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Finally got some time to put things on paper again. As mentioned in another thread, we are now street legal since July 2011. :jumpin: The conversion freom dump truck to trailer worked a treat, for details see the tread about it. Now we are waiting for funds to transport the truck to the...

Ducan, thanks, the DoT threw out the mirror, as you mentioned. More pics and details later, but things definitely are progressing. I am back in the Czech Republic, but we made some serious progress this time. All the back brake lines were replaces and the system flushed with new fresh DOT 5...

Spring is here again, you can see all the green blossoming, and everything is still there, nice and idyllic. :jumpin:

I was with the Wiggers Group, they were recommeneded. Initially they said that even going to Czech Republic for museum actions was no problem, occasionally doing some work was no problem, as long as I stayed belwo 8000 km per year. Premium would be 120 Eur per year. They gave me an intial cover...

Weather: the worst thing is, at home I have a nice 50 ton ramp and large shed with all equipment needed for anything on steel work (that is my son has, time to pull in some debts he he). Unfortunately, I have to do all the crazy things out here if I want to have Dutch papers. INsurance is no...

Next step almost completed. The first picture shows the old pintle hook, the new fish mouth coupling, and a shine new tube that made me a very happy man :jumpin: (no funny remarks please :wink: ). AS you can see, the length of the shafts are similar, but the thickness not. Fortunately, the...

I want to be able to tow something, and more important, I will be bringing the truck to the Czech Republic. So any official stuff has to be done in the beginning. The Groningen DoT people seem to be responsive (touch wood, fingers crossed etc) so I will try it.

Duncan, With your Tatra 813, what coupling device do you have? A nato pintle or a standard civil EU "Catching Mouth"? If nato, what did the RDW (Dutch DoT) allow you to tow with it?

The standard modern nato pintle is a bit different from the old US version, which I have as seen on the picture. The modern Nato ones do have a bit these "catching mouth" typical for modern European trailer couplings. I just bought one completely new one for 150 EUR, including a second new one...

yep :lol: :D :lol: Some more pcitures, including of the remains of the swamp

The pintle is not allowed in Europe, only for nato military vehicles. Standerd EU coupling looks like this don't know the english name for it. They range from small (up to 3.5 tons) to big, certified for 50 tons or more. More on that in my other thread on that topic

:jumpin::-P:mrgreen: Ok, failed the Dutch DOT inspection, as expected. But the people gave me the list of what should be done to get it fixed AND without problem get fully Dutch registration and even historic license plates. And I drove 15 miles with it, speed increasing from 30 until I...

OK, dumped the swamp !! :) The oil presure gage was a lose contact. Did about five miles driving four times up and down a straight road today, shaking and noise like ****. Maxabout 30 mph, did not dare to push harder yet. The biggest surprise was that, after we figured out all the knobs and...

Most important, I sometimes know when to shout for help. Yesterday I had a friend of me there. She is skipper/owner of a 65 feet tjalk (my brother had a 50 feet one). This is a 101 year old sailing barge used for transporting goods through the Dutch waters and accross the waddensea and baltic...

They have lots of them sitting there. Most go to Africa, but America is possible as well. If I don't forget, I'll get you some prices.

Thanks, that's a relief. We spent a day on getting some stuff and make a first check. Commerce does old army stuff. Turns out he does the European stuff, his brother in the south of the Netherlands the US stuff. So I bought a pair of Nato standard batteries. The real ones, boy are they heavy...

OK Some detail pics 1 The biggest rust problem: passenger door and hole in exhaust stack 2 Aux tank lid, but no corrosion inside 3 main tank lid, corrosion around the filling hole 4 Tire: US Army REOR 5 Brand new, but how old 6 oily grease: hydraulics from steering system?

Want to change the fuel filters and clean the tanks before starting it. Very hard to restrain myself, just waiting to hear it roar for the first time and see it dump the swamp.

:jumpin::jumpin::beer::driver:rofl:driver::jumpin::cookoo:8-):lol: I now legally own a 37 year old rusty 5 ton dump truck with a swamp in the dump body

OK, made it to the Netherlands friday night, 900 km in 11 hours, with a few hours of legally driving 160 km/hour (100 miles/hour :driver: ). Hopefully the road back will be very very slow and noisy. The owner was out already, so we will do the paperwork monday. Had another look a the truck...