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  1. 98G

    First Delivery HMMWVs Paint color?

    The first hmmwv I encountered in service was woodland camo. This would have been late 1986.
  2. 98G

    Is a Dana 80 strong enough?

    Why else have a truck? :)
  3. 98G

    Big Dog M923A1 gets new paint

    This is a truck I had sandblasted down to bare steel and shot with milspec carc by H&H exotic coatings in Tulsa. Bigdog looks just as good at a fraction of the cost, and the behr housepaint is probably more durable and less prone to flake than carc. Oh,and I like the solid green look :)
  4. 98G

    LMTV Tires on a M35A2?

    Lmtv rims will fit a 5ton. Mrap rims will not, but there's enough room in the center for adapter plates to fit the m44 series (deuces, etc).
  5. 98G

    LMTV Tires on a M35A2?

    Tires are fine. Wheels are not. No adapter available short of welding new centers. I recommend against it. Just obtain some mrap rims. 98G
  6. 98G

    Getting a 5 Ton (M923A2) home

    PM sent...
  7. 98G

    4 tires and wheels from OKC to south Mississippi

    I'm going to OKC.. I'm not going to MS....
  8. 98G

    m35a2 bonded title NC

    If it's that simple for a truck also, I retract my statement....
  9. 98G

    M35a2 transmission

    A buddy with a 939series 5ton and a towbar. (Will flat tow for food!)
  10. 98G

    M35a2 transmission

    The wheels and tires are worth $200-$400 at my assessment. The dropside bed is worth $400-$600. The truck in total looks to be about a $1500 parts truck as it sits rigjt there. With a clean title and a fully functional transmission I rate it $3000-$4400 depending on tje brakes and tje transfer.
  11. 98G

    OKC to anywhere in FLA 4x 395/85r20 boxed and ready

    That has been my experience.
  12. 98G

    OKC to anywhere in FLA 4x 395/85r20 boxed and ready

    Thanks Chris. I had no idea. Here in Tucson they want me to put it inside the fastenal facility...
  13. 98G

    m35a2 bonded title NC

    I wouldn't touch a truck without a title. Have the seller provide a title as a condition of sale... Either the seller got it at auction, and will be able to get a title with minimal fuss, or it has been transferred a few times without a title and will be more trouble that it's worth. Without...
  14. 98G

    Tips for buying off GovPlanet/IronPlanet?

    In the plus side, you're not too terribly far from Sparta, which has a tendency to have good trucks. For recovery, take a flatbed and go get it yourself. This gives you the opportunity to refuse it if there's been substantial changes in the 4 months between winning your auction and getting your...
  15. 98G

    Tips for buying off GovPlanet/IronPlanet?

    Scrap value is way down. To the point that I've got a bunch of steel tje scrappers just don't want. Using GP'S shipper may be convenient but is almost certainly the most expensive option. If a truck is missing parts, likely it's a truly dead truck. Do you cannibalize a runner or an easy fix...
  16. 98G

    OKC to anywhere in FLA 4x 395/85r20 boxed and ready

    Thing is, fastenal isn't going to go to GL's OKC warehouse and pick up. Neither will many freight carriers. OKC requires an online appointment to be made, usually weeks in advance, and without it (and sometimes even with it! - take a screenshot!!!) They will simply turn you away. Then they...
  17. 98G

    OKC to anywhere in FLA 4x 395/85r20 boxed and ready

    I've used them. I've also competed with them, when I'm there anyway. I'm not a real commercial carrier, so I don't have his overhead. Unfortunately I don't get to MS or FL. Jason (okc auction services) had the best rates I could find out of 5 or 6 quotes. I've used him on more than one...
  18. 98G

    Location of air compressor & governor

    I'm not sure 125 psi is enough. ... i think you want more space between the governor setting at 120ish, and the relief valve. 150psi strikes me as a good number. However, tje 125 should be adequate. Thanks for coming back and posting the outcome.
  19. 98G

    Location of air compressor & governor

    Yes, but it was working fine previously. ... I strongly suspect moisture (likely frozen) was the initial culprit. Now he's thrown parts at it in a shotgun attempt to randomly hit the problem and made it worse by adding uncertainty as to what's going on.
  20. 98G

    Location of air compressor & governor

    No. That is not correct. Compressor builds air and sends it downstream. PPV engages once it sees 70psi (or therebouts). Once the PPV engages , air is sent to the governor and everything else on that side of the system (horn, wipers , other 'nonessential' equipment ). If the PPV doesn't see...
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