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Welcome from Chelsea, Michigan! I've had a number of Deuces over the years. They are very cool. Very nimble for their size. Have Fun!

Easier to rule things out in my book. Good info for others to know that there is no pump in tank. Then my money is on pinhole in line somewhere. I still have a mystery air leak before the main fuel filter on one of my Detroits (M985) that has been a bugger to find. Replaced the fuel filter...

Does the 5-ton with the Cummins use an electric, in-the-tank fuel pump like the multi-fuels? Someone on here had mentioned that the Cummins had enough vacuum to keep running when the fuel pump quit, so I was wondering if the vacuum might be too low 'at idle' to keep running if the pump quit...

Hey Ozzy! Exciting trip you have planned - Good for you! Give me some idea of when you might be swinging through the Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois area. There may be some events you might be interested in if I had a window to focus on. I don't know if it would be worth a "special trip"...

Thanks Bob, Excellent Idea about keeping a copy of the new law handy. Appreciate you making it so easily available for everyone. And thanks for your input into putting together this new legislation. I thought someone had mentioned the topic before, but I couldn't remember if it was from this...

Good Event This is going to be a very cool event guys! Mary and I are planning on bringing the Oshkosh M1074 PLS to show next to the Museum's M1070 HET. They are about the same era and production designs. Both have rear steering, CTIS, and electronic 8V92TA Detroits. The PLS is just a "cab...

Thanks Speddmon - I was wondering about that, but I didn't think that it was as much "political" as it was "legal" - now I know! Yes, all this means is that you don't have to have a heart attack drilling mounting holes in your pristine fender/bumper/tailgate to mount your bright...

As of yesterday (3/5/2014) the Governor of Michigan (Gov. Snyder) signed into law an amendment to the laws governing the displaying of License Plates for Historical Military Vehicles registered in Michigan. As of this laws passage (immediate) only historic military vehicles which were initially...

Hey Rusty - Isn't that the truth!! Went through that foolishness at the previous place we tried to make home. This time I asked the township supervisor the "rules" before we bought the property. We put up all three barns up before even the house was done and before they could "modify" the...

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They are probably very similar to the production M1076 trailers by Oshkosh. They have 3 axles and the single front is "platform" steering. Don't really think this would be very conducive to modification to "drop center" as I believe that the frame is basically straight and sits easily 5 feet...

"To EUC or Not To EUC - that is the question" - it really is a function of number association. One time I even got so dumbfounded that I even called Battlecreek, MI. At the same time, GL had 2 HEMTT's for sale. Not related to EUC's, but destruction..........That's right, based on the...

Glad to hear that it narrowed down to something relatively simple.

I have never seen that trailer - very wicked looking. Darn if it does not look top heavy/tipsy in the pics loaded!

A lot of excellent points of view have been offered here on this. I have to say that I can see merit in most all of them, dependent on your personal situation/expectation. I have CTIS on 2 of my trucks. The HET and the PLS both have it - and they both work great (thank goodness). I did do a...

Hey Carlo - Sure, No Problem. May not get to the answers right away (depending on work schedule), but I will get to them and be more than happy to help if I can. Actually, I think there is another thread or two on here about getting a HET that might be worth reading as well. Hey Swiss - Ya...

Matter of fact, it is! Like I said - I was dissappointed that the pictures were so dark. Should have taken some at home before we took off. Sun went down really fast!

Well, usually I use my One Ton Pickup, but this year I just couldn't resist the oportunity to use the HET to pull the Float that I built some 4 years ago in this year's Christmas Light Parade in town. I had to fire up the HET to move it over to bring up the Float anyways, so I figured that I...

Oh come on GE, I can see where DH is coming from. Basically, the question is "is it worth considering buying a 20 or 25 year old specialty truck if one of the accessory systems may fail?" Sorry, most of my MV's fall into the 20 to 25 category and I EXPECT things to fail. Do I like it - No...

Am I sensing a touch of sarcasm there, Zout??? You're just no fun at all - where is your sense of adventure? You know that driving on todays roads in general now days is a gamble anyways! Just kidding - But in all seriousness, the heavier/larger the vehicle the more white knuckles you can...