• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

Search results

  1. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    I'm not a mechanic. Could someone dare explain the purpose of the two vacuum lines that run into the side of the distributor? Use small words so I'll understand. They are D and E coming to and fro at different locations on the carb and distributor. I'm anticipating instead of assuming one sucks...
  2. m1010plowboy

    M26 Dragon Wagon

    This might be another contact to make to salvage a Hall Scott. https://www.hall-scottengines.com/ Not sure how current this is but let us know what you find out. It sure looks like there's a decent Hall-Scott fan club market out there.
  3. m1010plowboy

    M26 Dragon Wagon

    I swear I saw a Hall Scott museum but can't find it right now. Maybe it was part of the Pacific truck gang I talked to a decade ago that needed Hall Scott but I still see some enthusiasts around. Getting the word out there about an engine could be started here...
  4. m1010plowboy

    In Love With An Older Woman

    Great pics. It looks so complete and clean. Can't help but notice the flag symbol of my Country, upside down......suiting. Part of the family lived in Albany back in the day with Bob Christiansen making drugs as a chemist. I think only cousin John is left there so say hi if you see him. Albany...
  5. m1010plowboy

    In Love With An Older Woman

    Great save! I did a little 'Images" search on the Unimog 404 and found a toy replica. https://www.reynaulds.com/products/Roco/4104.aspx Very handy having a shell on the back and there's just something cool about the Mog.
  6. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    Do it. Take video but twist and shout while you still got it. I appreciate the kind words, thank you. It's hard work being entertaining and informative with lots of .....backspace....backspace....going on. Not many pictures today but you would have heard some poetry watching me with a...
  7. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    Piglet the deuce has hives.......that's hilarious. That's also motivating because if the truck is lonely, I can do something about it. Your description on hive location is spot on, even for our Maple sucking black hornets who took residence in the seat, behind the ledge. I jumped in an M207...
  8. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    Ya know that fuel pump buzz noise heard when the on switch is flipped in the deuce................bzzzzzzzzzzz. This hive is old and just a good reminder to check for critters this spring when opening stuff. Had a great warm day throwing the batteries in, hearing the starter hummmm the 302...
  9. m1010plowboy

    Steelsoldiers’ BIG M1152A1 HMMWV Project!!

    Pops showed us a method for fiberglass where you lay wax paper over the top of wet resin and it leaves a perfectly smooth surface. Popular Science gave him all kinds of ideas. Fiberglass can be a pain but stick some wax paper over the top and a fella can play with it. We used chunks of lumber on...
  10. m1010plowboy

    My 1952 M135 Build

    It's so interesting to take these to car shows. You never know what movie scenes a person can re-create. Even just showing the civilians what our youngsters had for military gear back in the 50's surprises a lot of people. Keep the photos coming. We scrounged another pile of take-outs if you...
  11. m1010plowboy

    Icy Roads

    Best question of the season......Get out in the prairies, away from curbs, go fast and practice stopping / steering on ice. I was not happy when the computer took over control of my need to drift around every corner or manage suspension compression going into a corner. Once you get the feel of...
  12. m1010plowboy

    Question about both price and long term viability

    That's not a 1010... I'd say that's better than a 1010. You bump your head when you stand up in a 1010 so maybe that one is a little taller inside. Dual wheel, maybe a little under powered with 150hp but slow and steady...........This is a 1010
  13. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    Do the earliest U.S. deuce's have a 90 adapter/ extension/ add-on piece on the light switch? Found this chunk of metal behind the switch and just checking to see if it's original 'Deuce' gear or swiped off something that 'needed' a 90. The weather has been ideal so got the seat out to find...
  14. m1010plowboy

    Gasser help

    What is the fuel pressure going in to the carb? I just saw the Continental 6602 manual in the bunker library but didn't grab it. The 302 GMC 885 likes low pressure between 3-5lbs. If the pressure is correct then the next check would be float soup. Boil water, add float. There's nothing...
  15. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    A BIG Canadian Christmas cheer for all those Early Deuce Preservationists and their lovely families that support their effort. Merry Christmas. I bought the paint. We're going to do that rolling preservation thing. Found out it was parked because the e-brake broke then the tank on the poop...
  16. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    It happened. Mid December.......... Twas a few weeks before Christmas and the ground was quite dry. Wanted to move a Deuce, thought I'd give it a try. All I had running was a three quarter Chevy, Could I get up the hill, that Deuce was heavy. With the correct towbar set up, man that beasts a...
  17. m1010plowboy

    M45a2 brake problem.

    Is that the same bleed routine as the Early Deuce? I think we bled the airpak first but our TM covered the steps real clear. The Early Deuce brakes can be bled and set without building air pressure. The TM's should be here. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/forums/the-deuce-tms.113/ There was also...
  18. m1010plowboy

    Doing work....on a '54 A1

    That's just awesome fellas. I've looked at a million pictures and a CD Jeep was not expected. I see yellow under that 53' and lots of what I've seen around Illinois was blue and white so we've got options. I added "jeeps" to the Civil Defense hunt and hit """" images """"" Chicago had the best...
  19. m1010plowboy

    Doing work....on a '54 A1

    Great write up, thank you. Civil Defense had a jeep? A CD jeep? There's a CD Jeep?.......There's a CD jeep!!! ... Our CD museum sits on a joint American/ Canadian Military base in Alsask and I believe your picture of a CD jeep is enough for us to get a jeep. We're getting a jeep! Henderson had...
  20. m1010plowboy

    M26 Dragon Wagon

    Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear. Just heard through the ether vine that 3 (maybe 6) M26 Dragon Wagons were procured through the Canadian Army to haul Centurian tanks by these folks https://rcemecorpsgemrc.ca/. That important detail and the sad little hunk of remaining metal may...
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website like our supporting vendors. Their ads help keep Steel Soldiers going. Please consider disabling your ad blockers for the site. Thanks!

I've Disabled AdBlock
No Thanks