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  1. ranchhopper

    Need storage for a deuce rolla MO area

    Yes it checked out so I offered him some cash for it he had a couple other goodies to go with it.
  2. ranchhopper

    Need storage for a deuce rolla MO area

    Thanks Tony unfortunatley my fellow retrieval crew are all busy so I will be trying to figure this out as I go I cant drive both trucks at the same time and I dont have a tow bar anymore.
  3. ranchhopper

    Need storage for a deuce rolla MO area

    I am going down to the rolla missouri area to try to get a deuce running and put into storage. Im going down tomorrow to get the paperwork done and if its not to dark by then Im going to attempt to get it running. I will be going down in my 1009 alone and if I can secure storage for the truck...
  4. ranchhopper

    813 upgrades today

    I just got a real nice new set of black cloth high back seats with the slides on them from a freightliner I wish I had them before putting the humvee seats in.
  5. ranchhopper

    Making an old 105 look new

    Those were from a stencil I had from the 53 studebaker deuce I painted.
  6. ranchhopper

    Making an old 105 look new

    Heres the auction pic.
  7. ranchhopper

    Making an old 105 look new

    My wife likes the 813 more than shes willing to admit she doesnt miss many parades riding shotgun with me during the year.
  8. ranchhopper

    Making an old 105 look new

    She is pretty tolerant most of the time all the green toys except one 1009 go inside for storage during the winter. I have a building that a friend lets me use to keep the trucks inside out of the weather for the winter so the iron will be out of the driveway for a few months it gives her a...
  9. ranchhopper

    Making an old 105 look new

    I have several 1009s and a 101A2 trailer along with my 813 thats enough green for now according to the wife.
  10. ranchhopper

    Making an old 105 look new

    I bought this a month ago on one of the few GL auctions where they were a good affordable deal. I bought it for the new tarp it had on it as I owed a guy a tarp in a trade deal and the trailer was five hours away not to bad of a run to retrieve. It was pretty ugly no rust to speak of but had old...
  11. ranchhopper

    Widen fenders on M101

    You can take an angle grinder with a cutting wheel and cut the welds on the fenders they are just stitch welded in and will come out in one piece. Take and position them where you want them and weld them back in then just weld steel back in the floor where the gap is its pretty simple I have...
  12. ranchhopper

    813 upgrades today

    Not being one to waste a great late fall day outside I got my one piece fiberglass hard top installed today. I bought this from Ted Korpi out of florida out of the classifieds here he makes them. I painted it a couple days age with 383 green CARC added some one inch thick insulation used in...
  13. ranchhopper

    Help withInterior prep for Herculiner

    Did mine with herculiner scuffed it with a scotchbrite pad washed it down with laquer thinner and rolled it on.
  14. ranchhopper

    Ft McCoy,,, Sparta

    Jeez Larry you must have gotten a raise your quietly back to buying more green junk.
  15. ranchhopper

    Camp Shelby 5T Home!

    BEWARE the auction police are a uncompromisingly diligent duo.
  16. ranchhopper

    M1009 Died like someone threw a switch

    I agree sounds electric related.
  17. ranchhopper

    Odd Place for Fuel Leak

    Get a flashlight and watch the injector lines coming out the back of the pump while running where they bolt up mine had a steady drip from out one of the lines. It could also be the seal in the pump where the throttle shaft where it goes through if thats it its time for a pump rebuild. If its...
  18. ranchhopper

    Gensets from GL today

    Hour meters mean nothing on these generators if it doesnt have a reset tag your getting an old generator with a new hour meter.
  19. ranchhopper

    Gensets from GL today

    GL is sharpening their marketing skills when the gensets are auctioned off as they were today they had their own auction usually brings higher prices. When the trucks and other items are auctioned at the same time the attention to one certain item is diluted out to many things. When in a general...
  20. ranchhopper

    First M35A3

    Dont know much about A3s but if it has an external oil cooler you might want to make sure its not clogged with oil and dirt in between the fins it seems like it only cools at road speeds.
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