Recent content by oldmx

I think I will go with jeepsinker's idea. Less welding and the brackets won't need to be moved anyway. Thanks for the replies. Mike

I have searched the forum for a solution to my question but did not see and answer so I will ask it. I purchased a pipeline deuce 2 years ago and the fire department who owned it totally destroyed the bed so I decided to put a regular cargo bed on it. Now thinking that all deuce bed mounting...

Thanks for the replies I will check the leads out. In regards to the wire vs. synthetic reply I already had a spool of new wire so I went with that option. Squirt-Truck, the screw in end I am speaking of is related to the chain end of the wire. I was given a 5 ton chain end which was unscrewed...

I purchased an NOS winch for my Deuce which came with no wire rope. I purchased the wire rope but for the life of me I cannot source the winch line holder and chain clevis in my local area. I looked at the Esmet site but I cannot find what looks to be a wire line holder, am I just blind or do...

Picked my daughter up from school. The look on the other kids faces was priceless.

Hey I watched you go by around 1330 at Anamoose, ND. Looked like you were hauling a**. Hope the rest of the trip goes good and with the spped you were traveling your tires don't melt down. Mike

I want to commend Lost In The Bush for the service he provided with my purchase. Not all the items were sent in the initial shipment but follow up was fast and painless. I would recommed his services for any member. Mike

Karl and I are going to recover the truck on Monday the 8th. I will be taking my GoPro with to get some live footage. I will post photos as soon as I can. Mike

I will post photos of the truck once I get it. I do not want to over sell its condition prior to inspection. If someone is interested in it as a 756 and has a M35 they want to swap I might be open to this. I understand that members would like to keep this truck original and I respect those...

One of my many faults, according to my wife is that I do not get rid of anything. If I decide to not go the 756 route for sure, the bed will be taken off and stored. I will get some good photos of whats left of the bed and post them after I recover it. Mike

The main reasons for not returning this to its original condition are the cost to obtain the needed 756 parts, and my need for a cargo truck. I don't have alot of funds to throw at the truck so I am going to focus on mechanical and utilitarian aspects for my restore. Mike

The winches are missing they were traded to a farmer for a 10,000 gallon water tank that had been on the truck. Kind of excited to bring her back too bad it will be sonething other than a 756 configuration. Mike

I have made the plunge and purchased my first military vehicle. I picked up an ex-fire department M756 for a good price. The truck is complete with a very fancy wood top that was built to replace the canvas one. The bed appears to be 50-60% there but I will most likley go the cargo route since I...

Well I won the auction and the truck turns out to be a 1972 M756 with a Perkins diesel. I was wondering about the bed on the back since it appeared to be strange but with further photos I discovered that it had a wood floor and it appears most of the headache rack is there. Now all I need to do...

Doghead, No photos. The truck is a ex fire truck still in red. The fire chief checked the engine for me and stated it had a Perkins tag on it. Mike