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nice catch! I had to go back for a re-look

I realize how old the post is , just weighing in on my sightings .. In the late-70's at FLW Missouri , BDE-level motor pools had 1960's-70's basic-model CJ5's painted OD with "US Army" decal on the doors with a registration number below it. The brigade info wasn't always painted on the bumper...

exactly ! Saves a lot of work and you don't have to chop your bed.. But watch your height , 13-6 is highway max for vehicles but sometimes phone , cable, and tree branches are too low regardless of regulations, especially near houses.. We had sold a 34" Bentz coffin sleeper a couple years ago...

was that cab-over original with that box? I have to wonder if it's being used to haul any considerable weight or if it's just a play toy. Did you try to contact the poster of the video for info? sometimes they will respond to your questions in the comments section on the video

you are very welcome ... i need to clarify that the "stuck" issue with them is when the shifter parts are worn and that it becomes more frequent / troublesome with additional wear. It is apparently a good box otherwise, because they were bragged about when it came down to who's truck could...

double-check where the oil filter and cooler is located .. Some of them hang vertical on the R side of the engine and will smash into your frame rail, your existing truck engine mounting is offset to the R to clear the axle toploader. .Things are pretty tight on that side. You can call a...

I used to enjoy the non-boredom of twin-sticks and triples when younger , but if I were relocating everything as you are, I would just drop in an 18sp roadranger and call it a day .. To each his own and good luck . As far as the 7041 goes, I have not known of any problems with those other than...

we use a mix of diesel and highly-filtered WVO in everything that runs at a working load more than a couple hours a day , and of course this is only when temps are above 60F.. WVO is problematic if one does not have a processor or otherwise a real good way to separate the fat and filter the...

I took a good look at the website you posted: it doesn't indicate whether someone can or cannot haul loads (or semitrailer) with a truck , but a section at the botton of the page indicated that "risk assessment" would be performed by their underwriters during the application process.. For...

Over the decades especially in the late-60's and 70's when I started paying attention to big trucks of all kinds, I had come across many 6602-powered fire trucks .. On occasion I may still spot one at almost any northeastern truck show .. Hall-Scott had a beast engine of its own but that is a...

click on his name in your above post in the qoute section you took from my post .... will lead you to his info page, then click on "start conversation"

in my last unit (armor) , we still had a handful of cargo's and tractor's (plus the BNs's two M62's) with that engine.. To differentiate them from the Macks, Multifuels, and the M809-series, we called them "brush burners" ,,, for obvious reason! :burn: .. I have also always wondered why the...

Evil Dr. Porkchop on here should have at least a few new or rebuilt zenith's for that engine, you are gonna want the Zenith, but not the older Holley that was on them for the longest time. .. The only beefs I have with the Holley carbs are #1; they ran overly rich, #2; the vacuum-controlled...

Any 855 cummins is too long for the M39-series 5-tons. Can be done but I would think it's a lot of work. I am not a fan of the DT466 except when they are in a farm tractor, but they are a good motor. It should do a very good job in your wrecker due to the military gearing. Nowadays it's...

For the last 12 or so years it's been increasingly hard to obtain antique vehicle insurance for tractors and dumps .. My first hit was in 2010 when I tried to insure a 1978 commercial tandem dump we restored for parades .. It was deemed "too new and commercially useable." The next hit was a...

There is a manual listing all vehicles and the number/letter that is supposed to be posted on each of them if loaded, empty, and with trailer .. The FM55-series of manuals comes to mind without looking as I type this, thus it's likely one of the manuals of that batch .. You might be able to...

sorry to hear they no longer will sell internals .. As for lube, I have used a light coat of vaseline and also regular grease . Yes it will eventually dissolve into the fuel as it's being moved one way or the other, but how soon it dissipates depends on how often you use the valve, as you...

3/4-16 comes to mind for some reason but I will check in my book to make sure that isn't for something else. .. Now where the heck did I put that book ??? At this rate it might be quicker for you to find your tap & die set o_O

In NY this is not the case anymore. It definitely is not being enforced and the Feds no longer require it.. Between 2016 and 2019 I ran mostly interstate for part of every year with a company that had about 60 units. Only a quarter of the tractors had headache racks and they were in dump...

Perhaps the most dangerous trailer or truck to haul with is one without a substantial bulkhead, such as any bare flatbed trailer, or even our 6x6 cargoes for example . .. During AIT in the 1970's the most-sobering movie shown to us (forget the name) at the time was full of fatal truck wrecks...