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I cannot tell you how many times John/98G has helped me. Yesterday his texting pointers and items to check resulted in me making smoke and noise on an M813A1 dump conversion (not mine, a friend's I volunteered to work on) that had been sitting. Not only that, he even texted me later in the...

So, as I understand it, the early M939s (at least the M923/M925) were built on old M813 frames (M809 series). I assume this held true for the other variants as well. Question- When did this stop? When were new, purpose-built frames used instead?

I've been lurking and posting here for years now, and of course planning on getting a Deuce, then an M939 series 5 ton (Definitely getting an M939 of some sort one of these days at all costs!) But I think I finally had the proverbial fire lit under my feet to get an M1070 HET at some point, way...

Alright, I tried the search for this but didn't have any luck; my apologies if there already multiple similar threads out there that are along the same lines as this. I'm looking into saving an M939 from a local junk yard. I'm going to look at it in detail on Friday or Monday hopefully but in...

Latest funny twist of fate: I was on the way to the doctor this morning (a referral, so a part of town I don't usually go). Spotted a M939 series cargo of some type at what I later figured out was the local franchise of a particular popular chain "pull-your-parts-off" junkyard; visible from...

Now that winter is here (not officially per the calendar, but per the snow flying and joking daily about how a good chunk of people in a college town/military hub just moved here and don't know how to drive even their subcompact cars in the snow, I've gotten to really wondering about this, in...

Just curious, anyone know much about M942A2s, especially their commonality or lack thereof? I'm curious if anyone knew how many were produced? (I know there were like only 500 of the M927/M928 produced, a close Oh, and just to clarify for anyone scratching their head thinking what on EARTH is...

I'm looking at bidding on an M942A2 (basically a M928A2 sans bed with an aftermarket flatbed/crane added) on GovPlanet in the September 13th auction. It's in Tuscon, Arizona. Anyone near there have any interest in picking it up and storing it for some length of time, preferably the closer the...

While back in Sitka, AK visiting an old neighbor (street I spent part of my childhood on) I was anecdotally relating how I'd considered daily driving a 50 year old Deuce and a Half on alternative fuels. "I know where a Deuce and a Half dump truck is" he says. Drives me over to look at it, and...

OK, can someone tell me more about the M917 dump? Slippery slope as MC's are, I've decided one of these days I just gotta have one. Personal experience? Specs? Their typical quirks?

I'm sure this has been brought up before but in a search I didn't really find any really good results that deal with my kind of situation here, and if nothing else me asking again might help somebody else further down this life; I tried to make the first part of the title searchable/have major...

Long story... So last fall while walking/jogging around exploring some unpaved dead-end back roads outside Fairbanks (more like Ester) I spotted a M275 (or maybe it's an M48) sitting in a yard full of old semi's, trailers, dead pickups, and the like. I thought "That'd be an interesting one to...

Latest crazy idea: I might be a future M923A0 owner. Found one back where I grew up that belongs to a fellow Steel Soldiers member. It came from the Camp San Luis Obispo National Guard, and considering that I was born in San Luis Obispo and grew up in Atascadero I'm thinking that even though...

I imagine this has been covered before, but I couldn't find anything that answered my questions in my specific scenario with some searching. Perhaps my questions will help others in the future. I tried to make my title somewhat searchable for other people down the road who might have similar...

(Admin/mod: If this isn't in the appropriate section or is otherwise deemed inappropriate, feel free to move or delete this). So I'm looking at buying my first truck at auction, an M927A2. I've skimmed through several threads in this section but none answered my basic question. Sure, I can...

Latest bizarre idea: So ever since I got familiar with the M939 series 5 ton trucks (Thanks, Steel Soldiers!) I've wanted a long bed version, an M927 or M928 (M927 with winch). Most people laugh at me, asking why on EARTH anyone in their right mind would want something so...

So while perusing my local Craigslist last night I stumbled upon another Deuce. Of course I've already replied to the ad. I showed the ad and pictures to my roommate, another Steel Soldiers member who is also a Deuce owner, and they think it might be a pipeline truck. So...I'm trying to...

Like the title says, I'm probably going to go look at a 1968 M35A2 in the next week or two. I'm admittedly a little on the excited side, but also on the slightly terrified side, "What am I getting myself into?" Some backstory: -I'm presently a college freshman who spent his high school...

Latest ridiculous idea: So not long ago I was reading that the 809 series 5 ton trucks (predecessor to the M939s we all know and love) have air-over-hydraulic brakes like a Deuce does. It's thus my understanding that in my current state (Alaska, for those of you who really want to know) I...

OK, so here's the deal/backstory: -I've been infected with the "Green Iron Disease" for about 20-ish months now. You know how that goes, it can strike at any time without warning and the incubation period is extremely short! -In December of 2014 I got "hooked" and promptly had a brilliant...