• Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!

  • Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.

Search results

  1. E

    I wonder why they pulled all the m35a2s

    From the Defense Reutilization & Marketing Service world wide web page Mission statement: "Small Business Ombudsman. The DRMS Small Business Ombudsman will receive, review and investigate concerns from small businesses about DRMS initiatives and process changes. The Small Business Ombudsman...
  2. E

    non turbo ,low on power?

    Fix the fuel leak. And check for other leaks. Leak =air=loss of performance.
  3. E

    Anyone else made wood bows?

    Use West System epoxy. Available from boat stores. It is waterproof, and has gap filling properties The laminate strips can be of a variety of species. I favor white pine. Strips that are 3/16 in thickness are going to give you negligable spring back with the amount of curve needeg for a bow...
  4. E

    GL wants my Deuce back

    They're ACRONYMS, those pesky abbreviations that get tossed around so casually. The military loves them, but can't hold a candle to school administrators when it comes to their use. When I was teaching we had a simple saying when they got thick: "acronyms suck." I find myself repeating that...
  5. E

    Anyone else made wood bows?

    I make bows by stack laminating them. Make a quick form, and using 1/4 strips of wood and epoxy, glue them up. Much less fussing around than steam bending. I did spend many years in the window industry custom making specialty shapes, but the laminating approach for truck and trailer bows is...
  6. E

    GL wants my Deuce back

    I'm interested in how they asked you to give it back?
  7. E

    Prepping Deuce for Winter Emergency Search/Rescue Assistance...NO JOKE

    Chains will make the difference, not tires. Yes you have to put them on and its a big big pain. And they wear on the hard top. But chains will get you through mud and snow over what tires you have on any day. I have never heard loggers converse much as to what tires go on the skidders, but you...
  8. E

    Fueling Problem

    Absolutely change the filters, but don't rule out air leakage as well. Check all the fuel lines for possible leaks. Just a tweak here or there can make a difference.
  9. E

    Hot Start

    Thanks Cranetruck I'm checking out those connection points this morning. On the weather in VT: Yes 34 degrees in early September. In the winter it spends a lot of time below zero here. Sometimes 30 below. Occasionally 40 below. The farm is at 1400 feet, 10 miles up from the Conn River Valley...
  10. E

    Hot Start

    It was 34 this morning so I guess it's time to think about hard starting diesels. I start the John Deere 540B log skidder with a home made "hot start" machine, which is a 91 F150 with quick connects on the heater core lines. I have 2 10 foot heater lines with quick connects, and you just...
  11. E

    SF97 Arrived today!!!!

    I got legal last week. Finally went to DMV and registered 6 MVs. Here in VT they only title 95 and newer, so they only needed the paid invoice. I'm going next week to get inspection stickers on three of them.
  12. E

    dropside - side rack and troopseat question

    Yes. I just mixed and matched the other day.
  13. E

    Toolbox off of m818 needed!

    Ditto for me. I want to satck one on top of another on my 5 ton to carry tools in. Been meaning to ask. PM me if available. Thank you
  14. E

    Mandatory Deuce tools

    Patience
  15. E

    2 truck tractor rescue

    I know that pictures are needed here, but I only have a camera that takes film. Anyway, while mowing hay today in a John Deere 6615 4 wheel drive tractor, with 38 in wheels, I hit a sink hole and sunk to the floorboards. No warning, just dropped down in and stopped dead. Quite a surprise. The...
  16. E

    Ip timming mark questions Engine bump

    I used a 3/8'' extension 8 or 10 inches long on a 1/2'' breaker bar. The extension slipped between the bolts on the universal nicely, and the breaker bar was easy to turn.
  17. E

    Fuel line replacement Material

    You need flexibility between the injectors for sure. I was lucky to get a nice length of it in the bed of a 105 trailer I got. For the other 1/4 inch lines, which are longer, I've been using metal brake line from NAPA, which is conveniently enameled in OD green.
  18. E

    How fast do you drive your Deuce?

    Mostly I drive on dirt roads and seldom over 20 mph. If I take one to town I go about 45mph. If I'm in my F250 I go about the same, just a little faster.
  19. E

    Truck dies/starts hard

    I used a bar to turn the shaft between tranny and transfer to line up the red marked tooth on the gear. Then the head slides right up and off. I guess I was hoping for chunks of metal, but it is in one piece. What I did find was the Tee on the side of the head (left side as you face the motor...
  20. E

    Truck dies/starts hard

    I just found the topic on another post! I already had the fuel shut off opened up so now I'll go out and line up the teeth and lift it out
Top