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We spent the night in Mitchel SD. It got dark on us and down to 10 degrees, we decided to call it a day. No leaks, the old girl pulled out of the Missouri River valley without losing a gear, it was close though. We were gaining fast on the two trucks that passed us in the bottom. They blew us...

No heater, brought a 7500 generator and electric space heaters. We should At least be warm, Thanks Again guys. Glen

I forgot to add that it has the D turbo, which might be really nice for the trip I have ahead of me...

I made a few laps around the GL lot in 1st and 2nd gear, the brakes were good enough to lock up the tires and pull down the engine in 1st gear. It appears to have a brand new spare "Titan" with nine like new Titans on the ground. It has one off brand tire that appears close to new as well on the...

I checked the transmission level and it was right on the money. Karl hopped in and gave her a cranking over. The old girl was rolling white smoke and trying, but just did not take off. She had been there since October of 2009. We gave the starter a break and hit at again with the flame heater...

Today we had to wait a few hours, that is okay as it was about 12 below last night. The M1008 started this morning with no heat... A Colorado bunch had 11 M35A3s to load up at a different location, so Ray was bust this morning. We managed to get our security pass and screening through and made...

I got up early Monday morning and set sail for Ellsworth to grab my deuce. I stopped to get a soda and hit the road. I stopped at the Nebraska Border and the South Dakota Border at Yankton. Karl Kostman came down from Fargo North Dakota and met me at Deuceman 51's compound. We drooled there for...

I got the truck loaded, swapped out the fuel filter just in case, packed my bags and am about ready for bed. I am posting up in the event anybody has anything up there at Ellsworth that I can transport south or east. I should be there tomorrow night, spend the night in a motel, then head for...

He made this offer to me last week and I am going to Ellsworth Tuesday, actually plan to stop in Rapid City or close by for a motel room, then to get the deuce Tuesday. I may have a fay to kill as Ray has 11 trucks leaving from the other Rapid City facility Tuesday. He hoped we could get in, if...

When I was at Riley yesterday, my son called. "Dad, the Blazer will not start" ...... great, get 60 miles from home and he has truck trouble. When I got back, the passenger's belt was loose, the battery was about dead and the post adapters on that battery were loose as well. I stuck the charger...

Need any small parts, let me know! We have one to crush, price is right, it is on your way home... I think ours has new air pots, lights reflectors, hoses, pigtail, probably brakes and bearings..... I know one day I am going to wish we had saved it. Glen

They did not have two inches of snow on the ground, about what we had and the wind blew most of that away!

I think I bought mine so I could look at the pictures and wish it was home.... Glen

An adventure to record for posterity, you did it safely though and that is what matters most. We need a trip like that once in a while to make us enjoy the easy ones. Glen

I have to agree, after towing a M105 behind my M1008, I was surprised how heavy that little chunk of a trailer really is. The M1008 handled it pretty well, but I was still kind of surprised. I pulled trailers 1000s of miles, maybe it is the slop in the hitch design. Glen

Today was the day! I got up at 0530, it was -10 degrees, the M1008 was waiting in the driveway, with no heat.... I went out and after cycling the plugs, it cranked up and died, crap! Turned the key back to start and it fired up again and smoothed right out. That is okay, I did not want to start...

Wow, Did you spend too much time in the cold today? ;)

We had an older deuce with a 427 in it and it was an absolute fuel hog. We only had the Muncie 465 low gear four speed truck transmission in, so no overdrive. You had to be serious about wanting to go someplace in it. Road speed was a lot faster and it had ample power at any rpm. Ultra reliable...

I was wrong, he is there Tuesday and Wednesday. Next Tuesday into Wednesday is supposed to be a lot warmer. I am going to try to schedule it for next week. I wondered about the non-available days applying. Anyway, I am looking forward to the journey. My M1008 is carrying a lot more deuce related...

Have you tested the batteries? A weak battery can cause the grief you are describing. I know you said they are new, but if you ever watched how they are built, you too would have doubts. Glen