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If you have a look an the tachometer housing of your Deuce you will find that the setting is for 1500 rpm. This simply means, the average livetime is based on 1500 rpm. The usual lifetime of an engine of that design age is between 2000 and 5000 hours (depending on the maker). Or in other words...

MAN came as a 4x4 , rated 4 - 5 tons; 6x6 rated as 7 tons as Kat I trucks, rated 10 tons rated Kat II, and as known, as 8x8, originally rated 10 ton, the later with MAN engine rated 15 ton in the most common version as a MULTI. Wolf

I have 2 more! Wolf

An other tour to Luxembourg. It included a visit at Echternach as the actual "ville en vie". Thats why the fire trucks and their equipement was on exhebition in the yard of the Echternach cloister. Echternach was founded by the romans about 2000 years ago. The cloister is about 1300 years old...

I agree, KMW urgently should change their PR agency. By the way, after the mine exploded, some funny people from the customer side asked Unimog how it could happen that the tire was blown of the wheel.... Funny Question I thinks...And says a lot about those people ordering such stuff...:roll...

May be I have one in my scrap collection. However, shiping would probably be to expensive.... Wolf

The molds of the old Renwal kit are nowadays in the hands of REVELL in Germany. The reissued them several times over the last 25 years, as History Makers or as a Fire truck of the Feuerwehr Dietzenbach or simply as a M62 military model. I have still 2 kits in stock. Wolf

Papercu, a great info. I do not remenber trucks in the early seventies with only stars on the doors. I remember them with a star on the hood and nothing on the doors. Especially in Wildflecken. They painted over the stars with camo colour due to the danger of the Russian snipers. And Wildflecken...

If the locating is volontarily, it is a great idea! Wolf

Is it possible to have a look at thet M715. I'm in July in Waterloo. Wolf

Who ever made it, it is a realy great modell! 46 years of hobby modelling Wolf

The rear leg useuably was used on generator trailers to put them in level. On standard cargo trailer I newer saw them. Wolf

I was there in 2000. It is realy great! And I intend to go there one more time, if my job allows the timing. Wolf

US Army trucks only had the stars on the hood and doors up until the MERDEC 4 color cammo adoption in the 1970's. The star on the hood points forward on post-WWII trucks!!! This statement is correct! And incorrect for some units in Germany! Some used a black star on the bonnet even with...

For the Standadyne DB28 injection pump there are several hight altitude kits available from Standadyne. But I do not know wether they still supply them. However, if you do not live in these altitudes permanentely, you normally do not need them. Wolf

People here use the 404S for trips to Africa. Several 1000 km. And they come home.... Wolf

Oil change intevals: Annually is a good choise. Especially if the truck is driven only short distances. With long distances it is not so critical with nowadays oil. I change on my M715 and my J24 the oil about every 6000 miles without looking for the time. I experianced, it is a good choise...

My M1009 died of rust, front inner fenders rotten away even after 2 repairs, cab mounts rotten away, rear end rotten away, tailgate full scrap in the lower end, shock mount on the rear left torn away and rewelded in place by myself, front mask a desaster after 20 years, just rust, radiator twice...

Hutchison has it. So it is for sale somewere. Wolf

I'm to far away from Wisconsin, even last week I was there, too know all the tricks of registering a vehicle there. And without reading me through all the statements I think you are missing the sticker that says: This vehicle conforms to with the list of the FMVSS which apply. One problem for...