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Thanks for the help you guys.

I think mine is the short wheelbase because it looks short in length when looking at it from the side. I will have to measure it to see.

The gas tank is on the drivers side partially under the cab. There is no spare tire with the truck. It has non-military 8.50 X 20 tires on it right now. I don't remember seeing any type of mount for a spare behind the cab. There are 2 air tanks on the passanger side right behind the cab next the the batterys.


I bought the truck and a 45 foot trailer from the same company and am using the setup for storage at a outside storage area. I drove the truck to the storage location without the trailer because the trailer was not ready yet. Besides a problem I'm having with releasing the trailer brakes, I don't know if I could have towed the trailer the 5 or 6 miles because I think I only got up to 45 or 50 in 5th gear and the engine screaming. Having the extra weight I probable would ony have hit 30 or somthing.

I am new to air systems and was thinking of getting a book on this truck to learn how to fix it and tune it up a little. I didn't want to order a book for the M44, that the tags says in the cab, if that was not this truck.

The breaks on the truck work fine. They are air over hydrolic. The problem I have is no air is getting out of the rubber lines that hook to the trailer so I can't move the trailer. I found air goes from the push-pull parking brake on the dash threw a line that goes out the back of the cab that attaches to a device the main rubber lines come out of, but no air comes out of the lines.

There is also a large lever like a turn signal lever on the stearing colom's right side that says "not for parking" with 1 line out of 3 that has a plug in it. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.

In a few days I am going back out to the storage are. I will try and take some pictures of the truck and post them so you can see it to better figure out what kind of truck this is.

I was told it was a Diamond Reo and the title said that as well but that could have been a easy mistake marking it Diamond Reo insted of just Reo. I think I will also try and see if I can do like a title search or something to go back when it was signed over from the militery. The guy I bought it from says his dad bought it from the militery way back and they used it for awhile then had to rebuild the motor then just used it as a yard spotting tractor for there company. It has been sitting for the last 4 or 5 years not being used so they decided to sell it. I have only had it about 2 months and only drove it a few times.

I am thinking of maybe restoring the truck over the next few years. It would probable be ok as it is now but if it was re-geared and all the seals and joints were replaced it will probable last another 50 years easy.