's around 80K miles for the Michelin tires). Only...

No. Tire material is worlds better than it was in the old days. However, that being said, the conditions the tires were subjected to over it's life affect the tire greatly. Sun damages tire rubber FAST. I've seen 2-year-old tires that looked like they would fail looking at them. Then I've...

Well, that's a problem right there - the EoD is a 5-ton, not a deuce! :) But I am picky like that. Sorry if this was a double thread....

My personal opinion - you can get a civvy Chevy pickup from the same era with a diesel engine for half of what the CUCVs are going for. Buy one of them, camo it up and noone will be the wiser. You'll save a thousand or so, and it will be easier to modify with 12 VDC civvy parts and accessories...

Thought someone would have posted this by now. For those into online gaming, the Call of Duty game Modern Warfare: Black Ops which came out in late 2010, has a level that takes place in a raid on the Hanoi Hilton in the late 1960s. In it are several 5-ton vehicles, one of which is the EoD. It...

Heh, you bring the paint and the airgun maybe we'll spray it right at the rally! Plenty of deuces around to provide the air compressor power....

You need a quick green or camo paint job on it so it'll fit in at Haspin. Wish Cabell were going with his kitchen setup....

Want to go - don't have a truck anymore. Might be interested in hitching a ride, I'll let you know as we get closer. That M1008 would be nice. :)