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More About WI DOT Issue Here are a couple things to keep in mind on the Wisconsin DOT issue. 1) MVPA Board and MVM magazine involvment. The editor of MVM is the one who campainged to make me the point man on this issue for Wisconsin collectors and the magazine continues to recieve information...

Cost of New Jeep from Parts My friends that restore vintage aircraft have a saying, "If you have an original data plate and one rivet hole, you can call it original." I guess you could say the same with building a Jeep from parts. Cat Man

Other States HMV registration laws Florida, Texas, Ohio and Kansas all have similar Historic Military Vehicle laws that include restrictions on use and are similar to the bill we have proposed in Wisconsin as Assembly Bill AB592. The information has been downloaded previously. The documents...

Correct Color Here are two photo's of our 1971 M35A2 after painting it to original. We removing four previous paint coats and at least two different camo patterns. We copied a color slide of a truck that I drove in 1974. It was new issue in 1972. The correct color is 24087 OD Semi Gloss...

WWII IHC Trucks Actually, the US Navy and USMC had most of the 2 1/2 ton IHC trucks. The US ARMY got the GMC CCKW's and the lend lease trucks that went to Russia and Australia were mainly Studebakers. The IHC trucks were well liked because they were a bit heavier built than the GMC and...

Many of you know the fight we are in here in Wisconsin to keep the DOT from banning MV's from the public roads. Working with the Wisconsin Legistature and the DOT and attorneys and Military Vehicle Collectors, a bill proposal has been created that will create a seperate catagory for Historic...

Navy Seabee Equipment Chris, I love that engineer equipment. Anybody can get a commercial dozer and paint it but what I would try and find was a tractor unique to the Seabee mission. In the 1960's the Navy purchased the Eimco Dozer. It was a medium speed tractor with dozer and had...

WI HMV issue The bill draft is the result of lots and lots of meetings with the legislature (both parties) MV collectors, the DOT, Attorneys, The MVPA board of Directors, and consultation with people in other states like Kansas and Ohio who have been thru the process and already have similar...

Tire Manual for 8X8 I have a copy of TM9-2610-200-20 dated Feb 1977 (replaced Nov 1972 edition) Orginazational Care, Maint and Repair of Pneumatic Tires, Tubes and Radial Tires Lots of good information on all sizes and types of tires. It looks pretty general and does not cover any specific...

Wisconsin HMV Bill Proposal The issue of pre 1968 MV's not being addressed by the Federal regulations is a question we are discussing with attorneys and the DOT at this time. Your question is a valid one. We asked the same thing. It is easy to get down to discussions of individual vehicles...

Wisconsin HMV Bill Proposal Well, I am the rotten SOB that has had to father this "Steaming Pile of Crap" But there is a whole lot more to the story and I will keep to a few facts and set the the ranting aside. Several of us here in Wisconsin have spent the last two years trying to keep the...

Ether Substitute Here is a probusct that was advertized in Class Military Vehicles magazine from the UK. I had to LOL. With aname like "Start ya bastard" it has to be good. Cat Man

Tire Bead Breaker The Bishman 931A machine is the last one the military had. Bishman made lots of different models of Tire equirement but the 931A is the one that turns up as surplus from GL and GSA. The Military tech manual is TM9-4910-707-14&P 45 Pages Mounter-Demounter Model 931A (NSN...

Tire Bead Breaker I think this is the tool you are refering to. It is in TM 9-1870-1 "Pneumatic Tires" Feb 1955 I have only seen a few of them and they seem complex. But the illustrations may give you a few ideas. The better machine is the Bishman tire changer As used by the US ARMY. I...

I spent the money and bought the package from Rick Larson. Very pleased. He knows the business and the quality is first rate. Here is how the truck turned out. Cat Man

Here is what the shop van looks like restored. Cat Man

Superior Ram, I replied on your other post when you asked for options. This is about safety and that gets peoples attention. The DOT has no data to back any claim that former military trucks are more dangerous that anything else, but the DOT continues to hold to their case that they are...

In Wiscosnin, we are in the middle of a fight with the DOT that began in 2007. Do a Steel Soldiers search of "Wisconsin DOT proposes MV ban" to see my last update on the situation. Briefly, the Wisconsin DOT is trying to create a rule that would prevent any vehicle built after 1968 from...

Here is the latest information on our efforts to defeat the proposed Trans 123 rule. The DOT is meeting this week to consider the public comments from the hearing in July and from written and e mail comments sent in to the DOT. We will monitor the results and take the next step. We...

Producer Gas In Fred Crismon's Book "US Military Wheeled Vehicles" there is a picture of a WWII GMC CCKW 6X6 with a producer gas burner fitted behind the cab on page 333. The trucks had a GM 6 cylinder 270 Cu In gasoline engine. Neat set up. There is also a reprint of the 1942 text book...