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  1. davidb56

    Bombardier MLVW , anyone know these beasts ?

    Good luck with that....the difference between WA and ID is that WA loves "laws and control" over its "subjects", so they will take the time to scrutinize your Truck. Idaho doesn't like "over reaching laws" and the people (most) working at the various agencies dont think its critical to make life...
  2. davidb56

    Bombardier MLVW , anyone know these beasts ?

    My m35a2c is registered as a pick up. It was easier for them on the paper work, and I only haul firewood in it. But they really could care less. In fact, the SD has one too. Mine's better.
  3. davidb56

    Dual wheels on front of a deuce

    If I lived on flat ground with a lot of deep mud, I'd get a couple sets of Bobcat wheel removable tracks, link them together and make them fit my truck. I don't think I need them for my area. I use a winch, and soon I'll have finish building a fixed V plow for the front, like the road graders have.
  4. davidb56

    Another potentially stupid question

    theres 2 for sale on CL in Deer Park WA.
  5. davidb56

    New Deuce Tires & Wheels Question...

    BoyceEquipment has the 11/20 tires that will fit all the way around for a good price. They are real reasonable on shipping too. But anything wider than 10/20 will not allow rear 3 ring chains to clear, so you'd have to run a single chain on the outside of each wheel when in deep snow/ice.
  6. davidb56

    Thinking about pulling the Deuce Trigger Again

    personally, I would drop the PTO winch for a 24vdc Sherpa winch if you work alone. Also the C turbo acts like a "deer whistle" and runs the game away from you, so you need a "D" turbo, so you can run them over and put them in your smoker. ( I made the turbo part up, but sounds good!)
  7. davidb56

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I moved up here in 2011. I retired from a Oakland Ca company and also Stockton ca, but lived in the foothills for 20 years and commuted. So I know the difference between freedom and control. I loved Ca when it was "Reagan country".Some examples are.. No building "permits outside of town, which...
  8. davidb56

    Thinking about pulling the Deuce Trigger Again

    m35a2c........get dual circuit brakes.
  9. davidb56

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    ​we burn it for heat.
  10. davidb56

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    I got another load of firewood out of the forest. Its "green" birch, so its real heavy, and Im going to leave it there during the winter for traction instead of the 2K pound concrete blocks.
  11. davidb56

    M35a2 Wont start

    If you cannot find another tank, look into a older International truck tank like a 1600. Some of them had the foot step built into then, but you may be able to retrofit one in place and almost look original. Or build one to fit.
  12. davidb56

    Put on your thinking caps. Oil leaking

    2 things.check the crank horizontal end play and make sure the lip of the seal is riding on a good surface. Then there is a problem I just encountered with a 460 Ford I rebuilt last month. The rear main seal (felpro) was manufactured .060 oversized and even being clocked 3/8 inch, poured oil...
  13. davidb56

    what cordless tool are you using to get your lug nuts off

    Part of that technology is closer tolerances. My IR 1/2 impact won't remove them at 90psi, but my new compressor is capable of 175psi, and I run it at around 140. It zips them right off, but I dont have that pressure on the deuce, so I just use the breaker/cheater bar if Im just changing out the...
  14. davidb56

    Deuce clutch replacement

    I have a HF floor jack now for 20 years that works great. this transmission jack is junk and its about 1 year old. I got a cement mixer from them that was (its dead now) junk too, but my grinder is finally starting to die after 10+ years, and thats pretty darn good for a grinder.......especially...
  15. davidb56

    M35a2 Wont start

    you need to run a temporary fuel pressure gauge into the cab. It sounds like you might be loosing fuel pressure after a while and eliminate the tank/pump as a suspect. Did you find any water in the separator filter on the frame front passenger side?
  16. davidb56

    Deuce clutch replacement

    I got one of those HF transmission jacks......if you crawl out from under your truck to take a leak....it seems to think it should leak down too. Pile of junk.
  17. davidb56

    Handling heavy tires

    There are no nearby shops around my area. Often a person has to plan for "un planned events" that require doing it themselves, or get to a phone reception area and call a mobile truck tire shop to replace it for them. Calling and paying for services is a plan too.
  18. davidb56

    Handling heavy tires

    A shop engine hoist would help if you have a concrete slab, which I dont. A low profile floor jack would help if you jack the truck up 6 inches of clearance and roll the tire up onto it. they also sell a "wheel Caddy" that does it too, but is pricey. I have them on the front of my truck...
  19. davidb56

    Steel vs Aluminum tubing (Camper frame)

    I seen some on CL Spokane. it was 7.50$ square foot. regular price they said is 12.50$. way too pricey. Personally, being more of a welder/fabricator, I prefer steel because its easy to repair and very strong. 2" tubing at 24"centers skinned with 16 gauge steel on the outside, and 1/8" wood...
  20. davidb56

    Steel vs Aluminum tubing (Camper frame)

    Im not sure, but I think LMTV might have been referring to FRP-SIP panels, and not the ones at Home Depot for bathroom walls etc. The SIP panels are "cored", and have UV inhibiters in it. They have a "R value" of maybe r13, and need little frame work, if any at all. The West Epoxy System has...
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