Recent content by gusce

My CCW is kind of an oddball, not many made. It looks exactly like a closed cab CCKW but there is no front wheel drive. Otherwise it is exactly the same truck. Another thing, it is not rated at 2 1/2 tons, it is rated at 5 tons because it is not meant to be used off highway!! Kind of weird but...

Someplace I read that the standard Army tool for wheel bearings was a cold chisel and from the looks of my M35A2 and M135 I believe it.

I copied my buddys canvas on his M211 for my M135. Even though the M135 is eight inches narrower the canvas fits fine. It comes down a bit lower on the side but you can vary that by making the boards between the sides and top bows a bit longer.

If any text is blacked out just highlight it and it is easy to read. In the GMC M Series the transmission is everything. If it is no good you have a spare parts truck or you are willing to spend about $1000 on a rebuilt one from Memphis Equipment. They do a great job but that is a big hit on a...

You can buy very nice stainless steel made up lines with connections from Auto Zone and probably many other places. They are a little costly, but not bad, and they won't ever rust out. As I remember they come in lengths from about 2' to 7' but not sure about that. The nice thing is that the SS...

Someone asked on one post what the X in XM-215 means. An X means it is a non standard wheelbase, all the dumps and I assume the tractors were XM-____ gusc