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Was the trailer like that when you bid on it? If so, why did you bid on it? If it was not like that, why did you accept it? No way you are getting $600 each on the tires/rims if the guy buying them know anything! What did you pay? I hope paid less than $1200. Not trying to rain on your parade...

Show them you are working on. Communicate with them. Once they see you are TRYING, they usually work with you. I just experienced this. The thing you can't do generally is just call up and ask for an extension. Sure, there are site managers that will do this for you, but those are the site...

Welcome from Damascus!

I had an M35A3 with working CTIS...until it failed after about six months. I recommend using it often (at least monthly) as I have heard that sitting is one of the biggest problems.

You guys are giving me some hope on fixing my CTIS. I have owned several M939A2s and have never had one with perfectly working CTIS.

They probably just replaced the tach (or possibly the speedo) at some point and that could explain why they don't match.

Shocked the CTIS works. I recommend using it regularly. I am serious. I have heard the CTIS fails from sitting.

This probably explains why I got a rebuilt M939A2 that had a valve knock! I could not understand why the motor LOOKED NEW...had new paint...but had an old date on it (at the time, I assume it was a crate motor that sat on a shelf). Now, I know, if they don't replace or rebuild the motor (with...

Sometimes, when a battery is DEAD...I mean, really DEAD...it won't even take a jump. I've had several trucks where you had to leave the slave cables hooked up for a while before you could get it turn over at all. Sometimes, it does not even turn over. It could just be the batteries. First...

I think part of it is what you just said right there...some bidders see one truck go higher and think it must be better so they hit it, too. I have been tempted by early bidding when I see a truck go way higher than the rest (hard to resist thinking someone knows something about THAT truck)...

How much is your time worth? What about food? Insurance? Tags? A lot more than just the cost of the flight and fuel goes into the calculation. You are going to save money. There is no doubt about that, but I don't think you are factoring everything when figuring out what you are saving.

What will it cost you to fly out and drive home 1,000 miles (including food, fuel, and possibly a hotel)? I just paid $2,500 to have a truck shipped 1,000 miles on an RGN. An M923 will fit on a step deck and they are generally cheaper. Make sure you are saving money. Good luck.

Yes...standard battery is 6TL or equivalent. I am sure there are civilian batteries that will work.

Headlights, muffler and exhaust tip, tool box, hood (assuming it was not warped...it looks straight), front bumper, etc...there is a lot there that might have been useful or valuable.

I was close. Regardless, any owners of M939 series trucks should also make sure that the electrical cables that run underneath the cab are NOT sitting on their transmissions.

This same thing happened when my brother first joined the 82nd AB. He was a new 2nd LT and was being "schooled" by some Staff Sergeant about the way they do it in the 82nd (I believe my brother told me that he said "stand back, LT, and watch how its done in the 82nd!"). Well, they watched a...

Maybe, Jeff Symanski has more info on this.

In the past, the M939 series trucks had a flaw that caused MANY to burst into flames. There is a power cable that crosses underneath of the cab and often sits right on top of the transmission. This cable gets hot...and melts the insulation away. Years ago, you'd often see burnt M939 series...

BIGBOY44, I like your truck. It is getting rare to find any M939 series vehicles that are still left in their 4 color MERDC camo scheme. I, for one, prefer that scheme. I also think your movement of the battery location makes sense and I like the job you did. I am guessing that you know...

I should also add that the three Russian vodkas I listed are awesome. They are really smooth. They make vodka like Ketal One or Grey Goose taste like Smirnoff!