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A good 1/4", 1/2", and 3/4" socket set along with accompanying wrenches, screwdriver's, pliers, and a fitall wrench will get you far. You also need a bud nut socket for the lugs and thimbles and a 3" eight sided socket for removing axle nuts. I usually keep all of that plus some sort of bench...

The only "official markings" on the truck are USMC 534275. He'll always be that, it's stamped into the dataplate.

Glad that it's blessed by the CAMO 1SG to use the name.

And in case anyone was wondering, yes I did speak to Adam (Ferro) about naming my truck "Becka Tha Wrecka" and he said that would be fine. It sounded like such a cool name and I can't believe it's still on after 3 months. The Army frowns on stenciling names on homestation trucks and the regs...

Awesome time today. For the GA Rally crowd, can you identify the 4 people in front of the M923? I'll give them thanks once my "extended family" calls them out by name or screen name. And no, identifying me doesn't count because alot of ya'll know me. It was a great event. I've very happy...

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It's not an exact science. My NOS USMC M1028 that spent most of it's life in Norway has a straight leg M. The correct one would have the cut's in each side of the "M" Things happen in the Fleet and we get them as we do. I'll get the "correct" stencil if I ever repaint the truck but it's...

from what I've seen with Navy trucks, they mostly stick to either green or tan for the entire truck and the USN number is painted in black. I'm too young to know how the CUCV's were painted but I'd bet that it was completly green with the USN number's in black. While the trucks are in storage...

Thanks for the ideas. It looks like I will have to go with a commercial trailer. I'm only wanting to haul 6,000 pounds worth of truck. I've got a friend that flat tows an M1009 with a towbar without issue behind his truck but I don't like the idea of doing that for anything over a few miles...

Did the military ever have a flatbed trailer hauled behind a Deuce with a lunette ring? I've been talked out of buying a M931 or M932 A ? more than once by my boss. I can get a 5 ton but I'm not allowed to have 3 trucks and I don't want to sell my Deuce. It's in pretty good shape but Clinto...

Turned in my entry, looking like I'm doing this one with the "Leesburg Det" of Camo. I know I've seen other Deuces and such nearby but I guess they don't play on this site. I've got one change though. There won't be a towed Deuce, a friend of mine bought one the other day and he would like to...

1. Oiling the airpack. On the back of the airpack is where you will find the plug to add oil. I couldn't get mine out and feared I'd strip it so I removed the J pipe. I oiled it with PB Blaster as it was stuck from none use. Brakes were much better afterwards. 2. The bleeder screws are the...

And yes, Tony can certainly tell the story, I wasn't even thought about when ya'll built the original "Proud" but I know her story. PB has told it to me and I'll share it until my last breath. That truck has a history!

Sir, I wish you had been as well. I'm not the greatest caretaker of "Proud American" and I'll be upfront about that. I'm sure you've heard about the white paint on the passenger side of the bumper on the lower edge. I'm sure you've heard about the hood flying back after the generator change...

What are your plans for your "Fun Truck"? That factors in. The M35A2 is a nice truck as it can go down trails that normal vehicles can. You can do the same with the M923A1 and those trucks are awesome as well, they just require a little backing up and 3 to 6 point turns on some of the tighter...

Day late and dollar short on this reply. That is certainly an LDS 427 turbo. Dead giveaway is the bulky inlet compressor body. I've heard that those are the cat's Meow of turbo's on a Deuce.

DMLII, You have to remember that my truck was never assigned to a unit. It was a prepositioned asset so it has only the bare minimum markings that would identify it as a Marine Corps truck. The only "unique" markings are the "Site Code B" markings on the front bumper and tailgate. Those...

I forgot to include that it'll still get driven at least once a month. These old trucks don't like to sit!!! When I say driven, Brandon told me about the Mack ENDT 673. It'd want to run to the house once a month and burn about 4 or 6 gallons of Diesel and that truck would be more than welcome...

If I wind up with "Proud American", it'll have to go into one of my dehumidified warehouse's until I can build one in my yard. Dehumidified Storage is why I have a 1985 Chevy on factory tires that still hold air in my 6,259 mile M1028 CUCV. Proud wouldn't sit in my front yard as she's too...