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My thoughts on painting with Gillespie are located at: http://www.garbee.net/~cabell/paint.htm I think that I've painted something like a dozen trucks and a bunch of trailers over the past decade alone... All of them are still looking good even though they live outside. Naptha and Xylene...

I've been running Castrol Agri-Power Plus 15w40 in the Cummins 4BT's and the Multifuels for years. Meets the same slew of Cummins/Mack/Cat/Milspec/API ratings as the Rotella and others mentioned in this thread. Not only has it been a dollar a gallon less expensive at Agri-Supply, but it is...

I've been checking these the ol' fashioned way just like ACE.... But, I have three of those plastic remote reservoirs that are mentioned in the Roscommon PDF (exactly the same, although mine are Tilton, not Wildwood) that are left over from remote reservoir clutch master cylinder instalations...

Just a head's up from a planning standpoint: The 2nd Annual N.C. Military Vehicle Show will be held on September 8th 2007 at the Propst Crossroads Vol. Fire Dept in Newton NC. If you can schedule the Georgia get together on a different weekend, it'll would perhaps keep folks from having to...

The photo taken at Roman's Surplus of the "big green construction looking thing" - 000_1869.JPG is a proof roller. You fill it up with rock for weight, pull it behind a dozer slowly, and look to see if the ground shifts any (pumps) under the wheels. If so, then the soil or aggregate...

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: M37 Gear change Dropped the pan (wanted to take a slice off the front corner to increase clearance on the differential) and noticed that it was the cleanest engine that I have ever looked at (excepting ones that had just been rebuilt but not yet fired...). Ran it for...

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: M37 Gear change Yeah... :) That's the one... ;)

Re: RE: Re: RE: M37 Gear change Not scarry at all, in MY truck... :) I wouldn't do it in anyone else's truck, although there are some whom I would ride with if they did (There is a M37 with a 3-53N in AZ that I'd like to ride in for instance...:) ) Keep in mind that I have turned a wrench...

RE: Re: RE: M37 Gear change Round trip to Aberdeen with the ECC in my M37 with the Cummins 4BT, ZFs5-42 (0.76:1 fifth gear), 4.89 gears. Hardtop, bows mounted over cargo area, but canvas not mounted. 900r16 Michelin XZL tires (35" diameter). Max speed for trip about 55mph, had to keep it...

RE: Re: RE: Riding on troop seats in a deuce In NC, it is legal to cary folks in the back of the truck... If it's not legal to transport folks in the back in your state, your insurance carrier will have a field day with you if somebody gets hurt... Notice that the law in NC pertains to...

Gimpy, my biodiesel processor is an "appleseed" type (just do a google on it or I can send you some links when I get home...). Built around a used 80 gallon electric hot water heater from the habitat for humanity thrift store in town ($20), a pump from Northern (about $40), and a bunch of...

Great shots. Thanks for sharing. Take care over there, and thanks for your service, Saw a M818 pulling a house down the road in front of my house this past Saturday, but didn't have time to grab the camera for a shot... Didn't look near as nice as yours... :)

Joe, I have four Co-Op Grip Spurs and one Goodyear X-Tra Traction tire in 900x16 (bias) with tubes (no flaps) that used to be mounted on my M37 before I put the Michelins on. I took tread depth measurements a while back and (by memory) they run from 60% to 90% tread. They are inside in the...

There is no solenoid in the M37 horn circuit. The M37 has hot wire feeding the horn, wire from horn runs over to the frame, into the steering box, up the column, to the horn button in the steering wheel. Push on horn button, complete circuit to ground, horn sounds. So, to get a quick check...

Seven mermite cans, one kitchen rack, and a pot lifter if memory servers me (and I have the GL invoice at the office if my memory is off...). I also have a five ton fitted cargo top that I need to pick up from another member (along with a pair of dash lights). And there is that M37 in the area...

GREAT NEWS!! It's always good to hear that the new addition is in the yard where you can walk over and work on it when the mood strikes you... :) Looking forward to hearing how it performs with the trailer attached.

In North Carollina: The tests in order are: Knowledge test (writen, actually on the computer) for bassics like regulations, air brakes, endorsements (say, hazmat, tank, etc.). Pre-Trip Inspection test where you go out and demonstrate that you can check out all the components on the truck that...

Man, I'm hurtin' now... My five ton dump is still up in Ohio... Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to post up some shots of mine earning her keep as well... :)

Congratulations! Looks like a good one... Now, all you have to do is get her home, and clear your calendar for Aberdeen in 2008 :)

The only real difference (in North Carolina, your state may vary) is the Medical Req. As I stated above, a CDL has a medical (physical) requriement attached to it that is not present for a non-CDL. The CDL medical can be waived for certain instances that I suspect most of us hobbiest can...