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  1. trukhead

    M35A3ish as expedition vehicle

    I was not going to post to this thread because of the fact that I can't find pictures of the mog a friend used to own and stored at my farm that I use to play with. The Mog was the orange one with the exo skeleton, 16k center mounted winch fairheaded off the front and the gray plastic cargo...
  2. trukhead

    Change a tire in the woods jack recommendations

    Jolly Green giant on speed dial. :lost:
  3. trukhead

    Buying a M35A2 or M35A3?

    Welcome to MV Fun!! If you had to ask I would say neither. Get a civi vehicle. CIvi vehicle has: · Modern brakes · Oil bath axle bearings in the axles · Too many more to list features, just compare a MV to Civi Now, if you have gotten to this point and still want...
  4. trukhead

    Foreign made HMMWV copy

    You are :hammer: the nail right on the head I recently purchased a delco 21 si for the A3. Delco, I was told makes everything in china now under license so I was told. I asked for an American made alternator but was told they don't exist. Harummphfff! :doh:
  5. trukhead

    Train horn mount

    What catalog did you find the track for your train set??rofl (The GP-9) WOW!!fat lady sings
  6. trukhead

    Deuce/5 ton ROPS Kit?

    Why reinvent the wheel? Communicate with the fellas that make those craaazzy Russian trucks. There is a fellow on SS posting info on the cool stuff they've fabbed up. Russia has loads of ti (titanium) and a desire to generate income so maybe He'd have an idea or 2. Maybe the russians could...
  7. trukhead

    Help My 5 ton is under flood water!!

    Very tough break on your machines. How much time casn you put into your projects? I wouldn't give up yet. I would start with draining every thing and filling it back up with fuel oil. then P-B blast the **** out of everything. On to the engines, remove the fuel injectors or spark plugs and...
  8. trukhead

    need help finding 1008 or 1028

    I am sending you a link to one of my posts. THANK YOU for your service!! to the moderator, these are not for sale, I just thought I'd refer this gentleman to the post I'd made earlier. I would pass one on to him if he so chose but the trucks are not for general sale...
  9. trukhead

    Sellable value for a M35A3

    I like to set the CTIS to emergency when I am off road. Putterin along at about 1300 -1600 rpms in 2nd o9r 3rd gear, my delicate and dainty posterior feels like it is in the embrace of a roll of charman on a foundation of happy clouds! :) It cost me less than a new 4 wheeler and it's got a...
  10. trukhead

    Injured Elbow?

    Elbows at your sides, thumbs above the rim and no hand over hand steering. Every time that wheel instantaneously accelerated to 200 rpms I thought , Dang I'm glad I didn't rip off my thumbs or knock the h#&l out of my elbow. fat lady sings Dropin a front wheel in a 2 foot hole or runnin over a...
  11. trukhead

    M35a3 wheel o-rings

    I'm in for 16 if these OEM. :jumpin:
  12. trukhead

    Navy Massey Harris I-330 Only one!!

    Cool! Go out on patrol and plow the tater patch!:driver:
  13. trukhead

    What have you done to your CUCV today/lately? - Part 1

    Too Be or Not Too Be, That is the Question... I want your opinion on whether I should keep this M1028 whole and original or install a pair of awaiting rockwells, A3 wheels and tires and a 12 inch lift with cross steering. It has a bit of the normal rust but no rust through. It has around...
  14. trukhead

    Custom trailer brake help

    Brake Activation Your reference to hydraulics to the rear indicated to me you perhaps intend to activate the hydraulic portion of the brake set up on the trailer. This dilemma perplexed me until I stumbled upon this device: DEXTER Electric / Hydraulic Drum Brake Actuator #K71-650-00 It is...
  15. trukhead

    C47s still in service!

    Flying The Way It Shold Be! Thanks for finding and posting this link. This is the way flying should be. Quit subsidizing expensive airports and piss on stupid security screening, Ground all the7...7s and fly with these old girls. who really is so important that they have to ride in a multi...
  16. trukhead

    overdrive gears available soon

    !4.5 x20 tires The Michelin tires on my A3 say the max inflation is 80 psi, however the rims won't withstand 80 Psi. The highway inflation setting on the CTIS is 45 psi. I suspect the 55 mph rating is due to the 45 psi inflation and resulting tire heating due to deisgn under inflation with the...
  17. trukhead

    Declassified rarities from USSR

    THank you for your very interesting and enjoyable thread. Thanks for the time you have spent creating thiws thread. Congratulations to your for your new daughter! I bet when this radar was electrified it made one helluva bugzapper! [thumbzup]
  18. trukhead

    M35A3 Cat 3116 Max Operating RPM

    Alternator Charging The volt meter immediately shows charge at idle, needle is in the green. I noticed the needle doesn't quite go to the tiny point in the upper third of the green that the original alternator indicated. However I don't notice the battery stink (hydrogen gassing-overcharging...
  19. trukhead

    Need something picked up at McCoy?

    Well that would be fun! Ya you'll have to stop in and check out the A3. I am slowly learning the TM's and reading them to maintain it and repair it. I am happy to hear about the possibility olf titlling it and some project CUCV's. thanks all who've made the struggle!!! I always have cold...
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