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I know the feeling. It's hard to have such an awesome machine parked at a distance. Living in AZ, but wishing... and dreaming of all the things that need doing on the deuce while it's still in South Jersey... well... sometimes the reality seems more like a frustrating nightmare. I dream deuce...

I've been back on the east coast trying to continue working on our deuce. While hooking up the batteries I made an inspection of the cables and connections and discovered serious damage. Seems to have been a hungry rodent. After searching for other signs of wire damage (and finding none) I made...

Seeing that NJ plate makes me want to get back to the Garden State to finish working on my deuce! Not looking forward to doing battle with the mosquitoes and humidity though. I'm hoping that this will be a somewhat dry, bug-free summer in NJ. Makes working outside more enjoyable...

I assume the trip is the Alaska trip. If so... I was really hoping to be able to possibly join you for that experience, but now... with my deuce on the east coast until next summer... I'll likely have to rethink things. I've probably got a good two months of tasks in front of me (working on my...

I had been working on quite a few mods... most of them to increase the safety while on the highway, but it was just me... and it really slowed me down. That and week after week of bad weather made it so difficult that I had to change plans. I still expect to be heading cross country with it...

Hey... nobody is more disappointed about it than I am, but a series of things forced me to postpone my trip until a later point in time. So now I'm back in Arizona at 6000 feet elevation just loving the mosquito free, dry... wonderful air of home! ;)

Twenty-six miles... From your location that's about how far it is to Black Canyon City. By any chance did you grab a piece of pie along the way?! ;) Glad to hear that your deuce is running strong! [thumbzup] I had to leave mine back on the east coast. :shrugs:

I did the same 'upgrade' a year or so ago. I've really been pleased with the TMG handles, but I do wish that the quality of the keys could have been a bit higher. Mine seem to made of a type of 'white metal' that does not hold up well over constant use. They bend very easily, even with...

Hi Folks... Been trying to recover from a recent neck injury which happened during the cleanup of storm downed tree branches and damaged brush. Anyway... still in South Jersey for the moment and while helping a friend clear wind-thrown litter from his roadway, he climbed under the deuce to...

:funny: Ha ha! Well... you sure got it looking good! [thumbzup]

What specific additives did you use?

Hey... I greatly appreciate the explanation! [thumbzup] I will look into the whole thing... for sure! Thanks a TON!! :mrgreen: One thing I do need to mention is... when I lift different loads (only tested it on 3 items so far), I bring the 'arm' in all the way so it is pretty short. The...

Hi TobyS... Not sure I understand. Would the 'gusset' be adjustable in length, so that once the desired height was reached... it could be locked into position in the event that the jack fails? I've been up working on the deuce since 1 AM, so my brain cells are very... VERY tired! LOL!! :oops:

Yup... the arm is long, but it does shorten up quite a bit. I'll have to measure it to give you the range. Right now, to test it out, it's got a stand alone battery. In the days to come (if weather, skeeters and time allow) I will wire it into the battery hooked to my solar panels. I have...

As noted in the photo, my small bed crane is made, in part, from scrap steel and some discarded parts from an old HF lift. I also made use of an electric winch, from HF, that I mounted to a heavy slide plate. I've been testing the lifting potential of the unit recently. It has no problem...

Ha ha! Yeah... good question! 8) I took a few, but I'll have to hunt for them later. Right now I'm trying to get best use out of every second I can find to work on the deuce while the weather is halfway decent... and... the mosquitoes aren't draining all... MY... fluids! LOL!!

I finished my bed "crane" build and have been testing out the lifting capability. It's not going to lift monster items, but it will allow me to load the truck when I set out on my NJ to AZ adventure. It's become my new 'Soldier B' and I love it! :-D

I dug up this (early stage) pic of the bottom side of the base plate I made for the solargizer. Hope it helps those who might do something similar.

Hi Tracer... It seems to be a good location, but making up the bracket was a bit tricky since there's an angle (as the clamp sits on the exhaust) that made my design more complicated than I had originally expected. I'm not sure that it's the same on all M35A2 exhaust stacks, but I'm guessing...

It's actually lightweight aluminum. My first 'creation' using a metal other than steel!