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  1. bigbird1

    recentered FMTV's for deuces

    gringeltaube, your pictures shows the part I cut off, but I had a plate built to use the 20 bolts around the outside to mount the plate to the wheel and not a weld on job. my rims looked like these
  2. bigbird1

    recentered FMTV's for deuces

    never thought about leaving the lip on the rim, wonder if they build up with dirt and water? I had a local place make my plates and then took a plasma to the lip . I love the trucks with the 395 tires, it makes them stand out .
  3. bigbird1

    Indiana BMV No plate Question

    Went to the BMV in Indiana and signed up for the permanent military registration and they gave me a envelope to send 3 pictures in of my registration numbers on the truck one of the back one of each side, I can only find one under the hood and on the id dash plate. The lady couldn't tell...
  4. bigbird1

    can the multifueler be jammed into an m135?

    just looked at a salvage yard , there was a m135 with a multi fuel put in it, looks like they cut the firewall and tucked the back one or two cyl inside the cab. Next time I'm there I can get picture if you all want.
  5. bigbird1

    Tow bar workings

    Thanks , I found it in the Misc section, any way to put a copy in the Deuce tm's ?
  6. bigbird1

    Tow bar workings

    Thanks Doghead, i have read most of them or at least looked over them. my problem is they read like they were written for Larry , Moe and Curly. I do own a deuce its a 1987 Air force m35a2c, I put 395 tires it . I work on ag equipment and have for over 20 years, I rebuild Tractors ...
  7. bigbird1

    Tow bar workings

    Great threads guys, I would have never thought about the air brake lines, also Woody , that Train must have made people look. would have loved to see it.
  8. bigbird1

    Tow bar workings

    I did a search on Tow bars and couldn't find any answers to my question . I was hopping some people would chime in with some real life tales on do's and don'ts. Also common sense comes with experience and I have not worked with a tow bar. But thanks to the people who take time to answer...
  9. bigbird1

    Tow bar workings

    how fast can one be pulled ? and no wagging the dog?
  10. bigbird1

    Tow bar workings

    can someone show me a picture of two deuces hooked up with a tow bar, I can't wrap my mind around how it would steer around turns, I assume they hook to the top bumper eye hoods with a pin. but the steering part eludes me . thanks
  11. bigbird1

    wow - one expensive m35a3 today in PA

    there were lots of 5 tons in Indy that sold for around 4500 today, some with only 44 hr
  12. bigbird1

    Injector tips

    I work at at tractor shop , I also went to injection pump school , those ambec injectors need to be adjusted with shims and run on a bench pop off tester to see the pressure is set to proper specs. they really should be cleaned with a ultrasonic cleaner before the new tips are installed , one...
  13. bigbird1

    Where can I find a Winch plate ?

    thanks Gringeltaube First one is a no go but it looks like dataplatesnet has them, pm sent , thanks again this site and the people on it rock !!!!
  14. bigbird1

    Where can I find a Winch plate ?

    ok, so I bought a used winch and gearbox and have it put on , but the winch data plate was gone and I can't find one anywhere
  15. bigbird1

    Broke your motor from WMO?

    The only thing I can see is a carbon buildup on the rings and valves . I would love to take apart a engine with 50,000 miles of wmo use??? When I take apart a engine with stuck rings or broken , the valves have a thick layer of carbon buildup and need to be bead blasted off even to be ground...
  16. bigbird1

    Mraps on the front

    did you take .187 from the high side? I found about .140 takes you back to level on my set. It drives great now, still a slight bit of play in the wheel, but its a truck not a BMW.
  17. bigbird1

    Help - stuck sides on a m105

    is there a pry tang in the center of the side, that is how i took mine off, big pry bar
  18. bigbird1

    Mraps on the front

    i just put on a set as well, (20 bolt rims) they seem to turn better than the stock NDT's They look great , get the others put on you'll love it . the back hubs took about a hour a hub if you get with it , clean them up and repack .
  19. bigbird1

    anyone seen this weapons mount before?

    Stan any idea on where it mounts? Wonder how it ended up in the US?
  20. bigbird1

    anyone seen this weapons mount before?

    what about the 7.62 part, m1 grand ? and where does it mount ?? someone has to know . I did a search and numbers don't come up with google
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