M818 Tow Truck

[Danger Ranger]

Unfortunately we cannot search pictures.....

I came across this in a random Google search and wanted more info on it. I thought it looked pretty neat, while probably not as useful as I'd like to think it is. I vaguely remember seeing it before, so does anybody know who has it? Or maybe some more info on it?

Thanks guys.

 

[Derrickl112]

Looks like a bobbed bridge truck...

 

[Danger Ranger]

Could be, that would explain the large tires in dual formation.

Really, no one has anything on this? At all?

 

[jrobinson5093]

How does it look like a bridge truck?

 

[Derrickl112]

How does it look like a bridge truck?

The front axle is a little wider on the bridge trucks. Either the axle is wider, or it has spacers...I'm not sure.

 

[jrobinson5093]

ok I dont know anything about bridge trucks.

 

[Derrickl112]

I don't know much about them either. So if there is anyone else that knows more about them feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Marlboro]

It has bridge truck wheels but could't tell you if it was a bridge truck or not. Guy around me has one with a shortened frame with a deuce bed on it and duel 14.00 on the rears.

 

[gimpyrobb]

You can tell by the "wing" running board. Bridge trucks are the only trucks I've seen with them.

 

[Blind Driver]

ok I dont know anything about bridge trucks.

Those trucks haul bridges

 

[indy4x4fab]

They have 3 inch wheel spacers with extra long studs. Heres a picture of the spacers, and there's one of these spacers on each hub.

We have one at the museum and I want one of the m821 with the stake pocket beds on it.

 

[augiedoggy]

You can tell by the "wing" running board. Bridge trucks are the only trucks I've seen with them.

Ooooh....Now I see it thanks!

 

[indy4x4fab]

Here's what the one I want looks like. Only this one is a gasser.

 

[augiedoggy]

Bridge trucks are over-width, right? There was one for sale in New Richmond Oh. a couple of years ago that I was drooling on, went cheap too....Docfarmall knew about it (I later found out). Was it a member here from Indiana that bought that one I'm speaking of???

 

[gimpyrobb]

That guy was willing to make me one heck of a deal on it. I wonder where it ended up at.

 

[Danger Ranger]

In an effort to keep this on track...I know, I know, I'm a stickler....

no one knows anything about this bobbed bridge truck with a wrecker setup on its back?

 

[KsM715]

Those trucks haul bridges

Yep, pieces of bridges anyways.

In an effort to keep this on track...I know, I know, I'm a stickler....

no one knows anything about this bobbed bridge truck with a wrecker setup on its back?

I've been on SS almost daily for 3 1/2 years and I don't ever remember seeing that truck.

 

[augiedoggy]

That guy was willing to make me one heck of a deal on it. I wonder where it ended up at.

Sorry for the hijack Danger,
was it this guy Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite - View Profile: M543A2
He's in Warsaw Indiana his avatar is a brigetruck on a lowboy
His name is Marti

 

[wreckerman893]

A few years ago there were several gasser bridge trucks for sale on GL at Herlong, CA.

It was like they came out of the Twilight Zone....all of them were complete and the discription said they were driven in.

My theory is that they came from a CA National Guard Unit that was way down on the vehicle replacement list.