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Our military Chevies are pretty stout rigs ! Slow and steady gets the job done .

Thanks for the "heads up" on the "Max-Metal" . Is the shop down here in Seattle ? I wonder how the 1/4" would hold up for side walls on a RV set up ? I'm thinking about building a RV style camper in the bed of the Deuce for the "Great Alaskan Adventure" . I was just going to bring my travel...

Yes. This topic has had it's problems, but I'll add an interesting note. When I first took off my Deuce's wheels they had anti-seize on the lug nuts. I bought this truck right out of Fort Lewis/McCord . No one but the military had touched it. So that means they too used anti-seize on lug nut...

I remember when I was young and the family car ( a 1951 Buick) rolled over the Odometer. My dad stopped the car and we had a small celebration on the side of the road ! Back then it was something to have your car go over 100,000 miles and still be running ! Now no one thinks twice about it.

So with your trusty bead breaker in hand start with the ring side up. Usually it will take two to three positioning's of the tool to bust the bead. Once the bead is broken you can take your "Ring" pry bar (a special pry bar for split ring wheel with a 3/4" wide straight tip at one end and a...

There are several tools available for this task. I've found there are three which are the best. The first one is the "Duck Bill Sledge hammer" . It works Ok, but takes a lot of strength and energy. Here's a tip if you use this one, use soapy water on the wheel. This allows the wedge part to...

Well as promised here is my little tutorial on "breaking down" a Deuce (or 5 ton) wheel. First off take out the "Schrader Valve" from the tire valve stem. Now your ready to bust the bead which can be the hardest part of the whole job.

My wife has several "air cans" !!! Besides the ones she keeps in the car. Another thing she does which really cracks me up is when she goes for a walk she talks really load saying "Go away Bear ! Go away Cat ! Like the bears and Cats can understand her :p ! Of course she might be right and I'm...

Yeah. If the cracks go deeper then a 1/8" of an inch then you must replace the flywheel. To bad :-( .

Heat cracks are quite common on most all diesel engine flywheels. Most can be ground out when the flywheel is resurfaced.

Depending on how much "gunk" you have in the Hydraulic Head would determine if the plugs need to come out. They can be really stuck in there along with the 12 point bolt. So if you don't need to remove them, don't. I removed them on all my rebuilds just to be sure every surface was clean and...

Last week my son and I saw a mountain Lion walk into my neighbors property. Of course we see that same mountain Lion around here a lot. Really don't like it much when he strolls down our driveway ! Freaked out my wife last month.

Hey David. I didn't know you where a welder to ! Looks like we have quite a bit in common. I welded Steel, Aluminum, Cast Iron, and a little bit of Brass when I worked at "Kolstrand Marine" in Ballard . Oh the days of the "endless bead" !!! Another thing to consider is the "flexibility" or lack...

Sorry, I had a "Brain Fart" there !

Hey Guy, maybe that could be a new "job/adventure" for you. Buying up US military surplus in Europe and shipping it here in the states ! After all there was that TM manual I found only in Belgium and thankfully Steel Soldiers had a member there who helped me acquire it. You could be that guy...

Guyfang, I decided to price out a "RT-524" after you mentioned it here yesterday. WOW ! Over $650.00 for a good used one !!!! Guess I'll stick with my "walkie-talkies" for now !

No, you basically covered it very well ! I took electrical engineering for two years (mostly math and more math !) and their explanations could be so complicated for such simple concepts.

Thanks "Ahab" . Yes, the aluminum primer is for "non-ferrous metal". You can get the paint at almost any hardware store. I buy mine from "Home Depot" . It has a "self etching" acid in the formula so it can bond with the smooth non- ferrous surface. It actually works well on any metal surface but...

Here's how I modified mine to fit against the firewall. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?150767-Cab-Heater-Modification

The Black Hills are not as tall as the Rockies or Cascades but it doesn't take much elevation to cause a terrible accident in snowy, icy weather. I live in the "foot hills" of the Cascade Mountains. At 500ft elevation we get snow every winter and the "small" hills we live on are just as...