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Nice find! if the dataplate says M34, I wonder why it has an M35 serial number. Maybe the Army considered all LWB deuces M35s regardless?

The personal use license lasts for three years, at which point you can re-apply for it. Unless Autodesk decides that it's losing money for them :p I hope that won't be the case. I've been using Fusion 360 for four years for free, reapplying for the personal use license, and hope it stays that...

That's the one thing that sucks about it - file storage is on Autodesk's cloud. You can save STLs and PDF drawings locally on your computer. The personal use license allows hobbyists and small businesses to use the software for free. There are some functions that are behind a paywall, but I...

I've been using Autodesk CAD products for years - vanilla AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Inventor, and most recently Fusion 360. In the past few years I've been 3D printing, Fusion 360 has been my go-to software for designing practical parts and trinkets alike. I've decided to share my experience...

I bet you weren't enjoying the windshield though - mine leaks all over me when I'm driving in the rain! Rubber seals - HAH :rolleyes:

Seeing a 30000 lb truck crawling through mud and snow never ceases to amaze me, though some tire chains help!

I don't think I've ever seen pictures that good of the bridge truck chassis being used as a missile launcher.

I don't think I'd want to try that without putting safety chains around the wheel center and rim, or a wheel cage. I'd hate for that thing to launch and break something. Duckbill hammer or flat end of a pick axe works too. But if you have no reason to keep the tire intact, just sawzall it off...

I was seriously considering a Prusa printer, but I didn't think the value was there compared to the Ender 5 Plus I bought, even though the Creality machine has the shortcomings of other Chinese-built printers out of the box. One thing about the Ender 5 family of Creality printers that I really...

I wondered about that. I think it's one thing cutting a fuel tank open to do a treatment coating and weld it back together. But an air tank that's at 120 psi? That sounds like a problem waiting to happen.

Welcome to the Deuce club's M35A3 room! That is a nice truck! What's its serial number? I suspect the trucks built before 1998 had green Cat motors while the rest got yellow Cats (mine's a 1995). As for tire air leaks, I agree with checking the brass fittings first. When I did a tire swap...

Is there something in this setup that would keep the steering axle brakes from locking up if air is lost? Perhaps a diagram would help illustrate this.

I did a little bit of research this morning about this type of air-boosted MC. It doesn't seem to exist after all :( If I ever bought an old deuce with single-circuit brakes, I'd consider going with a separate electric pump that does either vacuum or hydraulics for brake boosting. The...

I understand now, thanks! And I also understand now why an emergency spring brake failsafe was discussed. The problem with that failsafe is that without somehow splitting the front hydraulic brakes from the rest of that part of the system, all the brakes would be slammed on air loss, creating...

I just discovered this thread thanks to @patracy linking it from his brake line failure thread. I think this is all really neat going into modern safety solutions for brake redundancy on the old trucks! Having read through the entire thread, there's one thing I'm not entirely clear about: Can...

Now that you've said that I want to do it :ROFLMAO:

The big trapezoidal plate bolted just in front of the middle axle is it? Looks like extends a ways towards the front of the truck:

Don't the wreckers and dumps have some kind of double frame construction? I've never compared frames and have no idea what that would look like.

A quick forum search says 1300-1500 lbs for a 12 ft bed.

It shouldn't be a problem. The seats go into the stake pockets and all the hardware is above the edge of the truck's bed.