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The sidewalls look that way due to the manner in which they were constructed. All of the Michelin XLs, even brand new ones, look this way.

Beautiful truck!

I should have added... I once was at Ft. Meade inspecting and I saw an early 70s bucket truck that I recognized from a PA location on a previous sale. The site manager told me they had the buyer turn the truck in at the location because of a request from the government. The site manager told...

Another SteelSoldier had them come for his M934A2 also. I'll let him chime in if he wishes.

Get a job in local government! That's how he got it. That is sure a sweet truck. I'd love to have an A3, but I can't justify the money they bring.

JUANPRADO, I am not sure that I've seen the bracket after they removed the alcohol kit. Can you attach a pic? Thanks!

I am not trying to pick on the OP, but this is a perfect reason why newly acquired trucks should not be driven out. Things fail when you don't know a truck. Heck, they fail when you do know a truck well. Better to get it home and go over it carefully. Sure, it costs more, but that money buys...

Be careful. Inspect whatever you hope to own. Even that is tough because a lot of what the rebuild entails is nothing more than superficial. Sure, the motor looks new, but it is probably just a coat of paint (and probably not a rebuild). Check the data plate on the engine and you'll see that...

I'd be shocked if they removed and reinstalled the cargo bed. If that truck was being used a fuel truck, they inserted the 600 gallon fuel pods and reel assembly in the bed. Since the truck still is without troop seats, I bet that is what they meant.

The cool thing is that I saw locker data plates, but, I agree, they are going to need work and I hope the motors are free. Who knows how long they have been sitting?

They "supposedly" made some of the non-dropside non-winch trucks (M924) and winch trucks (M926), but I have never seen one. I have, however, seen the data plates as a good friend has a supply of every VIN data plate in the series.

Unless you are sure the transmission is toast when you drop the pan, I'd take it to an Allison tech. Just my $.02. I wish you luck.

It seems to me as if you are taking a more expensive truck and basically making it a less expensive truck, forgetting about preference for an automatic or manual transmission. The M109A4s bring GOOD money. There are few M109A3s out that that are going for $10K, regardless of what the sellers...

Take it to a professional shop and have them clean out your fuel system. I had the same problem with an M925A2 that was a military mechanic school truck and had 120 original miles on it. For a reasonable fee (I don't recall the exact amount, but I believe it was like $250), they cleaned...

Huh?!? Stop messing around with the standard heater kits. With my (gas) fuel burning heater in my M151A2 with a soft top, I can run around at any temperature and I am toasty, almost uncomfortably so. In my M925A2, I either have to shut the heat down every little while (no matter the...

Find a fuel burning heater kit. You will be noticeably warmer.

I liked your disclosure. I should have used the same thing. That 10W and Dexron are listed because I was told that the former is basically the latter minus the additives.

I realize you are going to swap all of the batteries, but I was told that the 6TL and 6MF batteries, while equivalent replacements, are not the same from a charging perspective. There might be battery experts on this list who will refute this, but I was told by John Winslow, a guy I respected...

I'm done helping. I'll wait for the experts to chime in.

Well, my info was not my personal opinion and I stated that. I was told that by an Allison dealer in Landover, MD. I was told that 10W oil was fine, but they would RECOMMEND Transynd or, barring that, Dexron. I went with Dexron. I never asked about 10W40. Perhaps, they would have the same...