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Various parts houses catering to those who restore old picvk-ups sell the metal strips that hold the wood down in both plain and stainless steel.

The last time I went to TOAD, also to pick up shelters, Follow msigns from X2 on I380 to Pa611 to main gate. Interact with the friendly guards there. Get pass, proceed 500' or so ands turn left to a second gate. See guard in there. Pass through this gate, go to top of hill, turn left and site is...

Don't forget 1.5" and 13/16 square for doing those bud wheel lug nuts.

TM 9-2320-260-10 for among other things the M817 has a table in it that tells you how much a cubic yard of various potential dump truck load materials weights. Run the numbers and you will know how much to put in your vehicle.

Reference post 9: start calculator before before typing. Aforementioned 150gal of water weighs about 1200 pounds which ought to make you overweight: post 7.

150gal of water weighs about 600# plus the weight of the tank and any tools or hose carried. Will you be overweight ?

If you have .5" cable a 6" sheaved block should be required. Most rigging texts give the cable to block ratio as 12:1. Too small a sheave will strain the cable when it is under load or break the sheave. Don't ask why I know this.

Reference the crane not operating: There is what the Army calls an "angle drive" similar to a u joint in the drive shaft between the power divider and the pump which will seize and fail from lack of use. Think they would have put the pump right on the PTO and eliminate all that brick a brack ? I...

Reference the crane not operating: The drive shaft from the power divider to the pump includes what the Army calls an "angle drive" in the shaft which seizes with lack of use. I Got one from Memphis Equipment nd as I remember it was not excessively expensive. Check -20P for description and part...

A M185 is a M109 with different wiring in ghe box, possibly to remotely operate a generator. Chassis is same as M109 and M35.

If you tow it put the pins in the rear brakes and the t case in neutral. Check towing instructions in -10 manual. Or if you have an army truck or a civi wrecker with rear air connections hook up the air lines and will brake like a trailer.

Don't ride the clutch or lug the engine. If you are going less than 40 mph you shouldn't be in high gear. Do get and read and understand the -10 and -20 manuals for this vehicle. Do get up close and personal with the tire gauge and the grease gun. The grease gun is your friend. Grease is cheap...

the cash rate for a port authority facility in New York fort a 5 axle truck is $105.00 for the round trip and an additional $43.00 or so each way on the triboro facility of your choice to get in to Queens. The politicians will try to toll any structure bigger than a culvert. The last time I...

What kind of truck is it ? Runner ? location in NJ

If your m817 was built without a winch, the single side drive pto may well face the rear of the truck where the hoist pump for the dump was. Winch built m817 had a very hard to find and expensive to buy double faced pto which ran the winch off the front and the hoist off the rear. Other m809s...

If you can get the width down to less than 102" this will make the project easier and more attractive to the truckers. Over 102" and permits are required and restrictions on routes and travel appear which will dramatically increase the cost. No night travel, etc. How many states are involved ...

These vehicles were designed to tow the M260 aviation flatbed gooseneck trailer. They will also handle a M 172 or similar trailer with a gooseneck. They cannot be coupled to a platform trailer such as a M127 or M821 as the corners of the trailer will hit the structure of the tractor when...

In an earlier life I used to deploy the m870 trailer with a M123 ten ton alone all the time. My tractor's winch would run without your hand on the air valve that controlled the movement of the captstan so you used the transfer lever to start and stop tohe truck while the winch ran. Pay out 3-4...

Remember 900 gallons of water weighs 7470 pounds which gets you close to the cross country weight rating of the vehicle. 5tons also have a high center of gravity. I believe NFPA re[ported a leading cause of apparatus related fatalities involve tanker rollovers. Putting a pump, hose, tools etc on...

Driving any MV without a heater to St. Paul in winter will be a character building experience.