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  1. M813A1

    Cab reinforcement plate

    Well if you need plates check with M1075 (James) he just purchased some from GL recently !!
  2. M813A1

    Del City, OK Armed Forces Parade 2011

    91W350 the easiest way to the Parade is I=35 south to OKC to I-40 east then to the second exit that is Sunnylane then turn left and you are at he staging point for the Parade !! Quite easy !! Bring plenty of candy there are hundreds of kids along the parade route !! I haave run out of...
  3. M813A1

    Del City, OK Armed Forces Parade 2011

    I'll be there !!
  4. M813A1

    Source for Pioneer Tool Straps

    You can also check with SS member JTonka he makes the pioneer straps you are looking for !!
  5. M813A1

    M871 Flatbed Semi Trailer Ft.Sill to New Mexico

    Check with M1075 or Warthog they might be able to arrange the pick up and storage of your trailer for you ??
  6. M813A1

    Wow...M915 Gun Truck!

    The one thing that all of those trucks did not do was to put windos armour like Papabear said and nobody armoured the hoods of those trucks all of those trucks had fiberglass hoods and noprotection under there ??? and they did not and try to protect the radiators either !! May look BadA__ but...
  7. M813A1

    transmission swap

    Get a Eaton Road Ranger RTO950LL or similar transmission it will have the low gear for hard pulling !! And that will work with your 400 Cummins in the M915,M916 and M920 . That trans will handle the power and torque and give you good highway speed !!
  8. M813A1

    800 series 5 ton axle vs 900 series

    Well as Lance Robson said the 900 series brakes are no different then a commerical truck style air brake and that they are to strong for an empty truck and are setup for a heavly load truck !! I would consider using the 800 series axle and use the Hydra Boost unit from a Ford F350 Superduty...
  9. M813A1

    Stacking M872 Trailers with M816

    Looks like you had fun !! Nice Job with the M816 !!!
  10. M813A1

    Possible purchase

    A M123 or M125 are 10 Ton Trucks !! The M123A1C series with the V903 Cummins diesel take 4 batteries , 2 under the passenger seat and 2 under the passenger door !! The V903 Cummins Engine in the M123 are prone to breaking the Cooling fan Support bracket and that allows the fan to fall into...
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    M813A1 I got - what do you think?

    When it comes to getting the doors off the hinge . I would recommend a flame wrench to heat the hinge up and then use a hammer to tap the pin up and out of the hinge if not, it is far harder to take the hinge off the body !!
  12. M813A1

    Convoylights, where to connect ?

    Look at your maintenance manuals it will have the wire numbers listed in the wiring diagram !! That will tell you which wire is the Hot wire !!
  13. M813A1

    Road Trip - Las Vegas to OKC

    Well you better get a move on and do not dilliy dally it is suppose to rain in Oklahoma moving in from the west and that is changing to freezing rain and ice and snow late tomorrow going into Sunday with more of the same !!! Good Luck Be Safe ! !! AT least M105 has the wrecker if he needs...
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    M813A1 I got - what do you think?

    It is a Decent looking truck and like you said a Little TLC and it should be a Good running truck Just get a complete set of T.O.s and read you will learn alot about the truck and what to look for if you trouble shoot the issues that you will come across !!! You wil feel real Good about your...
  15. M813A1

    New Super Singles on my 817

    Hello Colonel !! You should be OK on the road !!! I had the 1400r20's on my M813 and ran it on the road all year !! it is nice to cruise along at 63 mph !! You will like now you have to get it ready for the parades !! You will like them !!! It does make the truck look Great !!
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    M813 Grill Differences?

    It has been said the the flat bar grille were meade for the marine corp and the lighter tube style grille were oredered for the army !! But i haxe sen the flat bar grille on army issued trucks
  17. M813A1

    M1101 trailer picked up from Hooks

    Well nobody ever said that Uncle Sam uses common sense !! I see t all of the time the waste here at the AirBase people ordering new poarts and then the parts get tossed in the scrap bin and never used or were torn up because of someone being STUPID !!!
  18. M813A1

    Stud length on Rear axles

    Hi Tackettr !! Yes I can confirm that the rear studs will be long enugh !! However you will need to add the inner cap nuts to the front studs so they will be long enough !! As you know I had the 2 piece HEMMTT rims on my truck for awhile !! Check with M1075 for the info you need he is who...
  19. M813A1

    Early M35 Q: Headlights and gauges

    The Dueces with the lower headlights are the early Deuce and early headlight locations and were later repositioned to the upper spot on the later models!! As for the gas in the middle of the Speedo and the Tach might be from the early gas model of Deuce setup and it was never changed to the...
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    Pictures of fifth wheel wrecker boom

    Those style of towing devices are available commerically as well !!
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