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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.
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...
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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