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Two things I got out of Katrina and this story...always keep your truck ready to go. Go where? Where ever we're asked to go or need to go 'cause local civilian leadership ain't stepping up to the plate. The other: no matter what shape you're in, you can do the job. Katrina was a defining...

First thing to deal with is where to get the part. If you are a trained Hydraulics Technician with some type of certification; i.e. FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification then there's no reason not to go the cheap route. If you can make one for an airplane, you should be able to make...

My Dad's saying was "you can educate a darn fool but you'll never make him (or her) a smart person".

Looks nice! Good job, send more pics though, please!:beer:

I already told the one about the upside down split cones. Regardless, since that time, two things happen: one, I never trust anyone with my life when it comes to maintenance, I test, check and verify. And two; I'm never surprised at the total stupidity that the human race is capable of. A...

I wasted a lot of time and money on the stock box filter base. I did get the cover pried off and the O-ring was wasted. Couldn't find a new o-ring so I bought an new filter and base. Oops, bought the M88o version, whhich doesn't work in a chevy. Finally had enough and converted it. I'm...

Completed installation of all pintle hook parts. What a pain in the pahtooty! Fortunately my hardware was sufficien..didn't have to buy any bolts. Gonna have to find the darn drill bit sharpener. Dulled every one of my 1/2 inch bits building the cross bar that runs across under the pintle...

Sounds like a DieHard did just that. How old are the batteries? Are they military or are the civilian after market? If military, replace ASAP...too old to do anything with. If after market, depending on who made will determine what you do. If cheapos, replace. If high end, might try and...

I replaced all the above and it came down to the fuelfilter. There is a very thin O ring about the size of a 50 cent piece. It is cracked or broken. Replace the O ring OR get rid of the whole box filter set up and get the screw in type NAPA filter. I replaced the O ring and it still lost...

Personal equipment for a non personal use is very risky. many of the issues have been brought up. One that hasn't been hit to hard is the legal issue. Hauling equipment is one thing. Hauling people..total different story. Questions to ask include, what if someone gets injured, what happens...

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I spent time on the crud crew (corrosion control) while in the Marine Corps. We had to take a corrosion prevention course while running the marathon of schools to get quaified on various aircraft. Simple reason...salt water. Lesson learned goes something like this and somewhere i still have...

Do you still have the plate installed under the tank? For that matter is the Pintle hook nightmare still installed? If so, I felt your pain. All my chaffing strips fell apart as well and had to get new ones. Thankfully NAPA has sheets of gasket material that is the exact length...

Dang, you guys live in some serious dangerous country! I can't say why (I just don't know) but there isn't that much of that kind of stuff around here. There's only a couple scrap yards in town and 2 0r 3 salvage yards. To my knowledge they are all on the straight and narrow cause the cops...

Get an enclosed storage lot or building. Make sure they have all the standard security measures such as CCTV, barb wire on the fence and BIG meat eating dogs. Disable it by pulling the batteries and disconnecting the starter button. Use the big ***ed chain (if yours came with one) and lock...

Excellent photos!! There is a bunch of great info. The no smoking sign (I assume this was in all trucks?). The M-16 could be positioned on any of the thmb screws (makes sense). But one question comes up: the armor plate: how much was mounted; was it on both doors? (I like the machete, adds a...

Hurst shifter check, burlap bags...might take some work. I'll keep my eyes open for them.

After retiring, I couldn't work. For two years I didn't have a reason. One day, saw a Deuce on ebay. It was real close and fairly cheap. My VA and SSDI had caught up so I had a couple extra dollars so I got it and now i have a reason. After getting a job for awhile I earned enought o add to...

Any inside photos would be greatly appreciated! I don't have much in the way of those. I did get the photo of the M-16 hanging on the thumb screw. I'm still looing for an M-16A1 as a prop to do the same. My AR's are M-4 style. I don't think you had those, or did you? You mention two...

Just a guess, I'd say that the trucks in the pics didn't have gun mounts. Either that or they had a really tall gunner:lol:. When the seats backs are folded down, they have a steel plate (can't remember what the pattern is calledaua). that gives the gunner a solid platform to stand on and...