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Hi Guys - Before I wrote for a living - I owned a hobby store. Before I owned a hobby store - I was national sales manager for 2 different high pressure washer manufacturers - and was in charge of product design and development for a third firm. So - I feel like I can answer the question of...

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Hard tops were produced for the M135/M211 - they were a part of a cold weather kit in U.S. service - although most Canadian trucks, if not all - were equipped with hard tops. However, the hard top on yours is not an original military top. Best wishes, David Doyle

RE: Re: M52 questions What looks like an airline running to the transfer case is an air line - if you have no air, it is very important that you do not attempt to drive in reverse. The airline controls the sprag selection - default is forward. Driving backwards with the sprag in forward can be...

RE: Re: RE: Unique military surplus. As GL's contract with DOD is to maximize the return on taxpayer dollars - right, wrong, or otherwise, I suspect "donating" anything would be counter to the terms of the contract. It does seem odd that no state agency screened these off - most of the parks...

RE: Re: RE: Unique military surplus. As GL's contract with DOD is to maximize the return on taxpayer dollars - right, wrong, or otherwise, I suspect "donating" anything would be counter to the terms of the contract. It does seem out that no state agency screened these off - most of the parks...

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Does the change in idle speed only when the air compressor cycles?

There is a plug in the back of the air/hydraulic cylinder - I use air tool lube. The line out of the top of the M/C cap is a vent line that is part of the fording system. There is a MWO that discusses the best routing of same I'm sure that someone else (Bjorn/Kenny?) will point you to the MWO...

Hello guys, I am looking for the rotating platform and gin poles for a V17A/MTQ 6x6 telephone line maintenance truck. Also need rear steps for same truck (which mount at the rear of the frame). Also need the large spring that goes on the foam gun mounted on the top of a 530C deuce fire truck...

I once was able to turn the front wheels on one of my deuces lock to lock, while stationary, with one finger - convinced me that NDCC at full inflation without chains are NOT the thing for driving on ice.

I'd agree that an air leak may be at fault - but were the intank pump working this likely would minimize the air leak - by making it leak fuel. Why is the in-tank pump not working? Did it get fouled with crap? Is the screen on the intake plugged? Have you checked the rubber hose that goes...

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That's the Continental R6602 - not as fast, but way more power than any of the other powerplants found in the M543. The truck will get about 2 miles per gallon. Regards, David Doyle

Here's a Federal laws regarding orange tips, which I quote below. There is another law, which I came across while doing some research last week that concerns modifying a toy gun that is in your possession - but it may be local. I'll dig it up a little later and post it as well. * UNITED...

Ashrat, When were you at Roger's? I was there Saturday about noon, looking for parts for my deuce telephone truck and deuce firetruck - came back empty handed. Regards, David Doyle

One of my deuces had its parking brakes released by neighborhood kids around midnight - rolled downhill, jumped over a a cross-tie reinforced flower bed and into my neighbors conventional frame construction 12 x 24 outbuilding - knocking it off the foundation and destroying it. Had the truck...

Chuck, Thanks for your kind words about my book....it was the first one I wrote, and every time I pick one up I find some nagging - but usually minor - detail wrong. I suspect that it is about to go out of print. I've suggested to Krause that it be revised - and done in primarily color (again...

The billowing clouds of smoke are nature of the beast with the M123A1 - and I have been around several, so don't be too concerned about that. Regards, David

Getting pretty far away from subjects I know about in the airsoft realm - but, as I recall, according to the latest gun control laws - removing the red/orange tip from a replica gun to make it look like the real thing is a felony - so beware. I've handled many dummy M2 machine guns - and a few...