Recent content by tommys2patrick

not sure whats towing it but that single axle flatbed trailer is awesome. congrats on your find.. Looks like it has a few interesting differences from american M36a2

No suspension? the undercarriage looks similar to a couple I have. OK on the flat stuff but difficult on any hilly stuff. extremely stout construction. use mine for moving generators and hay etc. looks like the box will make it a great chicken tractor.

was that you just tugging it out of the weeds with a tow strap? Great to see someone still interested in a deuce. Best wishes on restore.

looks like something the forest service would have used to make fire roads. I presume the seabees/army /marines used them at one time or other. was it tagged as military before you restored it?

Do you know the seller well? a lot is depending on a third party assessment of what is wrong. does the road there have good shoulders? take a heat gun and stop every few miles and check it. plan on taking cool down stops. rig up a cheap harbor freight air tank, lines and fittings to bypass...

Awesome. was there not a sort of lowboy trailer that these used for aircraft recovery? regardless, great find and kudos on your plan and execution.

Hi, welcome from the front range. sorry I can't help decipher the codes. does she run ok?

did you buy it from government or private party? not a military mark I have seen. perhaps it was used by a local fire fighting or forest service etc

I have heard it said that " it ain't yours unless you bleed on it". But I betcha if you cuddle and fondle it that most folks would say it's yours now. anything beyond that is probably against forum rules to discuss. I was curious though, does the turbo spin backwards down under like the water...

I had a friend who was trained at the ford factory. later He got a job at the timex factory testing watches. he was fired when they found out he could break an anvil with a rubber mallet. turns out he single handed stopped all the tickin and timex couldn't take a licken

some folks don't like the sound of a c turbo on long trips. however some folks love the c turbo whine. especially when going thru the gears and up a hill. I fall into the later group. yes over the years I have had some hearing loss from loud noises like guns and brain damage from ex wives...

A visual inspection of the inside of tranny might be good. the center floorboard cover comes off with a few screws. then the top cover on the tranny itself. with engine off then try shifting gears. watch closely on the two gears in question. other tranny folks may want to try and chime in...

I have been told they are just as good. welding them just became cheaper to make.

I have a 68 and they are all riveted. I bought some spares from a guy that had several post ww2 deuces. all riveted and looked just like my 1968. never looked for any date stamps. now i am curious

hmmm wonder if the ol f350 could handle it