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That's basically what I started with. If you want to learn some CAD stuff so you can print your own creations, let me know - I'm thinking about offering tutoring for Autodesk Fusion 360, which has a free license for hobbyists. I'd probably do it over Skype or something. What do you plan on...

Hey, cool! A M46 machine shop truck in service!

I'm wondering about the hardtop enclosure on the back of that deuce in the second picture of the last set. It looks like an ERDLATOR back but it appears to be sitting right in the truck's bed. The tailgate is down too.

The M35A3 came that way :p The brake fluid reservoir is on the passenger side of the engine compartment firewall. At least someone at AM General thought it was a good idea later on. I think it is too having gone under a few dashboards to top off brake fluid.

Nice job! Rope burn was my first thought too :LOL: What are the steering wheels made of anyway? Some kind of plastic? I haven't looked into it.

I'm following this out of curiosity. I was under the impression that the MT654 was pretty reliable for the 5-ton. Having not done research on that bit, is reliability actually an issue?

I still want an M36 with dummy missiles in the back (y)

My dad's halftrack had a starter issue that sounded like this. Turn the key a couple times and it would spin and fail to engage. Second or third time it would engage the flywheel and start the track. Eventually it wouldn't even do that, so I pulled the starter and sure enough the starter gear...

I'm already running the bed at 100 deg C for ABS, so I don't have much, if any room left unless I can beef up the printer's power supply. I don't plan to do that any time soon. I'd rather have a print bed that heats evenly like it should. But Chinese quality will be Chinese quality :rolleyes:

I forgot to add: If you want to read about my tire project, I have a big thread about it in the Deuce forum. It's not hard to do on your own as long as you can be smart about lifting a ~400 lb wheel and can deadlift about a... 70 lb rim? I'm not exactly sure how much it weighs but the...

I believe the Michelin 365/80R20 XZL tires have thicker sidewalls to prevent sidewall failure, especially if CTIS is used, at least according to a tire dealer I talked to. Then again they wanted to sell me tires :p Also, the 365/80R20 is the modern replacement for the 14.5R20, so I've read...

Have you considered a GM passenger van? The 3500 series are 1-ton vans and can tow at least 5000 lbs depending on the drivetrain. I just bought a 2002 LWB 15-passenger van for my wife and she absolutely loves it. I put in a new head unit to modernize cabin connectivity, especially with...

GVWR is around 19000 lbs. It's less than the M35A2 probably due to the loading limits on the super single rims. You'll find this info and everything else you need in the TMs ;) Just bear in mind that the M35A3 TMs reference the M35A2 TMs for anything that was unchanged from the A2 to the A3.

One of the best things I've done is get a magnetic PEI sheet from TH3D Studio. PLA and ABS stick to it without glue stick or ABS slurry. And if you start having adhesion issues, just wash it with dish soap and dry it and it's good as new (dust, grease and oil are its worst enemy). Right now...

My tires were shot so I just sawzall'd them off at the sidewall. Made removal from the rim super easy:D

Ratchet strap method is best method (y) Instead of wedging 2x4s in there I just used a bottle jack to split the bead enough to make it easier to twist and center the beadlock insert. To break the bead I used a combination of a mallet, the flat end of a pick axe, and a pair of 4-ft pry bars.

I think it's possible that a plastic reservoir was retrofitted to a single-circuit system. This is the DoD we're talking about after all. Plus some late 80s deuces have been shown to not have dual-circuit brakes. Another major clue is the presence of dual-circuir brakes is a parking brake...

I believe the trucks with dual-circuit brakes all had a plastic brake fluid reservoir up through the M35A3. If you aren't exactly sure about the brake setup on your truck, compare the brake diagrams you find in the TMs. There's also this diagram from the dual-circuit brake kit:

Would the gear oil be getting in the brake components too? I'm wondering if the brake shoes and drum need to be cleaned as well.

Well done! One of these days I'll get some steel nozzles for my printer so I can use those materials. So far I've really enjoyed printing ABS now that I created a friendly environment for it - a temperature-controlled enclosure :)