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The Mack-powered G744 production run gave the military the best 5-tons ever. Not to mention double the MPG over the gassers. Never the niggling things with the Multis. Some will disagree, and for most of them, their entire 5-ton experience began with the 900's. In stock configuration, the...

Horseless Carriage plates usually have a cutoff date in the 1920's. Historic Vehicle plates usually are for any vehicle over 25 years of age. In most states, that is.

If you have a choice, try to stay with the 'historic vehicle' (or whatever they call it) type registration. Much easier on the nerves & wallet. IN AZ, that type of plate can completely eliminate the commercial requirements. Such as Weight: 00000, NO CDL, eTc.

Has it been repowered?

There are metal channels to hold flanged rubber weatherseals, L, R. and top for both doors. One is on the windshield, the others are on the top. Are yours missing, or replaced with something incorrect? Pix would help here...

Local unit mod there.

Hard top or soft top?

I remember when these were in service. The local units called the Gama Goat a "Baby Goat", the 656-767 were "Mama Goats".

The cans are held on with a thru bolt. Just unscrew it and they come apart. One reason for keeping them as is, if your truck dies with plugged filters, you can remove the element and drive on if you are on a CRITICAL drive. No so with no spin-on replacement on board. Obviously, this may lead...

Silver brazing (Silfoss) would be a good choice, and with Copper wire/bussbar no flux is necessary. It will do fine with a MAPP gas torch from a good hardware store. Clean up both surfaces and go for it!

Most single-phase motors pull around 600% of running current to get up to speed. Unless it is an inverter-type genset, the 60Hz freq (speed) goes down and things go awry. The problem with small gensets is that kind of demand has a lower load impedance than the alternator, and can't provide...

Once I had a deuce with the 17' expansible van on it. My M543 wrecker was at the end of it's rope, so to say, lifting it enough to drive the truck out from under it. Those boxes are ungainly heavy! I pulled it because it was bent up by DRMO or some unit such that it couldn't be expanded, so...

Hey, if it's not a rust bucket, there is nothing too hard to get fixed there. Having a winch is a very good deal there. What kind of goofy headlight is that?

A manual transmission is a Millennial anti-theft device in it's own right!

My M54A1 came with one, still has it. I've seen other rigs with a single chain link welded to the shifter. Loop the chain thru the wheel, lock it to the shifter in gear.

Sandblast only with remote breathing air...the dust can be toxic.

Excellent method there. Let's hear it for public education...

Precisely why the military just paints over the old stuff. Well neigh impossible to chemically remove it, as CARC stands for Chemical Agent Resistant Coating, including strippers.

Just curious, why remove the trailer air connections?

I suspect success running an air impact with a newer 5-ton is easier, as their air system is designed to support full air brakes. My '67 5-ton has air=over-hydraulic brakes, and the air demand is less than the others.