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  1. BillW

    Jeep Signs

    Anyone else like Jeep advertising and signs?
  2. BillW

    TJ Tales

    Well, I guess I should start at the beginning. 2 days after Christmas last year, I was going to my insurance agent to get a 2023 calendar, and slid off the road, hitting a small tree broadside on the driver's door. I was able to back away from it, but slid toward a ravine in the field, Was...
  3. BillW

    How does someone own a Jeep for 26 years and only out 1900 miles on it?

    Just how in the heck does someone buy a Jeep, own it for 26 years, live in 4 different areas of the US and only put 1,900 miles on it? Jeep on BAT
  4. BillW

    Transfer case woes

    After being out of action since 2 days after Christmas, I finally got my TJ back last Monday. A combination of sliding off the road and hitting a tree on the driver's door, and having to get the tub straightened enough to let the replacement door close correctly, led to 2 and a half months at...
  5. BillW

    Feeling Lost

    My best friend of 61 years passed away last Wednesday....He is the guy that got me into Jeeps way back probably when I was 15 and he was 13. That was the year he got his first Jeep. It was an old CJ2A that had a full metal cab on it....From there he had a couple of the old station wagons. We...
  6. BillW

    Midwest Willys Jeep Rally 2023

    Midwest Willys Jeep Rally is scheduled for Friday June 2nd and Saturday June 3, 2023 at Hueston Woods State Park Lodge in College Corner, Ohio....I am planning on attending on Friday....Any one else???
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    Are these wheel spacers / adapters stock?

    When I bought new tires for my TJ a while ago, I noticed that there were adapters/spacers behind the wheels, Are they stock? I wish I had taken pictures....The one on the left rear had a stud broken off, I had wanted it replaced but the guys must have forgotten to do it....
  8. BillW

    Plow day

    Ever since I went to the gathering of Jeeps at Hueston Woods last summer, I have toyed with the thought of hitching a plow to my TJ.....Well, the Steam Engine club I am a member of is having a Plow Day this Saturday....Anyone else ever thought about it?? When Civilian Jeeps were first produced...
  9. BillW

    Synthetic Rope vs Steel Cable

    My Warn Zeon wiinch has synthetic rope on it. Not thinking of changing, just wondering about safety factors. Does synthetic rope recoil like steel cable?
  10. BillW

    What I did with my TJ yesterday.

    Got Steve's 654 International tractor out of the ditch. It almost rolled over with his son driving it. Almost pulled my TJ in, but I was able to back up while using the winch to pull it out. Steve's wife, Nona took the pictures. Cameron, Steve's son is on the tractor, and I in the green...
  11. BillW

    Jeep Rally 2022

    Anyone going to the Jeep Rally at Hueston Woods, Ohio June 3rd and 4th, 2022??
  12. BillW

    YJ and TJ part interchangeability

    Can anyone tell me the various YJ parts that fit on a TJ?
  13. BillW

    Wish I still had the '74 CJ5

    I watch the Bring A Trailer website semi-regularly. Yesterday a 1973 CJ5, completely stock (frame off restoration) sold for $18,000.00..... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-jeep-cj5-21/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-03-08 Sure wish I still had the old '74.....:cool:
  14. BillW

    Another day in the Woods back in the 1970's

    Not sure if this is the same day as the other thread I posted, but this is Ronnie's Jeep. It is high centered in the creek, in gear and idling. As you can see the right front wheel is spinning and throwing water......
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    Part of a day in the woods in the 1970's

    Back in the Day when I had the CJ5 a few of the guys would get together on a Snowy, half frozen, muddy day and go back to the woods on the dairy farm my buddy's Dad owned. It is about a half mile back to the woods thru a pasture field and along the edge of the crop field between the pasture...