I'm guessing everyone loves this truck as much as the others
Big Cummins power and an auto. Any idea about the differential gears?Fuel mileage is always a concern. Just like to know what to expect.
I'm thinking about bidding on 2 of these and was wondering if there anything specific I should take into consideration. The truck is apparently on an excellant platform. I'll have to have them hauled to me, but that's ok
I got right at 6 mpg, running at a easy 65, that is till I tried to suck the botton out of the tank
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Gainesville, Ga. vietnam-1/66-8/68
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42 5t? autocar tractor, gone
43m20, 12t, converted to tractor, gone
52m52, tractor, gone
73m819, tractor/wrecker AKA Wrecked Wrecker
77xm977 10t 8x8, to be a xm 983 sold
What ever else that can be drug home Use CUCVs, a small step below BOBBERS as wheel chocks
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Does 65 easy, never tried faster than that because red light on speedo turns on at 62 and afraid I may hurt something. Very nice trucks, but bumpy ride unloaded.
Does 65 easy, never tried faster than that because red light on speedo turns on at 62 and afraid I may hurt something. Very nice trucks, but bumpy ride unloaded.
Thought so to untill a very knowledgeable person said, na, that is just a warning that you are at what the gov. wants there young drivers to not go over.
the 915 I drove would do 65 easy, 70 with some work, after the tank suck 62 was work (filters) we had 4 915s in the convoy (ZiggyOs), 2 wanted to run and did, 2 did 62 , worked for 65
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Ron
Gainesville, Ga. vietnam-1/66-8/68
"Technical Manuals are the path to Illumination...
Download, Study Learn"---rlwm211
42 5t? autocar tractor, gone
43m20, 12t, converted to tractor, gone
52m52, tractor, gone
73m819, tractor/wrecker AKA Wrecked Wrecker
77xm977 10t 8x8, to be a xm 983 sold
What ever else that can be drug home Use CUCVs, a small step below BOBBERS as wheel chocks
GOD help the MV world if i win the LOTTERY
LONG LIVE BIG GREEN IRON
Big Cummins power and an auto. Any idea about the differential gears?Fuel mileage is always a concern. Just like to know what to expect.
Fuel milage is between 5-7 MPG depending on how far in the firewall your foot is. You are talking about a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a concrete block.
The spring ride suspension will beat your teeth out. Putting air ride seats made the ride in mine much better....I lucked out and got a set out of a M915A3 that has the Freightliner cab on it.
Most of the M915's being sold now have the Allison 5 speed.
I like the CAT that was in the early ones but getting one repaired can eat your lunch. The ones I drove in the Army that had the CAT in them would run 85MPH if the pump was turned up to 2350.
Tire size on mine is 11 22.5.
The early trucks were built by AM General and certain body and trim parts can be a challenge to find.
They have heat but no factory AC.
I have kits available for putting AC in one.
They are good trucks for what they were built for and can be an inexpensive day cab tractor for various short hauls.
Mine cost me around 4K after repairs, GL's blood money, taxes and getting it towed to the LZ (fuel line needed replacing).
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Gears on M915A1 are 4.33 IIRC. Most I have driven run about 60 MPH stock. Older M915 with CAT 16 speed and higher gears will run much faster. I put super single Goodyear 395/85R20 tires on my M915A1 and normally run about 70-72 mph.
The 915's have 4:44 gears and the axles are made by Rockwell. I would assume that the 915A1's would be the same but I just looked at the 915A1 tag and the axle was made by Eaton with no gear ratio.
M915A1 Info
