Mechanical Mule - M274

[Alain.C]

Don't worry about it Bryan. I am not angry. It is just one of my big pet peeves

What makes places like that even worse is that they go and add a copyright notice to the documents stating that they are the property of that company and it is illegal to use unless you buy it from them. Which is naturally completely false. Anything written up by the government (Canadian or US) cannot be copywritten by law. And you are free to copy/distribute it as long as it does not contain personal information or has been labeled something like "secret".

I just really don't like how they take advantage of people like this.

Sorry if I came off as angry. Didn't mean to

Mule looks good. Are you going to add the alternator/battery/electric start modification to it?

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

I have to find out what is all involved with the starter set up,
If I find it does not fundamentally change the mule or require
major surgery, I will probably eventually install the electric start
(the novelty of pull starting does wear off fast) I will probably
just add a battery and the starter to start (should be fine if
charged before a weekend to last all weekend, or hooked up
to a carefully hidden solar panel to keep it charged). Otherwise i will just
probably look for some appropriate Jerry-cans and munitions boxes
and thermal food boxes to place on it for show. For now maybe
a seat cushion for a passenger.

yes we need to share a ale some time and talk!

PS Notice what is just in-front of the rear wheel on the passenger side photo?
(It is MINE, I touched it first and last, no matter WHAT Charles Thinks!)


Muleteers UNITE!

[charlie fitton]

PS Notice what is just in-front of the rear wheel on the passenger side photo?

(...Cripes - he's bragging about my towbar now.....)

Alain C - have you found a pretty copy of the operators' handbook online?

thanks

f

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

Originally Posted by charlie fitton

PS Notice what is just in-front of the rear wheel on the passenger side photo?

(...Cripes - he's bragging about my towbar now.....)

Alain C - have you found a pretty copy of the operators' handbook online?

thanks

f

I licked it last, so its MINE...
(and since possession is 9/10ths, its mounted on MY mule.... )
(we are looking for another one so we will stop squabbling though if anyone has a spare?)

Google has a good copy if you need it I can send it to you Charles...
we are talking TM 9-2320-246-10 correct?

http://books.google.ca/books?id=NzAY...246-10&f=false

hope that works...

(Under the gear symbol in the upper right, you will find a drop down that includes download as PDF)

if not I have a good one I can get to you.

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

Having made some inquiries and found some interesting facts for the Muleteers out there.

In Canada: Shell V-Power 91 is ethanol Free across Canada.

Canadian Tire 91 is also ethanol Free across Canada.

Alberta, Nova Scotia: all stations dispense ethanol-free gasoline.
Some also dispense E10, a ethanol Blend,
so check the pump.

British Columbia: all 94-octane Chevron fuel is ethanol-free.

Ontario: Co-Op gas has between 5 and 15% ethanol in most blends,
not friendly to rubber etc.

Hope this helps all, I will be sticking with Shell V-Power 91 I think for my Mule.

How fast does bad gas deteriorate the tanks/pumps diaphrams etc?
Has anyone experienced it after one tank or does it take repeated exposure?

Is the first sign usually a clogged fuel filter?
Could we see it in the gas if we drained some from the tank?(Deteriorated rubber?)

[chris vickery]

Bryan
I bought my CD of manuals online for less than $5.00
Don't see why Alain C is so peeved????
Who cares, I am happy with what I have.

[Harry Moon]

I'll take some pics of the 2 mules we are taking to Yorke island to get around. They went up today with the landing barge, the rest of us will join them by water taxi Friday. Sure will beat carrying everything up that hill to the battery!

[Alain.C]

Originally Posted by charlie fitton

PS Notice what is just in-front of the rear wheel on the passenger side photo?

(...Cripes - he's bragging about my towbar now.....)

Alain C - have you found a pretty copy of the operators' handbook online?

thanks

f

The one on google books is about the best looking one out there for a quick download. I have another copy but the scan was pretty bad and many pages are faded and hard to read.

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Bryan
I bought my CD of manuals online for less than $5.00
Don't see why Alain C is so peeved????
Who cares, I am happy with what I have.

I explained my position up above pretty clearly.

Company claims they are selling material which is "copyrighted" by them and selling for profit ($25-$50) = wrong.

If you just paid $5, that sounds like someone only charged you for the price of the CD (~$0.25-$1) and the postage (~$3-4) = fine.

But you can spend your money how ever you want. Guess I should just pull all the manuals off our website and sell them instead then of paying for website hosting out of my personal pocket and giving them away for free

[Harry Moon]

We used 2 of Ian Newby's 1 ex us army the other ex US Marines. Full on loads loaded in Abbotsford, driven on to the trailer. Then On to the ferry to the island then a short 220km drive north/west to Kelsey Bay (look up story of breakwaters of WW2 ships!) drove off the trailer down the ramp onto the landing barge 35 minutes to Yorke drove off and up the embankment and all the way to the Battery. first time a powered vehicle had been on the island probably since they hauled away the camp buildings after the war. Used them to haul additional building material off the beach that Parks dropped off to build a comfortable and by the second day very popular loo.
I only took a few photo's on my phone which I'll post shortly. Others took video.
Hope they post some.

[Harry Moon]

DSC05316.JPG
Most of the crew on the battery
DSC05332.JPG typical load, big containers hauled gas cans, fuel and water.
DSC05331.JPG Loaded waiting for our pick up and anxious about the weather that closed in an hour after we left.
DSC05305.JPGThe Hardwick Lander. handy boat to have available!
Comox-Strathcona J-20120907-00270.jpg The primary objective of Operation Yorke 2!

[Harry Moon]

Comox-Strathcona J-20120907-00263.jpg indispensable hauling everything up hill to the northwest face. Ian Newby driving this one.
Comox-Strathcona J-2#72Copy.jpg Not to worry it wasn't all building loos and snaking out water drains!

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

Originally Posted by charlie fitton

PS Notice what is just in-front of the rear wheel on the passenger side photo?

(...Cripes - he's bragging about my towbar now.....)

f

Ok it's over....

We BOTH have tow bars now, originals....

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

So Removing the pull start and installing the electric starter and just a battery (no alternator set up).

Pretty straight forward, removing the long tube for the starting wire ...hard,
not losing grip of the spring loaded starter wire, very hard, ohh and one
more thing...

DO NOT TRY AND OPEN UP THE RECOIL/SPRING Mechanism, that SPRING
WILL UNLOAD!!!

otherwise is not too bad, the first one took about 3 hours, the second one
about a hour and a half, (some of that was searching for good wire).

all in all not a very difficult process, made more fun with many friends
from the MV community around to keep us company and provide helpful advice.