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  1. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    Ok, took a look at it last night when I got to work. The 90 is the part broken and the coupling is missing. I am sure the gladhand is not that hard to find but curious about the 90. Of course I didn't bring a wrench to work large enough to pull it so back at it tonight...
  2. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    The tow bar was a full kit designed to work with multiple military vehicles. It came with the mounts and pins along with brake lines, wiring, safety chains and shackles. It's actually a pretty slick set up but very heavy. The crate was 500 pounds and we had to use a forklift to load it in my...
  3. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    They were all painted up... I think it was the red side but I can't remember for certain. It was the driver side. I will be headed up tonight and will double check when I get there.
  4. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    Ok, thank you everyone for your help. I have another question that you may or may not have answers for. I went up and made the first leg of the trip. That consisted of getting the tow bar hooked up and moving it from the previous owners property. The tow vehicle was not able to make up up...
  5. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    Unfortunately no handbrake. I may have someone get in for the down hill portions of the trip. The other fun part will be getting it in my yard once here, but that's a bridge we will cross when we get to it.
  6. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    Will do. I plan on making it a slow trip home at a slow time of the day. There is a 3000 foot elevation drop on my way home and I don't want any craziness.
  7. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    Thank you. I am going up to bleed them again before we tow it. It is close from the previous attempt but I'm not quite happy with the results.
  8. travistodd1

    Questions About Flat Towing an M817

    Hello, I recently acquired an M817 that has been sitting for a couple years. I decided to being it home to work on instead of driving back one forth everytime I needed something else. I purchased an Oshkosh 80k tow bar kit and will be using a friends heavy truck with air brakes to bring it...
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