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Hoefler, What wheels are on the M36A3? Did they come on the truck from GL, or did you add them after you bought it? I have been looking into a decent Military replacement wheel for my duece, but I want to keep it prototypical, and use stock military wheels. I think something along the lines of...

Thanks Lance! Much appreciated.

They were both made in the same factory, by the same people. The name changed when AMC bought Kaiser,-Jeep and continued to run Kaiser-Jeep's, General Products Division, Military contract for trucks, under the new AMC subsidiary, AM General. This was in 1970, and sometime during that year, the...

New Star, is the commercial company that produces the reproduction guages. Every now and then you will find someone on eBay, that has NOS. I was able to get a NOS for a HMMWV, which didn't fit 100%, due to the rear mounting screws being a bit too short, but I made it work. Even as surplus...

Great words of wisdom. I did exactly that, 4 years ago, and it has been a fun learning experience. Dueces are a lot of fun. Heavy work for some things, but all mechanical, and relatively easy to work on. As long as you find one with little to no rust as I did, you can spend your money making it...

Congrats. Looks like a nice truck. Welcome to the site..

I'm hoping now with the warm weather this bump will peak someone's interest.

I made both a 4 pin flat and a 7 pin round adapter. The 4 pin was used to connect to the existing trailer wiring harness on my Jeep JK Wrangler, and mounted to the hitch so it will accept the military 12 pin NATO plug. The 7 pin round adapter plugs directly into the 7 pin receptacle on an...

Leave something in service long enough, and how it was procured and delivered from the factory won't be how it is surplused. Better to get something that wasn't really wanted but ordered anyway; And soon after it was delivered, was decided that it was no longer supportable and excessed to make...

My tarp came with the trailer. The CDN trailers were for the most part un-issued, and sat around depot storage yards in Canada, until they were surplused. They sort of suffered the same fate as the M14 rifle program, in that they were procured and saw some service, but since the trailers, like...

As always, it begins my MV year! Looking forward to it. Thanks to the MTA of NJ for hosting.

After cleaning everything off and drying, I started the motor. Doesn't appear to be from a hose. Definately from around the housing. Can't even get a wrench in to play around with the hoses. PTO and other engine parts are in the way. I am taking it to a diesel mechanic to have him look at it...

Fair enough. I will check the connections out and go from there. I hope it is that simple. This truck has been a good solid runner since it was released, and it was well cared for by the unit it was assigned to. A little banged up, but mechanically, updated and maintained.

Hmm? I wish I knew more about this, but I just don't. This is the way the truck came and has been running fine since 2008. In fact it has never run better, save for these now present drips of fuel when I'm stopped. I have done nothing to the IP except have a friend who had performed this before...

Did it look like this? Because this is what I am finding on mine. I need to find someone to work on it locally. I am no diesel mechanic.

My original dueces guages were replaced when the truck was overhauled at Tooele, in 1986. Since I took delivery in 2008, the guage cluster never glowed in the dark. However, in weapons sights, that contain tritium, most of the phosphorescent paint has a half-life of about 10 years, and then the...

That's a great idea! We have the 56th Fighter Group Restaurant, here on LI, at Republic Airport (KFRG).

Great job! I'm really looking forward to Sussex and Aberdeen this year. Now that my truck and trailer are finished, I can spend more time at the shows admiring all the hardwork put into the restorations. We must save these 1/4 ton trailers.

Qick bump, can anyone help?

That trailer is bigger than your car! Military trailers have such a distinct "cool look" factor like nothing else. I think everyone should have at least one, whether you have MV to tow it with or not. As long as you have the Multi-Volt LED taillights, and a good adapter, you can run them off...