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Did you have any air pressure built up when you bled the brakes? If not, maybe you didn't have the air-assist part of the air-over-hydrolic braking system. After the truck was started, the air pressure helped with the braking pressure. It's been awhile since I've messed with that system, and...

That's a hard way to get good at something! Practice like that I could do without. Hope your next trip goes smoother.

Got the M931A2 tractor and M871 trailer combo checked out to start hauling hay. Had one hub on the truck and one hub on the trailer frozen, requiring precise application of a 10lb sledge hammer to get them free. I've started the engine a few times, but haven't moved them in 4-5 months. Hauled...

Looks nice now that it has a cab hard top :wink:

Glad you finally got everything home safely. As the old saying goes, "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all!" Murphy must have a condo in Memphis.

I like the tow light storage idea! Should be very secure and out of the way there since there isn't a lot of storage space on a tractor.

Good Show (pun) - I bet that made the other rig owners envious! My only broken bone came from being thrown from a bucking horse. I've got 13 of those pasture ornaments vying for space in the pasture with my motor pool. Wife "your trucks are taking up pasture from my horses." Me "your horses...

Spent all morning setting up my annual Memorial Day display in the front yard (I do the same for Veterans Day). Have a wonderful weekend, and remember those who died over the last 239 years to help make the United States what it is.

I hope all the homes on that street were elevated above your wake. Seen some armed irate homeowners in low lying neighborhoods guarding their streets against speeding cars during high water times.

Been there, done that! NOT a fun discovery. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?128863-Broke-down-again-Recoveries-Gone-Bad&highlight=

I love the M146, wish there were more around here. Watch out with the big tires hitting your landing gear feet in the turns. You might want to keep them 6-8 inches off the ground rather than cranked all the way up.

I bought a M931A1 about 16 months ago that had been sitting for 3 years at Camp Shelby, and CSMDavis got it running and drove it to his yard where it sat for about 6 months. We tried to start it again last summer, and while trying to start for about 15-20 min, magic smoke began to be released...

That should work at low speeds on FLAT ground, but if there are any dips or mounds, the hitch up and down movement will be very accentuated, so go very slow. As the rear wheels rise above the front, the rear of the trailer will approach dragging on the ground. You may be OK, but have someone...

Couple of weeks ago, uncoupled my M818 from my M871 hay hauler trailer and discovered that the truck brakes didn't work well - evidently, the trailer air brakes were doing most of the braking work. Found and fixed a leaking fitting that had drained out the brake fluid, and replaced the DOT5...