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  1. K

    XP-82 Twin Mustang Prototype Flies

    Thank you for posting Aussie I had no clue that this plane even existed any longer, I though it long gone! So NOW I can explain to folks how you can do better than a Mustang in today's world!! Thanks again for posting! Karl
  2. K

    Cold Weather Starting Tricks ?

    OK George from the Unimog center is a truly wonderful guy, very knowledgeable and honest!!! I have probably the single greatest starting aid in the entire land and it will work on virtually all of our trucks no matter brand or country of origin! Its called using either a convective coolant...
  3. K

    recent problem with Wolverine Technologies LLC

    I am sorry to hear about your issues with this company, thats NOT the way WE are supposed to be treated! It kind of amazes me when a company comes into a group like ours marketing their wares, I always wish them the best and hope they do well, then I hear about stuff like this, dont these...
  4. K

    tractor trailer

    Yes the tractor no matter what it is will have a cab on it, I quit blowing snow without a cab about 10 yrs ago, yes yes I seem to be a slow learner! In my thoughts 11Echo I would like the trailer deck as low as is financially possible for many reasons, the trailer you have in your avatar would...
  5. K

    M37 Big Block Build

    I was looking at some Power Wagon sites a couple years ago and a guy had an M37 sitting on a full and real serious drag chassis. It had a fluu Brodix block and heads, the engine was a 496 ci blown and injected the zoomies came up and went through the fenders on each side of the cowl. It had...
  6. K

    Poor heater preformance in Deuce

    I mounted my heater inside the cab under the map box years ago exactly as its shown here, I live in ND and its idiotic to think that heater is going to work very good outside under the hood. Block the front with a winter cover like was shown get you heater mounter inside and your good to -10...
  7. K

    M37 Big Block Build

    If your really serious about this I would leave that poor little M37 alone for exactly the reasons Storm51 said and I would just give legacy trucks a call out of Jackson Hole Wyoming! Here you can get your old Dodge with everything GO FAST that you want full modern vehicle in every way yet it...
  8. K

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2018 - December VOTE HERE!

    That KAT 1 is a work of art guys, it seriously looks perfect! I love the Unimogs also the light green one is a really early one, that was kind of the THIS starts it all vehicle. Have you found any problems with the MAN yet? How many gallons of oil does that air cooled engine hold? out on the...
  9. K

    M35A3 quirks and questions

    I would keep an open mind concerning the CTIS especially if its been unused for any length of time. Your going to have leaks and control panel gremlins which may turn into more of an expense than they are worth, CTIS components can add up incredibly quickly!!! Karl
  10. K

    Front winch setups

    Ken could you be a little more specific? do you want to see a 5 ton hydraulic winch, a PTO driven Deuce Winch or the 12 volt electric winch on my 4 wheeler? We all have tons of winches what do you want to see? Karl
  11. K

    M1008 won’t move when cold

    It just wants to be left alone, for heavens sake its COLD OUT!!!!
  12. K

    Fehmarn to Berlin 300 miles on wheels

    Migginsbros you have yourself one heck of a beautiful truck there, it looks to be in darn near perfect condition, I would go so far as to say almost new! I bet it was a really beautiful drive, great truck great scenery how does it get any better than that? CONGRATULATIONS on you purchase that...
  13. K

    ether bottle - quick start

    I was at the CAT Freightliner dealer in town for some other parts and needed a bottle for the 977 and they dont sell them anymore, he said all our trucks now have plenum heaters and they have no use for the Ether anymore and the last case they had finally ended up be thrown in the garbage? Karl
  14. K

    Take care when selling your Deuce.

    Good Grief, so the IDIOT though he was going to impress you will all his knowledge and Deuce time, and you know you should ALWAYS check the throttle lever when considering buying a truck! What and IDIOT! Karl
  15. K

    Greetings from the Frozen North! (MN new member)

    Welcome to the site from ND! Your going to want to get in contact with the Red Bull group out of the cities lots of trucks and good folks to get to know! Good luck with the Deuce! Karl
  16. K

    wheel balance?

    I put 1600x20s on HEMTT rims on my M920 and I had to put about 70 oz of EQUAL tire balance material into each tire and that seemed to balance them just fine! Karl
  17. K

    Mulemac1 & Fatalid: Two outstanding members I would like to say thanks to

    Hey guys I have been looking for the components that would allow me to mount a turret on my HEMTT M977 and over some time I found the pieces I needed from two guys on our site. I got the Turret legs from Mulemac1 (William) I would say these are the hardest pieces in the assembly to find...
  18. K

    Winter Diesel Fuel Issues?

    last winter ND gets a ton of truck traffic on both I94 and I29 which both go around the city and 94 seems to be the worst for JELLED up diesel trucks and I think its because of two things. 1. MN has no alternative types of fuel to use but BIO-DIESEL and that stuff seem incredibly prone to...
  19. K

    Is it hard to cross border in an old HMMWV from USA to Canada and back?

    It was said earlier that Customs/Border crossing folks have NO sense of humor, I would say that is true for the most part! Get online and read up on this CROSSING make sure that all you paperwork is 100% ON and when all this is done I would call somebody with the border service and step through...
  20. K

    Inner Hub Seal on rear axle

    I look at this from a couple different stand points, the first is since your looking at the seal you are already IN THERE and everything is already removed and its ready to replace. OK then I would think about when was the last time it was replaced, you might or might not know this answer, If I...
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