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    Fuel consumption and top speed

    offtopic but I have to say thats interesting dashboard/console panel there. and heh to regarding idling the engine for a bit, theres a certain old lawn tractor with hydraulic drive (16hp gas-carb engine with a decayed muffler bolted onto front of radiator) that if you drop the engine throttle to...
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    Got My Personalized Plates!

    not sure if this would make you chuckle but heres an acronym version of your license plate: hummer up my vehicle
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    Air ride suspension

    i don't have anything specific to say about suspensions but i'll note that in at least one type of suspension you still have the classic leafs but then at one of either end of the leaf is an airbag setup instead of direct leaf-to-chassis shackle attachment
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    Dumb question about fuel

    as a small sop, this particular turbine-powered fixed-consist trainset by Amtrak in USA had a bit of checkered life lasting only several years long https://www.american-rails.com/images/85207264987678736646235823jkuy76.jpg but the one thing that reminded me of them again was @Mullaney referring...
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    Truck violently bouncing

    be lucky you don't have a trailer, as I was telling someone about cold cummins engine - the same trucking book author also mentioned that having to deal with flat spots on tires till they had warmed up was one thing but to back into an equally-frozen trailer was double the punishment with two...
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    New member from Australia

    an aussie tatra? must be first time I have heard of that myself humour aside, seriously tho i've had a small interest in the 'hooded' tatra for quite a long time by now (sometimes I wonder if theres any not-russia-language book on them but mm) as the 100-series is a very long generation of...
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    Hello from AK!

    alaska? thats quite more north than me! welcome to this forum btw @AKPacker
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    M818 Benmar Arctic Heater Installation

    never seen many fuel heaters but have always liked them in general tho, seriously plan on one for my upcoming truck (whether the heater unit is an ex-military used one or a new/used commercial truck one is up for eventual debate but mm) as well nothing like just a little bit of power draw and...
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    New Here! Bear with me....

    interesting little vehicle thats for sure.. even then i'm curious if the jerry can 'shelf' is a factory or diy one there? and hmm looking at the beefy/continuous rails I just have to wonder if thats an engine-powered winch on it?
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    interesting classic landrover..

    and it looks like they basically ripped the entire factory body off immediately behind the engine and put their own on instead (although I could hope that these are not factory-provided fender panels..or thats pretty much very minimal protection for sideway weapon fire at-to the engine itself...
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    Turbo vs no turbo

    and hey @NY Tom don't forget to include the PRR GG1 as a 'honourable steam-era electric locomotive' too if you would like..or to recount; body and/or chassis was built at a shop that did steam locomotive tenders, spoked wheels just like steam locomotives, cast iron bell, hot in summer and cold...
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    Turbo vs no turbo

    not to be too offtopic here but @HDN right now I somewhat recall these two (theres more but my memory is a little stuck up tonight) particular interesting older locomotive quirks and maybe these are a bit related to certain military trucks too; long inline engine that were known a few times to...
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    Turbo vs no turbo

    @HDN and others, this enough oily smoke for an alco?
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    Turbo vs no turbo

    As far as I recall the turbo on that particular engine was simply to clean up emission alone more or less, it didn't exactly have a large (relatively speaking) net performance gain in that respect so .. as one always say: take this tidbit with your own grain of salt
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    Dead Pilot's M38a1

    not to cause anyone to laugh but I sure hope that thing will get one or better two cushion pads before it ever gets driven anywhere! me can't help thinking what would happen to your poor "pulverized" kidney if you try drive that thing like it is now!!
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - March VOTE HERE!

    @Migginsbros oh and before i forget about you, I know that when you get used to it it seem like a normal thing but still I mean any time anyone sees an interior photo even if for the very first time its too easy to tell that its an unimog and nothing else you know? and regarding getting used to...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - March VOTE HERE!

    @MatthewWBailey I simply was curious and searched 'tall driver in small car' online, somehow managed to find this one https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IdnyoeNRV4c/maxresdefault.jpg and also "what..the.." to this one https://i.pinimg.com/736x/48/8b/2c/488b2c0128170c12174e4f6db44a5dd5.jpg (and look at that...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - March VOTE HERE!

    someone get @kendelrio to stand next to an offroad dump truck tire if we want to have a bit of pointless "honey I shrunk the kid!" level of kidding? hehehe!!! (I mean he won't be able to rest his elbow anywhere but literally on the tire hub itself?)
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - March VOTE HERE!

    @Migginsbros regarding being in front of that white/red/white plane, I know its not military but I'm curious about whats on its belly? I sorta wanted to assume oil-to-air cooler but mm I could be wrong. And as for your later interior shot I don't know about you but as soon as I see several...
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    Chucky's Worst Nightmare?

    hey I thought of something else a little silly, is the interior relatively waterproof? if so then talk about just simply tossing clean clothes (and any other water-sensitive things) out then tilt the camper and get a good hose .. just make sure the ground behind the vehicle won't mind an onrush...
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