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We just bought these from a friend of mine who lives 4 hours away. He told me they were powered by Cummins 4BT engines and they are not. The back story on these is they were bought at auction for 3500 each about 20 years ago and were then stowed on the back of a 140 ft tug as standby power for a...

A friend of mine has aquired a MB 17 military generator that is missing its starter. It has a cummins in it and as far as we can tell,it uses one of two delco starters. Does anyone have any idea what exact model starter it uses or has one for sale ? Sorry I havnt posted in awhile,but now...

Due to the current economic situation this country is in,I now have the time and money to work on my duece. A fellow member emailed me about my power steering conversion (which i later decided against due to my KISS principle) and my email has decided it cant send him the file,so i will try it...

I have had my eye on this truck for awhile now,but the owner won't budge on the price and I cant afford to drive it and my duece. It is located in Wainfleet Ontario CANADA and he wants 5 grand for it. For us canucks there is no way to get around this being a commercial vehicle with yearly e...

I needed front fenders and a bumper for my duece and found out that one of our fellow members (APM215) had some for the right price,so off on a road trip i went this morning. Since my little Dodge shadow is too small to haul this stuff, I stopped at the yard where i work and borrowed the...

Saw this mog for sale on a road trip to get parts for my duece. It is located just outside of Angus Ontario,CANADA at a used car lot. Judging by the price on the windshield it has been there awhile Bill

Since i had the day off,and the weather was perfect,i decided to paint the underside of my M 135 box. I have been working part time for the better part of a month,scraping off 52 years worth of accumulated rust/mud/old paint and patching a few holes.cost me 150 bucks for two gallons of special...

When I bought this truck almost three years ago,the spare tire carrier was bent and needed to be replaced. I found a new one at Niagara Military and installed it this morning. This truck is taking a long time to get done,but will be my daily driver when i'm done Bill

I just sold my other duece,and made the buyer a real happy camper. It left our yard en route to a body shop in Toronto for a full restoration. I drove it on the trailer he brought,signed the papers and collected my money. Now i'm back to one big green money pit. Now what can i buy next ? Bill

I work for a scrapyard and have to deal with hurtin units on occasion. This welder came in on the back of a pickup truck for sale as scrap. I bought it as 5 dollars copper content and 2 dollars dirty cast iron = 7 dollars. It came with a spare generator head and parts and the wisconsin V4 is...

I work for a scrapyard and we had a bunch of new 4x8x.375 wall square tubing come in for scrap. I looked at it and had and idea. I have the LED lights for it but the wiring isnt finished yet.The hole in the centre is for my license plate and light. Since this truck will be my daily driver,i...

This is 28 dollar a gallon housepaint(oil base) that i'm painting my duece with. Some is brushed on some sprayed,but i like the color. Just thought i'd post and update Bill

Last Monday I took the girfriends grand kids out for a spin in my other duece.Hope thinks its way to loud and Cole thinks its cool.This is the duece that sat 15 years or better stuck in the mud,motor has rebuild tag on it from 84 but fuel pump refuses to run,hence the snazzy fuel tank on the...

I bought this duece from a woman whose hubby got it stuck in the bush 15 years ago. He is long gone and others have tried to pull it out and failed. It was sunk to the axles in mud,but i pulled it out with the arms on my R model Mack lugger.I towed it back to the yard and had a look at what i...

I have been after this truck for about ten years now. When i talked to the old guy ten years ago he said he would sell it for ten grand.....a little too rich for my blood. I stopped today on the way home and it turns out the father in law has died a few years back and son in law who now runs the...