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Do you KNOW that, or are you just guessing?Ohio Mud is much sandier then Pennsylvania mud. But 19 miles on a set of rear brakes is insane.
I can believe that. After putting larger drum brakes on my Jeep, they couldn't be adjusted after a few days. Pulled the drums off and found perfect replicas of the inside of the drums, except they were made from mud. Mud is murder on drum brakes.So in reality Terminus M1009 has worn out a set of rear brakes in less then 20 miles. I would never believe it if I didn't see it for myself.
I had better motivation, partially because I 'wheeled in mud almost every night and weekend, and also because those were inboard drums.Put disk brakes on all four, problem solved.
That's NOT going to happen. I will just change the brakes. I do NOT need the added expense of disc brakes on the rear of an old M1009 Terminus mud truck. I can think of all the years it was used in the military. They must have put brakes on trucks constantly. Not while I own the truck. This is the second set. Besides they are warranted. It's a simple task to change them. I look it as play and pay. Routine maintenance for the conditions I used it in. Gotta run. Have a great day.
For a while I had a bad habit of drowning my Jeep, so I can relate to such frequent oil changes. That's also when I stopped using synthetic oil - it got way too expensive.I am changing the oil and filter after a 20 mile run.
Ah, yes. That photo brings back some memories, too.
Now that makes me laugh. That is a very heavy frost. But truthfully. I installed 2 new batteries in Terminus M1009 and turned the switch on the wait light came on and it fired right up. Later I seen the guy that I sold it to. He raved how that truck was unstoppable and if not for the broken axle he would still be running it. I still have never pulled the glow plugs on it. Why should I? It starts on the first few revolutions after the light goes out. It goes up on fast idle and comes down and runs fine all day. That comes from changing the oil every 20 25 miles for the past 2 years. HA. Heavy frost. Real heavy.Looks like you got a heavy frost last knight.
View attachment 704441IThis is not my restoration work. This is field repairs that keep Terminus M1009 on the trail. Thanks for looking. Mechanically Terminus is off and running. More work tomorrow.
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