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But honestly, my Mini Cooper can pull a HEMMT!!! And I am not worried about the brakes because Fred Flintstone is riding shotgun! Hey guys, seriously, the TM says 1200 pounds max towed load for a reason. You have that itty-bitty TH400 transmission and those wimpy axles under a 1009. The 1008 has...

Whoo-boy! I hate to beat a dead horse here, but...... The M105 should not be pulled by anything smaller than an M35. Why not? Brakes, brakes, brakes. You cannot stop quickly without them. The M105 uses air over hydraulic brakes and I'm not aware of anything smaller than an M35 having the...

So..... The title pretty much says it.... My M1009 front brakes are dragging. After 10 miles they are warm, after 25 miles they are way too hot to touch. And smelly! First I replaced the pads, no improvement. I did not replace the rotors, they look almost new. Then I replaced both front...

jumping 24V with 12V Okay, it's story time with Sarge......... Three years ago the Three Musketeers drove from Texas to Virginia to pick up an awesome Deuce. We took a Suburban loaded with regular tools, tire changing equipment and lots of weapons. When I say an awesome deuce, I mean it. In the...

RE: Tire pressure Wow, I'm blushing. Well, I'm going to share the labor saving trick with the rest of SS because it really does save time and effort. Lets say that you have to fill 10 tires up to 70 psi, the old fashioned way is to go around to each tire and hold the air chuck against the tire...

Tire pressure Nice looking deuce! All of those tires look like they have 100 psi in them, how is that possible? -Sarge

CARC If you want to work with CARC, use a good mask not just a dust mask. I prefer Gillespie, easier to work with and less dangerous. I also think that it looks better and wears very well. That's just my opinion, you will find that some guys prefer CARC, some guys prefer Gillespie. Did I...

towing What a great thread! Really useful stuff. I wanted to add a quick blurb about how to make the lights work on the towed vehicle. All of them! Tracy (my old buddy in the military) taught me this trick. You need a looong trailer cable. They are out there, they were made for towed loads...

M101 price $450 is a good deal for an M101 that is straight. Looking at your photo's that 101 looks pretty good. Although I don't need another 101, if someone local had one like that, I would snap it up right away. Location can drive the price higher (think California) and surge brakes are nice...

880 N1265, in service I remember when our 715's got replaced with 880's. Ours were all painted MERDC. I never really liked 880's, especially after mine caught fire and blew up on the autobahn. Your 880 has changed my mind, that is really SWEET. Darn, now I need yet another MV. Thanks a lot...

86m1028 and anybody else who was interested...... I want to apologize for this posting, I should have waited until the 725 was in my possession. The guy was just wasting my time. I drove an hour to go and look at it because he wanted to know it's value and also if I could help him sell it. I...

Sarge made it! I'm Alive!!!! After thousands of miles of adventure, I finally made it home! Here's a question for ya; how many of you have a buddy who would take off from work, scrounge a trailer then drive 24 hours straight to come and rescue you? You do? Then you are as lucky as me. Rory...

Zero hour Well, it's Thursday 23:50, gotta get up in 3 hours to catch the flight out West. I promised photo's and so here's a couple. This is my load out for the trip. I'll actually be wearing 80% of the gear in the photo's. Socks and undies are throwaways, wear one day, toss in trash can. My...

RE: Re: chunks of metal in motor oil You found this FOUR YEARS AGO!!!! And you've been driving it ever since??? Man, you have a lot more faith in machinery than me!!! Wow. -Sarge

Chunks Small world. My M35A2 dumped a bunch of small chunks of aluminum out of the oil drain hole. I'm assuming that my crank main bearings are toast? I parked it and let it sit. One day, I'll pull the pan and take a look. I'm thinking that the easiest route to go is to swap the motor. I have...

my69camaro, I hate to be the one to say this; you are going in with the wrong attitude. You will be sorry. Why don't you sit down with an older real Marine (NOT a recruitment Marine) and have a long talk? Save yourself a lot of heartbreak, try to understand what a Marine is, not what Hollywood...

Here are a bunch of replies to peoples post’s about this M1030 and my trip: Doghead; I saved you from a long ride to NY! M1075; It’s likely to cost $5,200 + airfare Sarge: Well, you couldn’t wait until the last 3 seconds, you bid at 11 seconds! FMJ; I’m glad you quit at $2K! SteelSoldiers; I...

Well, it’s been almost a week since I got the M1030 on E-bay and announced my plan for a crazy 2,000 mile return to Texas. I asked SS members for tips for the trip, I could not have expected the dozens of answers with good (and funny) replies. I am going to attempt to answer every single...

I think I can answer that one. If the seller has his reserve set at $50K, then a single bidder can keep bidding until he hits (or exceeds) the reserve price. Does that sound about right? -Sarge

So, is Sarge crazy? See the M1030 thread and you decide. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=24166 To cut a long story short, I just bought an M1030 USMC motorcycle from another SS member, M1028A1ShelterCarrier. I’m flying to Reno next Friday and catching a bus...