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  1. dmetalmiki

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    .......rearanging the barn, I took out the M45 530C TFFT><,thinking to go 'squirt some water.. The truck felt really 'tight'..(hmm..Not in low 6 wheel..freewheels out....The power divider/pump engage lever was Jammed!! C..p...Brad working away now..bennyM45 in the army..(Time flies).. (Last I...
  2. dmetalmiki

    OT-90 / BMP - Does Not Start - Looking for Suggestions

    You CAN make up a new fuse set up using modern 80-100 amp fuses from a modern car. We did. Perfect, and spare fuses readily available. We have 100s from scrap vehicles.
  3. dmetalmiki

    Hello from Alabama!!

    Welcome to the site and the hobby..( madness! ). And yes, Do as said previously.
  4. dmetalmiki

    An extra ordinary but enjoyable drive out

    Thank you, It was a heck of a day, but the reward was seeing the expressions on the faces of all the 'guests'. I never saw so many murphy's on one day on one vehicle ever.
  5. dmetalmiki

    An extra ordinary but enjoyable drive out

    Over the weeks I have been working on my OT65G FUG, Servicing and getting all the operational features working, (After translating the operational instruction plates translated from Russian!). Tinygpw11 helped by replacing a fractured air pipe under the floor of the driver compartment. One of...
  6. dmetalmiki

    "It'le be right" Bit me!.

    Went to do a routine start up and run, on the M54 Camper. NOWT!!?? Lights OK, Horn OK, Heater Fan..Nope. Pre heater...Nope. |Pre lube, Nope. I tried everything, jumping wires, re looping, bypassing, Nowt!. I put 'spark in at one end (of many) connections, Nowt!. Earths?...I took earths to...
  7. dmetalmiki

    used my wrecker for the first time in a while

    That's a Fact....been there etc...but..'still doing it' , :driver:
  8. dmetalmiki

    used my wrecker for the first time in a while

    Only 30 years?.... IF you new success was a certainty, What matter the time it took.... What would you 'attempt' to do?....
  9. dmetalmiki

    Hello from deep in the heart of Texas.

    Welcome to the site and hobby. Post up pictures of your acquisition when you have it.
  10. dmetalmiki

    M135 Shimmy trouble

    Google what causes a truck shimmy and death wobble. You will find a plethora of information to go through. Dodge Death Wobble: Causes and Cures March 25, 2019 Story By Mike McGlothlin
  11. dmetalmiki

    UK fighting Ajax vehicles

    All that money could have done so much good, Waste of space the lot of them. Teeny weeny little drone, V 66 ton tanks, (Your choice.) Tanks 0, ..(Scrap!) little drone (Buzzing!), 10000s!. AND re usable...The drone that is.
  12. dmetalmiki

    Driving Denver to Orlando, Starting 20May2021

    WOW! Oh golly!..'Gawsh'!, I don't reckon I would have the courage to that (Trip, (or Or anything like it )) Any more.. Well done you..post up progress throughout that ( Epic ) journey. EASY does it..Constant steady throttles and 'cosy' no stress R.P.M.s ought to do it.
  13. dmetalmiki

    used my wrecker for the first time in a while

    Nice truck, Nice garden, nice shed, nice bronco, NICE everything... Oh, And the suns shining.
  14. dmetalmiki

    All Military Vehicles banned from road in Maryland

    Not quite yet..But because our VOSA is out of now privatised and out of money, ( for all the 'shareholders and easy money money tree grabbers,) they WILL (as of late) stop ANYTHING on wheels to make a quid, (or 3000!!). Tires over 10 years old..CONFISCATED!...As for old ex military vehicles Do...
  15. dmetalmiki

    OHIO BMV Changed my Street Legal Title from Virginia to Off Road USE only

    That, is the most common sense thing do have done. And, "No pay no change!). I have cancelled many applications that were seemingly going T... up!.
  16. dmetalmiki

    I Like It But Not That Much

    No presence, no stance, no military heritage, But..Fantastic..IF..you like..'ice cream trucks'. Mobile homes...motor homes.. 'Soz..
  17. dmetalmiki

    How Old Was Your MV When You Got It

    vehicle........declared manufactured..........bought...........Yonks! M62......................1959....................................1989.............yep. M54a2..................1956...................................1990..............yep...
  18. dmetalmiki

    Oil & lubrication

    I run vintage straight 40 vintage diesel oil with dag (Molyslip), in all my vehicles. When not available, Rotella 40. Axles gearboxes and ANYTHING else that goes round and round..Molyslip/molyslip grease.. They do seem to run quieter, smoother, and certainly seem to be 'Easy running'; :driver:
  19. dmetalmiki

    Feels good to be back!

    Welcome back to the site hobby friendships, And the advice's (You always liked!). "You just can't keep away". All.:hammer:
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