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Anyone have any pics of the 5-ton M923 or M925 on 16.00x20 HEMTT tires?

Got a call from a MV buddy of mine, said that his employer at Lowe's Home Improvement in Winchester, VA is having a "Contractor Appreciation Day" on Friday, April 27th 2012. This is a new event, and looks like all sorts of people, and hobbies are going to be displayed out in the parking lot...

Trying to update a list in one of my threads and the post editor says that it has been too long since I first started the thread, and won't allow me to update. Anyone got a good fix for this?

Do you think it might behoove us to get a section in the manuals part of the SS website for us to post radio manuals? There are a lot of us who have vehicles with working (or non-working) radio sets installed, I for one feel the addition of such a section would help out many SSers on here...

The spring bolts on my M416 are really rusty. I have replacements to put on but not sure which side is which (one bolt is lefty loosey, the other is righty loosey). The manual is not clear. Help?

Going there with a friend on Tuesday. I'm gonna take pictures, of course. If anyone needs me to look for anything, or pick something up that they have paid for previously, I'd be happy to hold it until you get it from me, or I can bring to Aberdeen or another rally. PM me if you have any...

I have seen the relatively common M198 and M198A1 converter dollies, used to haul a semi-trailer behind a truck with the pintle hitch. However, David Doyle's book shows a two-axle converter dolly called the M199, uses 14.00x20 tires and rated for 18 tons. Do any of these survive? I've never...

The most common mil-type spring bases are the MX-6707 for the VRC-12 series of radios, and the AS-3900 type for the SINCGARS series of radios. They are very rugged, the down side is they are for operation only between 30 and 75 MHz, approximately. What mil-type spring antenna base should I...

Went to Leon's Auto Parts south of Culpeper VA on Monday. If any of you know the central VA area, Leon's is a haven for old iron, he has PLENTY of 1950s and 1960s cars in the back, maybe thousands of them. Some are good, some are rust buckets. He has a lot of newer stuff as well, he rarely...

Saw the emergence of the HMMWV issue M1101/1102 trailers that are starting to come out now. Would you think that a CUCV M1009 would have the means to tow one around? Now loaded up to the max, mind you, but perhaps as a towed camping trailer or with a light load?

A buddy of mine called and said he got a 4-cylinder mechanical mule engine in trade, wants me to get rid of it. I think I'll pick it up off him and try and sell it myself in the classifieds. Anyways, judging from what he has told me, it's a A04-53 4-cylinder gas engine. I have never seen an...

Saw this on the Power Wagon forums - its a Dodge flat fender power wagon, that has been converted into a 6x6 tractor with a 6BT Cummings engine. Sure it's a LOT of money, but there's gotta be a LOT of work in this beast... For Sale - 1952 Power Wagon 6x6 with Cummins 6BT Diesel conversion...

Made some more headway on the truck - she'll be ready to sell to a new owner shortly....

Does anyone know the mule bolt pattern, I know it's five bolts but not sure the dimensions. Are there any civilian trailer axles out there that would be able to use the Mule wheels?

Is there a trick to removing the M37's steering wheel? I took the nut off, pulled and beat on it with a hammer until I was blue in the face, nothing. Went to Advance Auto Parts and borrowed a steering wheel puller, but it looks more like a collection of bolts than anything. Looking at the...

What is the official paint number (i.e. 24087, 34052, etc.) for the yellow paint the military sprays on support equipment like forklift trucks, warehouse trucks, etc.? Here's a vehicle with that paint color, just want to know more info on what it is officially called....

M880 axle selection Planning on future builds, getting my mental ducks in a row (hard to do, since most of those ducks are suffering massive hangovers at any one time). Plan to build a quasi-M880 truck, on a more modern frame. Engine would be a 6BT Cummins. The stocks axles on the M880...

Anyone have the -35 maintenance manual in .pdf form? Have the lower echelon manuals, and I have the -35 for the PRC-25, but not for the -77. Any help is appreciated...

Have a gent interested in getting my last FMTV rim, he owns a 818 tractor and needs a spare wheel. He swears he helped a guy at the SS mini rally change his rim, he has a 5-ton tractor 818 series and the rims look almost identical.

The military is getting rid of the older-line M871 and M872 flatbed trailers, the 3-axles jobbies, that were issued 30 years ago. Once in a while an older Cold War-era M127 stake trailer comes up that the 871s replaced, but for the most part these older flatbed haulers are all going away...