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Recent content by Robo McDuff

  1. Robo McDuff

    European equivalent of filters for an M39 5-ton

    I am restarting to work on my 1965 M51A2 Multifuel. The truck does not start, almost certainly because of contaminated fuel. I need to replace the fuel filter and clean the tank. Unfortunately, the Dutch company who had lots of Deuce and 5-ton stuff went belly-up, and I cannot find another...
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    lever from the M51A2 dump hoist control box

    This little lever of the dump hoist control box broke. The system works well, just this little lever is kaput. Above the broken parts and its size. This is in metric, in inches this lever would be about 3.46 inch long. This is of a 1965 M51 A2 5-ton dump truck. We tried to...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - May VOTE HERE!

    Somebody washed my truck too hot? I really thought I had a big truck, but it looks like a toy on top of this modern container truck. Driving it back from the farm to the camping place. Transport from the Netherlands to Czechia. The M51, the Atlas 1500 backhoe, and the 1953 NSU Konsul 350 cc...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - May VOTE HERE!

    The DoT had some other remarks, the most important being that the headlights and brake lights are too far from the outside of the truck and the pintle hook not being legal on civil vehicles. I could get a new "fish-mouth" coupling with a large discount (left). Had a craftsman metalworker...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - May VOTE HERE!

    Typical view from our working place :cool: Officially you are not allowed to mess around with the frame, but DoT agreed that I could assemble a 5th wheel using the strengthened cross beam as basis. Three friends of my brother occasionally helped me. Here, one of them is drilling the holes...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - May VOTE HERE!

    There is more information on the truck and how we partly restored it in the Netherlands on our museum website (horribly outdated site, I know). I had know about this truck for some years, but never thought it would be available. I have to extend the story a bit to explain why and how...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - May VOTE HERE!

    Late start in the race. I was down for some days with a gallbladder problem, sleeping a lot and trying to survive, but things are more or less OK again. Wednesday we had to take care of 20 five- to seven-year old kids (including some North American kids) from an international school trying...
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    MV of the month May nomination

    Maybe motivating more or better entries, finally will trow in my M51A2 /M52A2 so we at least have a race. The color is horrible, just needed a quick fit.
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    MV of the month March 2025 nomination

    This probably is also a not-allowed entry, but maybe for an honorable mentioning: Rudy, the T34 my blacksmith son's apprentices made for this year's "masopust" ( Shrovetide, the 2- or 3-day European historic version of Carnival). FYI, this is just keeping my hand in; hopefully this spring I...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - February VOTE HERE!

    :shrugs: Forgot that February has only 28 days, so was too late with voting.aua
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - February VOTE HERE!

    Maybe put a link to it to make it simple for illiterates like me?
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2025 - February VOTE HERE!

    :cry: I was soo hoping to campaign for my toy :unsure: So real contestants, please start tell me why I should vote for your rig. (y)(n) ???????
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    MV of the month February 2025 nomination

    Since we have so few contestants, can I submit this one? :) I can put it outside in the snow if you want. It's a Scammell Pioneer Recovery Vehicle, by Lesley Matchbox. Lesley mentions it as a Scammell Breakdown Truck. Has been in my possession for over 55 years
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    5 ton crew build

    Nice work CrappiePoint. This thread also jutted some old memories lose. Took some time to find some threads about it. DaveP's sleeper cab with tanker trailer Another one about Dave's truck This is an adapted M820 with an old Peterbuilt sleeper, done by member DaveP. Tried to find any...
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