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Hello All,
I'm putting my pressure plate back together and am trying to make sense of the instructions for the clutch lever adjustment (aka Clutch Finger Height Adjustment.)
TM 9-2320-260-34-1
4-2. CLUTCH MAINTENANCE
c. Clutch Lever Adjustment
1. Lay pressure plate (2) on flat surface...
books.google.com is your friend for most of the manuals. I just did a quick search and found these, but no LO. You can view them online or download them in PDF format.
9-2320-206-20
9-2320-206-34
9-2320-206-34P
First I added some sideboards to my M-817:
http://www.thecoltons.org/m-817/20111117114.jpg
then I hauled about 10 loads of fill from a construction site:
http://www.thecoltons.org/m-817/20111125119.jpg
I posted a bunch of others in the 5-ton section when I first got it, but you can see all of them on my page: http://www.thecoltons.org/m-817 (Click the pics to see the huge originals.)
Not a deuce, but I picked up an M-817 a couple of weeks ago to haul fill to help level out my back yard. I'm going to install a block heater this week so I can enjoy it in the winter months as well - should be fun going through snow drifts with it!
I really like the way it looks with the cover over the bed, which is the only reason I went above my usual limit for these trucks. I just wish the seats would have been in the back. Oh well, going to use it mostly to haul a boatload of dirt so any part of the troop carrier package is just a...
I edited the message after I had posted it, he snuck in and asked about it before I could get the question in there. :-) Also, no, I don't know Karl Kostman.
Seriously, these pics are tiny to get them under the size limits. Hopefully my Google Site page doesn't have a traffic or hit limit:
M-817 Dump Truck - Colton Family Website
Any idea what the connector is underneath the passenger seat?
Also, I noticed that the Max Towed Load field is blank on...
I bought an M-817 from GSA without inspecting it and after reading about the poor conditions of some trucks from GSA and GL I got really nervous about my acquisition. Thankfully I lucked out - my co-worker and I drove down to Box Elder, SD in the wife's van and I was able to drive the truck...
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