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Those manuals were genius.

That fold-away handrail is terrific, QUADJEEPER; did you fab that up yourself?!

It looks like old motor oil; what was it you used to lube the cable?

It's all looking good; real good. How are you tackling the surface rust on that block; are you using a wire-wheel on a drill or something?

Just read the whole Wikipedia article, and caught where the DUKW is the first vehicle on record to ever use a CTIS system allowing the wheels to be automatically inflated or deflated (like for running on soft beach sand); very cool!

Thanks for the pic, TechnoWeenie; great shot.

That's nice work. It looks sweet!

I was big into wilderness canoeing and backpacking back around the time I enlisted, and I remember thinking to myself that all the military camping gear I would encounter would be state-of-the art stuff, and was real surprised when I learned the truth abut all that: - The military gear was WAY...

The Wikipedia article about them notes the original design limitation on the vehicle, so maybe they're being pressed beyond their limits from the get-go: - "Excelling at approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious warfare attacks, it was intended only to last long enough to meet the demands...

With just a little modification, and some re-purposing that could make for a wicked-nice lake boat: - Pontoons at the skids, and one of those long-shaft Thailand outboards You know, like this:

I'm sorry that you got stung, BigBison. But you're not alone, if that's any consolation. Bitterness will just eat you up though (you need to read "Unbroken" by Karen Hillenbrand, I kid you not; great book). The new year can be a fresh start; another chance to get it right. I'm hoping it all...

I did my basic training back in the stone age during a January and a February in Chicago (at Great Lakes). I hope I never know cold like that again. I can't picture driving around that climate without a heater; sounds like waterboarding or something, only worse.

I can't help you on the technical questions, but want to tell you that your rig sure looks good. Happy New Year to you!

You say "mechanical gauges"; what kind of gauges are on the MEP'S?

CrZY! .308

Sounds like a treat. But what are you firing? Only machine gun I know is the old M-60 and that was 7.62mm (.308). What's the "house" weapon?!

Good for you, cucvrus. Congratulations, and a Happy New Year back at you!

Just wondering if they were in the, say, $30K range or something closer to $300K. Like, any chance of a reach at all or just totally out of reach altogether; you know?

That's a gem!