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Sergeant Major
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Owatonna, Minnesota
Posts: 192
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Nice rig. Welcome the 109 gang.  What year is she?
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General
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ocala, Florida
Posts: 532
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Nice truck have fun with the mods!!!
Vinny
1970 XM818w/winch 16.00x20's- dropside bed coming soon
2009 M109RV trailer(custom camper) with tandum 16.00x20's
1970 XM818 BOBBED w/16.00x20's
1967 M105A2
1966 M332 *SOLD*
1968 M105A2*SOLD*
19?? M54A2*SOLD*
vinny-socom1@hotmail.com
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4 Star General
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Austin/Cedar Park Texas
Posts: 1,099
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M109s are awesome...
1970 M35A2 WO/W "Alice"
1971 M109A3 WO/W "Gertie"
1985 M1009 "Pinky"
19?? Pribs M105A3
1966 Johnson M416
MVPA #31740
WWW.LONESTAR-MVPA.ORG
To all who served, and are serving: THANK YOU!
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2 Star General
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sonoran Desert, AZ
Posts: 605
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Yep, 109's are very cool and the price has been incredible for what ya get. Drove it 800 miles home to AZ from Hill AFB.
Our 65 Kaiser Jeep M109A3.
Last edited by Desert Deuce; 06-30-2009 at 02:10.
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Colonel
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Laurel, Nebraska
Posts: 343
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Looks good and welcome aboard.
Scott
M35 Gasser
M35A2 W/W Tan Whistler
M109A3 Tan
M105A2 Tan
Semper Fi
MVPA #32423
http://peoplearecrazy.net/
"May the good Lord bless you with deuce tracks in your dirveway"
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2 Star General
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Custer, South Dakota Elev. 5815
Posts: 693
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The flooring in the 109 is a interesting program. I am in the process of replacing one. Power washing is a good way to clean the inside walls. But I know on my 109 the reason the flooring was toast was due to the fact that it has no way to drain any water the gets into the inside of the box. There are no drains at all in the steel sheeting under the wooden flooring. And it is water tight. So whatever water gets into the box must just dry by evaporation. I do not know maybe they added drains at a later date but as I said my unit has no drains at all. When I removed the under floor metal the top under the wood was a total rusty mess but the underside of the same metal was perfect. You can bet when I lay down the new flooring it will have drains built in. Today I will be laying down the first layer of new flooring. In the first picture you can see the under wood flooring tin that I took out. Notice that the piece to the left with the undercoating on it is in good shape. While the larger piece that it is sitting on is actually a scaly rusty mess as it is the top side of the same under wood tin. The second picture is how the floor area looks now before I add some 3/4 inch marine/green treated plywood today. Then on top of the 3/4 inch ply goes 1 1/2 inch of high density foam (routed out to compensate for the fact that the wheel wells will be about 1/4 inch higher than the 3/4 ply). And on top of that will go a 1/2 inch of regular plywood and carpet on top of that. Yes I live in cold country and want to use the unit in the winter.
M34/Cargo Truck/1951
M35A2/Cargo Truck/1972
M48A2/LWB Semi Truck/1966 replica of an M48
M109A3/Shop Van Truck/1971
M211/Cargo Truck/1953
M274A5/Mule/1968
M275A5/Mule/1968
M275A5/Mule/1970
M103A3/Gen Trailer/1986
M105A2/Cargo Trailer/1968
M295/Semi Trailer/1971
WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR TRUCK READ THE MANUAL FIRST. AND THEN ASK SOMEONE IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU MIGHT JUST LEARN SOMETHING.
Last edited by maccus; 06-30-2009 at 10:26.
Reason: added pictures
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General
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: lilburn ga
Posts: 505
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Keping the mind straight
It is a 1970 rig for the earlier question. Congrats on the new 109 also.
Your removed flooring was a great shot by the way. It is very simular to semi trailer flooring and crossmember set up. I probably will go back in with oak trailer flooring but not the 1 1/4 that is noramall used - seeing as this has the wheel whells in it. After pressure washing out the interior it was a lake in this one also - floor drains are in the future.
We also use a product called FLOOR RESTORE in our older trailers. If you prep the floor and then lay out this product - be sure you never have to access the floor ever again. It is an epoxy clear coat that is very like polyurathane - it hold with the grip of God (no insult intended).
Been reading and looking at the pics of other conversions and just uterly amazed and what this unit has the possibility to become - thanks to all for their posting by the way - great job - salute.
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2 Star General
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Custer, South Dakota Elev. 5815
Posts: 693
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I bet you are correct zout in your comment on the look of the cross members. The data plate on my van says it was built by Superior Coach and they have a lot of experience with buses/trailers. The cross members are on a 12 inch center. One of the potential problems we have in my area is that they use salt on the roads in the winter and even the slightest bit of water/salt getting to closed spaces is a real problem. After I got the wood off of the floor I notice that there was some indication that water had been getting in by running down the inside of the wall and then getting under the wood flooring. So I am going to make sure that should that ever happen again there are drains below the walls. I have sealed all the seams and rivets etc already.
M34/Cargo Truck/1951
M35A2/Cargo Truck/1972
M48A2/LWB Semi Truck/1966 replica of an M48
M109A3/Shop Van Truck/1971
M211/Cargo Truck/1953
M274A5/Mule/1968
M275A5/Mule/1968
M275A5/Mule/1970
M103A3/Gen Trailer/1986
M105A2/Cargo Trailer/1968
M295/Semi Trailer/1971
WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR TRUCK READ THE MANUAL FIRST. AND THEN ASK SOMEONE IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU MIGHT JUST LEARN SOMETHING.
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General
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: lilburn ga
Posts: 505
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pics
maccus - Just walked outside and measured one of the trailers we are installing interior panels in and scuff - the crosmembers are 12 in on center and here is a pic of the floor screws we use - these take 1 1/4 oak flooring - after getting the flooring out (hardest part) lay in the new tongue and groove - drill 1/4 in hole just to the outside of center and run these in just a little past countersink - you can always use trailer flooring crack sealer (epoxy) to fill over the screws if you never want to access the screws again. I am sure there are others in the field as well that know these products. In containers - the flooring is 4x8x1 and is extremely hard - might even use this in mine when the time comes and then lay an overlay on top of it.
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General
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Delta, PA.
Posts: 595
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You will love your 109,I made a camper out of mine.
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