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All my problems are solved! I worked on bypassing the FDC yesterday and ran into a snag without time to fix. I ended up denting the brass fitting on the hydraulic head inlet when trying to reposition it that I couldn't use my original fuel line. (I was swapping the return and supply fuel...

I get very little to no smoke under load. I will check the fuel pedal linkage tomorrow. And then maybe bypass FDC for a trial. I need to order a EGT gauge.

So who's gonna make it next week? I plan to arrive Thursday afternoon. Will just be in my M1009 as the M275A2 isn't ready for a road trip yet.

I changed all 3 fuel filters yesterday on my tractor. I also upsized my Airtex fuel pump line to 1/2" with a 1/2" pre-pump filter (I had 3/8" lines with a 3/8" prefilter on the pump originally). There was some junk in my pre-filter but the rest of the fuel filters had very little loadup and...

Two of my brothers came over for a cookout today so we decided to take off the hard top and then tear up some more grass! I plan to just put a tarp over it for the summer and only drive when it's not raining. I have to do some reconditioning to the hardtop, anyway, to fix some rust. I like...

I just took it for its first road test this morning. Just a few miles around the block. The good news is about halfway through the drive the turbo broke free and started whistling on me. The bad news is I don't have enough power to do more than about 35 miles per hour on flat ground. I'm...

Then I had to do a lap around the yard. There are two videos because of my missed gear (wife stopped recording when I killed it). She took another video after I fired it back up. https://youtu.be/aHBB_sRAImQ

Testing out my tire clearance on a bunny slope behind my house. I would say I don't have much clearance. It looks like I hit the mudflap holders at least, but didn't get any bad sounds from rubbing on the bed. And then I grabbed 5th gear and killed it (was trying for 2nd):shock...

They are 12.00R20 Michelin XML’s. They are on M135 wheels, which are the same size wheels as stock on a Deuce but with 1-1/4” less backspacing.

It’s getting better looking now. So close to driving it on the road!

Yes, they are! I got them for less than I could find 11.00R20 NDT's for. Problem is I only have the 6, so need to source a spare or two to ease my road-trip anxiety. The tires were never ran. It looks like the date code on these is 2014, so not brand new but never ran and stored indoors. I...

Temporarily have a raked out hot rod look!

All tires are aired up now. No issues. Even got a few on my truck.

I'm using a locking air chuck attached to a 50' hose. I'm nowhere near the tire while airing up. I also have two chains around the wheel to keep the lock ring in the event of an explosion. I'm going very slow, as I've only done 2 tires so far. As much as I want this done it's not worth dying...

Well, the first wheel held 94 psi without blowing anything up. Max sidewall pressure says 105, so I called it close enough. I’m airing back down to a lower pressure and it will be ready to go on the truck. Only 5 more to go!

Stomping is what I did. Tried the hammer, wasn’t going well, then just jumped up and started kicking. All the lock rings are on now. Have 50 psi in my first tire at the moment. Will probably spend my evening tomorrow airing up the rest. At least 1 more picture to go!

I got my tubes, flaps, and wheels slid into the tires tonight. I'm waiting on paint to dry for the lock-rings, so no air in them yet. I used a rubber-safe grease to get everything together. Made it REALLY easy, seems like it should be impossible for me to have pinched a tube with how easy...

Prepping for assembly Getting ready to mount tires. Will be going slow. Hope to have tires and wheels on my truck by the weekend.

Hub flip completed Got the hub flip done. Brakes, seals, and bearings all seemed decent. Will monitor for leaks and heat when I get it on the road.

Well, they’re black now! I will need to do some touch up, but look a lot better than when I got them and there are multiple layers of paint to protect them for a little while.