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This older one is cool it has a hand throttle and an engage/disengage just forward of the drag winch on the back deck. Got your control right there! Why the heck did they get rid of that?!?

OK so I think the A0 and A1 came with the auto throttle but for some reason the A2 did not. When you say "transfer case power take off control lever (beside the seat)" I'm thinking what's also called the "power divider" which engages the PTO drive to the hydraulic pump under the deck. It's the...

Pretty sure they all have the automatic (the 936's). Do you have an auto throttle? Mine does not (A2) but I think yours might. I have a hand throttle. So I put it in neutral, engage the power divider, put in in drive 1-5, then throttle up using my hand throttle. It's when I'm doing that where I...

For that matter USC 49, 30112(b)(1) would apply as you bought it in good faith from the US Gov't, have an SF97 to prove it, and it's not for resale. It's nice that they voted it through in GA. Here in PRC (People's Republic of California) I would have to author a bill of the same, get somebody...

First off make sure you are in top gear. You'll hear it kick into 5th as you throttle up. I just was using mine this morning and went back and thought "this is slow" then went back to the cab, one click out maybe 100rpm more to 1700rpm heard it kick down, back to the crane operates at full...

Ah I see you are having some of the same issues as I. I visited mine today in the woods and tried to get the brakes adjusted. I found broken shoes, lug nuts with thread coming off, cracked tires, etc.... At least I was able to load 5 tires and take them with me to do what you are up to: paint...

Huh. My wrecker is a '90 by serial number but was MI titled as an '86 so that's what CA thinks. No FMVSS to be found. Think this was just for the actual vehicles that entered production? Thinking LMTV, FMTV, HEMMT, etc.... The new Oshkosh stuff and whatnot.

I wasn't aware they started doing this (after my time and I own older stuff). Thanks for the correction. To some extent it'll still be "fuzzy" though. In the USCG we did COI for MSC because they "wanted to comply" per their directive but very much let us know they didn't "have" to. The same...

No military truck is ever going to meet FMVSS. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards are things like crash ratings, air bags, seat belt style and type, etc... It never has and never will happen with MV's. The only reason they have "DOT similar" lighting is so they can traverse public roads...

Huh. Why do you need an SF97 if you already have an out of state title? State reciprocity rules apply if you have an out of state title. Has WA decided they will not honor vehicle titles from the other 49 states and that their rules take precedence over federal ones? I think not. Sounds to me...

Well I'm not sure about WA but where I'm at in CA we have the same issues. That said I was able to get it done. The problem with CA is they make everyone commercial (every truck even pickups) so they force that route before you can do anything else. This triggers the FMVSS requirement. I had two...

You can get it a CA plate. If I can do it for an '86 M936A2 you can do it for that. It took me awhile and I got told NO a lot just don't give up. Whether or not to pay weight fees in CA is another story I went historic. On the bright side I drove my wrecker across 8 states bringing it home and...

I've been following your thread with interest. You are doing very good work! I enjoy doing these things like you: making tools, cutting gaskets, taking the time to do it correctly. If we were neighbors we would have much to talk about over coffee or tea. I'm also in the process of bringing home...

Looks good!

So the logic here is that with the power divider in you could overload the transmission at low RPM without it kicking down? A load is just a load whether it be driving the truck or the crane. In driving the truck up a hill as it stalls the transmission should kick into a lower gear; if it...

You have an auto throttle then. From reading a lot of posts I gather the A1 or A0 was equipped with these. I have an A2 and it has no auto throttle. I have to engage the power divider then use the hand throttle to crank it up to proper RPM. Yes I mean the 1-5 drive position. On mine without the...

Valve block will show zero when spools are at inactivated position. Pressure is only read from that port when valves are actuated. In order to set relief you have to max it out. I do this by raising the boom until it's at max travel. Then the pressure hits the relief and I set it there. Piece of...

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Somebody sent me a PM request for a picture of my test tool I carry and I can't add to a PM so posting the image here. Basically it's a gas pressure test setup from Home Cheapo with a different gauge then plumbed to a JIC fitting. So if I have a suspect wheel I unplug the flex line from the...

I used a Victron 70A 12/24 off Amazon. Think it was about $150. I mounted it in the battery box of my M936, along with a fuse panel, to a piece of leftover hardwood decking I had around. Cables were just standard battery stuff. It's held up fine for my GPS, radios and the like. No complaints...