Recent content by OMP1973

I am in need of help moving my 2 M211s neither will stop on their own, I need somebody with a tow bar and a truck or even a tow bar to lend assistance. Trucks need to be moved 6 miles... willing to pay a few $ to make it worth their time. If truck isn’t available if have a nephew with a dump...

Found the owner. He wont sell. YET. It has been gutted. Retroed into a camper of sorts. I am hoping that he looses interest. Matt

Both trucks are home! Got the second one towed by a local tow agency for $165. The more I look at the second truck I dont know what I will do with it. Its pretty rough. I will post family pics tonight. Going to take the carb off the parts truck and rebuild it. Matt

If I get time tomorrow I will make the trip out and pull the shafts and get it ready for the tow, On a side not I got to drain 28 gallons of ice tea colored fuel from it.....Bleh!! I am betting that once actually flamable fuel hit the carb it will run.

Or I might just belly up and pay the $200 to have the other one towed....:(. By the time I buy the steel, make the pivot brackets and buy the pintle ring, then add in the time....and gas.... . I dont think it will be profitable in the long run. Matt

Anyone know the arm length on the tow bars? would make tow bar constuction EASY. Matt

So whats the small lever on the shift tower? Matt

Having a friend come up this weekend with a 26ft dovetail gooseneck dual dual trailer rated at 25 k. The hard part is loading the little buggers up. My plan is that I will attached the 10 k electric winch via 2 2" square tube arms attached to the eyelets. Hopefully the rolling weight wont be...

Yes unfortunatley my brain has blended all the war books I have read into a great quagmire of misguided info. For some reason I put winters in Vietnam not where he belonged. No disrespect. I would be glad to be grouped with Carlos any day. A friend of mine met him one day at a marine base...

OK, so i am back to the flatbed trailer. Best quote I got to haul it 26 miles was $450. So could one of you fine gentelman measure from outside to outside of both of the tow eyelets. I am going to make a jig to hold the 10k electric winch to the front and winch it onto the trailer. (after I...

Wasnt he affiliated with the late Carlos Hatchcock? Matt

Ok, so the drives shafts are removed! Now my question is how much does the front end weigh. I am hoping that the tow truck guy can just hook up and hoist it up and drag it aways now. I didnt have a bar to fit the wrench under the cab so the front left tire is still flat. I cant wait to have...

So it looks like I may be towing it back. Its about 25 miles from my house . Other than a flat bed any ideas on towing? I dont want to damage anything. Matt

Nope its a 4x2. Duals in the rear. One a side note I do have a very poor condition M37. Combine the 2? Matt

I just hate to see the 3rd truck get wasted. If he is looking for scrap I would rather he come get a few field blossoms from my pasture than watch some goon smash that fiberglass top. Matt