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David Kelone, the data plate guy does make the plates, CruizinZ28 , Jesse has them on his beautiful 4x4 conversion deuce. One could also call it a Deuceimog, as per Artie Swain, MTA NJ in 2003 when he saw my original JATonka 4x4 at Dover, NJ armory show. JT
The only flat I had on brand new Goodyear 11.00R 20 radials on the last cross country 7000 mile trip was because a mistake was made when we assembled them............we put a 9.00R 20 tube in the 11.00R 20 tire that went flat. Best to use the right tube in the tires for a reliable ride. From...
They told me no question is a dumb one. The 5 speed trans #3053A with adaptor ring would not fit the DT466 engine bell. The 5 ton 800 series transmission would fit on the DT466. The DT466 we were working with was a 1990 from a 4900 series IH truck.
To answer another question, my 1986 IH...
I loaded an M872 on an M872 and hooked up to my Civy FLD120 Freightliner and drew them 250 miles, no troubles. M872s have both military and Civy trailer light connectors and 12 and 24 volt lights. My Freightliner doesn't have a high 5th wheel as it used to draw 13'6" van trailers. JT
Must have put a real smile on your face when you dropped over that hill in Georgia Overdrive and pegged the needle!!!!!!!!!!! Well worth the ticket in my book
I need to get an 18,000 pound airport tug tractor hauled from Selfridge, MI to my place in Upstate NY pretty soon. It does not run so it will need a detach or Landoll type trailer. I could use some help finding someone to do this... I really need to at least get it off the base real soon. JT
Being that there almost none out there for sale, yes. If you buy the new stuff at an auto supply and cut and fit your own, you'll spend at least 2/3 of the price, and have a heck of a job ahead of you. If you do your own, don't forget the one on the fuel pedal!! JT
Aother brand of ethanol euthenizer is StarTron, sold at Napa and lots of other places, been using it in my gas generators and chainsaws all year, no troubles yet. I do wish I had a gas station near by without any ethanol, Upstate NY, pretty well over regulated for sure. JT
Yeah, I know it's a 3053, the 3052 is the same box, same input shaft, just DD 5th. Sorry for the mistake. Won't mate to the 466 bell housing with or without the adaptor ring for the 5 ton, from first hand experience.
Mudguppy just said it in a nutshell. The DT 466 will not mate to the Spicer 3052 at all. The DT 360 with an Allison will fit in the hole and you will need to change the front sheet metal. I am doing my next JATonka 4x4 with a 195 hp/ DT 360 mechanical with the Allison trans. and will not...
I use the Napa marine shut-offs on all my heater installations, they look like the issued valves and always work well enough for me cause I leave them on year around, it's cold up here nearly every morning. JT
I went to U-Haul and bought 2 of their aluminum slide out ramps that had damage to the hooks for a cheap price and they are excellent for loading my son's Suzuki Samurai rock crawler buggy in one of my deuces, just a thought
I checked my M109 after the cross country trip and sure enough, I have light rub marks on the trunnion bearing caps. No damage to the tires and I haven't done anything to fix it yet. But, I am going to check the bearings in the trunnion and make sure they are properly adjusted. JT
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