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Recent content by Gunny 0369

  1. Gunny 0369

    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    perfect info. This will help others quite a bit Thank you!
  2. Gunny 0369

    North Carolina

    I missed it, however, but I know there was an old World War II and up military vehicle show at Fort Macon on the 18th, I don’t have a whole Lotta information about it. I heard it secondhand by the guy who started it. Anyway, that is a great location if you’ve never been to Fort Macon.
  3. Gunny 0369

    North Carolina

    we are talkin!
  4. Gunny 0369

    ECO Hubs Who needs 3:07 gears?

    more of this. ckouba, what terrain were you on, and did you climb any mountain passes? Im about the same size as you, no ECO, averaging 7.2 mpg - best 7.7 worst 4.8 (headwind) 5500 miles NC to MT, Canada and back) passes are slow, down to 35-40 on the climb up the 9600 footers. 3116 ATTAC...
  5. Gunny 0369

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - April VOTE HERE!

    WOW great bunch this month! I was away for a while, and just saw this, I will post pictures as this one is restored, it will be a slow process, Im sourcing parts from the UK. Congrats to all the entries this month! Guns0369
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - April VOTE HERE!

    The Welbike was a British single-seat folding motorcycle produced during World War II at the direction of station IX — the "Inter Services Research Bureau" — based at Welwyr , UK, for use by (SOE) Special operations executive, It has the distinction of being the smallest motorcycle ever used by...
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    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - April VOTE HERE!

    4. Gunny 0369 I have something that you will never see again, and probably never heard of. Its a 1941 WELBIKE, a foldable mini motorcycle with a Villiers petrol motor. These were designed in Britain by the SAS and later transferred to paratrooper units to be air dropped in cannisters with the...
  8. Gunny 0369

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - April VOTE HERE!

    Nope Gunny put the Welbike in there. The M38 is in court for a recount after couple months ago.
  9. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    I purchased extra CTIS mounting plates -and attached directly to wheel studs. With extra stud nuts..
  10. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    Do both of course. Balance that wheel… the CTIS assembly, nuts, base plate and hoses equal about 2lb 1 oz. offset that weight on the opposite side with weights, ( I used 8 and 10 ounce lead fishing weights, see pictures, above two different styles) THIS BALANCES THE WHEEL.
  11. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    Coach, When you’re replacing these tires, and using new ones, not an issue. But a lot of these trucks came with that crazy goop that they used to install the run flats into the tires. I scooped out two or three handfuls full,. before I swapped out my tires eventually with new tires. What I...
  12. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    Don’t forget to balance the wheels too
  13. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    yesr 80, grade 440. 1/2 in. stainless steel balls. They make no contact with any metal with the Rubber bead locks.
  14. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    update on the steel balls- -80, grade 440 1/2 in. stainless steel balls totaling 24 ounces *per tire .. 2800 miles so far mostly highway and zero issues.
  15. Gunny 0369

    Preventing issues with balance beads maybe?

    tire goop will clog that lil filter up faster than a MAGA hat downtown NYC unless yur tires are soooper clean
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