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Well you came to the right place.
Scroll down to the 5ton forums and start reading.
There are many of the manuals on this site yet I've not been able get anywhere with finding and downloading them.
Tons of info on the site. Probably a couple members near you too.
I don't have any 5tons, so...
No real suppliers in MI
Lots of hobbyists and wanna be suppliers.
GreatlakesMVPA.org great place to network for such things.
and yes Ted G is a good guy, who does have a bunch of NOS stuff.
Citizensoldier on here has also been refered to as a "trailer ho"
I now have an extra compete deuce...
If it is hard to keep down, it must be spring pressure
as any binding would reduce the force required to maintain a position.
Gimp, one of mine got seized up over the winter.
Aquire a -10 operators manual, good reading!
As an A2 owner I don't know much about the A3
I've read the 15w40 in the trans and also about changing it out.
Shut off the other switches then pull the fuel shutoff (works for the A2)
CTIS typically leaks, from what I've read it is usually the...
just a note to clarify some mis information posted above.
395's & 15.50 R20's are 46" diameter
1100/20's, 14.50 R20's are 43.5" diameter
900/20's are about 40.5" diameter
There are two speedo gears for the Deuce, one for the 900/20's & one for singled 1100/20's.
Will a speedo gear from a...
my 1st one was an expensive M36A2 w/winch
the EUC was sent to BC on the afternoon of 12-24
and was approved on Monday 1-5
the next two I did were within 2 or 3 weeks of end of auction.
I think it is just luck of the draw, sometimes they are overloaded sometimes they are not.
Michigan
Insurance required
Former wheeled MV's are treated the same as any other motor vehicle. While it may be nice to get some specific MV registration standards, it would likely be a slipery slope that I don't want to go down.
I have put some thought into this as a member of the Great Lakes...
This on the A3 wheels?
Are the A3's lighter than the A2's? (trucks)
GL has the M35A3 w/o winch listed @ 13,900 and the w/winch @ 14,600
as my M36A2 w/winch is tagged at 15,750 lbs add the 10,000 highway load and the listed limits of the wheel are exceeded.
as the M35A3 is heavier than the A2...
the pdf posted above clearly shows what an A3 rim is and leaves no room for question.
The pic posted by the OP shows what looks like a std deuce rim, yet since it doesn't show the whole rim, it's hard to say.
here is the link to the pic in the classifieds, that I had suggested you search for...
There are pics in the classified section of this site of both the A3 wheels and the narrower Canadian deuce wheels, there are also comparison pics in the Deuce or Deuce modifiction forums, have to do a search to bring them up.
To answer the sprague to air shift swap ?, it is just the transfer case.
No axle change. No transmission change.
The original registration # will reveal if it was Army, AirForce or Marines and the year.
Although data tags can be switched.
As far as "factory original" for a US military vehicle...
Check ebay for a $45 BUY IT NOW drag link with free delivery from Ca.
I have the skid plate cross members $20
Yet no skid plate to spare, sorry.
Fuel tank vent hose clogged, mud wasps love those things.
beware of ebayer from Whitehall, PA (user ID constantly changes)
Worse! He scrapped it. I got the rear axle though.
It was given to him and he thought he could sell the motor for $1000 plus.
So he cut it in half to get it on his little trailer.
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