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I've only run a gasoline blend once in my NHC-250. My friend blends fuel for his deuce and I topped off with what I thought was 50/50 waste ATF and diesel. What wound up in my truck was about 45 gallons of 47.5/47.5/5 with the 5% being gasoline. It ran fine during the 190 mile trip home from...

Kaye's Keep once again for me. Sorry Jimma, I know your Daddy always wants you and Chris to get that cabin one year. If it's any consolation, there'll be plenty to eat just like the last two years. Welder1 likes to cook and we always over-pack when it comes to food. As for the video, I...

I've already booked my cabin for the 3rd weekend of October. Hopefully I've chosen the correct dates.

You have been warned the front end is Heavy!! This is my old Deuce buried to the bumper. It has 11R20 Firestone T831 tires which are regarded as "pretty good" off road tires. The ground was pretty saturated due to 8 inches of rain coming down the day before. I felt the rear end digging in...

From my research, only 2,500 ENDT 673's made it into the trucks. That figure may be wrong but in either case, a Mack is rare. I contemplated selling a truck with an NHC-250 Cummins in order to purchase an awesome cargo truck with a Mack engine. My primary issue, I use my hardly sought after...

1. Downshifting should work fine. The trans is a synchro unit in all but 1st. It may simply be in need of an overhaul but I would check / change the oil for starters. 2. Transfer case is a synchro unit. It should shift from high to low and low to high with no perceived issues as long as...

Sir, Thumbs up to you for bringing this back up to the top. Truck related as to which is better. I purchased a deuce that had a D turbo, did some horse trading and installed a C turbo. It ran just fine with both but I loved the sound of the "C". I installed a muffler when I first bought it...

Having owned both and still owning a NHC 250 powered truck, I would lean towards that. In your climate in Alaska however, the 8.3 may be the drivetrain you are after. Either way, you need to let the oil warm once started in such a frigid climate and use a block heater. My NHC 250 started just...

2 below makes many things not want to start. I'd imagine a small 3kw generator coupled with a regular battery charger and a block heater would do wonders if left hooked to the truck for about 3 or 4 hours prior to use would do wonders. You can also find 24 volt battery chargers and wire up a...

My youngest son is a "Rail Fan" so we have to go with Ferro! The Calendar he's holding came straight out of a train that was rolling down the tracks. I was on the way to town and saw the headlights of a train to my left down the tracks. We turned around and parked so Briggs could watch the...

Sir, I think your CUCV II is awesome. I'd like to have one but the Tahoe versions are hard to come across just like a nice M1009 is hard to come across. Maybe one day I'll get one, it'd be a true daily driver MV. I've got larger trucks as well but they only guarantee one thing, they will...

I think alot of votes were missed due to the website issues during the migration to the new server. I also think that the truck that is currently in the lead is Awesome. An M1070 HET with an M1000 trailer and a HEMMT loaded on deck. He is living the dream in ways most of us mere mortals will...

A M1078 and M1082 are great trucks when all is right in the world. I don't have ownership experience with the platform but I have spent a lot of time around them with my time in the National Guard. I have been the Proud Operator of an M1089A1 Stewart Stevenson Wrecker which was problematic at...

I agree with you. I wouldn't have a discussion with you if MTVR's were available as they are absolute beasts! I work at the Marine Corps Base in Albany and am quite familiar with that platform as well.

I've worked with and on both and own an M923A1. I certainly have some thoughts but would like to hear from a crowd. I have contemplated in getting into 90's technology and getting a newer truck but I have my doubts about the yellow engine. The FMTV trucks win hands down in the power...

Wes, it you're tired near Albany, you can stop by for supper, a shower, and a couch to sleep on. Not just for Brandon's trip, you know the address.

PB, Great advice as always. I consider your knowledge into commercial / non-commercial discussions to be very spot on. I know you have researched my concerns so I will continue to use the locally available roads as needed. The one that concerned me the most is the one that I mostly go down...

Orren, There is nothing keeping gear oil from getting to the axle and cap assembly on the rear axle of the deuce. There is an outer seal to keep the oil from getting into the bearings and washing out the grease. If you're not seeing oil on the inside sidewall of your rear wheels, you don't...

Well I believe I have made a few neighbors mad. A few rural roads around me are now posted "No Thru Trucks". I know that during the Christmas Holiday, the County Commissioner is likely out of office but it would appear that I have to engage him in the near future. I'm just curious as to how...

Everything can be done by hand. The tires are very heavy and to pull the drums includes removing the hubs as well as they are an integral part. They are heavy as well but not impossible to handle. I think the popcorn icons were because most people who ask simple questions are somewhat over...