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  1. charlietango

    repower with a screming detroit or possible big cam cummins?

    thats the canadian MLVW with HIAB cargo/wrecker crane http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/land-terre/equipment-equipement/item-eng.asp?product=85 http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/11SERVICE_BATTALION/images/Unit_Site/Content_e/concertina-wire.png
  2. charlietango

    repower with a screming detroit or possible big cam cummins?

    ditto what WPNS said. lots of surplus ones here now selling in various states of readiness. Im sure our Gov will not have a problem sending them state side. All of our equipment seems to get brokered out through this place in Ga . We cant buy our own MV's because we cant get them across the...
  3. charlietango

    Deuce add ons

    WRT the gun mounts .. I dont have a picture but I saw them mounted on the passenger side closest to the gear shift, with the fore grip support hook on the dash and the stock supports on the floor. and trolly brake.. is that like a jake brake or something? I saw jake brakes on some of the 5 ton...
  4. charlietango

    M1009 gun truck

    sorry bro's no updates done yet. haven't even had time to think about it, been busy working on the deuce the Crye is great. that is a squad from Brooks Alberta. I believe you are right and it is the CAGE stuff complete. Our unit uses MARPAT and it and the CRYE are IMO the best out there.
  5. charlietango

    Where does your deuce live?

    I have a generous friend who has a 2 acre lot in the city. Keep it there all year round. his wife hates it but he loves it. ;)
  6. charlietango

    Deuce add ons

    you can only lock one though anyways..they lock from the inside .... unless there is a way of locking the drivers side one from the outside?? :?:
  7. charlietango

    Deuce add ons

    hippie plow the same thing?
  8. charlietango

    Suggested 6.2 oil, fuel additives, and cleaners products and frequency

    I use the shell rotella engine oil as well In summer I use that Power service with cetane boost. in the cold (it goes to -35 here) I have been using the Power Service with cetane boost + anti-gel or the Stanadyne with anti-gel. only the stanadyne is in that list but I imagine the Power...
  9. charlietango

    Deuce add ons

    winch, pioneer rack, M16 in cab gun mounts, radio stuff, HIAAB style wrecker crane, hard top, electric wipers, LED lighting.....
  10. charlietango

    m113

    back-up camera optional and the chair is standard but apparently the base sticker is "priceless"....
  11. charlietango

    m113

    I know off topic per say but they had the same fate. lots of CDN Shermans went the way of the logging industry... and are still going http://www.traxxon.com/gallery_large/Traxxon-Tank-Drill.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3298379309_f49e07cf7c.jpg...
  12. charlietango

    New guy from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Ted I have one of your trucks. your wife is a charm to deal with. Mark Anderson told me you guys visit from time to time. would like to meet you next time you are up here. Ray (rgdl) is looking for a rig. maybe an 818, maybe an M35. do you know if the Alabama notary of public transport...
  13. charlietango

    my first deuce

    congratulations and welcome to the wonderful world of tinkering with big tools and heavy parts. the pay off is driving behind a honda civic and knowing you could go over it if you absolutely had to. :-P
  14. charlietango

    Belt whine... how do I tighten them?

    the belts on the drivers side alternator also run on the power steering pump (on my truck anyways) . I was having a problem with tensioning both the power steering belt and the alternator belt to the same tension. I eventually solved this problem by removing the power steering dedicated belt...
  15. charlietango

    New member from Manitoba

    also in Winnipeg here! Mark (aasurplus) and I are in kahoots. Might have seen an M35 driving around winnipeg lately with USAF markings on it... that was me. mark had or still has an M1009 for sale. He is in Neepawa. www.aasurplus.ca website is not up to date. but he lurks here from time to...
  16. charlietango

    New guy from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    also in Winnipeg bud .. You may have seen me driving my M35 around lately... also have an M1009 blazer in OD
  17. charlietango

    Striping down 2) m35 & 2)m109 for parts

    ok PM me with the details when you get back. bon voyage
  18. charlietango

    No brake lights

    ok all my lights work. however I really have to stomp on the pedal to get them to turn on. and how often do you jam the brakes on in traffic trying to time the lights. I have the hydraulic style system; switch on the front of the booster with the two prongs. the switch is relatively new...
  19. charlietango

    Striping down 2) m35 & 2)m109 for parts

    still lots of parts available? I need an Injection pump if available.
  20. charlietango

    fuel leak, engine knock

    I have what appears to be fuel leaking from the injector lines from the injector pump connections. There is also quite a bad engine knock. could this all be related? (I changed my filters recently for the record.) One of my lines broke at the IP driving down the street one day (the flange...
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