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  1. fasttruck

    REO M275 truck tractor

    I don't know what the situation is in Europe, but here in North America you can get grief from crime fighters if you run the tractor without a trailer coupled to it. Ones shown in post 75 appear to be commercial products with the reflective panels added.
  2. fasttruck

    REO M275 truck tractor

    This used to work with 5 tons. Take the cap bolts off the journals and block a jack up so it would bear on the drive shaft which would lift the cap on the top side. Rotate the shaft 180 degrees and do the opposite cap. I guess if you take the clips off that would work here. The issue would be...
  3. fasttruck

    REO M275 truck tractor

    The "hand applicator valves"principle function is to hold the trailer brakes on so you can release b.v the tractor brakes and then back the tractor under a trailer without it moving back instead of coupling. Using it to "save the brakes" on the tractor is discouraged as.if I can't get it stopped...
  4. fasttruck

    REO M275 truck tractor

    The typical 5000 gallon military fuel trailer requires a 5 ton tractor to pull it. After the gas jobs went away the M52a2s had turbocharged engines. The M818s didn't send a 931a2 is turbocharged.
  5. fasttruck

    REO M275 truck tractor

    Turn signal switch is missing. Flasher is separate and mounted (usually) on the left inner fender. What is wrong with the brakes ? No air pressure, no pedal, pull to one side ?
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