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  1. reb87

    bringing a in transit truck onto base??

    I am picking up a couple deuces in ok and planning to stop in ft riley ks to pick up some misc stuf I bought. Will they let me on base with my in transit trucks from oklahoma? I think I can have my insurance co issue some temp insurance cards. Anybody know?? Thanks, Ross
  2. reb87

    Towing a 109a3 with a m35a2

    I got two deuces on the norman ok sale and am planning on pulling one with the other. If I ran air lines from the back of the front truck to the back of the pulled truck, I am wondering if the brakes on the back truck will come on with the application of brakes on the front? What about hooking...
  3. reb87

    Anyone picking up their deuce in Norman, OK yet?

    Im going to be there tuesday morning to pick up my m35a2 and m109a3. Hoping to pull one with the other. Ross/Nebraska
  4. reb87

    5 Tons, trailers and Max GVW

    according to my data plate the max combined weight is 75955
  5. reb87

    VIN Info-'You may fire when ready, Gridley.'

    1. When posting, give me as much of the following info as possible: a. VIN also known as serial number (SN) b. Registration Number (Reg#) c. Vehicle NSN d. Type of vehicle e. Where you bought it f. Month/Year you bought it The more of this info you give me the more accurate I can be a...
  6. reb87

    vin 5ton 818

    OK I found the number between two bolts in the frame right above the rubber axle snubber. The frame number matches except the last digit looks like a 3 instead of the eight on my plate. I dont think it is a light punch the three is prefectly formed. The number should be C124-10023. Should I...
  7. reb87

    vin 5ton 818

    Ok I hate to bring this up but I have searched the topics and cannot find exactly where the vin would be stamped on my 818 frame. The plate has been changed and has the vin scratched in and I know that the police will want to check it with the stamped number on the frame. I have removed some...
  8. reb87

    5 Tons, trailers and Max GVW

    My 818 truck data plate has the following information stock # 2320 050 8978 GCW Highway 75955 MT 20955 Trailer wt 55000 Front 10467 11554 INT 5244 16790 Rear 5244 16790 Trl Bogie 30821...
  9. reb87

    818 problems, HELP please

    I posted pics from the trip on the military road trip forum. Here is the link http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=23789
  10. reb87

    818 recovery

    more pics
  11. reb87

    818 recovery

    My wife and 3 of my 5 boys and I took our suburban to colorado from nebraska to pick up my new m818 tractor last sunday. We got there and spent the night then got to FT Carson around 10am on monday. According to the auction the truck would start. When I got to it the batteries wouldnt quite...
  12. reb87

    818 problems, HELP please

    Thanks a bunch guys. I pulled the emergency kill last night after I shut the truck off just to see what it felt like to pull. I didnt realize that it had to be reset. I reset it and it started right up. I made a little job into a big job. Ill post some pics of my recovery as soon as I can...
  13. reb87

    818 problems, HELP please

    I picked up my 818 and drove it 500 miles with no problems. I parked it over night and now it wont start. Turns over great but no start. I could get it to fire with starting fluid so I figured fuel filter. I changed the filter and pumped the hand pump forever but never got good fuel coming...
  14. reb87

    Filter numbers

    This is probably covered somewhere but does anybody have a list of numbers for the filters(fuel,oil, etc) for the 5ton trucks and 2.5 ton trucks? I will be recovering a m818 next week and would like to go to napa and get new filters for it. Thanks, Ross/Nebraska
  15. reb87

    Nebraska to Colorado and back

    I will be picking up my 818 5ton truck at fort carson in a couple weeks. Does anybody have a trailer in that area for sale that I could pull home? I would prefer a m127 or other 5th wheel trailer. Anybody need anything moved in that area? Thanks, Ross ross@berck.org
  16. reb87

    Any trailers in Co for sale?

    I will be picking up my 818 5ton truck at fort carson in a couple weeks. Does anybody have a trailer in that area for sale that I could pull home? I would prefer a m127 or other 5th wheel trailer. Thanks, Ross ross@berck.org
  17. reb87

    The one I wanted........and the $1100 dollar deuce I won....

    I bid on all the trucks with heaters when they were cheap so I could keep track of them in the my auctions section of the gl site. I ended up getting 6331 for $1030 and 6380 for $1075. It was pretty confusing keeping track of what I was bidding on at the end so I didnt realize that 6380 didnt...
  18. reb87

    Pull Start??

    Can a 5ton or 2 1/2 ton be pull started if the batteries are dead? Just wondering Ross
  19. reb87

    Mileage on 5 ton and 2 1/2 ton trucks?

    Here is my truck The euc was sent to battle creek today. This is my first buy from gl, I hope all goes well. Im planning on driving it home to nebraska from fort carson. I will use it for hauling corn and other farm stuff. It kindof looks like the drives door is sprung out a little at the top
  20. reb87

    Op manual for 818 tractor

    Where is a good place to get original paper (not pdf files) manuals? Thanks, Ross
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