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I would suggest that you find some one local with a deuce and get some real seat time in a truck with an old hand to give some pointers. Nothing like the been there, done that got the t shirt feeling in the seat of some old iron. I have both a deuce and a 5 ton and each are fun to drive. Power...

I bought a VW one time that in the past would run hot on the road especially on grades. Turned out after new radiator, exhaust, coolant, the fan impeller was a loose fit on the water pump shaft and would slip at higher rpm resulting in poor coolant circulation at road speed. It took a good...

Welcome to the site. Lots of info and good ideas for uses for old green iron. I would suggest an oil analysis test for a base line for engine condition. The local Caterpillar dealer here has test bottles with tests and postage for $15.00. It checks for contamination, bearing wear etc. I have a...

Welcome from Walton,Roane County West Virginia. Deuces and five tons are fun, but are slooooooooow trucks. There is no sense pushing them past 45-50 because what goes fast must also stop at times. I have a Deuce and a 5 ton both and have driven other old stuff, Macks and Internationals. Take it...

I have a former railroad mechanics bed truck that had a ton crane mounted on the bed top. The mounting plate was about 1/2 inch plate about 1 foot square in the tool box braces by 2x2 heavy angle iron in the box corners. This all reinforced the Reading Truck body itself which was fairly heavy...

Welcome to the site. I have Sandy the GL auction find M925 that I found in Indianapolis and My friend and I drove home 400 miles without much trouble. I could not preview and used the descriptions and videos of about 15 trucks coming up and kept bidding my price till I got one. Once inspected,I...

Nice looking truck. Take pair of fuzzy dice for luck. We drove my M925 300 miles from Indianapolis to West Virginia with only one hitch when air dryer started bleeding air off all the time. We took lines and bypassed dryer temporarily and drove on home. Since it is cold, I would blow air brake...

The master cylinder push rod and the clevis bolt are used to adjust brake pedal free play. You can adjust the pedal to take up excessive free travel, but you have to make sure that the master cylinder rod does not stop the piston from returning to the stop position which allows the compressed...

I would find out deuce bolt pattern and rim set back and do some figuring. I suggest you make a cardboard template tracing of the pattern and use it to match any donor rim. You have to watch the center hole diameter as some light trucks have same bolt patterrn but rims will not go over axle...

I found what was left of a DUWK hull without truck several years ago near Sutton, West Virginia sitting in the weeds near a bunch of worn out coal trucks. I was looking for B model Macks and found the hull by mistake. Go luck with your finds. One story I will share from a WWII veteran: A...

Good luck with the 5 ton, I enjoy mine which is a parade queen so far. Our VFD best driver for years was a older gentleman who drove for the State Road for years and could safely get a truck to a fire. Eventually the State would not let him drive in his 80's .I would rather ride with Raymond...

Several local West Virginia VFDs have used Army 6x6 truck tankers . Most I have seen use the trucks tank or add tanks to a flatbed . The pumps used for discharge are put on a deck behind the tank and have one or two air cooled portable fire duty water pumps to get discharge psi and gmp for...

I own a M925 for fun and a m35 for backup. I like the drive in the M925 better. Check your fixed costs, insurance, registration and taxes if any. Age of vehicle may reduce costs as in WV 25 years old is antique plate for parades like$20.00 for several years worth. You run into insurance problem...

I started a 1980's VW diesel at about 0 degrees put charcoal in metal dish pan, light it and let flame die down. Slide pan under oil pan and block off wheel wells with card board and crack open car hood. Cracked open car hood acted like stove pipe and heated engine compartment. She took off...

I made a trip to Iowa from WV in a Cummings powdered Dodge with a egt guage and you could use egt like a vacume guage driving a gas truck. You learn to feather fuel peddal a little and keep speed with less egt and fuel used. We could get 25 mpg on a ton truck by adding a quart of transmission...

Most gain people get is by turning fuel up, more boost psi and trying higher RPM. Exhaust gas temperature gauge is a must since you are turning engine from diesel to blow torch . It does not take long to cook the top out of a piston when turned up. Mack injector pump used to have warning tag...

Forgot to add that you can take test light and check horn circuit which usually connects a ground on the switch side of the relay to energize the relay to power the horn. If it is a ground horn button system you can use a good ground and ground the horn button terminal and if the relay and...

It is possible that new relay is a dud also. If you jump wired the old and new relay and the horn blows both times, then your new relay is bad. Parts are a crap shoot these days when you might have to mount 3 or 4 starters or alternators just to get one that works. Mark

My favorite ones so far were the dump truck and the locomotive hauler. Necessity is the mother of invention. Locally a WWII half track was used to haul out timber to the landing. This half track has been fully restored and has hauled WWII Vets in the local parade. One local timber man used a...

I see what looks like acres of M1070(HET) tractors being surplussed and sold. I have trouble figuring out a civilian use for the M1070. What have you seen as uses for such a heavy built truck? Parting out for what build?? Seems that mileage would be figured in gallons per foot ???