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  1. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    Driver alternator belt tightening question

    If your alternator pulley is the right size then I’d just get a little bit shorter belt.
  2. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    How do I mount an M60 on my 1919 mount on my mule?

    You could buy an m142 cradle and use that, just make sure to get the right one as there is a long and short style.
  3. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    The VTCS m756a2 Pipeline Truck

    Lifting the box off an m128a2c trailer with the help of a forklift:
  4. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    M54 gasser front end

    You can use de-splined front hubs if you do the air switch mod to the transfer case.
  5. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    What are these trucks exactly?

    The yellow trucks are GMC m211s. The red one is an m39 series 5 ton with what looks to be an m135 bed on the back. The GMCs are early 1950s, the 5 ton could be as well or just a little newer.
  6. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    New guy from Texas

    Welcome to the site.
  7. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    New guy in NY

    Welcome to the site.
  8. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    hello from ga

    Welcome to the site.
  9. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    Looking for Manufacturer Info

    All of the hydraulics would go with the subframe of the bed when it's removed. I'd bet either the bed got trashed or a previous owner moved it over to an m35a2 chassis. Some other clues that it's an m342a2 would be the air tanks will be outside the frame on the driver's side, the frame will be...
  10. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    Looking for Manufacturer Info

    Welcome to the site. Here's a link to some helpful info: http://www.militarytrader.com/military-vehicles/dating-deuce-g-742-2-12-ton-cargo-truck-production I think you may be one digit short on the serial number. 05 is the lot number, 23 indicates it's an m342a2 dump truck. From the...
  11. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    Hello everyone! New owner here!

    Welcome to the site. I believe the dual chamber air tank was used on the later deuces which had dual circuit brakes. Nice truck and trailer.
  12. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    New to me m59 dump truck...

    Maybe this winter I'll clear some space in the barn so I can at least get some work done on parts and pieces. If I stopped buying projects that would help too.
  13. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    M101 rear latch

    I can't recall having an m101 with gates that didn't have the notch. Maybe the early ones didn't have it or perhaps it's a defect. I think I have a set of early gates I could look at tomorrow.
  14. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    M105a2 advise

    There have been threads on tandem towing m105s before. The general consensus is don't even try it.
  15. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    They're a little bit different.
  16. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    vehicle identification

    Is your data tag original? The winch could have been added during it's military service or in civilian life.
  17. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    New to me m59 dump truck...

    Your m108 is looking good, that'll be a really nice truck when it's all done. I'd like to have one some day but I have to catch up on my current projects first.
  18. Evil Dr. Porkchop

    New to me m59 dump truck...

    I bought the truck two years ago today and it's still not even close to done. I fired it up yesterday and it still drives and tips though! Maybe next year.:-x
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