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  1. smgman

    Bringing to Aberdeen 2011

    A bit too late for this year but next year I can bring a bobcat with forks up to the show for you guys to unload and load . I will be at the show tomorrow (Friday ) all day . Hope next year to bring my M35 and stay for the entire show . only a 1 hr ride for me ...
  2. smgman

    Chains vs. Singles

    I think I may have got lucky but I found a complete set for the Deuce shipped to my house (Came in six 5 gallon Buckets and were brand new ) for Around $250 . I will look up the info I have and see if I can find where I got them . The Buckets should still have the sellers name and...
  3. smgman

    Slow pulling a hill

    Thanks Robb I have a new Primary Filter here at the house will work on that and going to go ahead and install my spin off oil filter conversion I picked up last summer at Aberdeen .
  4. smgman

    Slow pulling a hill

    Thanks guys for your advice I am going to try a few things such as run her a bit and see if it gets better . Also will try the low range 5th then high range 4th shift . I will say I am a bit less upset that she will not pull the hills so fast with the replies I have been reading . I...
  5. smgman

    Slow pulling a hill

    I understand the trucks do not pull hills at 40-50 MPH but I was thinking 15-20 in 3rd gear at 2000 rpm was a bit slow and why is it if I shift up to 4th she is dead and can not build any rpms at all . As for the Highway speed I stand corrected I picked the truck up and drove it 40 miles...
  6. smgman

    Slow pulling a hill

    Well I am not sure if my motor has had it or not . I have a 72 Am General Duece with the LDT-465-d (think the D is the Whistler) . The truck seems to run smooth and have okay power on level ground however when I try to pull any real hill on the rd it has trouble and I find myself down shifting...
  7. smgman

    Firing my 155mm

    To be honest the "ATF Stuff " you need to do when registering any class 3 weapon such as a 155mm is not as big of a deal as many people think it is . There is a one time $200 Transfer Tax that must be payed and you need to send your finger prints to the ATf for the background check . The...
  8. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    Well Sorry I missed breakfast this morning I was really looking forward to meeting everyone but I had to stay home and be daddy to my sick little girl . Please Let me know when the next Eldersburg breakfast will be so I can work my schedule out to be there ...
  9. smgman

    OMG the color

    They painted the Shifter boot and the wires under the dash . And just think someone said yeah this is the color for me . loll
  10. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    32 Acres with a Motorcross track sounds nice . I need to stop over and see him about some firewood . Maybe if I take the Duece he will cut me a break on the wood LOL.
  11. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    Bob sorry I missed you at the store I have been working night shifts for the fire dept the past few weeks . Any time you need something just drop me a Pm here on SS and I will get back too you ASAP. LoL Jaxsof . Opening the store around my Fire department schedule makes for some odd hrs but...
  12. smgman

    MD/PA SS gathering at Appels compound

    Ugh I would love to make it up for some trigger time and to hang out with my kind of people but looks like Sunday may be out for me the wife is working so I have my 5 yr old daughter plus have a lot to get done before going back to work on Monday . Hope to make the next get together ...
  13. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    Bob I have seen your trucks and was hoping you would be one of the local crew coming to breakfast . My M35 is in fine driving condition just no tags or insurance as of yet so will be in the F250. There is another M35 on Granite rd where the Firewood for sale sign is . Looks like a...
  14. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    Sorry to hear you will not be able to make this months Breakfast . I work for the Baltimore City Fire Dept . Jay
  15. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    Hi Bob and Powerhouse . I joined the site after I purchased my Deuce with all intentions of getting to work on the truck and meeting some new friends who also enjoy everything military . Not long after I joined life got a bit crazy for me and well here I am a few yrs latter ...
  16. smgman

    a2 and a3 in snow

    I picked up a complete set of Chains for my a2 a few years back but have never tried them out . How bad are they to get on the truck ? I noticed they cover both inside and outside tires compared to the chains I use at work in the FIre dept we only put the chains on the...
  17. smgman

    2/12/11 - Breakfast in Eldersburg, Maryland

    I would love to meet up with you all . I live 10 Min from Eldersburg and have a 1972 Am General with a Whistler and Winch . No tags on the Deuce as of yet still working on finding Insurance . I work for the Baltimore Fire Dept so I am on Shift work will check the schedule for Feb hope to...
  18. smgman

    Multifuel Engine life - the facts from Uncle Sam

    Hello everyone . I am 100% new to the Duece world and just purchased my first Duece a month ago she is a 72 am general with whisler turbo . Shows 68,000 and some change on the odometer seems to runs good . I am waiting for filters and hope to get a little better performance after all filters...
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