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All I can say is thank you. This board provides a wealth of information and mucho enjoyment. Reading the threads is one of my daily indulgences.

Rules are rules. If the moderators (and site owner) choose to require that the location be posted ---> enough said. I don't think it is the end of the world if they don't post it, but who cares? Enforce the rules or we eventually have an uncontrollable board and everyone leaves!

What is the difference (advantages/disadvantages) between the Detroit and an Ouverson Engineering Mini-Spool? What kind do I need for my deuce?

From the pics I saw, the cosmetics look excellent. You definitely have a stand out vehicle James.

Tatras are sweet. I found this website http://l1-a.net/tatra/ Is this your truck? Maybe you can post some pics for us. Welcome to Steelsoldiers.

Thanks Dieselsmoke. I think you may be talking about NorthTree Fire. They purchased a prototype 8x8 with independent suspension that was already configured for fire fighting. It was a precursor to the current TFFT. I posted the Oshkosh and NorthTree pics under a seperate post. Their webstie...

DEL03- Please help us out and lose the ALL CAPS. IT IS MUCH MORE pleasing to read a regular typeface.

One more thought to ponder. At least two people thougt it was worth $7,000+ since somebody had to be outbid for it to get that high. These are not sealed bids you know.

If you have the $$$ and can get them, I highly recommend it. They are awesome!

Yelobeast- I've got a set here in Northern Oklahoma. I'll send you a PM with all the details.

We also took Unit 3 (M36 with 1800 gallons), but we lost a belt at the end and had to tow it home.

I took a few pics over the weekend. A wildfire had engulfed several thousand acres of prairie and was cutting a swath about 2 miles wide. With the M1075 and 3000 gallons, it only took 14 minutes to shut down the headfire. The rest of the time was cleanup along the edges. Hope you enjoy!

My Dad was going through his Army photos in the attic and found these pics he took. Hope you enjoy. His notes below: Pleiku Viet Nam 24 Dec 1968 , 541st Trans Co Gun jeep (M151) equipped with the following; AN-VRC 47 radio 2 M-60 machine guns 3 M-16 rifles 1 M-79 grenade...

Bjorn- Nice find on the bed. The pics of your cranetruck continue to amaze me! That is an awesome conversion. I have a heavy duty (did I mention heavy duty?) set of outriggers if you know of anyone else embarking on such a conversion.

I did some consulting work at MCLB-Albany and MCLB-Barstow a few years to improve the process flow for the AAV line. It is pretty impressive how they tear a vehicle down to the frame and rebuld/refurnish. I think we cut the time from about 200 days to 100. Not bad.

Another example here. I think it looks really cool and would look good in my fire department.

Bjorn- Nice pics there. They show exactly what you need to (sans the bearings). If you are by yourself, the hour plus estimate you mention would be accurate. I had a helper or two.

Someone posted a diagram to show what was involved in flipping the hubs. I think it was monsterman. In this diagram, you are basically flipping part # 22. Notice how the offset would change and adjust the overall width of the axle. Once you open one up, you will get it. I might try to take...

Sounds like a good deal to me. I would love to have that engine and a 2005 RAM 2500 4x4 truck to go with it.

DB- I may have confused you. One truck has 900x20s mounted on split rims. The front two tires are radials and the rear 10 are NDCC. The other truck has Michelin XML 395/85R20s mounted on custom made 2-piece double beadlock rims. I could pull the super singles off and run stock 900x20s on...