saddamsnightmare
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January 7th, 2008.
MORE ON THE DEUCE INSPECTION IN TEXAS!!!
It seems that for my 1971 Kaiser Jeep to pass a DOT inspection for use as a non commercial truck- the following items must be addressed.
1. Rear Mudflaps more then 12" above the road won't pass. Not a problem to replace.
2. Inspector thinks he sees leaking brakefluid from 1 front wheel cylinder and one rear due to dirt and oil on wheel. I'll clean them like a hounds tooth to check - no problem with replacing all the wheel cylinders with new units if I can locate them if necessary. STOPPING IS GOOD. Only problem is the truck underwent an MWO less then 21000 miles ago, and NONE of the wheels match the 686A Tan CARC paint, they're either black or olive drab green- I thinks some MP mechanic harvested some wheels and tires.
3. The truck according to the manual MUST have clearance or identification lights front and rear- the Joker wants them on the metal cab and on the back roof bows- including cutting holes in the new top!!!!! (My opinion of Texas mechanics intelligence has dropped considerably lately). I may screw them up and remove the cargo cover and bows, metal cab roof and lower the windshield to the hood for the next go round- You're going to put lights Where????
If I must put up with this bullsh--, I'll just register the truck as an Antique and screw them royally- every day will be a interpretive day for the truck at the Maxey House SHS.
Generally, I have found both the mechanics and the court-house types to be unimaginative when it comes to military trucks, and especially ones they have never seen before, I guess if we didn't confine these types, they'd be loose everywhere else and screw things up all over again. I would particularly appreciate hearing from the Texas
Steel Soldiers who have Dueces with non-commercial or private use Truck plates and how they handled this problem, and what exemptions, if any, there are in the regulations to handle soft top ex military or other special use trucks.
Please address your answers to the column for the M35 Duece, and I'll get to them tomorrow night if possible.
I remain, All,
Royally pissed with the small minds in the large state, and hope these aren't the genral type you find here,
and With Great Regards for the Steel Soldiers,
I remain, Sincerely,
Kyle F. McGrogan
1963 Mercedes Benz Unimog S404.114 (Swiss)
1971 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 Wo/W "Saddam's Nightmare" Vietnam and Desert Storm Veteran
Truck.