tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by 70th Division » Mon May 01, 2023 5:07 am

fahtal wrote:
Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:13 am
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Kings bday in the Netherlands
Hello,

That looks great !!
What a nice place to operate a DUKW, and for a nice festival too !

Plenty of Orange there :D :D !

Thanks for posting the pic of your DUKW in action, and being well enjoyed by all !


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Ray


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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by fahtal » Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:05 pm

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And of season camping

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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by 70th Division » Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:20 am

fahtal wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:05 pm
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And of season camping
Hello,

What a cool and great picture !!
Well done!
Camping with the DUKW must be a great time as well !

Where was this ?

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Post by fahtal » Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:20 am

Near Arnhem Netherlands. A lake called rhederlaag.

It was great fun and we had fantastic weather

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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by fahtal » Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:01 am

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Our spot with our vw van

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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by 70th Division » Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:37 pm

fahtal wrote:
Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:01 am
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Our spot with our vw van
Wow that is awesome times 2 !!
That Vintage VW Camper is a beautiful thing :D :D !

Several years ago we camped in Holland, outside of Amsterdam.
A memorable experience, and we also camped all across Spain, and in Germany, and France.
No VW camper but used a big tent.

Some years before that we bought a VW van in great shape from the US Army surplus sale in Seckenheim, Germany.
It was tan, and not olive drab and was in perfect shape for it being a 1986 Transporter Van with windows and bench seats.
We drove that thing all over Europe with my Mother and brothers and a friend.
It had to be "imported" into Germany so paid a tiny fee to German customs, and insured it with German ADAC, and tagged and registered it in the USA. It was an epic adventure, and we went all over Germany, Czech Republic, and all over Hungary as well and all points in between for a 3 month summer vacation.

Plenty of room, and very comfy compared to rental cars !

We sold it to a German friend who put over 300,000 kilometers on it with his business, then years later he sold it to someone else, he did put another engine in it as well.

They are beautiful vans, and a camper like you have must be a real adventure to take in all around Europe !


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Ray

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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by fahtal » Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:57 pm

Haha thanks. It is a great van indeed. And as you say we have great adventures with it. The kids are getting to old now but we slept 9 summers with the 5 of us in the van. 2 on the roof 1in the hammock in front and we above the engine. Great times. Now we need extra space like a dukw;)

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Re: tech topic Dukw wheel bearings, seals, grease, speedy sleeves, axle upgrade

Post by jeffl » Sat Sep 16, 2023 7:25 pm

fahtal wrote:
Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:57 pm
Haha thanks. It is a great van indeed. And as you say we have great adventures with it. The kids are getting to old now but we slept 9 summers with the 5 of us in the van. 2 on the roof 1in the hammock in front and we above the engine. Great times. Now we need extra space like a dukw;)
Love the VWs too. We went to Hawaii and rented a van to camp on the big island. Amazing our tastes are similar

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