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WD-40 is a bad cutting fluid! WD-40 is actually made to displace water. When cutting thick / large holes it's important to use cutting fluid. Cutting fluid is used to dissipate heat from the cutting tool and the item being cut. Your bits get dull from heat build up. So it's important to use...

Thanks for the welcomes. Wife loves it. Not sure what it is with women who want to drive big trucks. hahaha. After a couple short trips to check it out. She actually drove it to work today. Let everyone have a look at it. She would rather have that old deuce than a new car.

Unfortunately, the Fire Tanker conversion removed the spare tire carrier. They had a gas powered pump in that location. Not sure what I am going to actually do with the spare. I have not measured, but don't think a spare will fit where they had the pump. There is channel from the bed coming...

Thanks for info on the wipers. Didn't think of lube. Was raining rest of day so left the truck alone. Will get under and check the cable / shoes on the parking brake. Will have to see how much air my impact uses. It's a foreign job so not as efficient as the better brands I am sure. So, it...

Ordered a NOS rim. Local truck tire place can oder a fairly agressive comparable tire to the G177's in 10.00 r20. $350 For it, but need to carry propper sized spare. So guess I will order it.

Purchased the truck last Saturday, got insurance on Thursday, registered with antique plates on Friday. Put the plates on today. Put some magnetic signs over the Fire Department name. And put temp amber vinyl over the red emergency lights. Wife actually drove it couple miles down the road...

Would love a drop side, even on 1 side. Would have best of both worlds then. I have welders and such at home. Would do the welding myself. But a flat bed with stake pockets would be just as good for me. Forgot to mention, it has no tailgate either. So, leaning towards flat bed with stake...

Yea, from Maine.

The truck is absolutely clean. Even has fitted red carpet in the cab. Top is perfect. About the only thing that is not working is the air horn. The extra red lights (4) were un-wired in the cab. We will be taking the tank off. Might keep the tool boxes on the bed. Not sure yet. The right...

I don't want to change tire size yet. These literally still have the extra rubber by some of the mold lines. 99% new. I am having more luck now that I realized it's important to use either 10.00 or 1000 in the search. That made a big difference in finding any tire in that size. I may not...

I found those links to the tire. Graham tire says to call for availability. Simple tire says out of stock. Firestone has similar model, but says out of stock as well. The pump was a portable gas powered unit. And was removed by the fire department before they sold it. Same with hoses, and...

Bought it! 1971 Jeep M35A2 wow. Continental LDT-465-1C (Nov 95 data plate date). Currently has a 1,000 gallon tank in the bed. That will be removed (appears to be 6 bolts). Was an ex-forest fighter tanker for a community fire department. Extremely clean body and chasis. About the only...

So, the new to us Deuce was delivered today. I thought it had regular G177 11 r20's on it. But it actually has G177 10 r20's on it. Now they are absolutely as new as you can get. But I have been searching and searching for one to buy as a spare with no luck. Found a similar Firestone in 10...

Well my wife has been bugging me about a pool. So, I said I will cut the top off. And mount an outboard on one end. Then she will have one of those exercise pools where you swim in place. :-P She said the motor will cut me up. :shock: So my reply was I will give the outboard more throttle...

No, there are 2 red lights bolted to the cowl. There are also 2 extra red lights in the front grill.

New to military trucks. My parents actually had an ex Nat Guard pick up that my mom actually liked to drive. But I found this 1971 M35A2 wow on local Craigs List. Ex comunity fire department so I figured the truck itself would be very clean and mechanically sound. I have actually not seen it...

Well it is now in our possession. It's a 1971 (was listed as a '70) M35A2 wow by Jeep Corporation. Since it was a fire tanker it was kept absolutely clean and everything works. Cab even has matching red carpet. Soft top is immaculate. Tires are new. It has a 1,000 gallon tank in the bed...

New to the site. Found it looking for information on M35A2's. Unless the seller backs out at the last minute. Sat Aug 10th, I will be the new owner of a 1970 Kaiser M35A2. I am actually in AZ right now for work. I had a very experience mechanic friend take a good look at the Deuce. He said...