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  1. fasttruck

    M51 Dump Bed Operation?

    Reference is made to post 17: it is possible to move the truck with the PTO (at least on a M817) engaged which, if you are spreading material as shown in post 13 you will have to keep raising the body as the load pays out. Just beware of overhead wires and tree branches. Obviously this is at...
  2. fasttruck

    M51 Dump Bed Operation?

    The biggest secret in the United States Army is its publications system. They have manuals for everything. You have no idea how much military equipment is lost from untrained personnel with unauthorized tools and parts trying to repair it.
  3. fasttruck

    M51 Dump Bed Operation?

    The TM also explains how the 2 way tailgate works and how to arrange the chains to limit the swing of the gate so you can restrict how far it opens which allows you to spread material with the truck rather than dump it in a pile and use another machine to do it.
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