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September 16, 2023: I have seen a number of different ways how people placed a jerry can mount on the passenger step, such as with bolts with wing nuts for quick removal and a hinge on the jerry can mount to swing it down and out of the way. I had been rolling this idea around in my head for so...

I haven't kept up with the usage of my truck, but there hasn't been a lot to report. I need to drive it more. Nov 21, 2021: Drove the deuce to my mother's for thanksgiving. 96.3 dB average in my cab at highway speed according to a free decibel app on my phone (take it with a grain of salt)...

June 19th, 2021 Anyone who knows me knows that I don't much actually care for car shows, but I've attended the Sounds of Freedom car show in Layton, Utah several times before. However, this year I was doing so as part of my on-the-side home business...

Not all that exciting, but a little improvement. May 29th 2021 - June 04th, 2021 My brother bought a fancy battery tester and was showing it off to me so we tested all my batteries. The "front" battery in my deuce (where the positive lead attaches in the battery series) tested bad.. soo it was...

Seems like I'm always back filling the things I did with my deuce. Oh well. September 04, 2020 I used 'er for a trip to Burton Lumber in Salt Lake City (and Lowes in Bountiful, UT) to get some 12' redwood 4x4 posts, 10' 2x6s, 2x4s and about 70 2x2 balusters for a partial rebuild of the deck...

Utah is rather dry, but it still rains and snows here. The humidity was probably less than 20% (it's currently only ~15%), just the way I like it. The temperature was about 68F in the morning in the low 90's by the afternoon. Very comfortable basically all day, but the UV index is high so wear...

July 04th, 2020, Independence Day My city canceled their Independence Day parade and instead held an ironically named "Freedom Drive" on a small loop around the town of only city first responders at the same time the regular parade should have been held. So instead I went south and finally got...

June 26th, 2020: I went and participated in flag bearing along the procession route to honor the final return trip of Airman 1Lt Kenneth "Kage" Allen, whose funeral was just last Saturday, July 4th, 2020. Total, from last recording Ending odometer: 3858.6 miles (+88.1 miles) Ending...

Back filling some truck usage here: Nov. 11, 2019 I once again took my truck to work for their Veteran's day flag raising ceremony. The WWII Jeep is owned by Chris D, and the last photo was right after he got done manually starting it. Ending odometer: ??? Ending hour meter: ...

I unpacked everything at home and unfolded the canvas as it needed to dry. Unfortunately the end curtains had seen the worst of the constant wetness for likely 20+ years, and all metal pieces have a thick coat of heavy, green corrosion. I think I can wipe it all off, but it will be time...

Thanks to Gunzy for finding this for me, I won my first auction from Gov Planet on Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 for an NOS 3-piece canvas cargo cover kit for my deuce! I obviously have a working vinyl cargo cover setup, but I didn't own a canvas one...

I also purchased 23 NOS recessed bed tie-downs from my all-time favorite surplus store, Army Surplus Warehouse. I stumbled upon these in two separate locations in the store, and I couldn't leave without them. (yes, I need 1 more to have an even number, but that's all they had). Some of the tie...

For my, I believe, 9th year in a row, I participated in my city's Independence Day parade. Well documented here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?141749-Honoring-The-Lord-and-Nation&p=2235303&viewfull=1#post2235303 Ending odometer: 3770.5 miles (+5.1 miles) Ending hour meter...

I spent all of July 3rd, 2019 working on misc items on the deuce. I finally put a real edge on the axe that lives in the pioneer tool rack. The extreme dullness before: After sharpening with a hand bastard file: Boiled Linseed Oil to seal the bare steel from corrosion. I figured out...

I'm still trying to catch up on things I did with/to my deuce: June 06th, 2019: Sounds of Freedom Car Show, Layton, Utah (Yes, I took my miniature side-kick ;) One veteran talked to me for a while and was convinced he served with my deuce in the Utah National Guard. Unfortunately I didn't...

That's a good suggestion. I do go to a handful car shows each year, but I do prefer to look at other MVs so why I'm now trying to organize 2 yearly local MV get-togethers, such as linked to earlier.

Heyya Neal, that’s cool! Always good to find more folks locally. I’d love to show you around my truck. Isn’t that the favorite past time of any MV owner, to talk about their truck? ;) I’ll shoot you a Private Message (PM). Today I’m re-re-refixing a leaking rear axle seal. Might also replace a...

October 12th, 2018 New outdoor cover for the M105 trailer. This last poly tarp lasted just over 4 years. It actually hadn't started to rip yet, but it wasn't water tight. I also finally took off the military cover and stored it in the shed so it wouldn't suffer any molding or abrasion...

I see that I have been lax at keeping this up to date. I have also not driven my truck as much as I should, so here's a short recap of the, nearly, last year. Yes, adding the air-tool oil to the air pack really DID seem to help my brakes. They went back to what I believe is completely normal...

I participated in my 8th year of my town's Independence Day parade: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?141749-Honoring-The-Lord-and-Nation&p=2146901&viewfull=1#post2146901 The parade was to start at 10:00 (blessedly an hour earlier than all previous years). It leads with the Color...