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  1. fasttruck

    M211 is it worth buying

    Lot of missng parts here: Winch, light switch, 4 wheel & tire (and spare ?) assemblies. Truck is m 211 as m 135s which came with 6 wheels had fender boxes in body which prevented easily loading palletized cargo in them. Thus 10 wheelers with flat floor came out.
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    Winch Questions

    Additionally drum clutch is "out" to free spool cable and "in" to wind cable in or out under power. What constitutes "in" and "out" is cast into handle which also has a lock to hold it "out" to prevent accidental engagement. Recommend winding cable up and leaving clutch "out" and drum lock...
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    Winch Questions

    Winch clutch control is for a dog clutch that when disengaged allows you to free spool the cable to get it out. Pto is next to transfer lever and on a m 809 if pulled up powers out the cable. If pushed down or forward of neutral, it has a low and high speed gear to pull cable in. A truck with a...
  4. fasttruck

    Air Compressor Main line

    As mentioned by heavysteven tghe first thrtee feet or so of the air pump discharge must be of metal as the air exiting the pump is hot. Metalic lines can be used in place of solid copper on this as they resist vibration better than a copper line does.
  5. fasttruck

    M1061A1 trailer hookup for 12 volt pickup pull

    M1061 trailers have an air over hydraulic brake system same as a m 105 or m 127. So you will have to figure out more than just the lights to pull it with a civilian vehicle as described.
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    Stencil gurus...yet another query

    Non tactical vehicles are commercial type vehicles such as pick-ipd, vans, sedans etc that are used foir administrative purposes. Also called "tmp"s for transportation motor pool vehicles. Tactical vehicles have blackout lights and other adaptions for field use: M35, m 108, m1009, m 151, m 37...
  7. fasttruck

    Deuce Tool?

    Gear case plug it is; instead of furnishing a breaker bar or drive with each truck a piece of square stock was provided and you used the issued adjustable wrench to opperate it.
  8. fasttruck

    identify this truck ?

    m54 gas 5t cargo truckwithout winch
  9. fasttruck

    Air brake question 2

    Air over hydraulic brakes such as m127, generator chassis etc that have two air lines use a relay valve to actuate brake. Emergency line keeps air resevoir full and brakes off. Service line is empty until applicator valve meters air out of tank into hydraulic master cylinder to operate wheel...
  10. fasttruck

    Does anyone double-clutch?

    As observed here before; practice of runnning standing deuce with trans in gear and transfer in neutral will damage transfer case unless vehicle has transfer pto like a 49C as gears and beariongs in t case are lubed by motion of countershaft so you can tow one indefinetly in neutral, not the...
  11. fasttruck

    winch problem

    What size truck ? M35a2 as winch drive is on left side ? Check shear pin for being broke first. What were you doing when winch stopped working ?
  12. fasttruck

    winch snatch block storage question

    Remeber, there are never just "one" block. I believe the capstan of the winch counts as a pully also.
  13. fasttruck

    My M813A1 Drop Side.

    Think about downloading the pubs espediallyt the operators 'manual, organizational manual and lubrication order. If you don't take care of this right it will turn into an inmobile mountain of iron before your eyes. Proceedure to bleed air out of cooling system is somewhat unique to m809 series...
  14. fasttruck

    No air pressure

    Object is an air dryer and it has an ejection port on the bottom. In cold weather ice will form there and allow air to escape. Most of them have an electric heater to melt the ice. If this does not work air will continue to leak. my commercial truck will ice up over night and it usually trakes...
  15. fasttruck

    Looking at the M35 in a different way

    Reference blackout marker lights, especillay the ones facing the rear: If you see two its too far, four is just right, and eight is too late - especially if there is a white light under them. Brace for the collision !
  16. fasttruck

    Who here bought these Hemetts?

    Iraq war returning equipment going to owning unit home station via common carrier ? Numbers on glass could be pier talley marks and no "euc required" signs suggest gl is not in the picture.
  17. fasttruck

    M54a2 front axle engagement

    Reference above: As front winch drives off truck transmission, not transfer, it can be used anytime with or without the wheels assisting. Salient point is that with winch in low, transfer in low and trans in 1st gear cable and wheels move at same speed.
  18. fasttruck

    some winch questions

    To wind cable evenly it must go straight into winch as it winds up or it will all be jammed on one side. Truck must align on anchor or use a snatch block to change direction of pull. Wind cable onto drum and pour new oe 1540 over it with an absorbant pad underneath to catch any extra that is not...
  19. fasttruck

    cheap 10 ton

    The army's 20 ton rough terain crane also used a 903 to power the chassis. The bradley fighting vehicle uses a turbocharged 903.
  20. fasttruck

    looking for some help

    Light switch is not unique to m 818, any mv vendor from jeeps on up have military light switches: Murray, memphis, adirondak, etc. Dump truck? Why not buy a m817 ? Ptos from memphis, winer, east coast etc. If your truck also has a winch and you need a double ended pto; they are hard to get and...
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