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September 28th, 2015 Gents: I wouldn't make any bet as to the vehicle's current seaworthiness, as the front end has sustained significant damage on the DUKW. Duck Boats is admitting that this vehicle did not have an axle upgrade that they recommended to their operators, so I will bet the...

September 27th, 2015. Gents: Looks like possible axle failure, and the NTSB is now involved......... http://www.aol.com/article/2015/09/27/ntsb-focuses-on-broken-axle-in-duck-boat-crash/21241463/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl22%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D10885801

September 26th, 2015. God Bless the people involved in this accident. The DUKW is derived from the WWII machine, probably much rebuilt. I would not have expected a tire blow out to set the wheel and knuckle end of the axle off the truck. I suspect there may have been a bearing failure involved...

September 16th, 2015. Good luck with your winch! Most Unimogs are 24VDC and the batteries do not like having a draw made on only one of the pair for a 12 VDC load. Transformer will not work unless you can devise a 24VDC inverter box. You can get the PTO and the German mechanical winch for...

September 16th, 2015. Running over cars can be so fun, and so painful.... Someone's been watching too many car crush shows on YouTube! Good luck with rebuilding your front axle, and tray to stay off the cars, unless it's a Fiat 500 or a Prius! Locomotives do much better at crushing cars and...

September 16th, 2015. You can lock: 1. The steering wheel with hardened chain welded to a seat mounting bolt & 1 padlock. 2. You can lock the Master Switch and engine shut off handle with one padlock.3. You can lock the handbrake lever with an adapted, hasp & 1 padlock; 4. You can lock the...

September 13th, 2015. You're luck is phenomenal, as if it had hit further forward, I suspect the side rail of the cab roof had less strength then the corner, but now you're going to have to disassemble the cab roof to beat that dent out, and the center panel's NOT light in weight. Good...

September 10th, 2015. If you don't have Kroil, which I have never used, automatic transmission fluid will generally soak in and break loose the stickiest nuts and bolts, and it loves to follow very small cracks and gaps. I was able to unfreeze a Model T block for rebuilding that had been open...

September 8th, 2015. So, Moderators, when the new rules about "Read the Manual" kicked in, who then footed the therapy bill for our esteemed Doghead? I am pretty sure that he may not have yet recovered completely from the rules change, but there is always hope. As Sidney Friedman on M*A*S*H...

September 7th, 2015. get all your ducks in a row and documented in writing, then handle the matter as noted above through the chain of command at the DMV, then on to your representative. If that fails, look at MaDeuce's effort that got the laws here in Illinois changed to a more sensible...

September 7th, 2015. Or locate serviceable Simplex 10, 10, 30 and 50 ton jacks, or 100 ton screw jacks used from the railroad on E-Bay, at flea markets, farm auctions or second hand stores, make sure that they are intact and in good working shape, and they will not only handle your lifts, they...

August 28th, 2015. I did have a Ford F250 HD 4x4 that was prototyped in 1988-89, somehow it got out, and whenever I needed certain parts (speedometer cable- for an example) nothing Ford had in the inventory matched the truck, plus the axles were excessively heavy for that model. Whatever it...

August 23rd, 2015. bcowanwheels: Every man is an expert, or so he thinks. I have driven M715's with 4 pallets of common brick at 45-50 all day long, and they never complained. I have driven a 1963 Unimog S404.114 for 10 hours a day at 50 MPH with a load, and it handled it easily. If you take...

August 21st, 2015. I tend to go with American made Simplex Jacks from the RR car shop in10, 50 and 100 ton sizes for my lifts, as they have a controlled let down and they lock at the end of each click or turn, but then I go for railroad car size blocks and stands, figuring if it will hold 50...

August 18th, 2015. Gents: When I owned a deuce and a half, my mirrors were set so I could just see the rear corner of the bed, otherwise I needed to see what was further back. If I had to make any quick evasive moves, the fish eye mirrors on the west coasts, and a general awareness of what...

August 12th, 2015. bigflew: You just ran into a pair of troopers on doughnut withdrawal, but take the copy of the law to the prosecutor and judge and let them deflate the State Troopers over their ignorance of the law. Judges rarely find such issues worthy of their time and generally "tear...

August 10th, 2015. You would probably have made it with singles that size on the rear and reversing the hubs, but with duals, I suspect you have too much width on your tires to work correctly. I seem to remember that the G177's are like, Load Range "E", good for about 7300 Lbs. per tire...

August 10th, 2015. See if you can find an equivalent civvy dodge that wore out from mileage and see if you can get and swap the frame. There are shops that can fabricate new frames and sections of frames, but it might be worth more then the M880 to do so. Dodge, Ford and Chevy back then had...

August 10th, 2015. Windshield washer pump, could be mounted to either the left or right of the steering wheel!

August 10th, 2015. Colonel Sanders: This will help you maintain your deuce, and better yet, keep it in a fairly safe condition for you, and others on and off the road. Add this to your list of things to do BEFORE you start your truck every day, and correct any issues in brakes, driveline or...