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  1. m1010plowboy

    New M135 owner checking in.

    Certainly wish there was more info on the Civil Defense Vehicles that roamed the U.S. in the early years of the Cold War. We're starting to dig up some wild history North of the border and have documentation showing the G749 was used in many roles protecting the continent. It'd be just as...
  2. m1010plowboy

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Ran across this video from St Baarts. At 1:47 I'd say the Avenger wins the low flyer competition. Some great shots of the Texas Flying Legends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2jbgWAJmnA It's been a tough weekend for the airshow community with the loss of another legend. Marcus Paine.....Rest...
  3. m1010plowboy

    G749 Trucks hard to come by

    BOLT Not sure if any of this will help but the best I could come up with is (6) 5/16-24NF x 2 11/32 7411701 ......MFR's part # YT-2194196....FSN 5305-741-1701 . . . . all in the photos. By the looks of the schematic it's bolt- T. If it's something different, poke me with a stick and I'll look...
  4. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    Loaded, not me, the hardtop.....soon on its way to a new truck. You have some extra parts to pick through so hopefully some of them can be passed along.
  5. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    Let's check the years of the trucks with split windows. I'm nearly certain SuperDave's 52' has the split. So far every truck I've seen up north and at the G749 farm has a single slider. Here are a few more I snapped yesterday. These aren't in bad shape compared to the one the Goat team beat...
  6. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    Here is a pic of the two back window/ frames. I'll send them both down because one has a decent window, the other has a decent frame. The channels are rusty but one is straight. Heading into the bush up north to check the other trucks so will grab some more pics. These trucks require tear-down...
  7. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    Plans??? We're not supposed to have plans are we? Dagnabbit! The local MVPA collectors saw the G749 farm as a good spot to plant trucks to see if they'd grow into moving, preserved creatures. So far we've got the shop van M207 preserved, the M211 next to the preservation barn, parts distributed...
  8. m1010plowboy

    can a deuce ever be very reliable?

    Too bad we can't try out that transmission. Without knowing she shifts it's a yard ornament that may need a thousand hours and 7-10 grand to get rolling to an out of Province inspection. It's a tough inspection ...and a good inspection because those boys would find sweat on a brake-line you...
  9. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    That's a sweet assembly. Wonder how many pilots flew over that F 4 6 and saw that deuce,,,,,I digress. So the soft top to hard top upgrade needs a back window panel too? Letsled brought back all the panels from the 'Plowshare' tri-cab project so I have 3 hard-tops and 2 sets of side/window...
  10. m1010plowboy

    can a deuce ever be very reliable?

    I promised that we'd take the OP on a ride in 135. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUitK-eJ3r0 The in-cab action on this next one starts around 4:25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYMiR2DT7Fo
  11. m1010plowboy

    1952 M135 W/Winch

    One of the boys was saying that the single arm vibrates almost making the mirrors useless. Cool upgrade. It's too wet to work so maybe I get a chance to flip through some old photos and find a truck with the double bracket for us. How was that pinion seal R&R for you? I need to do the rear...
  12. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    You guys should chat up some shared transport costs and arrange a trip up to WY from SC. I could do a little negotiating too because I am doing a soft top project and need a few parts. In this pic we see that the MM panel replaces the window panel sooooo......if I could get a passenger and...
  13. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    Will do, I gotta get to the ranch and help Terrh move a Dodge as early as tomorrow. I'd say that your cost would be dropping the cash into Steel Soldiers to upgrade your account so we can call this a "Parts Wanted" 'classified' add then donate any spare cash to a solid charity in Louisiana to...
  14. m1010plowboy

    Military vehicles at car shows

    Friday night A&W, Then it rained and only orange and green stayed behind. Little black cloud chased most of the shiny metal boys back to the barn. I'm so glad I have a truck that loves the weather, whatever it is!
  15. m1010plowboy

    G749 preservation

    Catch up time....and ketchup time. Those are the Michelin man's XML 12.00 20's on ol' Gizmo. I can't say they are military but if they weren't, they should have been. He's looking for a new set or replace them with 11.00 20's if you come across any dollar exchange sales down there. Let's get...
  16. m1010plowboy

    M211 top

    Last time someone bought me pizza I hauled a hardtop from Edmonton to Yuma. How's the pizza down there? Not sure about the M35 lid fitting but I've got some slightly used for trampoline hard tops standing around. Logistics is the challenge! Come up for a road trip before winter!
  17. m1010plowboy

    Military vehicles at car shows

    Horseshoes wedged just right really helps. Once you get that 211 rolling you'll see what its like to wheel the ol' G749 around. Just can't get enough of the stories of the folks that drove them in and after service. Met a guy on Friday that drove one for 9 years working for Maligne Lakes up by...
  18. m1010plowboy

    Military vehicles at car shows

    Had to grab some odd-shots of an electric go-cart, a stylin' Ford and some schmokin ghost paint on an El camino.....el Canada!
  19. m1010plowboy

    Military vehicles at car shows

    Edmonton weekly rod meet On Friday nights a local A&W fills with between 200 and 700 motorheads and their better rides. Goose and I have used it as an excuse to go lube the seals and last Friday, Goat joined in. I usually try to get a bit of MV in every pic so it's a bit like "where's Waldo"...
  20. m1010plowboy

    Military vehicles at car shows

    Edmonton weekly rod meet On Friday nights a local A&W fills with between 200 and 700 motorheads and their better rides. Goose and I have used it as an excuse to go lube the seals and last Friday, Goat joined in. I usually try to get a bit of MV in every pic so it's a bit like "where's Waldo"...
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