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Here are a couple of pictures of it...

The 530C had a water cannon mounted over the hard top. Both had one rotating light on the roof and a left fender mounted flasher and siren. Check out the TM on them.

If I could chime in, ALL vehicles manufactured in the United States and sold to the U.S. Government for use on roads, meet all MVSS standards applicable to that vehicle in the year that it was manufactured. That means that the 15 digit VIN also meets the criteria contrary to what you may hear...

I try to never down shift. I don't think it is good for hyper kinetic diesels health.

These were known as Tactical Fire Trucks. They were present at most helicopter launches, used to put out fires off road and many were left in Iraq after being used to put out the oil well fires in 1991. They are a lot of fun to own and come in handy. Plus, most were kept in doors.

my 530c here are a couple of pictures of mine at the willow run airshow...

Considering that this transmission has been in production since the 1950's perhaps you should take some time out and investigate this yourself. You are not stupid enough to think that this transmission was designed specifically for military usage, especially since most were built in England...

That is a good idea. I generally start by putting a 4 x 8 plywood board down to create a surface to roll a trans jack on and it makes it a little nicer to lay on the ground. Removing the trans is the easy part.

Poor hardening of the gear itself. By the way, how much did the parts cost? Last time I replaced a trans it cost me $250.00 for a replacement and about 4 hours to replace it. You do realize that these are car transmissions that they made millions of, don't you?

here is one here are some pics of my 530c

Mine has the retro-fit sticker in the cab.

The yellow paint was so they were visible from the air.

Two words........trans jack.

Read the manual and try to understand that these are not FORDS. These "hyper-kinetic" diesels are engineered different than the junk FORD sells. That also explains why they don't rust out after 5 years.

One says trailer, the other, tank. They tend to hire the handicapped here in michigan. since michigan has a lifetime trailer plate for $75.00........