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Deuces and 5 tons are different-there is no "interim" 5 ton in between WWII stuff and the M39.
Deuce =
WWII = CCKW
Interim (Korea) = GMC (Early deuce forum)
Later = Reo (M44, G742)
5 ton =
WWII = All the weird stuff like Federals, Macks, IH, etc.
Then they jump straight into the M39 series...
There is much discussion on 3053's leaking out the front.
Do a search in the deuce forum for "seal AND knuckle", I'll bet that will pull up all the tranny leaking threads.
That's weird-it lets you post to here but not the 5 ton forum.
Copy all of what you want to post onto a word document, then try and post the thread. if it lets you, go back and edit it and add all the text.
Several points.
First, glad you didn't get stuck in the middle of an intersection or something like that.
Second, the discussion of over-revving, rod bolts and general multifuel reliability should be carried over to one of the pre-existing threads.
Third, I totally agree, when rebuilding an...
Hey Mike,
We enjoyed this year as always, thanks for the support.
All of the pics and video are being collected in this thread. As people are still driving home and getting back to work, the thread will probably continue to grow for a week or so. But there are already a lot of pics and few...
I am going to assume you actually bought a #7 wrecker hoist.
Because the first pic you posted with the CCKW is probably not your hoist since it has the trolley.
Short answer:
Bomb hoist goes all the way to the front of the bed
#7 wrecker hoist goes about 2/3 or 3/4.
Learn more...
I do not believe the military used any fiberglass tops on M44/M39/M809 series vehicles.
I strongly believe that. To that end, tell your friend to find an NSN for this fiberglass top.
I'll bet dollars to donuts the glass ones he has seen have been put on by civilians after the trucks were...
Ok folks, I just walked in the door.
On one hand, we are happy to be home. Brian promptly fell asleep in the foyer, even he was tuckered out!
I am going to go ahead and close this thread since it's the info thread. Any firther discussion of the rally can go in he multimedia thread (here...
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