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shifty I used to drive mine to work across town once a month, about 11 miles each way. If you have lots of stop signs or red lights to contend with, its a bummer. From a stop, you're letting the clutch out going into 3rd gear just as you clear an intersection. These things are geared really...

people are funny Thanks for posting this, it's hilarious. 30 k invested?? maybe 25 k of that is in cash, in the glovebox, only thing I can figure. :D

drive line parking brake Have you crawled underneath the truck and looked at it? The parking brake drum and shoes sit there exposed, on the back of the transfer case. Right there in the open, big as day. If I recall, you will see grease nipples for some stuff on there. I bet if you tap the...

Le Tourneau I have the paperback autobiography of this man, "R.G. Le Tourneau: Mover of Men and Mountains" by Moody Press. It only has a few pages of black and white pics of some of the stuff his company built. There was a thing called the 'crash pusher' with what appears to be the same...

sprague You asked if the truck is always in all wheel drive if it has your type of set up. Answer is no, front only engages when back wheels start to slip. You can find some threads on here about it with detailed explanations and pictures or drawings of how it works. (those cartoon book...

variations Here at Ft. Carson and Peterson AFB, they advise the public repeatedly that they vary what they do at the gates on purpose. Sometimes they are checking under the vehicles with the mirrors on long handles, and you have to open up every; door, the hood, glove box, center console and...

large scale drive-by A couple of times I have seen these MTVR's towing 155 mm howitzers, in convoy, on Interstate 25 headed north from Denver (there is a Reserve Unit there). I guess they are just out and about to do some plinking. There is normally at least one battle ready looking soldier...

google it Google on "cucv m1009" or on " military cucv m1009" reading those links that come up will keep you busy and give lots of info.

let us know how it goes Nice truck but it's no Pontiac Catalina. Are you still getting fed by the spousal unit after that decision to bring it home? What are all those levers for on the center of the floor, do they assist in putting down the top and storing it under the rear deck...

oversize I am just curious of who has a use for these since they are oversize for highwy use. whom is the buyer selling them too......

days on YouTube There are tons of great videos on YouTube of military aircraft flying. Here is one of the B-1 Lancer (B-one, the Bone) Blue Angels to SR71, etc. Lots of great low fly by videos also. you can spend days looking at plane videos on there.

powerpack question Ok. here are some dumb questions I have. -why have you had to replace about 30 powerpacks on the 1070? - what goes wrong with them? - are the trucks being operated properly? - how many miles are you getting before replacement? just curious, thanks for...

Hooters Phil, What is your line you use to get Hooter girls to pose on your truck? I gots to know man............

7.5 ton load ? Thanks for posting the story and pics. Ain't it amazing how much weight those wheel loaders can handle, with ease.......

perfectionist Getting my EUC wording or answers right for them on their form, through multiple revisions, drove up my blood pressure. Then they thought the faxed form was not clear enough, so I had it scanned and e-mailed to them from an office supply store.

wack jobs The people who put that 2nd video together are definitely making stuff up. :-x The first few pics are of NORAD's facility here in the Springs, inside Cheyenne Mountain. I can see the mountain about 3 miles away, from my kitchen window. The facility sits on the soutwest corner of...

i before e except after c...... Moleary, good write-up, thanks for the info but one correction to make it more sellable. You stated, " All it takes is 2 coca-cola bottles (but they must come from the Bangor Maine bottle plant from the 1920s), some purified water, three...

funny stuff That would be cool if Big Brother had some big project underground there. I dont think so though, and if they do, I'm good with it. I have been there a couple times, drove myself there and got on a plane, or picked up relatives, noticed nothing weird. The long drive on its lonely...

crawling thru mud Let us know how that turns out. Best of luck. These trucks, with their double reduction axles were really not made for that kinda high speed. Go speed racer, go speed racer, go........:shock:

evolution Maybe start with a CUCV or a duece. Read a lot on this site and see what you think may fit for you. Remember, life is a journey, you do not have to be stuck on one type of vehicle. Keep changing untill you find what you like. If you get bored with a vehicle, sell it and move on...