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I appreciate the insightful answers and start to feel like a grumpy curmudgeon. I would not put any effort into getting something running or working BEFORE I buy it. Once, I worked a day and a half on a vehicle I wanted to buy, got it running and driving and then the seller "changed his mind"...

If I can't hear the engine start and run, I'd only offer what I'd pay for a non-running truck. Reason is, I am assuming all the risk in this transaction. That offer would be half of what the asking price is. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

@pmcs I did a quick check of interchanging part numbers and perhaps that helps in your quest. The links may not work but it gives your parts guy stuff to look up! Part Interchanges CARQUEST 551-062 TRICO 51-062 TRICO 81440-9X TRICO 82622-1TM TRICO 82622-1X TRICO 82623-1TM TRICO 82623-1XC...

The horn wire should exit the column through a conical rubber plug (that likely disintegrated or was "weight saved" and omitted by Soldier B). Without it, the wire chafes at the edge of the column.

Grey/black is actually a good looking colour scheme for the truck. I do not want to be that guy in oncoming traffic that gets "reminded" by two landing lights to lower his high beams! That is totally what I would do with them!

@Dipstick I dig the flatbed and my issues would be - can't let that super nice wood become wet in the rain - can't let that super nice wood get scratched by things placed on top of it ! Maybe a gym bag or a soft sided suitcase!

If you could shoot a video of when she is digging through the snow.....that would be great! :-)

I have a Kenworth single axle cabover and would love a M172 to go with it!

If you find your "tiny stack", smoky NA Deuce is now "racing along", I shudder to think what it had been like before the timing change! ;-)

While she looks a little unkempt now, pressure washing that white coat will do wonders and the sheet metal is not all bent to hell, either. I think she will be quite pretty!

" There is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes." - George Soros

The cab jack cylinders that are stock for the extended cab are beefy and specced for that weight of a heavier cab. No issue there. They are not the same as the ones for the day cab and have a rear mounting point further back. Also, hand pump only. Free gym time.

Matt is a decent guy and also a decent mechanic/heavy equipment operator. He repairs and revives old trucks and equipment for his YouTube channel "Diesel Creek". He just bought an M35A2 and, contrary to other vidiots out there, does not drive the snot out of it, jumping it over tree stumps...

No, I do not..maybe Google does.... The rear door has a step at the bottom that rotates out when you open the door and the seats are facing forward; either a bench or individual seats. Grab bar separates front and back half of cab. Usually (open) compartments behind rear seat/bench backrest and...

What a moronic thing to do. The crew cabs are professional Rosenbauer built (I see their R logo in the bottom corner) and not super common. Very spacious. Why one would not design the truck so it maintains the full metal crew cab is beyond me. It is a nice truck. Civilian version with the 210 hp...

Uh, uh pick me! Pick me! I know! Knuckleboom crane!! Tilt bed/wrecker bed AND crane! Hydraulic winch on bed and in front. The bestest vehicle recoverer ever!

Further to @brit4x4 's water pump observations: I also ditched the 600 lbs cast iron rotating radiator destructor (the metal cooling fan; I might have exaggerated) and replaced with a cheap plastic one from Summit Racing. I used the largest diameter fan that fits into the shroud with trimming...

My very first comment is, how nice to work on the airpack and parking brake without a bed on the truck!!! Your knuckles will still bleed, but your back might not hurt as much.

Always great when someone takes the time to document a repair. This will help someone else, @Rhino 5/4 !

What @Mullaney said. If you "need" a winch, I would go for hydraulic. It delivers the power/duty cycle, as well as excellent control and overload protection. Hydraulic lines/hoses are also easier to route than a driveshaft. They figured that out for the M35A3 w/w and also for the Canadian built...