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I am planning to Bobb my deuce,
I have a donor M105 trailer for the bed but still need a front deuce spring set for the rear of my truck.
I would like a set in good condition, not one that is all tired and sagged out.
Anyone who has (and wants to sell) a front deuce spring set, hangers...
I am preparing to bobb my deuce.
But before I do, I thought it would be good to ask those that have done it and other owners how they like their trucks. And about it's performance.
How do they go down the road? A bumpier ride or a smoother ride?
Is turning radius affected?
What would be the...
What size tires are on that deuce? I like how thay look.
And did they fit on the original rims? Any photos of it with the bed on?
Thanks,
Bill,
Michigan
tire size?
I like it.
I like the M105 bed too, and how the bottom of it lines up with the bottom of the cab.
What size tires are on it now?
Bill
Michigan
Deuce bobb advice needed
Hi, I really like how your truck looks.
Can you tell more about how you did the Bobb job?
Did you put any kind of spacer between the bed and truck frame?
Where did you find rims and what size are they?
Did yo use a set of deuce front springs for the rear?
Can yoiu...
info on my 1952 M49 tanker truck + others if you can.
Hi, I purchased an M49 tanker truck fron the US Forest Service at a Michigan DNR auction in Marquett, MI. on 22 jul 1994.
I would appreciate any info you can find. Thanks, Bill(Miltruckman)
Here is all the info:
From the ID Plate...
Hi, Its Bill.
All the trucks are home safe and ran under their own power! :D
I posted a detailed account of the trip with lots of photos but mispelled the subject line. :oops:
It is in the "Military Vehicle Road-trips" section of the forum and is called:
7 trock convoy update!!! from...
Thats great! Now I'm the extreeme example!
And yes, they are all non winch trucks. The winch trucks went for a lot more. I had bid low not really thinking I would get more than one or two trucks. Suprise! Suprise!
Good thing everyone pitched in to help or I don't know what I would have...
Trip follow up photo, My Son Danny(8 years old) and I vacuumed them out, put on racks and canvases that were laying in the back of the trucks and lined them up.
Boy they look good!
Thanks everyone,
Bill
I want to thank everyone who participated in the convoy from Indianapolis, IN to Montrose, MI. I could not have done it without you!
Here is how it went.
I had been preparing for the recovery effort for a couple of weeks. Loading up the new M105A2 parked in the garage with everything I could...
The trailer is loaded and the time is set. We are leaving my house in Birch Run, MI for Indianapolis, IN. This Thursday at 7 AM. I loaded my M105A2 with everything I can think of.
I still have to make up the tool set and clean out the van.
I have:
Blocks, jacks, 40 gl diesel, tie straps...
Hi everyone,
My EUC form just cleared today so I was able to schedule the pickup. The dates listed below are the only days the site offers for pickup of my vehicles.
I am looking for good volunteer drivers. please contact me if you are interested and able so I can coordinate enough people to...
convoy date set forthe seven trucks, Indianapolis to MI
Hi everyone,
My EUC form just cleared today so I was able to schedule the pickup. The dates listed below are the only days the site offers for pickup of my vehicles.
I am looking for good volunteer drivers. please contact me if you are...
Thanks everyone for your offers to help & drive.
My brother in Law in indianapolis has not yet been able to locate a staging area if I can't drive them all north on the same weekday. So BobM's offer might be a great help depending on how it all plays out.
Anyone to the North of Indy who might...
If I run a line from my "emergency" connector on the back of my truck to the "emergency" connector on the towed vehicle it will pressurize the air tanks on the towed truck.
now if I want to connect the "service" fitting on the back of my truck to the towed vehicle, where would I tie it into the...
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