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Looks like you are "MAKING A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR !!!!" It is nice to save some old iron from the scrappers who just look at the weight ticket . Once some old iron is gone it is gone for good. I was in the right place at the right time to hear about 4 B Model Mack trucks that were...

Neat setup...... how thick plate can you weld with that 160 amp alternator???? I have seen those on ambulances with lots of lights and power converters and you will have no problem with power.

I consider Het1070 cabs as stub nosed COE style trucks because of the short nose and the tunnel in the cab. With HET nose there is not much hood to see. I get from your comment you are using the 5 ton tilt nose and a HET 1070 cab as a kind of crew cab. Are we now on the same page?

I would get the garbage truckers let you take a spin in a COE truck. It will be a funny feeling not having a nose out from of the rig. It would be a DIY Unimog?

You will not gain much speed with a motor/tranny swap unless you get something with a deep overdrive or you are going to be in high RPM range of newer engine. You can switch to taller tires for some help . The best modification overall would be to change the axle ratios to gain speed without...

My M925a2 5 ton speedometer quit working on a cold day exercise of the truck. I figure the drive cable twisted in two. Will the aftermarket cable insert kits work to replace the drive cable ? Do I need a whole new cable? Anyone out there been there done that? Mark

Oil from leaking turbo seal will give you white smoke. Friend had this in engine given him as blown up but only had gad turbo oil leak. Hope you engine is a easy fix. Mark

Welcome from Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. Watch out for green iron fever as it is contagious ----- I have 5 ton, Deuce and have owned WWII 6x6 and Willys MB . Got a $100,000.00 GI MKt hot dog grill trailer for fun. My advice check out insurance, registration, state drivers license...

WHAT====== SPEAK UP======CAN'T HEAR YOU====TURN UP THE RADIO AN TV !!!!!!!!! If you want to change tone, try a dirt track straight thru header muffler which will make truck sound better. You will not believe difference they make in a open header 350 V8 dirt car sound. Check out Speedway.com

Get you a ride/test drive with a M35 and see if it fits your needs. A store bought power steering kit will set you back about 1/2 to full price of a M35. I would exercise biceps and get used to armstrong steering which is not bad if moving. ------ As to SPEED ===REMEMBER THE HOT ROD SPEED SHOP...

Can't make it to rally as I am on KP and guard duty watching my 84 year old mother on the family farm. I can build one if need be. From your experience , does the GI shield catch splatter or does the screen need to be taller. have you added any shelving too your unit? ------- I am about to open...

In all my views/trips to GL for MKT trailer equipment to fill out my MKT 85 trailer. I have a grill but no splatter screen and have not seen one on any auction. Does anyone have pictures of the screen and its connections at the corners so I can build one. --------Question to cooks: ---IS THE GI...

Good idea .......... Has anyone used Clint Eastwood's " Improvise, Adapt, Overcome" and come up with a shelf/rack for the Sam.s Club size spice containers or other NSF approved #10 can storage that can be mounted somewhere and the top still retract without interference. I know that a fully...

Compare insurance cost/license plate / and your states requirement for driver's license vs. CDL which is expensive to get and keep. I have Deuce and 5 ton both and 5 ton easier driving with power steering and automatic trans. 5 ton cannot be pull started and if you cook a transmission you are...

check for stripped/broken pins in shifter linkage, broken shifter rod. I had a JD 420 two cylinder dozer which directional reverser up and quit shifting....... had broken shifter rod, made new one with piece of shaft, drill press, and file. If you broke a gear you would have traumatic trans...

1. CHICKEN DIP SALT- we were using 1/2 box of regular salt (26oz size round box) so really about 12 oz salt. We were cooking farmers so nothing fancy like smoked sea salt scraped from turtle backs. The chicken ends up with a vinegar/citrus /sweet/sour combination. We used brand new toilet bowl...

I figured that it said in Arabic "KILLROY WAS HERE" I used a internet Arabic to English letter conversion chart and number sets and partially deciphered the writing on an Arab bring back gun I bought on gunbroker. You may have to find a native speaker to get the true meaning, I would suggest...

Thanks for the posts on cooking on the MKT trailer. I have a MKT 85 that was mostly bare with no burners or ovens. I started watching Ebay and Gl auctions for equipment and I lucked out with two brand new in the box range sets complete with all the hand tools and I have enough burners to try...

My civilian 1984 and 1985 C20 and C30 crew cab trucks have bolt on rain rails . I figure that the drip channels were left off military trucks to lower cost or match specification requirement. Some hot roders remove rain channels for looks. Mark

I have seen the 5th wheel single axle trailer dollies on GL sometimes. I have a 5 ton and am wondering about using a dolly to move/use fifth wheel trailers . My retired trucker father in law in 30 years trucking never used a dolly. My question is how is the dolly moved to hitch to a trailer? I...