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  1. 73m819

    Crew cab short box m 35 6x6

    the pic of the crewcab is on page 73 in the april 05 issue of military vehicles magazine
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    Crew cab short box m 35 6x6

    ive seen a pic of a m123 10 ton tractor with a MILITARY built crewcab, so there is a real prototype, when i get home sun. night ill look for it
  3. 73m819

    5ton wreckers

    ill buy the three rear wrecker work lights, rear lift shackles and the four lift shackle pins
  4. 73m819

    5ton wreckers

    if its gas it mite be a m62, where is the spare mounted
  5. 73m819

    Low Air Buzzer

    brad are you in alanta or north towards gainesville
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    Low Air Buzzer

    id guess you need a new a air pressure sensor switch, the military one is a two wire switch, wire going in then out to gound, one fron nape has one wire with a inturnel ground. this is what i used on my m52, just changed the wire end from the military packard end to a crimp on , hope this helps
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    front axle boot

    well the boot IS on, you can forget about doing it the way the book says, it sounds easy just reading the book, LMAO, first off there is only about 3/4"to get your fingers in, at first i tried to put the boot on then the ring, nothing would stay alined, then tried glueing the boot to the axle...
  8. 73m819

    M812

    you will still be to wide if you use 1100s on 11"rims because of the spacers,the hubs have to come off so you can remove the spical long lug studs and install the standerd ones. with the 1100s it will still be about 9' wide with the spacers installed
  9. 73m819

    M812

    one other thing about the bridge truck is the 1400/20 tires, these use 12" rims where all the other trucks use 11", the 1400s make the truck 9 1/2 wide, i mesured a m818 with 1400s on ,thought i mite put them on my m819. the 1400s have spacers front and rear between the drum and the rim , this...
  10. 73m819

    M812

    yes but on turns watch it, just be ready for the push before the push happens , plan ahead , check the route , you can pretty much see where there mite be trouble so you can be ready for it, remember NO surprises
  11. 73m819

    M812

    watch out that the bridge truck does not try to push the 2 1/2 there will be a big weight difference, sharp turns ,down hill, ect, i had this happen when i brought the 12 ton home behind my m52, i thought this mite happen so i planed for it and knew where to look for this, go slow, i used a lead...
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    5ton wreckers

    my m819 takes a foot ball field to turn in, compared to my former m52, my m52 could turn rings inside my m819. it is a different crane on the m819 then the wrecker, not only does it have 26' reach but the winch is on the back of the boom where the winch is under the boom with the cable going to...
  13. 73m819

    Which motor to swap in...

    lets try a 48 mack with a tricked 220, a 5 main ,6 browny 3 axle ,longgg wheel base, equipment transport tractor, i drove this daily to work in the late 6os,early 70s in san diego. sure was given right of way, a whole lot of fun to drive
  14. 73m819

    Anyone seen an M26?

    the m26 was armored, the later unarmored verson was the m26a1, thay built the a1 because it was felt that the tank retrever was used mostly after main hostilities was over and with the EXTREM weight of the armored cab was distroying the front end
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    Deuce forum Monster Garage team

    ill sign up, wrenching and building out of junk was my second job for years (a real CHEAP boss),chrome wheels yes, anything ealse was "make it work"
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    5 ton tanker

    you cant put a tank on the back of a m819 ,its a tractor wrecker and you only can pull a low bed or a flat rack because the wrecker boom extends over the rear of the truck
  17. 73m819

    wrecker lights and lift shackles

    ya, i check ebay everyday, no luck, thanks, i sure like your moter pool
  18. 73m819

    New member locator map...

    gainesville.ga. here ,put me on the map also
  19. 73m819

    front hubs

    does anybody make slectable hubs for the 5 tons
  20. 73m819

    front axle boot

    is there a trick or? in changing one of these. it looks like the inner clamp is going to be a pain in the ---, thanks
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