DaveP
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here my XM818 yanken the M127 with a load of scrap on board headed for the yard.
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That looks great Dave. You're tryin' to get us all green aren't ya 
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Re: RE: XM818-- M127
well that was'nt my intent but-------. no i just learned how to post pics and have a lot of catching up to do. if you all get sick of them just tell me.alphadeltaromeo said:That looks great Dave. You're tryin' to get us all green aren't ya
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more shots of the M127 doing her thing.
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Does it pull well with the M 818? I know the M 52 was working hard up hill with mine empty. Very nice pictures and that is a great rig
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David, the XM818 handles the M127 very well. if i remember correctly the M127 is 12,000 pounds. i have used it to haul a lot of dirrerent products. i would love to find a side kit for it.
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Ugh...more scrap iron heading to be turned into tanks and AK47s in China. Sign o the times, I guess...
Good pics of your rigs, though. Does the bed belong to a truck of yours?
Good pics of your rigs, though. Does the bed belong to a truck of yours?
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the bed is one that i bought seperate. the shots of it are on the groung where we picked it up and on the trailer for the ride home.
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Dave,
The load to scrap looked like it had part of a Dearborn Loader for ford tractors. Do you happen to still have the bucket for the loader? A long shot I know.
The load to scrap looked like it had part of a Dearborn Loader for ford tractors. Do you happen to still have the bucket for the loader? A long shot I know.
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I got my trailer with all the sideboards they are heavy too. I built a top over the trailer with 4X4's and plywood then covered it with a big tarp to store things in while I came over to Korea, sorry no pictures of it I was too busy getting it ready just before I deployed. I wanted the top to be tall enough for me to walk in without ducking. The nice thing about the original sideboards is they are all good mahogany and it is really pretty when you clean it up.
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If you think the M52 worked hard pullin the M127 uphill empty, you oughta try pulling an M127 with the side racks on with an M275A2!!!!!!!! The 1st time I did it I thought the trailer brakes were dragging. I guess a deuce tractor wasn't supposed to pull much weight. John T
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Pulled one of the newer three axle break bulk trailers for a friend real challenge for the M275a2.
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Tried pulling that 127 with the 819 yet? I've never seen anyone tow a semi trailer with an 819.
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Pulling an M 127
The wierd thing about pulling it with the M52 and having trouble going up hill was that I pulled it and the dolly convertor I made all the way from Lakehurst with my duece and it pulled it much better than the M 52.
I am not saying I can't get the M52 running better but that is why I am getting an M 818. Moving weight is all about horsepower. I know the way I had the M52 up with an electric fuel pump I may have been putting in too much fuel or some other issue and the problems I had with the fuel tank being temporarily mounted above the tool box made the truck trailer a left turn only if the turn was tight. The original tanks had so much gum in them that I never would have made if from the VMVM to home if I had put fuel in them. I did not have time to finish cleaning the tanks before I had to get it home.
It looks like the M 818 has a longer wheelbase too is that obvious or am I seeing things? Don't forget I am old
The wierd thing about pulling it with the M52 and having trouble going up hill was that I pulled it and the dolly convertor I made all the way from Lakehurst with my duece and it pulled it much better than the M 52.
I am not saying I can't get the M52 running better but that is why I am getting an M 818. Moving weight is all about horsepower. I know the way I had the M52 up with an electric fuel pump I may have been putting in too much fuel or some other issue and the problems I had with the fuel tank being temporarily mounted above the tool box made the truck trailer a left turn only if the turn was tight. The original tanks had so much gum in them that I never would have made if from the VMVM to home if I had put fuel in them. I did not have time to finish cleaning the tanks before I had to get it home.
It looks like the M 818 has a longer wheelbase too is that obvious or am I seeing things? Don't forget I am old
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and you probably wont see any one pulling a (regular) semi trailer with one as there is not enough clearance at the front of the trailer. it will hit the box and frame behind the crane. I am going to strech my XM819 to correct this problem. the narrow neck trailers with a forward pin set is the only way unless a dolly is used. and to use the dolly it must be modified like i did mine or it wont work. these 819's are a different breed.Recovry4x4 said:
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you are correct on the loader brand. the bucket however i gave to a friend for his mean ole Alice. i dont know if he used it or not but i will check with him on Sunday as we are having lunch together. it's funny as i picked up that loader 10 or 11 years ago and never used it and tried to give it away for 3 or 4 years before deciding to scrap it. never fails tho, as soon as it's gone a home appears for it.ida34 said: