Search results

just don't get personal. I bought an M109 deuce about 6 years ago with the idea of making a backwoods camper out of it. Many things have transpired to keep that from happening, primarily the fact that a non-turbo multi-fuel deuce can hardly pull its own hat off at high altitude, much less...

The caption reads: A student driver blindly pulled out in front of a column of British armor that was cruising along a hardened road in the Lippe district of Germany yesterday (6-1-2015). A collision ensued and yes, you guessed it, the one ton Toyota Yaris lost the fight to the 60+ ton...

The first tracked vehicle: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/traction/traction.htm

I'm posting this on the 5 ton forum, but it is for Deuces also. I have located a source on batteries and have negotiated a quantity discount. The brand on the batteries is Deka which is supposed to be a quality battery. There are two choices a smaller one that will fit into the battery boxes...

I've searched the postings, but I didn't find anything helpful. I'm hoping someone can give me a simple fix. My M109 has sat for a while. A couple of months ago when it was bitter cold I tried to start it in temps around minus ten. It groaned, then there was a solid 'clunk' and it would not...

Does anyone have any experience with the starting canister mounded next to the windshield washer on an M923A1? Should I use it? What kind of fluid is normally in it? Where can I get it replaced/refilled? It looks exactly like a propane canister; can I use propane in it? I searched this...

On my M923 I am considering pulling off both rear axles and putting a steerable axle from the front of a donor truck to give me quad steering. My reason for considering such an undertaking is that I am building an off-road camper and the ’40 acre’ turning radius will be a killer. I am planning...

I know this has been talked about, I DID do a search and I was on one of the threads, but I have a slightly different question, so read on before you blast me. On my M923A1 the left rear-most brake pack, for lack of the correct name, has a leak that is progressing fast. I work on the beast on...

If you have been reading through a TM and just as you get to the part you are interested in, the TM tells you to refer the problem to “DS”, you have experienced the frustration I dealt with this weekend. First, let me give you a bit of history on my truck, a 1984 M923A1. I did my time in...

I am considering bobbing my M923A1, so I crawled under it to see what I was going to have to unhook, remove, etc and I spotted the ABS sensor. I am afraid that I can’t just unhook it because the ABS controller will probably think the wheel is locked up and start pulsing the brakes. I have...

Before you RTFM me, I have gone through them looking for the diagram for the air system and didn't find it. After hours in a hot storage yard, I'm just hoping someone can short-cut the search. I'm trouble shooting my non-working air horn. It seems to have everything wrong with it, I think...

On June 7 we used my M109 deuce to move our MKT around and noticed a nest with two eggs in the boarding ladder in the back rack. After having the truck out of its space for two hours we put the trailer and truck back. On June 28 I was poking around behind the deuce and Momma left the nest like...

While getting ready to put the transmission I got from Glen at BFR Metals into my M923A1, I noticed that the front seal was starting to leak; not surprising with a 30 yr. old transmission. I have spent literally hours getting the part number for that seal: Allison # 23016643. Napa says that’s a...

Can anyone tell me what the secret to getting the torque converter back into the automatic transmission is? It was in place when I got the transmission, but it fell out while we were moving it around. There are 2 sets of splines that have to be matched up and a square, like a 'double D'...

I have searched the TMs but can't find the answer to this question: Do I need to support the engine on the front or the back when I separate the transmission from it? On civilian trucks that I have worked on the answer is a resounding YES, so I am concerned that I might damage motor mounts or...

Can anyone tell me what an “engine barring tool” looks like or how to turn the engine (NHC 250) over in small increments? I am getting ready to swap out an automatic transmission in my M923A1 and have been searching TMs for information on how to do that little task. I have found lots of good...

What is this tank on the right side between the mud flap and the large tool box?

I got myself jammed up by winning a bid before I double-checked my situation. I won an M923A2 that is drained: http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=7127620 It would be extremely helpful, and I'd pay for the service, if someone could claim it and store it somewhere. It stands...

What are the differences between M923A2 and M925A2 trucks?

I was just granted the dubious honor of being the highest bidder on a " Vehicle drained " M923A2 at Ft Hood, TX. Although I have driven a deuce 500 Mi. and an M923A1 1800 mi. on recoveries, I am inclined to see what it would cost to have this one hauled. Some questions in case I want to tempt...