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Wee, today the sun was out..And both young helpers attended..Schedule..(Their own), ..Remove Three trucks from the shop, Tow out the OT65 FUG-G, ( Some task that with no power steering!, ), Tyler (14 years old), Inflated the (Flat steer tires)..Tiny gpw11 (14 years old), Used the fork truck to...

So my wrecker has been getting worse and worse at starting for years. Rick M35A2 has been getting.............ditto. The filters were changed on both. (Those wrecker filters SHOULD NOT have been done.. (As)...they are impossible to to get out. Any way they were changed, After which..EVERYTHING...

I am ( Really ) Fed up of batteries failing after about a couple of years or so, err so, OK, I found pair of 'smallish 🤯 ), but GREAT power batteries to put in My M62 Wrecker truck. 'Had the assistance of tinygpw on this one. Comments from some of the 'Gang'.. "d'ems ain't going in there"...

So, Tinygpw and myself firstly rebuilt my 'sign-wave' generator in readiness for the approaching severe storm circa 5am tomorrow. Then..'ooo let's change the fuel filters on the wrecker. (We've an hour to spare)... Oh YEAH!?...Tiny 'atop the engine undoes the first filter bolt (Radiater...

Over the weeks I have been working on my OT65G FUG, Servicing and getting all the operational features working, (After translating the operational instruction plates translated from Russian!). Tinygpw11 helped by replacing a fractured air pipe under the floor of the driver compartment. One of...

Went to do a routine start up and run, on the M54 Camper. NOWT!!?? Lights OK, Horn OK, Heater Fan..Nope. Pre heater...Nope. |Pre lube, Nope. I tried everything, jumping wires, re looping, bypassing, Nowt!. I put 'spark in at one end (of many) connections, Nowt!. Earths?...I took earths to...

So, All my other tucks now have the obligatory jump start slave charging receptacle. After rooting around for an hour I eventually found yet another receptacle begging to be used. So, Disconnect the Russian receptacle, (I don't have a Russian jump cable any more, (Sold it with my last Kraz))...

Boredom is at the low point at the moment, (As), every day is a bizzi day doing stuff around the 'Fleet'. today's project?, Fit a charging jump start receptacle on to the O.T. 65. G. FUG> No problem, site selected, I star drilling. "Snap!". (oops). Next drill...'SNAP'!..OK, 'Special drill'...

Well, It has bee a very long time since I have tried to find a set of brake shoes, brake shoe springs, and Brake drums for a rare CPT-22 1943 low deck trailer. I had almost given up all hope, Suddenly, out of the blue came an email offering a set of rear axles complete with the whole brake...

For those that know me and All those anxiously waiting to see my latest (Let's cut down a bit read on, )...I can't wait to see the guys faces when the open the doors tomorrow..the engine is on the button, runs so sweet. The centrifuge oil filter screams like a banshee working as it should., More...

So after nearly 10 months of restoring the brake system, Making seats and back boards in the back, Wiring up the lights, and fitting bits and bobs ( Like a re manufactured a fuel tank to original specifications, And re-building the in tank fuel pump!,) to complete what was an unfinished...

I have the last items needed to complete my GMC M135 build. 12 new brake bleeder nipples I have searched for for ever. Now they are fitted, and come Saturday ( tinygpw11's help as the 'pumper', I hope to bleed up the brakes and finally take it for a test drive.

I have progressed well with the truck, (My GMC M135), I installed a newly manufactured fuel tank. I could not fit the reconditioned master cylinder or air pack due to arm injury. But, young bennym45 swung by yesterday, And just like 'road runner' Helped me service the OT65G, (We had a drive out...

Well yes, (For those that know me)..."After, THIS ONE"!. So the guys are outside the barn were waiting (Supposedly) to 'help' me load a vehicle I was selling to cut back. Yep, the low loader arrived right on time. Wt* Was heard form many of the watchers. "We thought you were cutting down?"...

Ok, so I clanged the Hydraulic head, and it leaked fuel into the sump. I changed the seals (3) times!..Then found out the supplier conned us with miky mouse rubber seals and charged us for vitron seals. I finally had the right seals in place..Did it start? NO! It drove to where it was. So, Why...

So yesterday the new re manufactured petrol; tank for the GMC M135 was delivered. Some of the guys lifted it into position for me. ( I was not actually present at that moment ). As I am suffering a bad rotator cuff injury to my right shoulder, Sleeping is impossibe in any position, Apperantly...

So, today With the help of (Greatly appreciated) Tinygpw11, now thankfully fully recovered, helping us out once more. We fished constructing and fitting a head board to the G.M.C. M135. He (tingpw11) then stripped down the remaining seats and side boards from an M35 and stacked them away to be...

Oh dear, What to do (That there is no point in doing!)..Another full lock down and definitely no further events meetings or shows for quite some time into the future. But any way, Despite everyone being thoroughly cheesed off and generally just mooching around the hobbies, I worked up some...

I have finished my updates of the fire fighting kit in the barn. Please UPDATE or install yours most immediately. You just never know, As we found out, BUT We were ( At least well ) PREPARED!.

For goodness sake, Someone please explain to me, why, When I click to view a post, or like tonight I want to vote for a vehicle entry in the September Vehicle of the month, Why does this annoyance occur?. When I go to review the votes, and go back to check I made the correct selection IT IS NOT...