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thank you .. with comments like this I am reminded I am an actual published author and photographer in a certain monthly historical (rail) transportation magazine and their calendars .. To me it's no big deal, I am nobody special, just someone who shared certain stories and events.. Hated...

1: "full time" is a common but incorrect misconception ... 2: 5-ton M39-series and M809-series trucks operate only as a 6x4 until there is rear wheel slip in either direction .. Rear wheel slip automatically engages the front axle. In slippery road conditions you can sometimes feel the front...

Thanks, and yes logic .. But skill? Skill perhaps in the sense I am always a bit apprehensive every time with any "advanced" recovery, and take my time to think things through and visualize what each possible method is going to result in, good and bad, as there are a lot of "what-if's" ...

It all comes down to physics, which was a high school subject I only spent two weeks in .. It was not that I couldn't grasp it, but it became obvious it was going to suck up all of my allowable homework time. There is little time for school work when you are raised on a farm having little...

per my references, BRDM-1 and 2's are just under 8ft wide.. Max width in most, if not all, states is 8'-6"

when we have the late-60's-80's housings with plastic lens cover ,,, 1: the top opening is for normal tail/brake/turn, and two clear bulbs are in there of different size (the larger bulb is brake/turn) ... 2: the middle opening is for one clear bulb to light the 4 red "cat-eyes" in the lens...

had never heard that before and I bet it won't be the last new thing I learn by the time i am 70 o_O

So glad to hear the screws came out with no issue... probably most of us on here have busted lens screws before, no matter the style of lamp.. Any color other than clear or yellow means it's blown. I have seen blown ones that were shiny silver inside ! When troubleshooting, always start...

Another tip, if a lens screw doesn't want to come out with normal torque, gently torque it ever so slightly in the other direction. Just a hair. A fine hair. Then try to loosen it again. Many times it will do the trick, but not always. (works on stubborn bolts too). Sometimes you might have to...

I had seen a few with an antenna on BOTH sides !! LOL .. But most were on the right

Since you will eventually have to replace bulbs someday, why not just start soaking the screws now and in a week take the covers off. Then you can see what is working and what is not in broad daylight, and you will also get to see what numbers your bulbs are .. Good time to also clean and lube...

the 10T's outer duals are hanging over the edge of the trailer, and yes they are over-width only because of the duals .. I will bet the trailer was built at max non-permit width of 102" (8-1/2ft) .. Had an old Talbert 35T lowboy built that way and it also had the fold-outs like the one seen...

as others allude to, there are many reasons for the shortage of M54 cargoes, however as Fuzzytoaster mentioned, attrition and age is the factor of the situation you find today .. 15 to 20 years ago I could point you to six surplus truck dealers who each had 6 or more M54's sitting in their...

coming into a yellow light with a load of horses behind the FLD120 tractor one day, it was going to be a nice smooth stop with nobody in front, just enough room to safely stop without hurting the animals... That is, until the clown coming in hot from behind with a SUV decides to pass and cut me...

This afternoon i came across a 2021 chevy full-size pickup truck sitting upside down in a hayfield 50ft away from a 55mph road, on flat ground and flat road .. Perhaps 60 Minutes should investigate how in heck that happened and give a balanced story, instead of helping the longtime-obvious...

15yrs ago I bought two M35A2's together, both were pictured with bare beds .. As I loaded them onto the stepdeck, I noticed one of them had a nice pair of troop seats laying in the bed, and the other had a whole set of good bows plus a couple spares laying back there . Oh, and a couple new packs...

In 2009 from Govt Liq, i bought the M109A3 and its auction pics showed the usual ladder laying inside the van body... The day I arrived to load it, the ladder was gone. I marched right over to the GL man's office and questioned him but he had "no idea" about it.. I had no pictures of proof...

towed my "XM38A5" many times with an M880 with no issues, it never knew it was there. .. But the day eventually came when the 727 failed thus the old jeep had to tow the M880 back to the shop.. Let's talk about being pushed hard down every hill and yanked around when the 880 followed every...

the towbar setup looks well-constructed and may take the load just fine, but I would question the strength of the gooseneck mounting on the dodge frame itself during an emergency stop or other sudden stop .. But then again, if you don't hit something bigger in front of you there will be no...

;) one of the best things I ever did to this truck