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I saw a pic recently in a book of a gun truck in Vietnam being towed by a wrecker. The wrecker was definitely M54-series 5-ton truck based platform, but the wrecker bed was a Holmes-type system, not a hydraulic system like the M543, M62, etc. Was there a M54-based Holmes-type wrecker, and if...

Is there sure a thing as high-temp OD green paint? Just like you would use on a grill, or an exhaust manifold, but in OD?

What is the distance in inches between the outside of the tires on the front axle of the M38? Looking into a small BBQ project on this end, want it to look kinda like a flat fender jeep. Hey, the first part of my screen name is "mad". And not as in angry.

Not sure if he is a member here, but wanted to post a big "thank you" to Pete at Winslow's place. Went down there yesterday to get the last of the LMTV parts for my long-term project (more details and pics will be in the near future), Pete is very helpful, and just about everything I have asked...

Interested in getting a roll call of all the reproduction and tribute gun trucks that have been built in the USA by military vehicle enthusiasts. This would include all the ones patterned after real gun trucks that served in Vietnam, as well as ones that are original creations by their...

Going on a scrapyard spree right before the Aberdeen trip. I will probably be hitting Winslow's next Monday, and Coleman's on Tuesday. If anyone has an order placed there that they want me to pick up and bring to Aberdeen, I can do that. OR, if you want me to look for anything specific, let...

I am trying to get this M200 trailer does for Aberdeen, am having problems with the existing brake lines. The steel brake line compression fittings (they have a name, I can't remember what they are called) have corroded to the brass fittings on the master cylinder, as well as to the inner wheel...

Does anyone have any in-country pics of any 5-ton M51 dump trucks in Vietnam being used as gun trucks? I talked to a vet not long ago, who said that whenever the GIs in his unit could get a ride in a dump truck, they preferred to pick that instead of a standard cargo truck, since the metal...

Took the M100 trailer out for a tow today to ShieldWolf37's place, he has been a ham radio guy for years and he said he had a pile of stuff that was military that he didn't want anymore. All of it was stuff that needs to be restored, but some of the gear went back to WWII, including some ARC-5...

Picked this up from dm22630 last winter, had plans to put a genset on it, but I sold the genset by itself. Anyways, this is an M200A1, that has been singled out with 22.5" truck tires by the military, similar fashion as the newer M105A3 trailers have done with them. I haven't seen another M200...

My dad was in Southeast Asia from 1963-1967, various places. Told me that the deuces over there early in the war were mostly gassers, the diesels came a little later. While I don't doubt him, he drove everything in SE Asia, from jeeps to 10-tons and heavy equipment as a combat engineer, the...

The local building thrift store has gallons of wood stain in various shades for 50 cents to $1 a gallon. I know wood stain and other wood prep products are flammable, I was wondering, besides the obvious staining of the fuel filters, is there anything against using wood stain as a fuel in the...

Going to John Winslow's place in Halifax, NC tomorrow. Wish I could bring a lot of stuff back for others as well, but I am going with only the Durango, and no trailer. Not a lot of room except for the stuff I am picking up there. Will post pics upon my return, and yes I will be going back at...

The passenger side windshield on my deuce is starting to delaminate, getting that cloudy white look on the bottom of the glass, on the inside. No way to fix it, but man, the rest of the inner windshield is primo. No rust, works great, etc. Is there any company out there that can rebuild the...

Need the power cable to go from the battery or transient suppressor MX-7777 to the power connector on the VIC-3 main box, the CD-82/VRC. I have what is referred to in the manual as the power cable, the CX-13468, but the -20&P manual says that this is to be routed into the power connection on...

Has anyone ever restored a full length semi trailer, such as the M127 stake flatbed trailer? All the ones I have ever seen in person are beat to crap, the wood all rotten and split, and the metal rusty as heck. However I seem to remember a picture somewhere showing a full restoration, painted...

Which type of tire would be correct for the M37? NDTs (with the "sharper" break on the tread edge) or the NDCCs (the more rounded edge)?

Was helping peecook today on his M109 shop van, he is getting ready for the ECC and the trip to Aberdeen. One of the things that was on the list of things "to do" was to replace the zippered front knuckle boots on his truck. I have never in my MV owning life had a more pain in the a$$ job than...

Just curious - what is the purpose of the wood spacer that goes between the frame rails and the bed on the deuce? For the life of me, I don't see a purpose in it being there, it looks like it's presence would soak up moisture and lead to rust in that area (or at least wood rot), more so than...

Have a rat's nest of electrical wire on the front of the firewall, I believe it is the source of all my light problems. Thanks to splitters and a lot of bubbafications, the previous user of my truck had about 5 things running off of 2 fuze blocks. That's why I believe my turn signals, warning...