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Thanks 319! The more the merrier! I really hope that a lot of folks make it out to the show. There is a lot of effort being put into it considering that all participation and admission fees are free. I hope all appreciate the huge amount of work involved. Although the wife and I have...

Hey Ord22, The truck came up for bid on Government Liquidation about a month ago. It was held at Warner Robins AFB in Georgia. The wife is fine with it. She did ask me if I had known that the PLS and the 985 were to come up for sale, would I have bought the wrecker. I told her that, with...

Hey guys - Yes Castle, I'd love to get a picture of the "family" together soon. Right now the M985 Cargo is at the truck shop awaiting a thorough, professional going over. I know what I know, but more importantly - I know what I don't know. There is more than a couple things on these big...

Pure luck on the tires and rims. The ones on the M984E1 wrecker are getting replaced. Already have the new 2-piece rims and new Goodyear 1600's - was told that the Goodyears take the pavement a little better than the Michelins. Hey Derrick - you might have a little better luck asking my wife...

sorry swiss - here ya go. no road trip - all a trailer queen! at 3 miles per gallon and $4.00 per gallon, lets see - yup, trailer queen!

Well, the M985 is home from its trip from GA to MI. She starts and runs great. Tires look very good (no age/sun cracking). As thought, already has the 2-piece HEMTT rims. Just going to need a lot of TLC, some sand blasting and paint. The guys at Jackson Truck Service are going to give her a...

Yup - like I thought. even after redoing the edit of the title, the single entry title is changed, but not the entire thread title. Just was hoping to not have to create a whole new thread (plus there was some really good info on the old one). The title of the original just was no longer...

Thanks DH - I thought I had tried that once based on a search for such a topic and did not go through. I will try again.

Is there a way of changing the name on an entire thread? Obviously, I am the original creator of the thread in question. Thanks, Dave.

Welcome from Chelsea, MI - Looks like you have quite the collection there - good for you!

Thanks Cody - I don't know though - I have seen pictures of your MAN collection - pretty darn impressive there! I know that the US used them for a bit, but they have to be a little difficult to track down, too. By the way, thanks for the pictures/links about the heavy duty loading ramps...

UPDATE - UPDATE Well Gang, the M985 is on the way home. Talked to the driver at about 2:00 pm (Michigan) and he said that he was just pulling out of the gates at Warner Robins. Should arrive in Jackson, MI at about the same time tomorrow. Got some pallets loaded in the bed of the truck for...

Not 100% sure about the actual difference as I have only personally dealt with the HEMTT (2-piece) rims. But from what I can gather, the HEMTT rims are at least somewhat heavier built than the others for the weight capacity of the HEMTT trucks. I think that each true HEMTT rim is rated at...

Bump - Should be a Great Show (and Free!).

Cody - Wow - there is some serious steel on that 40 ton tag trailer! Can imagine that being titled as an RV! HA! Would love to put an "RV" container on the PLS M1076 trailer I have, but it would be too tall. Sad. Oh well, sounds like a good plan B. Unfortunately, have to get around the...

Wow Guys! I didn't know that I was going to open a big can of worms on here over how big is too big without permits, etc!! Cody - thanks for posting that link to the ramp manufacturer/retailer - man those are some heavy duty ramps! In the one picture the driver has all of the front weight of...

Won a Lot at French Camp the other day and need to get it picked up and some of it on its way to Michigan. Only bid on it for some HEMTT parts. Could go the typical route with available shippers, but I really only bid on it for a couple of the parts and I would have to ship the entire lot...

Hey there Beerslayer - I thought it was kind of common - the only difference would be that the shift points on mine are set up for the two stroke Detroit as opposed to the four stroke Cummins. I think Damon ran into similar problems when he replaced the trans on Suart's HEMTT - shift points...

any more ideas?

Bump - Any Suggestions?