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I put two new 700 cca batteries in my newest Deuce as of the original Hawker batteries, only one was good. The other would not hold a charge. The cables were cut & worn, so I replaced all but the (+) lead going to the starter as it was okay! There is room for one more battery in there now...

I am going to finish replacing the fuel filters in the new to me Deuce & see if she will start. If that works, the oil & filters will be next. A Deuce that has just been let go from the military in top shape is not a reality now days, just a pipe dream! Still worth the trip!

I did a walk around of my Deuce yesterday & found a far left outside tire looking very sad & partially flat. After work today, I cranked up the truck & added air to the tire after checking out if any nails, wire, screws, glass or any other FOD was in it. Tire was clean & held air...so it was...

I paid an after auction visit to my new to me 1985 Deuce from Gov Planet last week. It is less than 20 miles away, so an easy trip. The truck looked as it was photographed in the pictures from IP so that was good. They left out the picture of the battery box........it still has the Hawker...

I bought an Air Force deuce to match the one I have now, but in camo, Gov Planet auction just 25 miles North of me. This makes 2 1987 M35a2c trucks and one 1996 M-1081 LVAD LMTV. Power is still out here in my AO, so no internet connection.

I replaced the wooden troop seats with a complete new fiberglass troop seat ensemble! The old seats were original & weathered. It took 5 hours to remove & replace the seats with the truck as loaded as it is. The heat was 95 in the building with no ventilation other than the open roll up door...

I finished the install of the rear view camera on my Deuce & installed the other camera inside the rear cargo area under the first bow. The display is mounted in the ceiling of the cab, close to the windshield with a power switch in the dash. You can toggle back & forth between the rear view...

I'm taking Betsy, my M35a2c Deuce, to work again this week instead of last week. The Boss & others nixed the last week run due to the alphabet agency's inspections of the plant; anybody that knows me understands the plight. If I posted what was up, only a few would even believe me; anyway we...

I let a coworker drive my Deuce the other day & when I went to drive it again, the clutch pedal would not return to the full up position. After digging thru the dirt dauber nests under the truck, I found that the return spring had broken in half which allowed the pedal to flop. A trip to NAPA &...

I'm taking her tomorrow to the chemical plant where I work for a walkby inspection from 4 Star AF General "Fig" Newton (ret) when he comes to the plant to check it out. Why is he coming to the plant for an inspection, don't know, but for him to see an Air Force deuce in the parking lot of a...

I brought my Deuce to work to make sure she was running right after the 500 mile trip in February. She still is running like a sewing machine @ all speeds with no more missing that just popped up & went away during the trip! The weather is great for the morning ride in & the afternoon ride home...

Now you make me want to do some serious measuring for fitment of the S250 to this trailer! Thanks for the mental jog!

They are also outfitted with a MICLIC unit to deal with minefields!

I have one of those trailers like yours to pull with the Deuce, does yours bounce when you pull it over 35 mph?

Please do post some pics. I have two sets and one set needs mounting, just not sure where that will be out of the way! Also, I changed out the original headlights with a set recommended here with replacement bulbs H2? H4? I can't remember. Since there are two M-105a2 trailers that have to be...

In between the rain showers, I managed to get power hooked to the backup lights I got from Clinto & Clintogf back @ the Mt Dora show in central Florida. To boot, also got power hooked up to the 12 power ports that supply the cell phone charger & a dash camera set up. Tomorrow is the 150 year...

Naahh, gator hunting can be done behind the house without the Deuce, if the river would get some water in it. I was just checking out the engine when it dawned on me that I had 5 feet of 1" radiator hose that was bought for the slobber tube replacement (but was too small) & it fit both the...

I installed two 12VDC power ports in the existing dash holes for charging the cell phone & running the camera. Then installed a 1" hose from the air compressor intake to the air filter housing to make fording a reality if needed.

I drove my M35A2C 225 miles to the Mt Dora military vehicle show & tested her out this weekend as a cargo truck & a camper. She passed with flying colors on the trip on both aspects. Thanks to all for the motivation & camaraderie all weekend!

I noticed that the trucks painted with the desert tan CARC paint start to turn black after sitting in the Florida humidity for 6 months or more. Went down to the local Army Reserve & low & behold, all of their trucks are doing the same thing, but much worse than mine. Time must be a big factor...