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. So, I have to ask... Will we eventually see a replacement (bolt-on) Air Disc Brake kit for heavy truck axles? OR is it never going to happen with older military trucks mostly because the old axle technology has just "moved along"? There is a Meritor KIT225222 for example. They are darn...

. @Another Ahab , I feel sure somebody with a friend in government lined their pockets on that one...

. Welcome to the Outfit! Wow. From reading your post, there are lots of choices. Finding something like a S141 Communications Shelter or other similar "box" and chaining or cabling it to the bed of a Deuce (2 1/2 Ton) or a 5-Ton would require no welding. You mention a wife and a dog and...

. Well, I get to be first to comment about installing a winch... So here goes in (+) Plus and (-) Minus form: Battery Powered Winch + Electric with Remote makes it easy for one guy to do the job. + Easier to Install than mechanical + Works until the batteries die even if the motor won't run -...

. And - these days - with a little help from your camera phone - snap a dozen pictures. That way as you put it back together, you have a reference point. Those pictures will help you if you take a day or two to reassemble the tank and connections. @Guyfang definitely has you pointed off in...

. Welcome to the Outfit! I'm sure you already know about TM's and what they do for you. We have them posted for easy download. Yeah, for sure post some pictures! Again, welcome to the group...

. Looks kike you have a lot to do to that door...

. The rubber material could be the same material that we print samples for. Eco-Grip (Slip Resistant Safety Flooring). Eco-GripFloor.com Comes in multiple colors and is roughly a quarter inch thick. Made in the USA Stuff isn't cheap, but it is as tough as a mudflap!

. Welcome from North Carolina!

. Welcome to the Outfit! Happy to have you here and when you have a chance, tell us what you plan to do next. Maybe you feel the need to have something new in your yard? Or maybe you already have something and if so - we need pictures! :)

. Keep pumping the cable on both ends with penetrating oil. It will eventually improve.

. Wow. That one is fairly new. Addressograph - Multigraph used to be a small press manufacturer that among other things got their equipment on ships with printshops. Those small printing presses - back in WWII - were loaded into the back of cargo planes to print Surrender Tickets. Maybe...

. AND the person who designed the filter up-side-down should be taken out behind the barn and SHOT! The original designer. Not the spin-on adapter. They made an already bad thing better...

. Can't say anything more than WOW!

. Any chance you might have a data plate on the machine? Maybe post a picture of it? We have a pretty good collection of TM's available and if I had something to search against - maybe we can find a book...

. You can't really PAY for this set of TM's but they are available. Link below: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/all-the-tms-you-need-to-work-on-the-mep-004a.155938/

. Pretty dang amazing that you found those dataplates... AND that the seller was willing to help with the second plate!

. Also noticed that there aren't but 6 wheels on the ground - and not 10 on those trucks too.

. Another thing that you can do with these trucks is to have the oil analyzed. There are lots of companies that do that work - and it isn't as expensive as you might expect. Blackstone Laboratories, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana is one place to look at. They will send you a sample bottle and...

. Hi Ray, Lots of comments from lots of folks... A lot of them are stories from members that have "been there and done that". What you might want to do is consider downloading and reading the TM for using a Tow Bar and how to use it. The link below has lots of pictures and a few words of...