Recent content by 818 Test Pilot

Now realize older stuff for older trucks are scarce. Somebody somewhere has watt you need if ya don’t give up. I like driving to new places. The roads/drivers just get a little crazy.

Went to Philly to pick up a complete Winch assy With my GMC + trailer. Driving doesn’t bother me … I’m retired…. Saw thousands of trucks between Mass. + Philly. Crazy out there. Well again yes my M818 50 truck is about to get a recovery winch when the outdoor weather is comfortable. Gonna...

Cool Stuff. Just a guess I’m gonna be busy with this install. Tomorrow will relate pictures to my bare 818 front end. Three weeks till winch pick up in Penn. I send ya 5 dinar as payment for pictures. Thank You.

Ten/four … the assy. ten/four The Assy. Waiting for the word to make the short trip. Will be removed from a donor truck at Eastern Surplus in Pa. soon. Going there to pick up goods. Thank You. OIF1 88M.

Wow that rig in your pix is top shelf. Never ever sawr an 809? Series like yours. Could use pictures of how it mounts, connection underneath, cockpit controls if any. An idea of how the winch assy. looks installed. Noticed the interior cab fire wall has areas that could be used for additions...

Watt do you mean by gear mesh ? Anything like changing ring and pinion in gm rear ends with dye to make sure gears mate correctly ?

Purchasing and installing a M809 series Front Winch package on my M818 tractor. Anybody out there have a few up close pictures of this installed Winch? “Bubba” OIF1 88M

Be All You Can Be

OIF1 Initial Convoys North had everything rolling including the Kitchen Sink. After leaving Kuwait and entering Iraq was a bunch of miles 3 lane pavement. If you have ever seen a race start 3 wide that’s the way it was. And….. the HETTS at that times with the Army Tanks on the Flatbed with Crews...

Yup only people directly driving or maintaining Man’s Inventions know the inside scoop. Hoo Ah.

Studs usually have a L or R stamped on end. OIF1 M818 3/4’s of the way to BIAP studs started going south one at a time. Arrived w/3 left. Our communications were Walmart $10 for two walkie talkies. For those in convoy that were concerned I let ‘em know have no problem driving with a missing...

From my experience a lot want to buy for bargain basement monies. And most ask tire manufacturer date which is on side of tire. Then no response. Saw em up and put out in city trash barrel.

Saw OIF1 931 super singles sidewalls explode and pass out truck in front couple times. It’s like a bomb went off and the sidewall spins like a circular saw blade forward. Titans NDTz outlast super singles. Again each driver logged in 20,000 miles or more in 9 months. Our company went thru 800...

Tanks for the Glow Plug answer. Yup never ever used that Prime T handle on dash in 25 years of driving Army Trucks or the Glow Plug Heat Switch. Maybe I’m overdue now that the Truck I’m driving now relies on Me to maintain. Have no idea where I stashed the Plug I bought years ago from O’...

well haven't had to open my 1971 M818 Hood for years. Always started Always Ran fine. ok... question: My M818 Cummins have Glow Plugs? read that Cummins don't have glow plugs but a Heater Grid ? are these on newer Cumins or used on all Cummins. I know there's the one glow plug mounted on the...