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A Viet Nam veteran moved next to me a couple of months ago and he loves my 5T, even if it is Blue and red in color. He operated an M62 in the RVN. He is a nice guy even though he always has a can of MGD bolted to his left hand. I've let him take the truck for a drive a few times and he gets...

I found this site. Some of you will like it. It has many military trucks converted into firetrucks. They really start in the 1940s section. Here is the link: http://www.capecodfd.com/PAGES%20Special/Breakers00.htm

I have had several MILITARY trucks that were not OD. They came from the factory painted a different color at the factory over primer, not over OD. I had a white M37 from the Corps of Engineers, an M725 and an M51 that were Air Force Strata blue. I also had an M51A1 that was painted orange, again...

The 465 in my M52A2 has a knock in the lower end and I am going to swap it out this week with a rebuilt one. I was wondering how fast I could get her up to, so I conducted a test. I pulled the air cleaner element, mixed 50/50 diesel/gasoline and upped the pump a tad. Took her out on a long...

I was sifting through some parts and found 3 new 5ton data plates. #1 is a weight & dimension data plate fo the M51A1 w/w. I also have 2 weight & dimension data plates for Chassis 5ton 6x6 M63A2 wo/w.These plates are brand new and the ID numbers are unstamped. Free to you from me,The...

I found this on Ebay and the seller gave me a great deal. He used it to plow snow. I picked it up in NJ and drove 250 mi. to central MA. It ran a steady 55 mph until I pumped some fuel from the aux. tank.Then it lost power and ran really rough, I could only get 25-30 mph out of it on the...

I have a question about a military firetruck I saw in action at APG. It was based on a SWB 800 series 5-ton. It had a large tanker body with a pump and booster lines. It was not a 530 style fire body, but it looked like it may have been made on the base. It was painted Very shiney red and...

Just before I sold my M51A1 I changed the gear lube in all 3 diffs and the transmission with Royal Purple MAX-GEAR synthetic oil. The increase in performance was very impressive. The truck ran very well and the tranny shifted very smoothly and quicker. I took it out on a route that I usually...