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Did the deuce tractors have a double frame too?

I don't get why they didn't put gladhands on the front of a deuce like they did on the 5-tons. It seems like a no-brainer thing to me if it's doable by a shadetree mechanic 🤷‍♂️

Mine came like that from the factory, so it was some poor AM General assembler's pain and suffering who made it work for me :ROFLMAO: (Though the windshield was probably on a bench for the install, so it was probably easier to do that than this job!). Mine has metal covers over all the moving...

Nice job! Electric wipers are the best wipers (y)

All the talk about parts is why I'm so big on additive manufacturing. DoD is too, which is why they're scanning parts for OOP equipment so they can make their own. We might have to dig into that more ourselves as surplus stock dries up.

Ugh I hate it when that happens :sick: Decades years ago there was a guy here doing the same thing with halftrack parts.

I've seen a few pop up on Facebook, mostly the A3C variant.

I agree with this. I've been starting and running vehicles manufactured 1942+ for years and never had a problem with them sitting for six months or longer and starting them up at some point. They have run at least once a year though. I'm sure many here who have recovered trucks and started...

Maybe it's because we've all figured our trucks out? :p I wish I had the room and funds for the other three flavors of M44A3 trucks.

At least with the M35A3 the air comes through a hollow wheel stud, so there's only one air connection to disconnect to remove a wheel. That CTIS computer is a little different from the M35A3 one too. Your prototype has load settings on it, that's the most noticeable thing. The A3 also shows...

Was the CTIS made by CM Automotive?

You might not get them outside their avatar - the member hasn't been on this forum since 2014 😬

I thought I read somewhere on here about the Kia-produced trucks having dog bones that were more durable at the joints :unsure:

Thanks for the video! It's really neat seeing that crankshaft go. Any idea how much oil it loses through the holes?

Wish my wife's 1-ton van had a multifuel in it :ROFLMAO: The 350 Vortec let go a rod bearing and trashed itself a couple years ago. And this thing has holes in the block and keeps running o_O Now I only wish I replaced the 350 with a 383 stroker aua