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A merry Christmas to all on this site and a blessed new year.

Maudoose, nice work and KUDOS on your good showing in the parade. Kennys, I like the idea of a rudolph nose. That would look great on a Deuce. I am trying to think of what to use for the orb. White beachball and a red light?

Yup, it plugs into the Nato jumper outlet. I would guess the beast is 70% efficient as a motor or generator are often about 85% each. On this you take the 15% loss twice. Many inverters are between 80% and 90%. BTW I, too, do not think it is a good idea to idle that 6 cyl diesel for days on end.

Motorgenerator The military did make something like this. It was a combination of a 24volt dc motor direct coupled to an AC generator at 115 volts. I have attatched a photo of one I intend to use to power tube communication radios. This one only makes 350 watts. Works great. Right now I am...

Design review Stumps, you are right on with your analysis. There is enough theoretical potential for expansion issues and surely enough reported trouble in the field to warrent a quick design review by the suppliers. I also agree that the expansion issue may have been delt with in the...

Lights and Motorgeneraor Here is a photo of the little motorgenerator I am using to power the Christmas lights on my truck. I plug it into the NATO plug and fasten it down in the bed behind the cab. It makes about 350 watts of 115volts and runs the old outdoor style lights fine. I am stringing...

Yes a helpfull reply mudpuppy, thank you. :mrgreen: I am still interested in the best place to find an 18000 lb winch if anyone has input.

Another interesting thread, there is no end to them! Bolts of a finer thread are stronger. Much stronger, but the reason is not in the joint but in the effective diameter of the bolt. Because fine threads are smaller there is more room for a solid bolt diameter under them. This is called the...

One last thought. If someone near you has a few trucks for sale why not go see them? You cannot help but learn something.

A lot of great advice in this thread. Here is the perspective of a new guy who picked up his first two this fall. First, I don't think either decision is wrong but you have to be willing to do the preparation for a recovery. That said you have people near you and along your route to help. I went...

The 18000 lb EE winches I find on ebay cost more than my truck. I think I would like one but if I do the math I can't afford one. Do I look in the wrong places?

Ruppster, yes that will work as you have proven. A good solution for a moderate amount of lights. I am trying to find time to put my lights up and will post pix.

What are you doing with a Deuce?

motorgenerator This is a nice thread and I am glad it was ressurected. I am now inspired to put some Christmas lights on my truck. For power I plan to use a military surplus motorgenerator that is simply a 27 vold dc motor direct coupled to a 115 volt ac alternator. It puts out about 300 watts...

Marking territory. It's absolutely true! Great comment.