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Search threads throw up too much answers. I want to safely raise all wheels of the ground to do some warming up of the drive train for oil change, do some repair and maintenance, check brakes etc. Front is clear but what is the best place for a jack or support thing at the rear? Two railroad...

Mostly, the chassis number = registration number = VIN number is mentioned on the ID tags on the dashboard but also stamped into the chassis. We looked for the number on the chassis of my 1973 M51A2 but could not find it. Any idea where this is located? It is important, if the DoT cannot find...

Do they have the same chassis? Checking the manual, I found a few differences. The 817 is about 2000 lbs heavier, does that all comes down to the heavier engine? The 817 does not differentiate between off-road and highway, restricting everything to a 10,000 lbs max load, whereas the M51A2 has...

My 1973 M51A2 5-ton has no ignition key or any other key braking the electrical circuit, only the standard switch. That means when I am out, anybody can easy come in and play with the switches. Or I can forget to switch something off. Or something can get loose and drain the batteries while I am...

Maybe not that interesting for the majority of the members, but it would be usefull to have a separate section on European actions. Now, I mostly read about it on SS after the event. The problem is, it is hard to keep check of all different MV clubs and their events in the different countries in...

Maybe usefull against robbers as well? Jurgen attended me to this site, came across this rocket launcher (and several other trucks and trailers and parts).

Does anybody know how much the dump unit weighs? I am talking about dump bed with sub-frame and hydraulics all together. The M51A2 weighs in at 21,986 lbs, the M52A2 at 18,560 The M52A2 fifth wheel assembly and some other hardware probably weigh in at about 550 to 600 Lbs. So I assume the...

Floatingly saw something coming by in a TM that the PTO for the M51A2 W/W has a special section, since it has a forward - winch - and backward - dump pump - propeller shaft. Can find back the stuff about disconnecting the dump pum side, but for the life of me, cannot find back details or...

Just curious. I looked at some GL auctions, and noticed they still occasionally sell-off over 40 year old trucks. Was there never a phase-out of ALL these trucks, to be replaced by more current ones? Like, we will replace the 5x and 8xx series by the 9xx series over the next 5 years, so in the...

Converting a multifuel engine to straight diesel? Saw an add for trucks from the Kansas Forest Service (did not know they had forests there). They are talking about "Multifuel, converted to diesel only". How would you do that and what would be the + and - of such a conversion?

On my M51 A2 dump truck, the gages for the oil and the air pressure have identical scales. According the manual, the oil gage should show a lower pressure range than the air pressure?? With most gages, if the needle is in the middle it's ok, and mine goes there. Anybody any idea what that gage...

Try this for crossing your local road after a wee bit of flooding :driver:

We need more listings of salvage yards outside the USA, especially also in the WIKI on salvage yards. There is a lot of material out there. For us non-Americans it would be usefull to share places nearer to home. Even for US members, it is good to know there is live outside the US of A :wink...

This you really have to see. Two brothers, well in their seventies and early eighties, being quiet happy and friendly mayor players on the ex-military vehicle market. One of the brothers works under the name Commerce BV in the north of the netherlands, and does the Dutch and German surplus...

Just started my first oil change. Oil level when bought and after some idling and colling down shows a bit above minimum. No danger, just this level "maybe next week or so I should add some". Drained the oil as prescribed, after some idling and cooling down a bit. Only about 5 liters came out...

OK, please tell me that I am wrong and misunderstood the US volume scales and conversion from quarts to liters (or give me a good address to a loan shark). :wink: Following the Lubrication Order, my 1973 M51A2 needs - about 21 liters of oil for the engine itself - about 28 liters of...

I have this funny operating manuel booklet. It mentions there as one option that you can also wash your filter with some detergent. Does that still hold true and if yes, how long should you dry it? My filter says it was made in 1986, inside is still white but from the outside the dust and sand...

When test driving on a straight road, I can move - turn the steering wheel about 5 to 10 inches in free play, without anything happening. Is that normal? If not, how to correct for that.

I have a 1973 5 ton dump truck with an LDS-465-1A Multi fuel engine, my first MV and first truck. Truck has been irregularly used over the last 10 years, but always on road diesel. Did not drive for over a year, tanks almost empty, maybe with water. I am definetly going to replace the primary...

OK, made it to the Netherlands friday night, 900 km in 11 hours, with a few hours of legally driving 160 km/hour (100 miles/hour :driver: ). Hopefully the road back will be very very slow and noisy. The owner was out already, so we will do the paperwork monday. Had another look a the truck...