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Might be "verhoeven" or a variation of that. probably has a Dutch ancestor somewhere.

Nice read. That is on heck of a beast. Now to find a place around here where you can actually use it for something like hauling rocks, pulling trees or as demolition truck for houses. Edit: just finished the article. That must have hurt hard loosing a brand-new old engine just a month after you...

Please adjust the pole to include an original and unique M512-A2 it is now a street-legal dump truck (M51) annex tractor (M52) :driver:

Looks like it has a civil sliding 5th wheel or is that normal outfit for a deuce?

Time for the big brother to weigh in. It's nice to see our little brothers fight about who is better, nicer, bigger or more expensive. Waste of time, we are off course :wink: :driver: :beer: . As to the orginal poster, we 5-ton people have a smilar problem. Half the time the Duece forum would...

No idea. The only problem might be how it is connected to the pump. The dash side can always be adapted or maybe relocated; the old one was half the time frozen and handled badly. Several times I needed additional tools to pull it out far enough, always in figh with the steering wheel, not an...

The engine stop cable on the M51A2 broke (multifuel engine). As usually, this happened just before I left for the Czech Republic and I did not had time to seriously look into it. Off course it is impossible to get orignal new ones here in the Netherlands quick auaauaaua Can you use any old new...

Great idea, but still looks the weight is very much backward (I also read the thread about this). Maybe a trick like farm tractors here do or used to do: put some weight on the bumper? I like the sleeper - double cabin trick. Seeing this, maybe a next project would be convert a normal cargo bed...

I like the idea of a small drainage hole maybe even with a tab on it. I just would leave it open permanantly so any water going into it will just go out, and the spilling of exhaust air will be minimal. That combined with some kind of can on top of it or this top which closes when standing but...

That is what I do not have in my head, how the exhaust goes. With the M51A2 (multifuel with airfilter on the right fender), I thought the exhaust did not go up but stayed horizontal until the turbo or am I wrong here. As said, we had the wettest summer ever since they started measuring in...

The can and such I already figured out I will do next week when I am back. My main concern is, if there is persistent rain with winds blowing the rain in the uncovered pipe. IF the water does not go out quick enough, it can somehow enter the once cylinder that is just on its outflow stroke and...

Maybe a stupid question, but what happens if a lot of rain water gets into the exhaust pipe? Until now, I never thought about it, and my exhaust pipe (M51A2) had several holes in the horizontal part before entering the turbo part, so it used to be no problem. However, I welded some plates on...

What the construction with the cables to the top is for? Cannot show mine here yet because it is still standing in the Netherlands and is not used for work yet.

"work well here": definitely. I would say any old DAF, Scania or Volvo is on par or beyond most US trucks in efficiency (how to use the available horsepower, fuel efficiency etc). If you mean "like well" or "look well", now, that is a whole different kettle of fish. For me, the US trucks were...

Did the same this spring on my 5-ton. Priority always is saving your nuts (;) ;)) UNLESS you have a complete replacement already laying in front of you AND are sure it fits. First trick: day before clean and put WD-40 on top of it, few times. For the rest, Bob gave good advice. My own...

Welcome I tried to look for both the Bedford TL and it's famous predecesor TK but found little info on power steering apart from the fact that certainly the TL had it. Haynes also does not have the Bedford mentioned, unfortunately. Maybe try this link for a manual, or call them and ask if...

Any idea how much the guy wants for it? Looks like a perfect little proejct for when I am in the states, and after that as daily driver when there :jumpin:

Shoot, I just noticed this thread today. I envy you, sounds like a great trip. Badlands are worth a short visit for sure (if you did not pass there already). Did something like that in the 1980s with these drive-away companys. Drove a brandnew Mercedes from New York to Harrisburg (boring) and...

Not on the KTR event, but at a car show at the same time, one of the nicer trucks from the Canadian Allied Forces museum in Groningen

Some more pics. Members of that club also posted some good pics, you can find them here