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    12v m37

    My M37 had been converted to 12volt long before I got it. It functions ok, BUT... The alternator dosent appear to be in exactly the right spot...resulting in MUCH squeeling from the belt whenever I step on the gas pedal. The fan belt is tightened all the way, and I can still move it by hand...
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    M817's Hard at Work

    At work we have 3 5-tons for fire-road construction. I believe them to all be M817s, but one of them looks different....anyhow Here they are per request, hard at work re-building a washed out mountain road! Also Note that the dresser front-end loader is an EX-Air Force machine!
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    Re-build Kit

    Will a master brake cylinder re-build kit for a WM300 (civilian) power wagon work in an M37?
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    Millitary or No?

    Found this little trailer for sale on the side of Rt. 63 in Levrett, Massachusetts. My first thought was that it is a millitary model...but now I am not so sure. What do you guys think? Regaurdless, it IS a nice little trailer. He wants $350 for it.
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    My New toy

    So after much searching, dissapointments, and heartbreak...I am finally the owner of a 1952 Hardtop M37! Bought it from a gentleman I was referred to by SS Forum Member Paul Sanborn (Thanks by the way Paul). Was housed indoors for years in a machine shop untill about 4 or 5 years ago. Truck...
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    Drain plug

    I know its a long shot.... But does anybody know what size rubber gasket their M37 or power wagon has on the oil pan drain? I am gonna need to get a replacement for a '64 WM300 and wanna try and get a ballpark before hitting the parts store! I have the plug pictured in my head....but I got...
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    Looking for an M37

    I am currently in need of help locating an M37 for sale in the New England area. I want a truck which is reasonably priced, and is saveable. I am looking to restore the truck from the ground up as a project with my father and neighbor. If it dosent run thats fine (in fact Id prefer it!), as...
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    Oil change Tips

    Im looking for any tips/words of advice that can be offered for changing the oil in a 64 WM300 Have heard a few...but Im going to do it myself for the first time this week (or next) (hopefully!) and would like to hear as much about it as I can FYI: The filters it takes is not the "bunch...
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    Why does our M1008 Hop?

    Drove the fire department's M1008 work truck for the first time in awhile the other day...the truck has always had these problems but I figuire maybe we'll finally get some answers. Driving down the road the thing HOPS, and shimmies all over the place. Now I realize this thing was not meant...
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    Found in local yard

    Found these behind a local factory along with an M215 dump (posted in another section). I ASSUME that this trencher is military? Well, figuired some folks here would find them interesting at the very least. These other gadjets...bomb carriages? There were alot more than I show here...
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    M215? Dump Truck

    Found this in back of a local abandoned factory... Other vehicles in the yard had for sale signs on them, so Id assume it may be up for sale. I appologise for the poor-ish quality of the pictures, I did the best that I could with the barbed wire fence in front of me!! There was also a...
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    Ebay truck

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-6x6-1940s-gmc-6x6-military-truck_W0QQitemZ130277013015QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item130277013015&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A727%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
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    Gear sticking?

    I have the transfer case in low range to pull out of the garage. Slip it into first, and attempt to drive. To my surprise, the truck dosent move. So I keep giving it more gas untill all at once it lurches foward, now operating properly. I noticed it only does this (and pretty frequently) in...
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