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March 8th, 2014. :goodjob:

March 8th, 2014. Capt. Pat: You can bet with no fear of losing, that should I end up with the "ST" that the auxiliary pilothouse is going to get scrapped. I understand that a lot of these tugboats got so modified to handle "notched" barges, and it raised the pilot's eyes enough to see over...

March 8th, 2014. Capt. Pat: You can bet with no fear that should I end up with the "ST" that the auxiliary pilothouse is going to get scrapped. I understand that a lot of these tugboats got so modified to handle "notched" barges, and it raised the pilot's eyes enough to see over the barges...

March 7th, 2014. Mhassett: Try the links in Post number six below each file number. They should appear in yellow. If that doesn't work, I'll try to come up with a solution for you. Have a Good Evening!

March 6th, 2014. Gents: Better the gentleman's town got the truck from the government then it sits in a yard and deteriorates. Uncle sells lots of interesting items to city,county, state governments and non-profits. The City I lived in once turned down and operable General electric 44 ton...

March 6th, 2014. Gents: See photos below. Note the first tugboats black, buff and white paint scheme, very likely left over from the 1950's US Army Corps of Engineers days. http://www.scrutonmarine.com/ File No. T2312 <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->...

March 6th, 2014. Gents: Currently the ex USACE vessel is for sale in South Carolina where she is in daily use, and the two Houston built boats, both 1944, one is in New Brunswick and one is I believe in New York. See "Scruton Marine Services' then "Tugboats", you will find the older boats are...

March 5th, 2014. A Dutch Unimog! Obviously the DAF engineers were not the least bit worried about appearances on these (or almost anything else they built except for the M38 Clones). I suspect the vertically mounted spare tire(s) on the one truck are to assist in preventing getting high...

March 5th, 2014. (See post No. 6 below for the requested photographs) Gents: Not saying that its going to happen, but...... Depending on where my next posting is likely going to be, would either a 1905/1950 U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Diesel Tugboat, or a 1944 built ex U.S.Army "ST"...

March 3rd, 2014. A LAPES extraction might have been better, but, as Robert Burns said in the "Wee Mousie": "The well laid plans of mice and men oft do gang agley". GL caption; "Only dropped once, very low miles since!":naner:

February 28th, 2014. Scott and company: Your point is well taken, but you and I have had this discussion many times before, and you have never been able to either prove or disprove why the mechanical pumps failed, yet between your shop and Michael Smiths, the truck did go...

February 28th, 2014. Unimog Guy: I'm hoping that one of the longer toothed Unimog S404.114 owners weighs in here to help you out. All I can say is likely that head has been on there 50+ years and it may not budge as fast as you'd like. Drop a note to the MB engineers at the Unimog...

February 27th, 2014. When I mentioned tanks, I meant fully operational, as in main mount operative. But I might also point out to the comment on subs, anyone notice the drug lords in Columbia buying or building semi-submersibles to avoid radar detection? From there it is only a small step to...

February 26th, 2014. Missed it today. It was 9*F when I kicked it over, and she started quick like always. Tomorrow should be colder (Ugh!) so I will give her another shot then. Where's the heat rise? As I said up above, my exhaust is straight from the manifold to the muffler with nothing in...

February 26th, 2014. I guess they really don't like people with bigger toys then theirs? All you need is for the doctor in your neighborhood to come up with a MB Gelandewagen or a Zetros, that ought to really spoil their barbecue! Or get a MB M1017 and convert it to a RV (conversion of a radio...

February 26th, 2014. Poor Old Jingo John: He just doesn't realize that an MRAP really doesn't have any place in America on the streets outside of the military or possibly for use by the police. They are heavy, the visibility is poor from the cab, and they are a threat to any vehicle much...

February 25th, 2014. :shock: Unimog S404's have heat risers? My air intake is straight from the air cleaner to the carb, and the carb is right on top of the intake manifold. The exhaust is straight from the exhaust manifold to the front of the muffler with no taps anywhere for an American...

February 25th, 2014. Another Ahab: I think that the newer Unimog U series have the idiot lights so located, but the only "Idiot" light on my S404.114 is the alternator/generator output light to warn you the rpm's need to go up. The M1017's do deem to be interesting vehicles not commonly seen...

February 24th, 2014. Note to post no 10 above. When the mechanical fuel pump was removed, it and its spacer and drive pin were set aside in the box the last pump came in, and a new cover was machined to block the fuel pump mounting pad with reuse of the original screws and a new gasket. This...

February 24th, 2014. Gents: When the truck was transferred here from Texas under its own power in 2010, the carb nor the fuel pump had ever given any trouble and they had been gone over by Nick Rawlings down in Texas at the Mog Shop. The problems started almost instantaneously with the first...