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Thanks for all of the replies, been out of touch during the holidays. As for the pic, snow took down a bunch of trees last winter, just now getting them out. Couldn't stack enough logs on that truck to make it seem loaded.

Oh, and since I didn't have a starter pic, here's a truck pic. Because, well pictures!

Greetings! While doing a visual inspection on my M925 Sunday after hauling logs for a few days I noticed the short (bent in a right angle) copper strap connecting the starter solenoid to the starter it'self was almost burned through. Probably connection got corroded then hot while extended...

This: And this: Today sadly, search engine is not my friend. I searched the entire site using Google with this string: led turn signal flasher site:steelsoldiers.com And found lots of threads by people who didn't use search and asked the same question over and over,,, I've got LED lights...

Speedometer services can make an adapter for any truck, including army trucks. http://www.speedometerserviceportland.com/ If you want to deal locally, ask the local police departments who calibrates the speedometers on their patrol cars. That will get you started in the right direction.

I get 9.5mpg running flat out 61 mph against the governor unloaded on the freeway.

I put Bostrum air ride seats in mine; bought them from a salvage yard. Gained about 3" of leg room and one heck of a lot of comfort.

I have been running my 1600-20 XZLs at 35lbs for a year and a half. Seems just about right.

I was going to suggest disconnecting the CTIS and dropping down to 10-15 PSI. But it looks like trying the Emergency setting will do just that. Please try it and report back.

I measure full tank by filling to the bottom of the screen. I got 9.5 on an A2 and get about 7.5 on my M923 with 1600s on it around town. I don't push it hard. So I can easily believe these bigger numbers on longer trips.

The air ride seat I use is a Bostrum, and it gives another three inches between the seat and the steering wheel. You can get them at any truck wrecker for a couple hundred bucks.

For tire changes, as in to get the mounted tire/wheel assembly up on the lugs, all you need is a couple of bars and you can get it up on there by yourself. A crane to get it out of the back of the bed is necessary though if you want to do it by yourself.

Looks like someone nuked the link. It must have been to an Ebay store. Here's a Google search that will get you to the product you want/

Worth mentioning, and no one has yet; the brake drums rust up if your trucks are exposed to any kind of humidity. Starting and running the truck doesn't get that flash rust worn off. So driving them with some starts and stops really helps to keep the drums shiny. Great topic!

Nice video, thanks for going to the trouble. I have looked at similar trucks, my friends think they are ugly, but I think they are cool.

Great idea. This reminds me, I need to check the operating temperatures of all my gearboxes, differentials, and universal joints, and note them in the log book for future reference. That has saved me before on my first deuce. My first M923 made a similar racket and I first heard it right after...

My hydraulics guy confirmed this and required that I build a larger tank. We put in improved filtration while we were at it. Here is a photo of the truck at the 4th of July parade. Here's one of the truck with the hoist up. You can see the larger hydraulic tank. We moved the toolbox forward...

Essentially, you just engage the service brake or parking brake, put it in gear to stop the internals from spinning, and pull the PTO lever towards you. Sometimes they are a little sticky after sitting for a long time, but tend to limber up with use.

I was showing a picture of one of those trucks to a customer of mine. He was in the 75th Airborne Rangers until 2006. He said they had some of those trucks in Iraq, and he had used one with a 40mm grenade launcher mounted on a ring on top of the cab. "I could lay down one **** of a lot of fire...

Thanks! I appreciate it.