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I have had a grudge against chevy ever since I bought a new one ton truck in the 80s which always was broken and the dealer did not care .
I recently got a 85 m1009 and love it so far and find the parts cheap compared to my regular ford diesel trucks I have in my work fleet .
also the more I...
Hey pm me i have 12 acres in Georgetown with half of the 36 div deuces stored .
one more would not even go noticed .
no zoning and I have plated it for industrial use
I only keep two deuces and two jeeps at my home in order to not have complaints .
you are in round rock now ?
I had a hard time passing up the sweet m1009 trucks with the lift kits roof racks and toyo tires that sold at hill I think .anyway Utah
my X wife's brother lives in american fork but I could not trust him to pick it up :?
Hey if they were easy to keep going do you think uncle SAM would have let them go so cheap ?
I just fix the safety type things first and always have a project for a sunny day or for my kids to help me with :deadhorse:I am lucky to have a deuce salvage yard near by .:)
I have a ranch out near there in oakalla .
I have bid on several 1009 trucks and there is always someone that is willing to pay more than I can at the time .
might have to buy from a individual to get one :???:
I live in a gated subdivision and am on the board of directors for the POA and drive a deuce or five ton or jeep to all neighborhood functions and everyone loves them .
But it is TEXAS and we love our trucks :driver:
I believe that most GL sales go into the red and any waves made will just stop future sales since it is only done as a service to us the taxpayer .
Think about it how can they possibly do all the paperwork staging and coronation for the price we can buy for .
if you do not understand this you...
at a air show after camping in the rain I gave a buddy's kid a four hour notice before cranking my 5ton and then a five minute and then a yell for a heads up .
well guess what he did not do :-(.
well the buddy had let the kid wear his old marine uniform and it got permanently stained :deadhorse:
I got a dodge dakota from GL for $600 for the beat around at the farm to save the Kawasaki mule and the f350.it starts runs and stops and gets good gas mileage .
also can go to store with it . :deadhorse:
I was told by gl that they are suposed to drain and triple wash to remove all fluids .
was not told if they use solvent or water and that could complicate things further.
another one is chester and his staff at fort sam houston Texas .
they have always treated me with respect and of course I have always treated them the same way .( the best way to start out ):driver:
jeez its a hot rod bobber deuce :wink:
move the light if its that much problem.
or cut in a led like i have on my rock crawler jeep
its not like its got to remain original at this point just functional.