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In case it's not clear, I'm not talking about a full front power unit (FPU). This is just the cab assembly. Like this one, for example:

I have neither the room nor the money for one of those delicious looking MK48 trucks that are floating about lately. Ok, I technically have the room, but they're still a bit big for my front yard. So M939 series trucks are about my size limit for now. But what sort of trouble might I get...

Yup! I want one, too. Hmm, I wonder if my welding cylinders are the right diameters for the holders... if not, then I'll need to buy the right sizes.

My old M543A2 has a mounting bracket for an old-fashioned oil can up in the gondola, and my new M936A1 has the rusted remains of one underneath the newer coats of paint. Neither one included the oil can itself. I found a somewhat beat up oil can at a military surplus yard many years ago, but...

That doesn't sound normal to me. Granted, my experience with M939-series trucks is recent and limited, but neither of mine behave like that. They start immediately and idle nicely, without touching the accelerator. I haven't experienced any of the problems in this thread yet, but I'm following...

Cool! I'm looking forward to seeing how that works. That's barely a hundred bucks more expensive than the steel cable. I ordered a new clevis end today. Made by Esmet, part number GD-150-X, ordered from American Rigging in San Diego, price about $68.

Those look great! If you are willing to make more, I probably want to buy a pair for my M936A1.

Make that "scribd". Look for the TM-08780B series of manuals there. If I recall correctly, you'll need to either upload some stuff or pay a few bucks to get download credits for them.

Yup. The tow bar goes on first, then you use the whiffletree (or a chain) on to lift the front wheels. I've been wondering what the purpose of the swinging link on the whiffletree bar is, since the hook goes through the big hole in the middle.

He sure was shopping for a new pack! That was a very happy day for both of us. Since then I've rescued four more dogs; one lives with my folks in NV, and the other three are part of our wonderful pack here at Mark's Green Truck Ranch. They were all happy that I had today off, and spent the...

I sealed up my axle flange today. The lock washers looked a bit sprung, so I replaced them. Here are some pictures. I used some Permatex RTV from Pep Boys that claimed to be particularly good at resisting gear oil. I cussed at the axle for a while trying to get it to line up with the splines in...

One of my dogs, Lugnut. He found me out at the Chino Airport way back when I had my first MV there (an M109A3). He likes to hang out with me while I'm working on the trucks.

I expected the spin-on filter element to be cruddy, but it doesn't look too dirty at all. I probably could have kept using it. Well, it's trashed now. The tool with the filter head in it is a filter opener. It's a purpose-made tool for cutting open spin-on filters to examine them for metal...

I worked on the M936A1 this weekend: Removed old rusty hoist cable. I have a replacement wire rope, but I need to clean up the drum a bit and free up the rusted setscrew before I install it. I may also replace the clevis end; waiting on a quote from the manufacturer. Drained about 80 gallons...

Have y'all heard the one about the proctologist who took an auto shop class at the local community college, and rebuilt his engine through the tailpipe? :grd:

My suggestion: If you can find a good engine in a can at a reasonable price, then swap out the engine and rebuild the broken one indoors at your leisure. Once it's rebuilt, you can keep it as a spare or sell it to the next guy with an engine problem. If the bad engine is seized up then there may...

I found it on eBay. I don't remember what I paid for it. You should be able to get a good one from McMaster-Carr, or a cheap one from Harbor Freight.

Anyhoo, I made this thread because I hadn't seen pictures of the inside of a wrecker's hydraulic filter before, so I thought I should share some now that I got inside of one. I wish I had enough hands to take some pictures showing how the shutoff valve works.

If I ever develop a taste for oily beer, then I have just the pump for it! :beer:

Ok, fluid is back in the truck now. Here's my pump setup. I bought the pneumatic drum pump many years ago to do this job on my M543A2, but never got around to doing it. I finally got the rest of the hardware to make the drum pump usable. I put a spin-on hydraulic filter on the pump outlet. The...