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When that 900 series hits 70+ years old and has sat neglected in a field for a couple decades, gets dragged out ,fired up, rust fixed, new tires, new paint it too will deserve to be looked at as a survivor and not beat around like a day to day hauler. Just my opinion
Sorry it's been a pretty busy week, haven't really had much time to play with the Tonka trucks. Here's a few more pictures of my M-51 today. They're all parked in the stable 4 5 tons and a 2.5 ton GMC in this row
This M-51 is serial number 543 produced January 1951 R6602 engine. These pictures are as well found it near Kokomo Indiana last had ran in the 90s. New coil and some TLC and a Jerry can of gas on the fender had it running in about 2 hours. Record the radiator, some new fuel tanks, tons of paint...
Managed to build this truck this year along with our pioneer trailer and M-56B1 for the Findlay show. Had it less than a year, lots of welding can rockers, fenders, new drivers door, newer tires, new fuel tanks, 6 gallons of primer and 9 gallons of paint, tarp troop seats kit
Good eye my friend, yes data tags says wo/w I'm assuming that possibly the county highway department that had it installed the winch, frame extensions and linkage on it.
Troop seats holes in bed is all I really see other than antenna mounts. The troop seats themselves have some holes but not sure they've always been with the truck by the paint. There is a cable passage between the cab and bed
Thank you so much for the info, tires all dates Goodyear 1954 unfortunately engine is gone so original generator all gone too but I agree this one is probably going to be one of the easier trucks to get back together
Ok guys I recently got a new to me M-37 project truck at auction, it is probably the best shape candidate that I've seen. Engine is out of it, there was one in the bed on a stand. It obviously isn't correct as it has 6 volt equipment on it. I also got another engine in the round metal military...
I'm looking at a M-936A2 that has been overloaded and damaged the shipper, lift cylinders, steel lines that go to boom winch, and assuming the inner boom extension cylinder. Would be open to a whole wrecker bed to part out or just the parts I need if someone is parting one out
Been working on getting the M-51 ready for painting. Mad dash just a couple of weeks to get it done for the Portland Indiana MVPA show. Got them all lined up along the tracks so I have room to start painting next week. Nevermind the bobcat and the bucket truck lol
These lights are the omnivolt models and should be good for 12-24 volts without any mods. Just make u a pigtail adapter for military to civilian truck and they work just fine
Definitely doing an oil and filter change, ordered vented caps for the fillers to hopefully remedy the situation from happening again. I will pull plugs to take a look and fog them to replace lubrication washed off my the gasoline. Thank you for the insights
M51 with new fuel tank on it, came to find it today with a ton of pressure on it from thermal expansion. Had a vent hooked up to the top of the tank, a non-vented cap. Found it had pushed a ton of fuel into the engine oil pan talking gallons.
Drained everything, checked vent with a vacuum pump...
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