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May 4th, 2010. GENERAL: An old Motor Pool Sgt. type character said the following words or something very similar to that effect, to me when I was learning to drive a farm tractor at 6 years of age (Actually, my old man and a USAAC ground crew chief/corporal on B-29's when I was knee high to...

May 4th, 2010. I might be able to help you gentlemen figure out your tires for the M-37 and M715 series trucks. I was around when the Brooke County CD Director obtained two M37 Dodge's and one M715 for variously, The Brooke Co. Sheriff's Dept (1-M37), The city of Wellsburg, W.Va. (1 - M37) and...

May 2nd, 2010. 2old2slow: Cheers for joining the Steel Soldiers:-P! Not all WO's are crazy for wanting to drive OD iron.... Heck, I know one Field Artillery Officer (Vet) here (in Paris) who would drive M35A2's and M818's in Vietnam... Almost giot pulled over by an MP for speeding...

May 1st, 2010. J2H: A CUCV would likely do better and not land you in a problem with your HOA. I use a Unimog and a deuce as daily working trucks, but they aren't expected to run more the 15 miles a day, and the bumper to bumper traffic can be tedious in either one, but more certainly in a...

May 1st, 2010. JCKnife & Co.:8) As stated above by several members, diesels are notoriously able to start without use of the electrical system, particularly ones like ours with mechanical shut offs on the fuel lines. Leave the engine stop switch "IN", truck in gear and any motion or bump...

April 30th, 2010. :shock:You would be amazed how many peckerwoods can't seem to see a 9'x9'x 23' truck in broad daylight on a sunny day stopped in front of them or passing legally across an intersection.... Even having headlights and taillights on seems not to help....:!: Next step will be...

April 29th, 2010: Professorpg: Another source of parts for your SEE might be UNIPASER in Palo Alto, Ca., they have a website, and their parts guy is Michael Smith. He usually nows what parts are needed for the S404 and later Unimogs, and he gets them to you fast...

April 29th, 2010. Jolly Roger: I'd guess your truck has a turbo'ed diesel, but you sure did a nice impression of laying a smoke screen at 10,000+ feet! How did the truck do at that elevation? I have a normally aspirated multifuel in Saddam's Nightmare, and I may have to...

April 29th, 2010. Good find.... Looks like from the info on here Uncle's been using the same wheel specifications for about 60 years.... :jumpin: That will be one very cool ride (regarding the" Fresh Air Taxicab Co of America") what with an open cab and no windshield.... Still a very neat...

April 28th, 2010. I think Wreckerman may have a point about the LLC, but I do believe that there are non military trailers with bogie sets that can have as many as 8 axles under the trailer (like 4 at each end), with the tractor providing pulling, braking and turning power, as I have...

April 28th, 2010. I'm still waiting to hear what USF&WLS thinks as to my fitness for the purpose, being an ex NPS Park Ranger doesn't always seem to interest USF&WLS as much, as they are more oriented towards hunting & fishing then NPS is, but it would be in Visitor Services, which is...

April 28th, 2010. The yellow TATRA in the videos of pushing sand is quite a piece of machinery, I think even the Texans around here would get out of your way, which they never seem to do for either a deuce or a Unimog.... I love the locking differntials on the S404.114 Swiss that I...

April 28th, 2010. At least you don't have to worry about mockingbirds sitting on top of your exhaust stack and taking dumps on the fender.....:???:! When my black cat isn't on the hood of the deuce, the mockingbird around the house decides to walk the tarpaulin, cab paulin and stack...

April 27th, 2010. RANDYDIRT: Did you get the G177's mounted yet? I can see you are wrestling with some geometry and traction issues in the bobbed duece.... Any chance of coming up with a radius rod unit rear end like a Unimog uses (EG all tractive forces are transmitted to either...

April 27th,2010. RDUKW: What changes, if any, were made to the soft top to hand the M66 mount? I have seen metal cab tops fitted with several variations on a gunner's hatch, but I always wondered what was (or is) done with the soft tops. If you look at most U1300L military Unimogs with hard...

April 27th, 2010. Ferro: If you want I can try to transcripe the Texas DMV codes re "Former Militarty Vehicles" and get it to you in the next day or so if you wish.... Bye the Bye, what rail equipment do you now own? Me, if I hit the lotto, theres a pair of Lima Hamiliton RSC...

April 27th, 2006. Just out of curiousity...... IF your M35 was No. 6 in production, wouldn't that place it as a REO in 1948-1949 or thereabouts?? Curiousity does kill the cat so the saying goes....:jumpin: Good luck on your hunt.

April 26th, 2010. Wish the average GL truck looked that good, new seat covers and all. GL ad: " only needs Russian interpreter, running condition unknown, hours unknown, Buyer loads".:grin:

April 26th, 2010. All us MV'er's in North East Texas wish you guys luck, seems nothing ever happens in our neighborhood and everything else is much to far away for either a deuce or a Unimog.... :-? You might need a quad .50 rig just to keep the drug dealers from appropriating your toys.......

April 26th, 2010. FERRO: Copy the TEXAS bills as displayed in several of my posts, DON"T use that Wisconsin abortion that got passed or you'll really regret it aua. The TEXAS bills were also on OliveDrab.com under registration....... I wish you luck, but be sure your...