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Recent content by beachbummer

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    thinning wmo

    I have read where people are using gas or diesel fuel to thin wmo. Can Ethanol be used as well, and if so would it be worth running a still to make the ethanol?
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    Resistration issues in Iowa!!

    ding ding ding DING SING SING we have a winner or contact your congressman about this problem and attach the letter that states these vehicles are exempt.
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    found a Deuce

    I found a truck on GL I want to bid on. The engine and radiator look brand new. How do you tell if the truck has been rebuilt. The description does not say the truck has been rebuilt, but clearly you can tell the motor and radiator are new. The truck in a M109a3, and is what Im looking for. my...
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    my bucket list

    Ok I will WEll we moved from the Wilmington NC area back to the Morganton nc area where we both are from back in February 2011. I was sick from the time we moved I just felt bad all the time. We moved back to do more hiking and camping. I had my right knee scoped in 2009 and that was the 1st...
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    my bucket list

    Hello everyone I am Todd , and right now I am living in western NC. I moveed up here from the Wilmington Nc area . Since I hae ben up here I have ben sick. Well after a long summer spent in the doctors office trying to find out what was wrong I went down hill real fast all the way to the edge...
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    Cb question

    swr p.s. My swrs are in the 1 range or lower on bothe channel 40 and 1. If that is by the radio swr meter dont trust it. My 29 has 120 channels, and the swp meter is not accurate close but not close enough when running power. get a stand alone swr meter to be sure, or better yet get you ham...
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    Cb question

    180 watts yep it has a 200 watt amp on it
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    Cb question

    same I had the same problem with a ford bronco (similar vehicles) I was loosing 80 watts with the antenna mounted on the mirror bracket. I got a through the roof antenna mounting bracket and that solved the problem, plus i was then dead keying 180 watts. when you move the antenna on top of the...
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    GL biddin

    well I told you guys its one of those days the auction is not open. does anyone have a clue as to what it would cost to ship a duce from ft knox to eastern nc? a guess would be good with me
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    GL biddin

    I registered on GL after finding a truck I would like to bid on. I cannot figure out where or how to place a bid please help. I must be stupid today well not just today, but you know one of these days
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    m35a2 fuel mileage

    reason The reason I ask the MPG question is I will drive my duce a lot. More than likely EVERY DAY and will make several 300 mile 1 way trips with it to go camping. I have a supply of WMO and Tranny fluid. not mixed the tranny fluid would be nothing but tranny fluid. I was just asking to figure...
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    North Carolina MV RALLY April 6th, 7th,& 8th 2012

    me 2 Me and my better half will be there as well as my boys.
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    m35a2 fuel mileage

    I would like to know what kind of fuel mileage everyone is getting with their duce? 1 what type of driving do you do mountains, flats, city? 2 what fuel are you burning waste motor oil/ tranny fluid, diesel with nothing added, or bio diesel? 3 which type of fuel gets the best fuel mileage...
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    bows and top

    I know you guys can do it. I am buying my 1st duces and it does not have the bows or top. Where can i get these 2 items, and also I would like to have one of the boxes that some duces have in the back like the communications outfit that would be cool to make a camper out of.
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    question about a 5 ton

    I have a lead on a nice 5 ton, x fire truck. The man at the city garage said it was rebuilt by the army 6 months before they got it. It is a 1986 with a Cummings engine. it has power steering, and heat. My question is whether or not it is a multi fuel engine, or can run on a mix of used tranny...
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