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Milwaukee just released the 2767-22, a wee bit better than the 2763. Unfortunately, they don't deliver it yet in Europe, so I have to do with our version of the 2763 (nought it last months). Tried it out on the nuts of the bumper and winch, which are even more rusted in place and painted over as...

Life threw a curved one stopping us from coming as well aua. At least we were away on a meeting about military stuff as well, but even Olga agreed that being at the GA rally would have been better.

I was looking into something like that for the 5-ton, maybe even using the hydraulic pump of the power steering. I think the CUCV has something like that, called hydro-boost? I forgot the details, but had decided that it was too complicated, expensive if bought new, and getting too far from...

Very simple. Each old link always has the https://www.steelsoldiers.com/.../xxxx... structure, where xxx is a number referring to the thread. No matter what is written in the beginning, just replace everything BEFORE the number starting with the / slash with...

Not by a long way, the thread How Cold/Hot is it Where You Live? is already on 699 pages, a staggering 6986 posts. However, this is probably the longest on-topic vehicle-specific thread (disregarding the "what did you do to ... threads). An impressive record, since I think there are about...

Disclaimer: I read most threads and posts (including my own) stating that getting the drum off without removing the axle and then drum and hub as one is near impossible. And yes, I will take of the drum following the on the forum described method of taking the shafts out first etc etc. Today I...

I restored way worse when as a student restoring old Volvos and an old Mercedes 508 Postbus made into a camper. The cab structure is a question of taking a high-speed angle grinder with cutting blade, take out the rotten stuff well back into solid steel, then remodel the missing structure...

I tried to look into the TMs on this but I cannot find the TM I probably need. The M39 series have the ...20 TM, which is a ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL which gives a detailed description of the trucks at the beginning, including details on the manufacturers of the steering assembly, oil...

Any idea if it is significantly better than the standard Ross Hydrapower steering? Did you ever looked if they also changed the hydraulic pump or only "the bits above the mechanical steering box".

PMRamsey asked me if my steering had been upgraded from the standard Ross Hydrapower on my M51A2 to the steering from the M809 series. Is this something that the military did standard with the later M39s during overhaul? Did anybody here on the forum already did this and do you need to...

I talked with my garage people who also painted my NSU motor cycle (know them for over 20 years). The guy doing the actual paint work, to my surprise, also said that doing the zinc is a good way of trowing away money. He would go for sand blasting, than primer, filler on top of that, and than...

I don't have pics of the new M18 Fuel impact wrench and the US impact sockets in action but boy oh boy. When trying the sound and spin of the M18 Fuel impact wrench (on 2nd level) when I just got it, without load, it did not sounded or felt so impressive. When taking of the 25 year old rusted...

Another late contender Where the name gama-goat came from?

This is the Month of the Goat (or Goat of the Month?) They all vote for M38inmaine!

I am waiting for a price quote on "door assembly left" from Reomie. Problem is, then it would be nice/better to do the windows as well etc etc and you end up ordering a whole new cabin before you realize that you don't have the $$ to pay for it. But yes, if the price is acceptable, I will...

How does that work? We don't have pressured drinking water but we do have a well and a lot of other water floating around, including our own fish pond and the water standing in the hole around the steam hammer. Maybe we can rig something up. Edit: the video did not show up in your post, but...

When looking for what was Curtis Wright, I found something way more interesting. Blasphemy, I know, but it was a spin-off of a military request, so its allowable. Have a look at the video in the article: https://youtu.be/ajvqBbEz0x4

Thanks for all the quick replies. We did clean with power washer twice, got some loose stuff off, but most of it is rather stubborn. Problem now is we do not have running pressured water at the workshop, so pressure-washing it again is out. Would not work better anyway. The needle scaler...

You probably looked very much into this for yourself, any suggestions about brands or models? Or which brands to definitely avoid, which is also helpful. I know that several cheaper generators use high quality engines, but all diesel gens I saw were over $ 5,000.

I am now going to restore the 1973 (or 1965) M51A2 and want to paint it back into the original colors. The doors need some welding work and also the front and back parts of the left fender, in the bent area. Also, I threw a bucket of cheap water-based paint on top of everything, including the...