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Wine My 5th gear does not whine, but my 818 is governed down to a max RPM of 2000 which only lets me his 52mph, what is every ones else's top speed? James G. PS: Your recovery went better than mine, it took me four trips to Hooks to replace my oil cooler and flush the cooling system to pick...

What about a Wrecker I need to tag the Wrecker M543A2, I wonder how they will react to it, all 42000LBS of it? James G.

My 818 tops out at 52 mph at 2000 rpm. I have made no adjustments to is since picking it up. James

I work at an Aluminum casting/rolling mill, I will check at work to see if they can spectrograph the three different pins, I wonder what the differences are in aluminum grades, especially between the deuce and 5 ton pins? James G.

On my last little business trip I managed to pass through Memphis so I arranged a stop at Memphis Equipment for some shear pins for the trucks. Since I was there I tried to get all I would need over the next few years since I don't get to Memphis too often, anyway I got pins for the 10K, 20K...

On the drag winch start watching Craigslist in Jackson, TN, every so often a guy will list a M816 and some wrecker parts a drag and front winch will be there. I need a level winder for my front winch, so I will watching too. James G.

Welcome to the Wrecker Club. James G.

I got a pretty complete Winch setup for my Deuce this weekend, all but the cab linkage and pto. But the frame extensions have been slotted to fit a M715. I think it will bolt up fine I just wonder about the stability of the mount with the amount of material removed? James PS: I need a pto...

This is what you need! This is what you need, I picked up the entire unit over on the M715 Zone, one of the guys there had it on his 715. Except for the PTO and the extensions being "slotted" it looks complete. James PS: I need the linkage for the PTO to Cab including the in cab lever.

Watch GL sales at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, they have been selling 818 for 4K or less depending on the auction! James G.

Older shot of the truck, the new top was added for crushing, I guess?

I was in Little Rock (Camp Robinson) today picking up a couple of M105s and asked about an M818 that was coming up for auction. The GL guy let me know it had been turned in as B or Q so he was going to have to watch it be crushed!!! This is a truck with less than 8k miles on it; it was never...

Camp Robi nson I will be there next Tuesday to pick up three M105 trailers, where are you in Arkansas? Are you driving by Russellville on your way home? My third trailer is a transportation problem for me, I can only get two on my car hauler! James

My M35A2 has 66K on it and it is the best running truck I have. Maint. makes the difference! James

Well I hope to at least see the tank eventually, I talked to the neighbor yesterday about the tank owner he said he would call me as soon as the guy got out of jail and that he would need some money when he got out so I may get a deal on the vehicle! Talking about a story? James

Me Too Count me in. James

Arkansas Deuce Vince: I had a look at he truck you won, I got three M105's in that auction. I wanted one. That truck doesn't have a box, it is some kind of thin skin over fencing with a standard cover on it. If you have any questions about the truck call the GL guy there he is great. James

I can't just buy one M796, so is anyone interested in the other one, located in MO. PM me. James

Contact Still trying to contact the owner, he is a OTR truck driver, apparently seldom home. James

Rings When I pulled the oil cooler off the block there was a brass/copper crush ring on the bottom ob the oil cooler element. No o ring just this crush ring fitting flush with the bottom of the cooler, there was also a good gasket there too. We tried to use the gasket, o ring and crush ring...