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I'd like to add a trailer tongue jack to my M936A1 wrecker's medium towbar to make it easier to use without Soldier B. Here's my dog checking out my towbar as I test-fit it with a 3D-printed prototype (the yellow thing) of an adapter that I plan to have made to adapt the towbar shackles to the...

Hey there, everybody! I'm finally tinkering with my wrecker a bit after ignoring my green truck hobby for quite a long time. The transfer PTO on my M936A1 wrecker is very hard to engage. I think that the shift lever may not be actuating the linkage on the PTO far enough, so I crawled under...

Is there a detailed diagram of the M936 wrecker body hydraulic system available anywhere? I have not been able to find one so far in the TMs or the Point-to-Point schematic program. I am interested in adding a smaller pilot winch on the back of my M936A1 to let me use the rear winch without...

I'm brainstorming a possible truck modification in which it'd be handy to have a pneumatic actuator that works just like an air brake spring canister, but is smaller and has lower actuation forces. The actuator would need around 1"-2" of travel, push out the actuation rod under spring pressure...

FLASH TRAFFIC 042230ZMAR13 FROM: West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group TO: The Usual Suspects Subj: MRCG Annual Event, 3-4 May, 2013 BT The West Coast Military Radio Collectors Group will be holding its 18th annual muster, swap meet and field events on 3-4 May 2013. Early arrivals can set...

The group 31 (if I recall correctly) batteries that I've bought for my CUCV have stud terminals. I bought the cast lead stud to post adapters that screw onto the studs and then accept the truck's regular battery terminal clamps. Whenever I've used these adapters, I've found that they easily...

Yesterday, my M936A1 wrecker got its first real workout. Another collector is buying my incomplete M1022 shelter mobilizer dolly carcasses to harvest parts for some interesting projects that he has in the works. They're sitting in an inconvenient spot in my yard, and they're not complete enough...

I wonder if any of y'all have suggestions for a good rotating engine stand that is suitable for a 6.2 V8 without breaking the bank? I tried searching here for detailed anecdotes and suggestions without sufficient luck. I would love to have one of those ginormous OTC Revolver stands or something...

I didn't find instructions for replacing the tachometer drive components internal to the fuel injection pump in the TMs, so I wonder if anybody can give me any tips. The tachometer doesn't function on my M936A1 wrecker. The cable spins freely, but the electrical RPM sender and the drive shaft...

I'm not in a position to buy one right now, but I think I'd like to convert my HMMWV into a 4-door slant-back hard top configuration with an MG mount on the turret at some point in the foreseeable future. It's presently set up as a shelter carrier with a GRC-122 RTTY set on the back, which is...

The hydraulic motor on my M936A1's hoist is leaking hydraulic fluid. As far as I can tell from the TMs, it's considered a disposable piece since I haven't found documentation of internal repairs or internal repair parts. Have any of y'all had good luck opening up one of these gear pump style...

I have neither the room nor the money for one of those delicious looking MK48 trucks that are floating about lately. Ok, I technically have the room, but they're still a bit big for my front yard. So M939 series trucks are about my size limit for now. But what sort of trouble might I get...

My old M543A2 has a mounting bracket for an old-fashioned oil can up in the gondola, and my new M936A1 has the rusted remains of one underneath the newer coats of paint. Neither one included the oil can itself. I found a somewhat beat up oil can at a military surplus yard many years ago, but...

One of my tasks for this weekend is draining my wrecker's hydraulic fluid, servicing the filter, putting it back together and refilling the fluid. I'm reusing the old fluid, but I'm pumping it through a spin-on hydraulic fluid filter on the way back in, then adding more to top it up. I'll...

My first task for this long weekend is to remove the old, rusty cable from my M936A1 wrecker's crane. I could probably get the old cable working more smoothly by lubricating it and working it back and forth, but 100' of new wire rope just cost about $220, so I'll just replace it instead. Once I...

One of my co-workers suggested that I take a picture of my two wreckers while I still have both of them, with their booms crossed in the air. So, today I did that, but I'm having trouble coming up with a caption for the photo. Maybe y'all could help out? (click the picture to enlarge it) On...

My M936A1 arrived with a nearly flat rear tire. Thanks to the resulting slope of the axle, it was also leaking gear oil where the axle flange bolts to the hub. It is still dripping with the tire inflated, but it's parked on a slight side slope at the moment. I'll move the truck this weekend...

Yesterday I fired up the crane on my new M936A1 wrecker, and I found an issue that I never encountered on my old M543A2. With no load on the hook, when I push the hoist control forward the spool rotates and cable reels out from it, but the hook doesn't lower by itself. The cable just slackens...

I've often thought that it would be nice to add a remote control capability to the crane controls on my M543A2 wrecker, or on the M936A1 that will replace it soon. I usually use it by myself, so it can be challenging to not be down there on the ground to maneuver the load. I've had to resort to...

Those of y'all who have experience with the Truck-Lite model 07392 LED flood lights that I've seen discussed here before: Would a pair of those, mounted under the bed of my M923, be suitable as reverse lights? Or are they too large and/or bright for that application? I think that the light I'm...