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My M35A2 has all kinds of slop and wobble on the joint between the top transmission shifter peg and the bolt on gearshift shaft. The shaft clamp bolt is tight and the shifter shaft hole may be wollered out. What is a good fix? I was thinking using a shim in the joint or machine a split...

Good posts and good work so far. You need to keep lots of pictures in steps so you can make a "BUILD BOOK" with your story of your build when you are at shows with your truck. I built a SAR some assembly required truck body built on a KB5 International truck frame and running gear with supplies...

NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION IF YOU ARE TRYING TO LEARN, SOMETIMES YOU GET SMART ANSWERS OR SMART ASSES. here. Dad always said with a farm tractor you are buying the drive ine and the tires..... batteries, paint and rubber striping are cheap compared to engines, transmissions and tires...

I do not know what size threaded hole the original glow plugs were made. I had an idea ...... can you make a bushing adapter with outside thread the original thread size and the inside drilled and threaded for a modern replacement glow plug ? I know VW and Mercedes diesel glow plugs are pretty...

M925 (1983) SANDY the tan painted 5 ton M49c (1968) SAIGON SALLY B Model Mack Sleeper cab "THE UGLY MACK" 1955 IHC R 162 " OLD CORN BINDER" 1984 CHEVY C-30 RESCUE VEHICLE "THE POLAR BEAR"

I was looking for B model Mack trucks supposed to be at Sutton, West Virginia and next to the main road sat what was left of a DUKW hull that had been relieved of its frame and running gear. It surprised me to see such a relic sitting amongst worn out Mack coal trucks. There may be some barn...

My 1982 VW Rabbit with mechanical injector pump manual stated that you could run up to 20% gasoline to 80% diesel mix in winter. Modern gasoline goes bad in about 60 days, a friends dirt tract car would not even start on six month old pump gasoline. I would not try running junk yard gas in a...

Try her out with some crusher run gravel or creek gravel bar sand and gravel mix to see what a load is! A buddy of mine had a 933 Cat loader and a dump truck owner wanted creek gravel loaded. How much you want? A Truck load!! About 6 or 8 full scoops later the single axle truck barely made it...

I am 6'4" and have a M925 and the transmission shifter column edge bores a hole in the side of my right leg when using a spring seat. I looked and there is no room to move the seat back closer to the cab wall. A thinner back cushion may help some. You might shorten the foot petals height an inch...

I believe actual life of tires would depend on speed traveled, roughness of road surface, outside temperature, and driving habits like acceleration and braking. I have an almost new set of these tires on my M925 and they seem to be a quality tire . I have put 500 highway miles in recover on...

The other side of the coin of going fast is that YOU HAVE TO STOP IT SOME TIME!!! The faster you go the longer your stopping distance and the distance your truck will cover in the time between seeing trouble and getting the brake pedal down. Going 60 from 50 is a 20% increase in speed and wind...

I would not reinvent the wheel and study what the diesel tractor pullers are doing as far as head prep and turbocharging. One puller I heard of was at the extreme and was running 65 psi boost with 4 turbos and having trouble keeping heads on the block. Is the Extrude hone process of porting and...

Nice looking restoration job. A friend of mine rescued a half track that had been used for logging and was equipped with log bunks. He rebuilt the back bed and put the vehicle in the local parade carrying a group of grinning WWII vets. Locally I saw a oil field service rig mounted on a half...

I have seen the same thing happen on old rubber parts that either gets dry, cracks and gets brittle or turns to a tar like goo that gets soft. For dry rubber you can try rubber treatments like Armor All over here. There are stuff on EBay as well. I do not know any treatment for rubber stuff...

Nice truck, have fun but be careful. Saw a Youtube video were a crane truck was lowering a dozer into a work site hole and the truck flipped end over end backwards into the hole. You were lucky to get the picture of your truck in action. I saved a 1961 B model Mack tractor from the junk man and...

Food for thought: Did trans temperature gauge work during trip and was it hot? Smell Hot Oil smell? Does vent line connect to a possible vacuum source when running full out? Was truck burning extra smoke? if vent goes to air intake stack is air filter wet...

Welcome to the site. I would suggest that you study your options you like and then try a drive in one. It is one thing to read about one than get in the seat of a 5 ton and go roaring down the road. Things to consider are your state's drivers license and registration plate costs with the cost...

Our local Walton WV VFW had a similar truck in service for years and everyone tried to run the wheels off of it. 45 MPH was a happy speed. My father was to be pulled by a DOH dump truck back into the road in the winter and the driver either panicked or forgot he had a pickup in tow and slung...

You might try Clark Truck Parts Inc. Nitro West Virginia near Charleston (304)755-8811 . They are old family dealer of surplus trucks from the 1940's in the area. They have a lot of M35 parts available and seemed to be liquidating their older stuff. Mark Sergent

I have seen these on GL before. What is the head room? I am 6'6'' and do not like ducking my head or growing new skin on the top of my head. Mark