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LOL I'm not so much worried about the weight, but control of it. I'd hate to drop a 30-lb alternator on the water pump or plastic cooling fan after undoing the mount bolts with one hand! Maybe it can be blocked-up somehow. I haven't really taken a good look at it yet to figure it out.

If you have some overhead support available, like a thick tree branch or a beam in a barn, you could set up a comealong or some kind of hoist to help support the alternator. I might try it with an engine crane - somehow!

You can find the instructions starting on page 0012 00-8 of TM 9-2320-386-24-1-1. It goes through charging system troubleshooting for both 60 Amp and 100 Amp systems. The instructions don't isolate the voltage regulator - they just say to replace the alternator if the troubleshooting procedure...

Maybe the voltage regulator died? I have the same problem with my truck and have yet to seriously troubleshoot it. The voltage regulator can be removed from the alternator so you don't have to spend $600+ for another alternator. The regulators can be had for under $200. Just make sure you...

I didn't balance my tires. They drive fine as-is at 45 MPH. If you decide to re-mount the CTIS valves, you will have to reinstall the wheel weight. I mention what stud the weight goes on somewhere in my thread which I linked as I saw i n the TM picture. Some of my truck's wheel weights...

If you look closely at my second picture, you can see the remains of the truck # stickers under the paint. The extra hooks were installed over them, a #2 specifically. Because of that I'm not sure if this was a unit-based modification or if this was something one of the truck's previous...

The truck belonged to a military mail terminal at Fort Totten at some point. I'm a little surprised that the hooks would be placed where they could obscure the bumper numbers. Would that have been a problem? There aren't any additional rear numbers I can find on the bumperettes unless they...

I noticed that my M35A3 has extra rear "support hooks" bolted on to the bed below the tailgate. It looks like they were installed over the bumper numbers stickers. Would this have been an Army addition, or something done by one of the previous owners? Other pictures I've seen of A2 and A3...

The numbers you're looking for are in the first volume of the maintenance TM under the wheel maintenance section, I believe. Definitely consult it for allowable torque ranges. From memory, and to give you an idea of what to expect: Clamp ring nuts are around 450 ft-lbs turret valve nut is...

That's good use of the engine hoist trick! That works with beadlock inserts too :) I know the Michelin XZL tires are non-directional. If you can't determine a tread direction, the Goodyear tires probably are too. If you look at your old 14.5s the Army didn't care what direction they were...

Here's my wheel project thread in case you haven't found it. I hope you find it helpful! https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/m35a3-rim-restoration-and-tire-swap-project-picture-heavy.203727/

If you aren't planning on saving the tire, just use a Sawzall on the rim-side side wall and cut it off. Be careful to not cut through the beadlock insert. At that point the rim will lift out of the tire and insert. Remove the turret valve from the rim with a modified socket (if you plan to...

Is that a common setup on the A2 and older trucks? The other old military trucks I've worked on never had a vent line piped through the fill cap on the master cylinder. The A3 is the only deuce I've worked on and it has a remote brake fluid reservoir.

Whenever I deal with the DMV, I follow these rules: Don't tell the clerk it's military anything. It might freak them out. Answer only the questions asked. "Yes" or "No" are your best answers if you're able to use them. Provide only the paperwork required. Be nice and patient at the DMV. The...

Welcome to the hobby! If you're not confident in knowing what you're looking at, I definitely would treat it like any other vehicle you'd buy and take it to someone who knows, like a mechanic or a good friend who knows their way around vehicles. Since owning my truck and in an effort to try...

A 5-ton named "Dam Yankee" :LOL:

For what you want to do, why not get an LMTV? That would do all the things you need without as much work and probably for the same amount of money needed to do all the things you want to with an old deuce. It's already a 4x4 so you don't even have to worry about bobbing it. Full air brakes...

Does anyone know if there are any high-lift jacks available that could support cargo truck beds? I think it would be easier to jack a bed up and then drive the truck out from under it. Or buy a 5-ton wrecker? :p

I believe another option for you is to not replace the electric fuel pump. The truck's IP should be able to suck fuel out of the tank just fine - I remember reading some posts about M35A2 owners who had dead in-tank pumps and didn't know it. None of the A3s were built with in-tank pumps. But...

That looks like a sealed beam-composite lamp adapter to me.