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You guys shouldn't have us thinking so deep this close to Christmas. I'll be up all week wondering if I'm already at the destination or still on a journey. If the destination is to drive a historical Military Vehicle (HMV) then folks should find a military vehicle to drive, today. There are...

M135 flat tow caution If you're talking about two fully serviced deuces rolling on a 500 mile trip next year then it could be a cool documentary. With the wash out we've seen in M135 bearings, pulling 6 wheels, hubs, bearings, races and that sassy front knuckle is a starting point. Greasing...

Fuel pressure GPH G749 I can smell an M135 thread a mile away, Welcome to the round nose rotunda. Found the data on page 227 over here on 9-8024, https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?106483-More-M135-TM-s 2 1/2 to 3 psi , 20 gph ...... We test them with a jerrycan safely secured to a...

Shop van comfort food A big welcome to Minnisnowta from Snowberta. Sounds like a worthy belly filling adventure. There's nothing like an early deuce and some may say I'm partial to them. If you like to work on trucks, this one will can give you nearly as much maintenance as drive time. The...

Seat mounting brackets That's interesting. I'll eventually check our CDN M211. She's a 55' so it might tell a story. Let's go after the manufacturing date angle. USMC008 has done a pile of work on the G749 parts sheet and started this database. Someone close to him needs to give him a big...

M216 Australia Did you find those oil filters locally? Do you have any of those 8 year old kids around with a snappy smart phone that will take the start up video, do a little walk around maybe and post it online? Youtube is still easier to access than faceoffruby. "Early Deuce start up"...

G749 security This is too rich not to share so grab a drink. Seano11 needed to store his little truck at the G749 farm so I left the gate open when I pulled out on the 24th. Seano11 called, said he wouldn't make it and asked if he should go close the gate. I said no, sometimes I leave the...

That truck is just begging for some natural sun light and magazine photographers. I'm sure you've got a plan but the truck, the story, the folks behind the build, truly need a monumental reveal. It's news worthy. There are a few boys up here with old M37's that just spent a week at the...

Lets bump an old post that closely matches a silly video of SeanO11's M931 on ice. https://youtu.be/Q6KfNSjUKGE

Make sure you update us on your experience and take names if you have anything but a great time crossing. Bring some of your favorite cab freshener because you could go home smelling like majahouchka. Scent masking is covered in CBSA training I'm sure https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html...

Close Calls These guys weren't watching their clearance today and this B-Train barely clipped the back of another B-Train hauling grain...the grain train. Roads were slick and heavy fog knocked visibility down to 500 ft ish at times. Radio said the boys were ok so we can say they squeezed...

G749 NOS parts It's still out there boys! These moments couldn't happen without attentive eyes focused on the prize so a big thanks to the PP's and other boys near Cold Lake. These were found years after we dragged a truck out of there and the guy wouldn't take any money for them. Can't say...

Screening process g749 I think we put the handle up to protect that sharp dash edge. Doesn't look like the glove box door interferes with it in the up position but it could be a clearance thing. A green transmission hey? M V iron mentally friendly lol. I've only see grey and red primer on...

Thank you Thanks so much Ken, having a forum to tell the G749 story is such a great privilege I hope we can keep it entertaining. The Halls of Steel Soldiers deserve to be filled with great stories of the trucks and folks like us that have some common interests, filling the seats of Steel...

Shaft, just the shaft Gear bottom to tip 2 3/16" Base to tip 4 7/8" Thought it would be easy to take a picture but I could make the shaft look longer or shorter depending on camera location. That's good to know for future calendar photos.

Just give em the shaft This is good stuff trying to trouble shoot without the proper parts. I did a pile of "Stovebolt" reading trying to see what parts would swap out and caught the term "Holden 302 Stovebolt". Did Holden build a 302 or a similar inline 6 they called the "Stovebolt"? There...

I know more tall guys that blew out their backs than short fat balding guys. I'd recommend you try that shape as you age. For now you just let us do the heavy lifting. Honestly it just gets worse as you get older so get those bones aligned and keep em' there. Pain management sucks. As for the...

1216xxxxx Thanks so much for doing that. Not many folks have seen that number. Frame cracks could be evident if the truck took a beating. We've seen a few cracks around the suspension mounts but if they're not obvious, maybe you get lucky. These pics are compliments of 1 cer grp, TP and DM...

Aussie M216 No more wondering why I can't find a 216 up here. We shipped it South. Welcome aboard and let's get going. My little niece works for a salon company out of Australia. They love her and we're about to find out how efficient they are shipping truck parts. There's another story to...

Outdoor earning Earning a living outdoors in your climate could create a demand for the Gunfreak210 cool suit. What kind of work you doing? It can be a tough way to make a living but keeps you strong if you don't wreck body parts. Here's the kid on the tools about 8 years ago, they grow up...