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You should find the frame and suspension beefed up in the tractor versions (and wreckers) the components for the most part are interchangable, but the frame and number of springs, possibly ratios are different depending on the mission of the truck. The 809 series started with M52's, but were...

I'll sit corrected I read somewhere the 4A032 puts out about 10 real HP, and the aviator crowd can't use it for aircraft as it just won't get "enough" to make it worth the effort. So it's rated at 20, but in practical standpoint (for their aviation purposes) it's a 10. There is a site on Yahoo...

Depending on how the bed is mounted and such, "Well worth it" is a real opinion. If you wanted something for real work, there are unmodified 5Tons out there with larger beds that can carry a full load. this truck will have a heavier duty rear spring setup than the standard 5 ton and that has to...

Have one, there are several under restoration, G503 site has some info posted under tracked vehicles, there is a gentleman near Chicago I tlked with about a year ago that was putting one of two back together and possibly fabbing some parts for resale. I'd say there are about 50 in collectors...

I know it's not a political forum or 1st Amendment issue. My county planning office makes things up as they go and doesn't follow what's published either, why should this be any different. Time to get back on topic. If Carlo is following the published rules of the Italian Government he will...

Welcome to Va. I have my Command Car over at the Hampton Coliseum for display at the National Modeling Convention going on till Saturday Afternoon. if yourbuilding a 2/5th scale model, that's the place to hit this week. V/R W Winget (retired 11M) www.vmpa.us Virginia Miltary Preservation Association

I really would like to see where this reference to a rule violation is mentioned, especially regarding "which" countries you cannot discuss "defrauding" If they said Pakistan, Russia, Jordan, China, Eygpt, Iran, etc., etc. what's it matter to a US based web forum what is discussed, it falls...

Having towed a jeep trailer across the US with a lunette, you will always have the slamming and yanking when driving, if not oscilation at speed with the hitch allowing too much floating. My solution after the first ten miles on the trip was to take a 1" nylon ratchet strap and lace it around...

IMHO, this shot (putting the yellow front end loader back on the trailer) and the one of the swinging Fairmont post (above it, yeah, no engine, but still..) should have at least yanked out one outrigger. I'm guilty of not doing it frequently, but then I try to back the truck up straight into...

Rentedout my WWII 3/4T Command Car for a Wedding once. The Father-in-Law was retired Army and his Daughter was marrying a Navy guy, so he wanted to have an Army sendoff. I made $50, spent the whole afternoon giving rides to all the kids in the wedding, so it turned out strange but fun...

In my limited knowledge I would tend to disagree, you don't need 100% CO2 to kill it, just enough to make the air fuel ratio degraded to the point combustion cannot occur, or fails to overcome compressive forces created through inertia of the engines turning mass. If the fuel does not detonate...

Remember you have to manually pull out the ooutriggers and set them up on these beasts. They get heavy when doing it by yourself, then screwing each one down and back in, etc. is a pain. The smaller rough terrain (8ton?) crane which the military just did away with is usually available out there...

Before you bust the budget, I could offer you my friends MULE for $5500 and you'd save a H... of a lot of time and sweat equity and have SO much more fun getting looks from just as many people with SOooo much less effort... Just a thought. I could use the airpac off the rear winch for my 543...

Asking for a friend that wants to buy an M110 8in. Self-Propelled Howitzer (the open top type SP Gun used in Vietnam) and the associated M548 tracked cargo carrier. A nyone know where he can find these for sale? V/R W Winget Carrollton, Va.

If you read through the Army manuals, PMCS (Preventative Maintenence Checks and Services) would call for greasing the joint during it's periodic maintenence. Simple enough, GI wipes the grease fitting clean, squirts in a few pumps on the grease gun until as the old grease emeges out the relief...

I have one of these (well the VMPA does and I maintain it) Plenty of expensive parts, but then I don't break it that often. REALLY useful to lift things onto trailers, around the yard, the turret of the Sherman, an M60 Tank engine, overhead beams for my garage, etc. Who cares about towing a...

Mr. Rich Killbane published an excellent book on Guntrucks in Vietnam (he worked at Fort Eustis, now at Fort Lee) I recall him stating something close to this for an explanation (not a quote here) that the Vietnamese Commander would fly across the country pointing out his units trucks working in...

Anyone have a battery box cover for an M800 series cargo truck? the one with 4 batteries. The VMPA (Virginia Military Presevation Association) truck needs one and this is just the place to link up for one. V/R W Winget Carrollton, Va. Space Green A13-15 Bringing a Deuce PTO, M38 Starter, HUMVEE...

I'd leave the oil for now, but check clearence on teh lower radiator hose. When they swell they get cut by the belt and dump all the fluid, then it's off to find a Ford 460 upper hose and trim two inches off, then refill the beast. Checking for swelling and clearence willsave a lot of...

Just a minor shout out to PYTHON96 for his help in donating some tires to the M547A3, she really does run better and can obviously pull her load. We'll use the others on some museum pieces n the near future. THANKS Phil! V/R W Winget