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Is this the original transmission still?

The red coolant works better with a diesel engine's vibrations, which are stronger than gas-powered motors - something about bubbles and cavitation with the water pump I think. You mentioned it got up to 3rd gear - do you have 4th and reverse? The transmission should shift to 4th between 30...

At a minimum I suggest getting newer (younger) surplus tires to put on the steering axle. The rear ones aren't as likely to cause major control issues should one blow up.

Are you sure the parking light switch isn't on? I discovered what it did the other day 💩 (I don't park my truck anywhere much and leave it running, or any of my daily drivers for that matter.) On second thought, that might not control the brake light bulbs.

A quick search showed me that new Michelin XZL 395s cost about $2000 each. New Continental 365/80R20 tires are $800-$900 each IIRC. Be careful buying surplus tires. If a shop thinks there's too much sidewall cracking, they may not pass a vehicle safety inspection, historical tags or not.

I haven't had to buy any Cat parts (hope I won't have to for awhile!) but I wouldn't expect it to be any different from buying parts from a John Deere or Chrysler dealer. IIRC I used their online parts catalog to look up engine filters for price comparisons (hint: 3rd party sellers were less...

Yep. I meant the FMTV.

I'd say the LMTV from the mid 1990s would be an alternative from what I've read. I don't believe those trucks have electronic diesels, but the Cat 3116 like the M35A3. I think they all have electronic transmissions though. If I got a 5-ton I'd want an M939 truck, with the M809 or M39A1 coming...

Has no one made drawings of these to be machined, even @gringeltaube ? When I do my axle seals I'll clean one of mine up and reverse-engineer it.

What motor is in the truck? Is it some kind of gasser or the multifuel diesel? I'm wondering if the truck had another engine put in it along with the radiator. I know some older gasser deuces have been repowered with 350 Chevy V8s.

The M35A3 got them from the factory :p They have two on each front corner. It's really easy standing on a fender using a side handle to pick the hood up!

I was thinking about duals earlier, but they won't make the track any wider - still about 8 feet. @pmramsey I remember seeing your A3 like that the first time and thought it was a neat look. Later on I saw some Lebanese M35A3s with duals on them too. The ones that still had singles on them...

I'm wondering if flipping the wheels like that would damage the bearings despite the rear hubs already being flipped. Having read here about fire departments on here flipping or crashing their grass truck deuces on the account of big (or bigger) water tanks like yours, I would get a 5-ton to do...

I've never seen a bridge truck carrying a boat! Or is that even a bridge truck? I thought they were XLWB.

I just found out about Frank today :( I always appreciated his responses to the threads on here. He gave me some advice too. Hope you're having fun where ever you might be now, Frank :driver:

At least the driver didn't get squished! I know of a few flipped trucks like that which killed their occupants. That's a nice M813 - hope it gets fixed up or goes somewhere better!

Amazing how many different kinds of green iron everyone's into :p I hope that lube order helped you out, though you probably won't be able to test the power steering anyway until you get it running again!

The LO says OE/HDO 10:

What does the lube order say? I don't know off the top of my head.

I've never actually seen the power steering setup for a 5-ton. Cool!