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Thanks for the like Tracer! An important note: While there is no Covid vaccine currently available in Pennsylvania, I was able to get my first shot at the Wilkes-Barre PA Veteran's Hospital last week. I was already registered with them, so I walked in without an appointment and they...

Last Wednesday I picked up two NOS M35 front fenders in person from Bill Peasley at Eastern Surplus in Philadelphia. It was neat to actually see their facility in real. I've been doing business with them since 2012. I've even had hot dogs and hamburgers with them at several MV shows. Bill is a...

I like Frank's spring idea. It's hard to find a suitable spring at any of the hardware and automotive stores. I think I even tried a Holley carburetor spring once. It didn't have enough tension. I'm going to keep on the hunt. As far as the rust goes I'm just trying to keep my truck decent...

Thank you for the picture and explanation cattlerepairman! I actually did the above task when I installed a new throttle rod and hand throttle cable. I also replaced the pedal and it's floor hinge. It was binding from corrosion. I need a new throttle return spring now. They get weak over time...

That would be nice. My fenders are disintegrating from rust. There's no sense in my patching them, because new rust holes would soon appear elsewhere. It's the TDG (Truck Destroyer-Granular) they put on the roads here in the Winter. I'm going to put some kind of undercoating on the new ones. I...

I have a question for the M35 owners. I did a few searches on it and came up with nothing relevant. I'm wondering if any of you know what the proper adjustment is for the throttle pedal stop bolt that protrudes from the floor just under the top of the pedal? I'm thinking that if mine is too high...

We had a generous snow event over the last three days. I had to move Brutus to clear his parking spot out. I locked the hubs, put him in low range, engaged the T-case and he crawled through the heavy wet snow like it was dry corn flakes. That's a 3 pound coffee can in one of the ruts. Then...

Thank you for the interesting post dmetalmiki! My bobbed Deuce only weighs 11,640 lbs. and yet he isn't very fast. His whistler multi-fuel seems to run well enough. I live in mountain country so that may have something to do with it. Very few flat roads up my way.

Well you did some fine job there HN6! I'm super impressed because I'm just terrible at welding. Never can seem to get the hang of it. My Brutus has power steering too. I believe it's a medium duty International Harvester or Navistar unit. Works like a champ.

You sure have a huge collection! Your M45 looks like it would be really heavy with the fire fighting body and winch on it. It must be really something driving it down English roads!

HN6 is that part of a kit or did you come up with the design yourself? The mounting bracket looks like it took a ton of fabrication. What were the pictures of the steering wheels showing?

Yeah Tim it's a neat little tool. Very well made. I was just tapping it with about a one pound brass hammer. Picking my nose takes more effort. Can't wait to check the other fittings out. Some others may be stuck as well.

Today, I used my new grease fitting rejuvinator/regurgitator on the grease fitting I had previously drilled out and tapped. I'll be derned, that little tool worked! I was able to get new grease in and force the old out. It took about 3 tries using PB Blaster and a light brass hammer to free it...

I received my Grease Fitting Regurgitator tool yesterday. It's really small but hefty. It appears to be very well made and if it works it's well worth the price. I may try it out this week. I have to get some light oil like WD-40 or penetrating oil first. I started and moved Brutus today to deal...

That's a really clean looking install HN6! Is that a hydraulic or an air operated cylinder?

That is a really nice looking Deuce! I have a brother that lives in Swampscott Mass. a little ways from Boston.

Hi Tim. Yeah, it was only $43. I may get to try it later this week when the temperature gets above freezing. I think the grease gets solid in between the pin and the leaf spring end too. Hopefully this works. I'll be sure to report back on it.

Cool. You'll like them. You'll notice that it's easier to turn/steer your truck in tight quarters with the hubs on free.

I bought one of those Grease Fitting Rejuvenator tools on Amazon. Can't wait to try it out on a few recalcitrant fittings on Brutus.

Dutch, I was thinking about it and I realized that the mounting points for the moustache spring are on the inner and outer shoes themselves, so either you have the kind of parking brake shoes that accept them or you don't. It's not something to worry about in any case.