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Probably not! That said, once I get mine I plan on doing that in a controlled environment. rofl

As in, 5 ton car crushing? That's always fun.

Sounds like fun! Shame I'm on the wrong side of the country, I'd go!

...So, stupid question I know, but is this what's inside where the winch controls are inside the cab?

Me, too, a little bit, as a potential soon to be NHC250-powered M923 owner. Curious how easy the rebuild goes!

Absolutely, all original! I'm hopefully picking up an all-original M923 myself before much longer.

Interesting thread! Bookmarking this for future reference as a possible soon to be M923A0 owner myself, heaven forbid mine does this and I have to do a similar teardown job.

Interesting thread, bookmarked for future reference! (Looking like I might be a future M923A0 owner before 2017 is out). Can we make this a 'Sticky' by any chance? It might help other people with this predicament if it's easily found that way.

Agreed! Maybe instead of just 5 ton up have something like: M939 M809/M39 Then a larger than 5 ton section (HEMTT, HET, USMC 7 ton, etc). The M939s are so popular and for our hobby's purposes are just now "current issue" so I say why not too!

Yeah it is! I'm thinking I'm gonna go for this one M923 though here. But yeah, Deuces seem to be everywhere in Alaska!

SnowTrac Nome, was it the one that was without a cab top (well, blue tarp and 2X4s) and was maybe a pipeline truck that the guy was gonna bob?

Looks great!

At first glance I thought you also got a M936 wrecker! Looks good though! How soon do you anticipate having it done and the bed back on? Might also be picking up a M923 myself, that used to belong to the San Luis Obispo/Camp Roberts Nat'l Guard. It was probably here the whole time I was, and...

LOL! I just had to drive down to Santa Barbara for a few days ago, and while it's beautiful, I wouldn't want to ever live there. Best of luck with your 934A2! I may have the M923 above by then, maybe we could convoy up!

Nomadic, Where in SoCal? I grew up in Atascadero, about equidistant between LA and SFO. A few more Steel Soldiers members around here too, I know one in person. Come visit sometime, drive up in an MV!

Hey CSM Davis, I'm presently living in Fairbanks, but I was previously (and will again in the future) be located in the Sitka area. It's funny, I actually had a roommate in Fairbanks who was a MV enthusiast as well, we met through Steel Soldiers by happenstance..."Where in Alaska are you...

Wow. I'll have to keep an eye out but am looking for a Deuce or M939 series 5 ton specifically. I may pull the trigger on this one since it's where I grew up and where I'd like to move back to after college anyway. Although, I would love to bring it to Fairbanks in the meantime.

Jbulach, there's a thought, but I doubt there's as much up there, they've probably all been surplused. I've never seen one at auction there, and I've looked. I'm eventually thinking about moving back here to California anyhow, so one here works well. I'd love to drive her to Fairbanks and...

Yeah, for my first MV I think it would do fine in that role. I'm also considering this one because of its history, even though it'll be in AK at first it'll be a piece of history. Snowtrac Nome, you've driven the M939s up there? Would love to eventually get together with a few other like...

Interesting opinions! As for service life and MPG, I would quite frankly daily drive it wherever it would fit and if I could afford the fuel! And as far as the million mile service life, I fully intend on putting that to the test, I would daily drive the snot out of mine until it absolutely...