The two oldest boys bought their first deuce!

[bkortman]

This is our first post after reading this site alot in the last view months. This site has been so great and we have learned so much from all of you. We are another family from Michigan. My wife and I have 9 children and the two oldest boys have gotten the bug to by a duece. We found one through the classifieds here that was only about 120 miles away and we fell in love with it. It took them a little while to save up the money but we were able to finally pay for it yesterday and we drove to pick it up. The ride home turned into an adventure when we the brake line to the rear axels and lost all of our brake fluid leaving us stranded with brakes. I call the son of the previous owner (He has a truly awesome 5 ton). He drove to meet us and helped us rig a solution to get us home. Living in Michigan we will probably need a heater pretty quickly, even though the boys would like to add a winch first.

I am eager to send in the plate information and learn more about the new duece. I have added more pics to the gallery under Kortman

 

[poppop]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Glad to have you aboard!! Looks like a great truck but this ole Ga boy doesent know what all that white stuff is.

 

[mtech]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Nice looking truck, you and the boys should be pleased. I bought my first deuce last January and it has been a blast. Half of the fun has been learning about the truck, mostly through this site. Added my winch yesterday, already had the heater. Good LUCK!

 

[lacoda56]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Congrats, looks like your boys have a pretty decent truck! Hang in there, have fun and keep it rollin'!

 

[jh1990]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Sweet lookin ride, nice score.

 

[maxim]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Sweet....and a Michignader too!!And there is snow on it how nice!! Now you are part of the brotherhood.

 

[BFR]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Welcome!

 

[steelsoldiers]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Fantastic!! Just goes to show that this military vehicle disease is passed down to the next generation genetically too! Now, your sons just need to sign up for SS and start posting with the rest of us crazies. Welcome to our family.

 

[Recovry4x4]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

Another welcome aboard. I dunno GA boys, that MI crowd is getting pretty big. You folks need to do some recruiting to keep pace.

 

[citizensoldier]

RE: The two oldest boys bought their first duece!

surprized you did not have a deuce already.. With nine kids it would be handy for road trips...Welcome to the fold..
It looks like a very complete truck..Hope to see you at some shows here in Michigan this year.

 

[ojsdna744]

Tell them congrats on the purchase!! My 13 yr. old daughter is convinced that I'll be ready to part with my M1009 by the time she turns 16! Maybe I'll be ready for a Hum-vee by then! Welcome to the site!

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

Welcome aboard the site great to hear the Children are getting a great hobby. My gear turning childhood kept me out of a lot of trouble and I have tried to instil that into my children too. Have a great time exploring this site it is really amazing what you can learn.

 

[serp]

good looking truck. have fun with it. i took mine for a ride yesterday. hope we get snow here in nj .

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

9 children *gasp* that's quite a few! Glad there more folk with a host of children

 

[67Beast]

Welcome and nice looking deuce. If you need any help or anything, I'm just an hour north of you in the Silver Lake/Hart area. Make sure you get out and enjoy several of the MV show that are held around Michigan. There are several out there, the show in Clair and the show in Silver Lake shouldn't be to far of a drive for you to get to.

 

[hippiedude]

Welcome!! Truck looks good... looks real good in the snow....I know what it is like to lose your brakes ....glad it worked out.....

 

[Deuceswild]

Let the fun Begin

 

[littlebob]

Welcome Aboard,
Since my I started my journey, I have found everything I need to know here. Condradullatoins on a nice looking Truck
littlebob

 

[WillWagner]

bkortman,
Nice lookin' truck...too bad it is an arctic model!! Looks good, welcome to the greatest MV site around. Everybody here is full of info and are a VERY big help.

 

[OPCOM]

Nice find! It'll be a real good family fun kind of thing, looks like! sorry to hear of the brake line popping.

The brake hoses at the wheels are rubber, but here is a question for the experts: Is the brake line itself made of stainless or just steel?

Mine has a thin layer of rust (yes I brought a Yankee deuce to Texas, silly me..), but looks fine and has never rusted further or given problems.