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Great work. Thank you for sharing. Watching this thread with interest for sure.

I was looking into a BTR-60 yesterday and am sure they mentioned the transmission was meant to be pre-shifted into the next gear and depressing the clutch engaged the new gear while making a hissing noise like an air solenoid. I could be mistaken but distinctly remember thinking "how odd"...

Jeeze. I have trouble finding parts for anything and he 'stumbles' over these winch bumpers while looking for a howitzer? Seriously dude. I think I hate you a little bit. Envy too.

As cheap insurance you can do one other thing too. When you replace your heater core and rubber hoses, refill it with a Quality antifreeze and distilled/bottled water. Like the kind in the 5gal jugs at the store or the 1 gallons in the water/pop aisle. They contain no minerals, flouride or salt...

Pretty sure he's asking for them, not that they are posted yet.

I downloaded the manuals and had them bound at Staples. Got that the girls would laugh when I came in a coulpe of days later with another to bind. One of the manuals mentioned that High-Reverse was not advisable. It also had instructions for adjusting the reverse band from under the trans...

Geeze... that sounds like something I would and have bought. "but honey... she's a diamond in the rough". :mrgreen:

You know. Aside from the truck being neglected... that is really a very interesting picture. I'm not an artist by any means but I really like the colors and the theme of Mother Nature reclaiming everything. I would actually like to get a copy of that shot to print out in larger size and frame...

To each his own. I know a lot of people that shake their head at me getting a deuce. I look at as " I want one. I will fix it up as I see fit. Don't like, don't look. Didn't invest in it, don't complain how much it cost." P.S. Haven't seen domething installed that I couldn't uninstall.

I was told that the sprag was 6x6 in forward and 4x4(rears) in reverse. Can't vouch for it though. Not yet anyway. Hopefully soon. Will keep apprised.

Good to see it went to a good home. I looked at that one too but wasn't able to come up with the money in time. Looking forward to updates. I live 2.5 hours north of you and am still trying for a M135. Keep us posted as to how things are going. Not enough "Canadian Content" :)

Saw on GC Surplus (www.pwgsc.gc.ca) that they are scrapping 4 Leopard tank bodies and 5 turrets. What a shame. Make the cuts thin so we can weld them back together please. Bidding starts at $1000 canadian so far. Scrap metal prices.:cry:

Great looking rig. Thank you for taking the time to post the pictures. As a noob I am still looking for my first Deuce but already knew that I wanted to do the same tire modifications to it that you have just done. Great to see it in living color. Fans the flames so to speak.

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Excellent score on getting that truck. 6x6, bed and picker...almost perfect. Exactly what I would be looking for personally. :jumpin:

The banging on the starter is an old trick. Generally means the Bendex is sticking or worn out. Usually only works a couple of times. Generally reserved for getting you home or to the shop for a new starter. In the past I've replaced the solenoid only to have it fail again in a couple of weeks.

Jeeze guys..you set a pretty high bar for a noob to try for. First I have to get off the fence and get the Deuce...then I have to GROW bigger feet !? My size 11's just won't cut it in the bigger truck.:lol::lol:

Quite the pile of "Northern Alberta rain" you got there. At least yours melts in the same month. I figured it out and here we had snow almost 8 months last year. Really gotta move some day. However lake is 75x12 miles and 6 min from work. Can fish for 40 min on my lunches during summer. Can hunt...

When I used to drive Highway Tractors we had a few jokes we used to pull on each other. Unpopped popcorn down the stack was one. As he goes down the highway the popcorn heats up to the popping point and he spews popcorn for a couple of miles. A can of Coke down the stack was a hint you were...

When I was a kid we bought a farm tractor that the previous owner had used a biodegradeable type of oil. Can't remember what it was but a version of "whale oil" might come to mind. Anyways, it had turned rancid in the summer heat and we had to drain it. Didn't hurt the motor, just smelled like...