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Mixing oils? Great info! I drained the Dexon from the tranny, torque converter and two speed unit, all 4 gallons before replacing with SAE30. Would there be any benefit to adding a quart or two of Dexon with the SAE30 (I may of just reveled how little I know of oil)? Would this prolong the...

REB shift I prefer the REB shifter in my M215, it allows you the chose what gear you want and shift as needed. Makes the truck very easy to drive, F2 and high reverse is not used. The tranny guy at Memphis told me they are running out of rebuild parts for the hydramatic. They are no longer...

Hello SS, Some interesting info and experience with my M215 tranny. During the restoration we put a Memphis rebuilt tranny in the truck, it was over a year after the install before the tranny was ever tested. I quickly realized that the rebuilt tranny had problems, slipped in reverse (low range...

Hydro pump Hello Butch, Good find on the double ended PTO! I have an extra pump and control valve with cab controls for my M215, picked these up several years ago to keep as spares. Normally I'd never part with these, but the M2 halftrack project is putting a large hole in the budget. Send me a...

cargo cover Sent you PM!

Head gaskets Hey Blake, Are you volunteering to help on changing the head gaskets? The last ones I did are on the truck Harry purchased from me. Karl

leaking heads Thanks for the reassurance on planning the heads. The heads where leaking a little oil when I first brought this truck home, towing the dozer around has certainly increased the flow. This a good excuses for purchasing a five ton. Thanks, Karl

5 ton dump cover I can e-mail pictures if interested in the canvas 5 ton dump cover. $250 + shipping UPS ground. Thanks, Karl

Hello SS, Forgive me if this subject has been covered before, but It has been over five years since I have had to change the head gaskets on a multifuel. Are the new type gaskets really that much better than the old style with the fire rings? I never had any problems with the old type and the...

Hello SS, Anyone need a cargo cover for a 5 ton dump truck? This is the special cover that fits around the cab shield, very different compared to the standard 14' cargo bed cover. Overall great orginial canvas (darker OD) condition, there are some patches and repairs. I was going to shorten the...

M211 turn signals When restoring our M215, I wanted to add turn signals for added safety. I adapted the existing black-out lights / wiring for the turn signals. Added a signal switch to the column, flasher unit and flasher harness from a M35. Used full red lens tail lights (Gama Goat?) and...

Howdy SS, I've posted pictures of the M215 dump truck several times, but here is one of the real work truck. We have this M35 rigged to tow our track loader into the woods. We are clearing land to build our new house in the middle of 70 acres, the primitive access lane is about 3/4 mile through...

Hello Maddawg, I have a S250 that we gutted out and use for storage, let me know if you need any dimensions. Your welcome to come and check it out if your near Spotysvania. Karl

Virginia SS How about the idea of a convoy. If I drove the M215 dump, it would be a very slow convoy.

Seabee markings Hello BC, I have not done much research on the proper markings / colors, so any help would be appreciated. I'm taking the truck to the Viriginia War Museum show this weekend, there is a Seabee guy there who is helpful. Thanks, Karl

Hello SS, Ok, it is almost complete, just need to do the USN Seabees markings! It runs great and is very easy to drive as long as you are not in a hurry, about 45 mph. The other day I had both the M35 and the M215 parked in the driveway, never realized how much smaller it was compared to the...

Hello SS Anyone going to the HRMS show at the Virginia War Museum / Newport News VA 9/22-24? I plan on driving the recently completed GMC M215 dump truck to the show, usually there is a nice display of vehicles if the weather is good. This group does a great militaria auction Fri. / Sat. night...

brake controller I pull a 9 ton Eager Beaver trailer with my M35 set up with electric brakes. Ran two wires off the first battery (12v), one to the trailer to charge the break away battery system, the other to the brake controller on the dash. Tapped a wire into the existing brake light switch...

Hello SS, Need help locating a pair of the knee action front shocks used on the M211 series truck. Checked with Memphis, they no longer stock them. Any one know of a pair? Prefer NOS or non-leaking take offs. Thanks, Karl

Hello SS, I'm in the process of dropping the oil pan to change the rear main crank seal that has started to leak. The new seal is two pieces of rubberized rope looking stuff? I have never done one of these before using this type of seal, anything specail to know? I plan on removing the main...