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It just rides smoother, LOL. Wish I could give a technical reason but know this from experience. The use of 4wd intuitively will help avoid propagating the washboard corrugations because the rear tires will have less tendency to spin or slip, especially if there's a little grade to the road...

Here's the definitive info on corrugations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmxMQwhcVF0

Hi Brian, As a visitor here I can only send you a short email. The treatise I just wrote was rejected LOL. Why not sign up on ExPo so I can send you some info. Bob

It will do well. Just air down the tires and drive in 4wd. The large tires will really smooth out the bumps. Bob

Hi Ron, Glad you have a sense of humor! LOL. Where are you located, stateside? You probably know that Freightliner was the selling entity here in the USA but they no longer are involved, so the U500's are orphans. There are several good parts suppliers in the US who can order parts you...

Lots of money....

Hi David, Wow, sounds like you have quite a spring and summer ahead of you! That rig of yours should make the camping quite pleasant! Here's some info on the Jones Creek area camping we did in January: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35221&page=2 and Bill/Hilldweller's...

Hello David, I read a few posts back that you were headed toward N. GA. I'm in E. TN and hang out with some guys/gals in N. GA. We do a lot of camping in the Springer Mtn area. Part of the group are going out this weekend for a day trip. We would be pleased if you checked into the SE Expo...

I put 235,000 miles on a carb'd 460. In that truck with 4:11 diffs I only got 8 mpg. Had dual 3" with Flowmasters, C6 tranny. I really liked that truck but no amount of care in driving would get better mileage. Newer injected trucks do better, but still, if you put a lot of miles on it, be...

There's some good info on that model antenna here: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1563 but I know nothing about it from personal use. Every experience I have had with Diamond or Comet antennas has been negative, but I tend to torture antennas. Obviously some people like that model, some...

Tear Mender Adhesive. Stuff patch under the hole, work Tear Mender or similar cloth adhesive around the overlap, then another patch over the top. If I didn't have this stuff I wouldn't have any overalls worth wearing and my socks would be anklet wraps. LOL Bob

You might post that picture on SteelSoldiers. Someone there would know every detail about it!

UHF connectors are not matched for 50 Ohm coax, or any standard impedance. Other coaxial connectors are constant impedance 52 Ohm matched connectors and are "best" for the purist. 'N' type and BNC type (and others ) are even available in impedance matched versions for other cable types, like...

Good questions, and there are no definite answers. With a ground wire replacing the ideal ground plane normally provided at the antenna base, the feedpoint impedance will change, getting higher. It's still possible to tune the antenna for a reasonable match. How much it changes is...

Well gosh guys, er, blush blush. Thanks for the nice comments. As some of you know I am forever hooked on Unimogs. It's a bad habit, but I can think of worse!!! It's always fun to share knowledge and hard-learned lessons! Happy mogging, Bob

Do you have a preference between Diesel power and gasoline engine? If you like the Diesel in the Deuce, you might look at the next step up in Unimogs, a 416 model. It's Diesel, gets decent mileage (12-14, or better, compared to half that for a Deuce) and has the payload to handle any camper...

Hi Mashurst, You have received some really good information already, maybe all you need. I might add that there's one mode of Ham radio that gets overlooked, and that's NVIS propagation. That's Near Vertical Incident Skywave, a big name but just consider it is blasting the signal upward from...

Sorry to hear of your trouble! I've had an old '90 7.3 IDI NA Diesel for many years. Your engine is many years later but the scarcity is probably similar. If I had a newer truck that was worth the expenditure, I'd contact a Jasper installer and get a quote on a reman engine. That installer...

Seeing SWR higher than the meter's "set" reference level certainly says there's a serious problem. Open circuits and shorts can both cause that. A de-tuned antenna, proximity to metal, poor ground at feedpoint can all cause high SWR but usually not as bad as you see. Obviously there cannot be...

All that effort to stir up a "Jeep" arguement....and everybody agrees with him, ha ha