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While doing a little shopping around a few years back I came across a weird deuce rear axle. Had a cruved steel plate around the back of one axle tube. After some investigating I found that the plate protected the air cylinder the engages the locking differential. Yep, air locker! In the mid to...

Gang, just wanted to give a big thanks to all of you who participate in this forum. Our knowledge base has exploded over the last several months and it certainly shows. This is the class of the division when it comes to internet mv stuff. Keep participating everybody. Ask those simple questions...

I know there are at least 2 other folks here who would be interested so here's a pic of a good part of the pipeline BII. Besides what's in the pic there was an additional bed anchor and snatch block. Also included were 2 lever type binders (got then but nothing unique) and some lengths of pipe...

You guys with the M35A2s and the M109A3s are lucky you don't have clearance lights. Trivia question of the day. How many clearance lights does the M756A2 Pipeline Maintenance truck have? You might be surprised!

Well gang, I watched my M887 leave the house for the last time lastnight. I didn't figure I would care but it seems that I do. its been around here for a year and I've seen it almost daily. Last night for the very first time, I watched it go down the road. The thing looks really cool going down...

[/b] the -20 in paper is in the back it has a pullout section with air and electrical schematics for the various trucks. These things alone are worth the cost of the manual even at $30 or more. I was considering taking all of the pullouts over to the local office supply place and making copies...

Members, feel free to post any tips and tricks you've learned along the way pertaining to the Dodge. Anything you post may help another member along the way. Kenny

Members, feel free to post any tips or tricks you've learned along the way pertaining to the 5 Tons and bigger trucks. Refer to this often and post as you can for the benefit of other members! Kenny

Gang, I have this way cool field manual. It's FM 20-22 Recovery & Field Expediants. Actually I have 3 copies all with different dates and the info varies just a bit. I'm willing to scarifice one for the cause if somebody here can put it in PDF format and FWD it to Steelsoldiers to put up on the...

Well gang the Oilfield Truck is finally in my yard. I'm so psyched that it's finally within my reach. Before it was even off the rollback, 3 neighbors gathered to take a look, sigh and walk away. I've added a few pics to the M756 album at http://photobucket.com/albums/v460/Recovry4x4/M756A2/...

I received a cool device today. It's a little black box that uses the low air buzzer to also provide a warning when the turn signals are left on. It's pretty much just plug & play and has a 3rd trigger wire. By the time I'm done I'll still have a low air buzzer but also a turn signal buzzer that...

Hey folks! Is anybody here planning to attend the East Coast Rally and more importantly, the East Coast Convoy? I fully intend on doing both as long as scheduling holds out. Sound off if you are planning so we can get organized. The event is May 12, 13 and 14. The convoy's scheduled arrival is...

Greetings gang. Some of you may have heard of Bjorn Brandstedt. He writes a lot of articles in MV Magazine and has an M49 without the tank but has a Hiab knuckle boom on the truck. He paid me a visit yesterday. Drove the truck all the way from SW Virginia to Wayne Harris' place in SE Georgia...

<font color="green"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Late this afternoon I decided to do a little door maintenance on the deuce tractor. A buddy recently bought a 50s gasser deuce that was in fire service. When checking it out the first thing I noticed was the doors closed like a new car. Not a rough...

<font color="green"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Greetings Steel Soldiers members! I would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest member, non other than Mighty Joe Young (MV Trucker). Joe is a small dealer out of the NJ area and a all around great guy to deal with. Joe's word is as good as...

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Well gang, here are a few steadfast rules one should stick by when picking up property at unmaned GL sites. Background, yesterday I went to Camp Blanding (FL NG HQ) to pick up the M146 shop trailer. The trailer had no landing gear and was nose down in the dirt. 1) These guys will NOT help you...

<font color="green"><font face="Comic Sans MS">When I pulled out of the driveway at Wayne Harris' house 2 weeks ago the first impression I got was "It's going to be a long ride." The trailer data plate put the shipping weight close to 23,000#. Now granted, some equipment was removed but its...

<font color="green"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Hey gang, I'm preparing my M275A2 tractor for another roadtrip. I'll be departing S Fla in Saturday morning enroute to GA. I'm bobtailing up and picking up my M447C semi trailer along with a bunch of gensets and a host of other small things. For the...

<font color="green"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><img src="emoticons/icon_smile_approve.gif" alt="Approve">Check out that way cool logo at the top! Can't wait for my new shirt, letter head, hat, business cards, dash plaque, tool box sticker, window sticker, bumper sticker, monogramed...