PNW Info Thread!

[hwcurtice]

Sheesh, I'd pull my trailer down for that one!

Food or no food.

 

[srodocker]

well let me see how this weekend and the next weekend comes out and i'll post a mini rally BBQ at my place!

 

[Amer-team]

Remember, the 31st is Olympic flight museum. Come show your stuff or come look at mean green stuff.

 

[Amram]

I am down...who's going to be the DJ....

 

[Amram]

So I arranged somebody to trade duty days with me so I can make the 31st event at the museum. Now I just need to get that truck up and running good again.

 

[Jinx]

Thanks guys...I will be ordering my new gasket set today. Is it possible I killed my turbo on the way home from Oregon? It only whistles now at around 1500-2000 rpms.

FWIW, my deuce only whistles at about 1800-2600 RPMS. I've got a bit of a oddball truck though. At some point someone thought it was a good idea to mount a turbo from the older 427 multi-fuel engine. Must have been all they had in stock at the time. That, or the mechanic just didn't care.

There are probably some old pictures on this site somewhere that shows my turbo as well as the thread where the experts diagnosed it's identity.

 

[mobileauto2000]

Had a little fun driving in the snow today.

Until a very large branch broke off our pine tree and landed on the neighbor's roof.

Spent a few cold and wet hours enjoying the snow even more.

M35a2 in the snow.wmv - YouTube

 

[wsucougarx]

Hmm, snow huh? Didn't anticipate snow this late in March. I shall press on

 

[jets1959]

I can't think of a better way for Scott's neighbors to get their first impressions of the Rodocker family than about a couple dozen mvs lining the streets....lol

 

[Amer-team]

What happened to the deuces at Fairchild? Did they get pulled?

 

[Amer-team]

Never mind, I found them.

 

[wsucougarx]

They sold Peter. Auction ended yesterday afternoon.

 

[Amer-team]

Thank you Mike. I don't really need another truck, but those looked to be nice ones. And with interest on our savings of 3 / 10ths of a percent, why not buy one. And they are way more fun.
We have the chance now to pick up some pretty nice original vehicles and that would go along with the article in the new Mil Vehicles magazine about restore or original. It gave me hope that all these years I have been resisting the advice to give the M38A1 a new paint job, I have been doing the right thing. It is stock except for the upgrades the military did over the years and a bit of new canvas. And I think it looks better than some of the restorations that are around.

Have a great recovery on your new toy. P

 

[wsucougarx]

Thanks peter, I sure hope no issues arise. If they do, I know I have the knowlege and support of SS to back me up. I hit the road in 6 hours.

 

[ABN173]

Have a good recovery Mike! Oh see if Zy has any slave cables or slave cable ends for me, that's the next item on the ever growing list of stuff I need/want.

-Dale

oh what did those 5 late models go for? I missed the closing too.

-Dale

 

[wsucougarx]

Roger that Dale. Slave cables themselves are getting harder to find. Probably due to the price of copper these days. I'll see if he has any ends and you can just get welding cable for a DIY project. Those deuces sold between 4-5k
2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation
2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation
2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation
2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation
2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation

 

[ABN173]

Roger that Dale. Slave cables themselves are getting harder to find. Probably due to the price of copper these days. I'll see if he has any ends and you can just get welding cable for a DIY project. Those deuces sold between 4-5k
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=5144801&categoryId=e1059

Yeah Mike, you don't have to tell me. I keep seeing them on e-bay for $200ish plus shipping. Rather expensive for what they are. I will find some though its just a matter of when/where. I am also looking for a 24v robotool, those are cool!

As far as the trucks go, that's about what I figured they would go for. I believe that the $1000 Deuce is forever gone (much like $50 jeeps in crates). I still did fairly decent with my GSA score considering current prices.

-Dale

 

[ABN173]

Oh also, despite being an older video its still relevant. Check this trick/hack out!
http://youtu.be/FXxZwrueOYY
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXxZwrueOYY&list=UU-9hgG84J9OhSkXRDw2RLCA&index=106&feature=plcp

One should work, had some trouble with the link.

 

[ABN173]

Slave cables themselves are getting harder to find. Probably due to the price of copper these days. You can just get welding cable for a DIY project.

1/2" Robotool bought from e-bay $80 and two slave ends $35 each.
What size welding cable? And would Granger or harbor freight have this?

My "Motor-pool starter kit" is almost complete now!

ALSO how goes the recovery??????

-Dale

 

[hwcurtice]

Tie downs for m101 cover.

Is there a local supplier, PNW, for tie down material to replace the polyrope that is Gov'ment issue on these tarps? The ones I have are frayed and stiffer than a 100 year old dead person. Oh and just as nasty as well.