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  1. Chief_919

    My Deuce is broken and I need help getting it back together

    Sorry, but if the guy who sold it to you told you that he serviced those bearings 1000 miles ago, never buy anything else from him again. That bearing died from lack of lubrication. It is very clear from the lack of any grease anywhere in that hub. A few hundred feet riding on the drums won’t...
  2. Chief_919

    My Deuce is broken and I need help getting it back together

    Sorry, but those pictures clearly show a wheel bearing that was not well maintained.
  3. Chief_919

    My Deuce is broken and I need help getting it back together

    This, folks, is why I always say it isn't responsible to operate a truck straight from GL until a full, by the book annual service has been done. Imagine if this had been on the highway....
  4. Chief_919

    My Deuce is broken and I need help getting it back together

    Look in the parts manual- it is the one that ends in P.
  5. Chief_919

    looking for an alternative way to Identify Generator Pulley from Cat 3116

    Looks like this item was only made by AM General, so it may indeed be a military only item.
  6. Chief_919

    1/4 ton trailer dimensions

    A-B 12" B-C 4 3/4" C-D 4" tp start of roll I can't measure the angle, but the across the bottom is 41", across the top is 49", that should be enough info to get the angle.
  7. Chief_919

    Barn find....worth anything?

    That is an M601, an export truck made by Dodge for a numbe rof countries, but never used by the US.
  8. Chief_919

    PSP landing mat-looking

    I don't, but these guys do. Calumet Industries - Your Source for Landing Mats, Military Surplus, & Ammo Boxes
  9. Chief_919

    PSP landing mat-looking

    You want aluminum, or rusted?
  10. Chief_919

    2011 GA Rally Buy/Sell/Trade Thread

    I just picke dup a nice, uncut 1967 M-416 trailer that I can deliver to teh Rally if anyone wants one...
  11. Chief_919

    Death wobble...???

    How old are your shocks? I have seen bad front shocks cause it.
  12. Chief_919

    m1028 axle gear ?

    Yup. I have seen more than a few where someone swapped the good axles out to their truck and sold the CUCv with 3/4 ton units.
  13. Chief_919

    Should I build another MRAP? Need your advice/criticism, please.

    Kevlar isn't cheap, and true armor plate steel is both expensive and hard to get these days due to the demand for it for real MRAP production. And then you have a whole load of special considerations when it come to drilling, welding and mounting the armor to ensure it retains its protective...
  14. Chief_919

    Should I build another MRAP? Need your advice/criticism, please.

    What exactly is it you do for the DOD? I am involved some in contracting on the DOD side, and find it interesting that they have a civilian contractor rebuilding trucks in the manner you indicate in your Ebay ad. I assume you have a CAGE code? How is the contract structured? I have ome of my...
  15. Chief_919

    Should I build another MRAP? Need your advice/criticism, please.

    They are used for training. Route Clearance units use them stateside so all the real Buffalo's can go downrange. I know I have seen them in use at Ft Irwn, Ft McCoy, Ft Leanord Wood and Ft Polk.
  16. Chief_919

    Can M35A3's runaway?

    Usually a runaway is caused by a fuel sorce entering it from another point. Typical causes are bad turbo/blower seals that will leak oil, bad enough and the engine runs on oil. I have seen it happen a few times. Never fun. I saw an M35A2 do it when the FDC started leaking and into the...
  17. Chief_919

    2011 GA Rally Buy/Sell/Trade Thread

    We can set up a hasty EPW holding area if need be.... Add to the list: M-16 and M-240 weapons racks.
  18. Chief_919

    2011 GA Rally Buy/Sell/Trade Thread

    Some other stuff I have M101A2 trailers WWII Bantam Jeep Trailer M101 series bow corners MT-1029 radio mounts I may have most of an M151 fording kit I have about 10 rolls of concertina wire if anyone wants some to keep the thieves out of their motorpool. I will keep thinking of...
  19. Chief_919

    Smoke from GP Relay swap. Will not cycle...

    Check all the fusible links in the circuit.
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