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Sure, there are lots of MVs in Maryland. Many of them are 2.5 tons which only need an ordinary Class C license that everyone has. I dunno what the 5 ton people are doing. My truck, and air brakes aren't really the issue here. The issue is, I don't want a commercial license. I don't want to...

Quick question- Was there ever an interior rear view mirror on windshield center post of pre-M939 5 tons and maybe deuces? There are two screw holes on the center post right where a mirror would be mounted but I can't find a part number or any mention in the TM's. For some reason, I have a...

Where can you shoot the wheel bearings with everything fully assembled? The only place I can think of, is the center of the brake backing plate and possibly the hub center on the outside.

Hang on guys, I have NOT passed my CDL. That's Bonte, the original poster. I'm doing research on how to upgrade to a Class B and I wanted Non-commercial. Bonte's statement seems to indicate that you can't go non-commercial with a military truck. Here's an added wrinkle: When Maryland titles...

I've been doing more research into upgrading to a NON-commercial, Class B in Maryland. Bonte's statement above really surprised me but I did find similar wording in the DL-151 that seems to support Bonte's statement. This means obtaining and maintaining a MedCert for a recreational, antique...

Mods made during service are part of the military story. ;) Especially mods made to aid effectiveness in combat and survivability. After all, the Vietnam gun trucks are "mods" and they are displayed at museums and such, to tell the story. If what you say is true, I think my truck must have led...

Will, How do we know if we have top stop injectors or another kind? Did the 809 series stick with a single type of injector throughout production or did it vary?

Knowing my luck, if I owned a wrecker it would break down on the way to recover my broken down M813. :roll: That 10 ton wrecker is very interesting!

I hope all you wrecker owners will support us poor, cargo box driving slobs when we're broke and need help! ;)

Bobbing these trucks seems to be all the rage. I owned a DeLorean for 10 years. There were really only a handful of these automobiles ever made (roughly 8,600). As rare as they were, it didn't stop people from hacking them up into all sorts of ill-conceived configurations. Because of this, I...

That's a lot cheaper than a comm system.

I see a VIC-1 in my future.

I bought my M813 for recreation and light hauling. You pretty much covered why I didn't buy a wrecker- too little practical use for me and too much additional maintenance. They are amazing pieces of engineering though. I do believe that some people have bought them just for fun, simply because...

Neat truck. What do you think it'll take to get it running again? You guys really pay through the nose for gasoline out there.

I haven't. I'm betting the truck served most of its life with the Seabees. They're the only Navy group that would be laying pipelines that I can think of. When the Seabees got done playing with it, it went to the MIUW. That's my educated guess.

Your deuces will start breeding now. ;)

It looks good! Glad you have a safe trip.

Yeah, I get that it's crude and simple. There were/are perfectly valid reasons for that. I think you misunderstand the reason for my question. I'm not looking for comfort, I'm looking for problems. As long as the rattles and hums are normal, I'm good with that. This wasn't a complaint, I was...

I put foam on the inner fender panels. Those were the "air grates" that I referred to earlier. As you said, the engine bay side panels buzz a lot to I'll attack those next. One reason I want to quiet everything down, is so that I can hear when "abnormal" sounds appear that indicate real problems.

I think you'll be ok. Just don't take those rebuild tags as gospel that everything is A-OK. I'm semi-new to diesels and very new to "big truck" diesels. To me, the NHC 250 is really interesting. I've been vacuuming up Youtube videos and articles about it and I'm still just scratching the...