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Wow, Richard, that's the info I need! My first stop was at a local shop that bends pipe, but there's a sizeable piece missing from my pipe and he said that he could not find a listing for it because the truck is over 8500 GVW. I argued the point, but to no avail, so I called Parramore. He always...

The right side header pipe on my 1884 rusted and blew out. Local shops are unable to help me, nor was Parramore. Before I trek over to the GMC dealer, I thought it best to consult here first. Thanks for any help offred,

Hey, Johnny Reb, thanks for such a great profile of me! You are 100% correct about the trucks I bought and sold. Back in DRMO days when I could spend a couple of weeks inspecting, I went for the best. Didn't always get what I bid on (sealed bid), but I did so much better than my experiences with...

That's contrary to what I've been told, that the X stands for experimental, as in XM211, then later becoming M211. I've had both and didn't notice any differences.

You're welcome, mcbaine. I know the weight because I hauled a rusted out junker bed over to the scrap yard where it was weighed. Price of steel was down, so 1300 Lb. X $1.00/100 Lb. got me a whopping $13.00.

I can't explain the drain, but I can tell you that the slave receptacle should be on the right front, behind the brush guard. Single pin NATO.

It'll sit on the chassis just fine, but you'll have to modify the connection points. I've installed at least six that were going to be converted to dumpers, so I didn't do anything with the mouting brackets. I didn't get involved in the wiring, you might have to lengthen the harness to the...

mcinfantry, I owned and pulled a 12-ton equipment trailer that had 12 volt electric brakes. If you decide to go with electric and pull it with your M35A2, contact me for details on how I did it. Of course, if anybody else needs the info, feel free to contact me. I used to pull a 3/4-ton...

Rob, I just now read your post. I haven't had any steering problems. Other than replacing some tie rod ends, adjusting toe and adjusting the slack in the steering box, I have no other experience on front ends. I don't even know how many turns the steering wheels in my trucks make stop-to-stop...

1300 lb. bare, no racks.

I might be wrong, but it's my understanding that DOT 3 holds moisture?

Eric, I also took on a M211, besides my M135. Never again. On the M211, it took me a full day to do each wheel's brake system, bearings and seals. I had to locate the special steel brake lines and fabricated the standard ones and rebuild the two wheel cylinders in each brake assembly. Replaced...

Might be a ground connection within the light housing. Run a ground wire from the bulb socket directly to a real clean spot on the chassis. I've encountered this several times.

>no need to yank the case?? Not if it's the adapter or cable. I once had a M35A2 that had a stripped speedometer drive gear inside the transfer case.

Well, if you're looking for a major project, you found it. I restored a 1952 M135 and it was a lot of work, even tough it ran and the transmission was in good condition. Personally, I wouldn't pay much over $300.00 for the one you're looking at. The motor could be seized and you won't know...

Crane, Rust! The pistons seize. I restored my MB in 1992-93 and put DOT 5 in. The Jeep sits in an unheated shed and I never have a brake problem. It's parked alongside my 1957 Cadillac Hardtop, one of my vehicles that I never got around to putting DOT 5 in. Every spring when I get it out, I have...

I have several vehicles, some are older civvy, and it's not unusual for them to sit for long periods before I get around to taking them out for a spin. This inevitably led to wheel cylinder problems where DOT 3 was involved, so I converted them to DOT 5 and eliminated the problem.

You're welcome, Todd. My MB tub was in really bad condition. I had to fabricate the shock covers, gas tank well, driver's side area where the gas tank filler hole was, a lot of the area indented for the ax and shovel, complete rear deck and a lot of floor area. Seats, gas tank and windshield...

Tony, They're a weird wheel, for sure. I've worked with them many a time. That was quite a while ago, back in the nineteen-fifties when our small fleet of heating oil delivery trucks were mostly from the forties and we did all of our own tire work. I emphasize work. deuceman, One thing's for...

Yes, mine has the side mount and I'm thankful for that. I dealt with a lot of the flathead Ford V-8 cars and trucks with the front mounted one. Pre 1949, I think they were. This tractor has been in my family's possession since 1965. We rebuilt it back then. I got the Operator's and Service...