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  1. K

    The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    I have bought two trucks by pictures one was an M920 and the other was a U1300L Unimog. After talking with the owners for a bit on the trucks I felt good about who they were (I know that is taking a chance) but both trucks were even better than I thought they would be and on the M920 I had that...
  2. K

    M818 for business

    818 is a good truck but in stock form its not going to do much for you as far as pulling other trucks out of the mud. In todays world if your going to actually use it to pull a ride who are you going to get to drive it, who today even knows how to drive a manual trans? In theory your idea has...
  3. K

    D.O.T Weight scales.

    In ND and SD I never stop and nobody has ever said anything or sent anybody to retrieve me!
  4. K

    Checked out a deuce

    I am going to throw in my two cents since you live in AK, how are you going to heat the engine? Will the truck be parked inside a heated building? If not your going to want to secure an arctic kit for the truck and a block heater that you can plug in when the truck is sitting and its cold...
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    65 Kaiser M35A2 project starts

    Gunfreak you have a very nice looking project truck and the fact that it runs and drives makes it all that much better! I know you want to get all the stuff done so it pure driving, but patient and take your time one thing about these trucks and the reason they give so many years of enjoyment...
  6. K

    lsmft

    PLYM 49 I would be all over this to give you a hand if needed but you on the wrong side of the country! Safe travels and sounds like your pretty well set!
  7. K

    m1078 vs topkick for a service truck

    You may want to look at a 1084 instead its 6 wheel drive and you will have the payload that will more than be adequate and I doubt there is a big price difference. One thing you can ask on this site is availability of cab replacement parts simple parts like door handles, window cranks...
  8. K

    Speedometer Cable / Jerking Needle

    I did not see a reply to your question but YES that is what you need to do, clean up the cable once its out and re-lube with light lithium grease just a decent reasonable amount and reinstall that will likely take care of the problem but if it doesnt then you will have to replace the cable!
  9. K

    New Paint, what are your thoughts?

    Looks pretty sharp I have no problem with a single color Deuce I did mine the same way!
  10. K

    To insulate under the hood or not.

    My 939 had foam type stuff under the hood when I bought it and it was not secure at all, it used those nail looking things with the big washer retainers I tore it all out and have never replaced it. I live in ND and it did not seem to make any difference what so ever in how the truck ran summer...
  11. K

    Pushing its limits

    ZTR mower are truly the greatest but they sure dont take a lot to get them stuck! Been there done that a few times!
  12. K

    New rust repair project

    Idmack you have a couple options here there are a number of companies that make like a rust encapsulator (for lack of a better term) the one O have used if POR15 and Eastwood also makes on that I have not used but if it says Eastwood its probably pretty good also. I know the POR15 has to be...
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    M35A2 engine flush

    Rollingthunder thee are a number of products out there that claim they do exactly what your wanting, I have no idea if they work or not? My suggestion would be to run the engine so its fully up to temp (from driving) and just pull the plug and dump the oil while its hot (OF COURSE BEING VERY...
  14. K

    Am I gonna tear this apart?

    Some info that may help you is I had an S-280 comm shelter in the back of my Deuce at one time and they had both AC/Heat units in a framework over top the cab I do not remember what the actual clearance was but I would think you could look that up somewhere!
  15. K

    Repower Dodge M 37

    You know another way to accomplish this would be to strip the body off the new truck and if need shorten the frame and just mount the M37 body onto the new frame and drive train!
  16. K

    Which military truck is the most capable? Good survival vehicle?

    You want a "CAPABLE" military truck that can run through DEEP snow without ever having to touch a set of chains, one that is capable of hauling anything that you want to haul, capable of pulling just about anything that you can hook behind it, capable of loading itself with its built onboard...
  17. K

    I will have to tow 1031A - Anyone tried (what do you think) a tow dolly?

    This is the kind of thing I like a good trailer for or best of all solutions is pay a little to have it on someone elses trailer and they take care of all the driving etc. its a small pickup I would bet it wouldn't cost much!
  18. K

    Thanks for the add! New owner and member

    Congrats on the new rig! it looks to be in very reasonable condition pretty much just a VERY GOOD cleaning and some touch up! Looks to be a very good truck for you!
  19. K

    What PTO is this?

    Hey guys I know this is a very old thread but thought to give it a try anyway. I am restoring a 50 Power Wagon and stripped the PTO assembly off it this weekend tore it all apart cleaning powder coated the case etc. and was ready to put my new seal kit into it and its not very close to what is...
  20. K

    Cooling System Question

    You dont cool your trucks engine by shutting it off! If anything that can be very hard on the turbo because of no oil pressure ie. oil flow to the turbo. Next time you want to cool your truck off just let it idle for 5 minutes then you are keeping the cooling system active in its job, cooling...
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