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The military sometimes uses road tires on Deuces, it could be considered "motor pool correct" even to a stickler...
I have a photo of them on a Deuce somewhere on my hard drive but I cant find it at the moment. Here they are on a large tractor...
By "roll" do you mean turn it over? Fail to keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down? I would think it would be pretty hard on flat ground, on an incline however anything can happen.
Michelin XL's are bigger more modern tires that reportedly get excellent traction in mud and snow and...
There are notches down low to hook your ladder to so you can service the windows. The "mystery brackets" are on the sides up high. I will try to photograph mine tomorrow and post some photos.
David Doyle's book DOES show a photo of a 109 with a tarp on top, but it is an early 5 window box. As...
I think I am going to go simple, a chain and lock between the grab handle on the back of the cab and the door handle, on both sides. I know that a prepared thief with a pair of bolt cutters will defeat that but I am looking to stop the opportunist thief/vandal/curious button pusher that happens...
Not quite $150 but I got my M109A3 for $640 (before GL's cut). We drove it home and I have not done ANYTHING to it except install batteries, it was not residue and did not require major work!
"It's a special treat for us to be able to fire up a specific piece of equipment for an old timer and let them hear the roar and smell the exhaust and gear lube and watch them remember their history."
That brought a tear to my eye...
Don't forget: it takes two to Tango. If there was only one person bidding it would go for $150, it takes at least TWO bidders to drive the price up, so (presumably) there were at least two people who thought the item in question was "worth" what they bid. One knucklehead can't do anything by...
Here is one of my M1009 next to my M35A2, next to my M109A3, one of my M35A2 in my driveway next to my brother's aborted 1955 Chevy pickup project, and one of jeepJeep's Xm818 next to a civi tractor.