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November 28th, 2012. Herr Farber: I don't have a CCKW, but those folks who do have WWII Chevys and GMCs should thank you profusely for the magnificent decals! Sometimes industrial archaeolgy is the best kind when you get to reconstruct something that went missing, or came very close to...

November 25th, 2012. Dear flighht2k5: I stand corrected, the transfer case fucntion is incorporated into the main transmission, which is why that transmission is so very large compared to almost any other FWD (especially American ones), but I was advised by, I...

November 24th, 2012. Red River Army Depot in Texarkana,Texas was still rebuilding SEE's for the army in 2010 when I came north. When the HMME's finally get out into inventory in large numbers, then the SEE's will be done with Uncle, but probably not before.I have heard a lot of G.I.'s don't...

November 24th, 2012. Normally I wouldn't buck Wolf Dose, the man knows Unimogs, as he is an automotive engineer of the old school in Germany. If your mog has drum brakes and you drive it sanely, using the gearboxes for most stops, you will probably never see a set of brake shoes go out in any...

November 24th, 2012. I do believe that the headlight switch on the Unimog S404.114 was a little more elegant, with the dimple in the top of the switch knob having to be depressed with an implement (like an ink pen) before the slider would unlock the blackout side of the switch, whereas the...

November 24th, 2012. There was a civillian version of the SEE, Case made them with attachments and more gears in the transmission then any sane man would want... You probably wish the US had used their heads when ordering and used resettable breakers like the Swiss S404.114...trip a...

November 22nd, 2012. Reaffirming Spicergears comment, if the buckets on the truck, you will either have to use the upper lights or raise the bucket enough to clear the stock ones, and that will probably aggravate the bounce the truck suffers from and block your vision. The little SEE's are...

November 22nd, 2012. Tennmogger: Best guess is that they are both German Army Unit Markings, the left one may be the standard NATO one for artillery (best guess), the second one is likely the truck's marking "L-5 Artillery"(5th Artillery-L Battery){or L Battery-5th truck}????:?: This one...

November 22nd, 2012. Cycletek: Not getting political here, but didn't you also forget his other past title "Der Groppenfuhrer"?;-)

November 22nd, 2012.:?: Joesco: Is the alcohol reservoir for the air brake system, or the windshield washer system? My S404.114 Gas has no need for either, but I'm sure we can dig you up one. Try Expedition Imports out in California, or Unipaser in Palto Alto, Ca., I'm sure...

November 22nd, 2012. Unimogs are no turkeys, but they aren't jets either! You might want to buy a Civillian truck, as to do what you want will take about $29,000 to 40,000 to find a good used U1300L ambulance with Ultra-High speed axles and a diesel engine. An ambulance will hold about 60 MPH...

November 22nd, 2012.:D Dkevin: Thumbs up on the Unimog, nice truck. Just get any rust under control, and plan to replace most of the original rubber on the engine and driveline, as it probably hasn't been done in a few years. Also, be aware that the M180 engine does not like ethanol in the...

November 19th, 2012. PMR Ramsey: You might have noted that the "Army of One" recruiters truck was not an HMMWV, they are all H-3 Hummers, a completely different animal from the military HMMWV's. And for Twinkie the Kid, aka Ryan77, if Uncle wants to loan them to the police and fire...

November 19th, 2012. I don't know what branch of the government some of you guys work for, but Uncle never depreciates his equipment, he doesn't pay taxes on it, and the custodial officer is responsible for the full price of the equipment he signs for upon receipt. Just lose a five ton you...

November 18th, 2012. Ramblin Wreck: Now that YOU know your Toyota's overvalued, wait untill the Cobb County Tax Assessor sees what Uncle Sam valued your M35A3 at on the demil code sticker, then you'll really be howling. aua $190.00 won't even touch it if a deuce (M35A2) was valued at...

November 16th, 2012. I still hope that truck is NEVER shut down in -30*F weather away from the fire hall for long, as I still figure our OP has a very underpowered (electrically) speaking truck, considering what he/they intend to use it for. The other interesting thing in all this, is that most...

November 16th, 2012. RDUKW: Any chance I can get a copy of that drawing of yours in PDF or JPEG for my files? Not that I'll ever own a DUKW, but I find the drawing very inmteresting for future reference. The concept of an amphibious trailer is intrequing. Thanks Again! Good luck on the...

November 15th, 2012. When I rebuiolt my Mighty Mite's carb back in the 1980's the problem you are having was with a tired accelleration pump. Holley had a kit to rebuild the carb, as they were used on other engines. My mite was 2043 and the owner of it will likely have the carb kit numbers in...

November 15th, 2012. The doors were standard M38A's, but there has to be an adapter and a filler piece to close up the gap between the toor retention strip (at the front of the canvas door's verticle edge and the windshield. PLUS the mirros work better if you make a stabilizer strap that...

November 15th, 2012. Congratulations on the lower king pin! They get body bound with rust, and back when I had to do my M422A1 in the late 1970's, the only way to get it out was to hacksaw it off and the heat and drive the remains out.:-x At that time there were no new kingpins to be had on the...