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I had a 1953 studebaker M108 wrecker , had a 1955 curtis-wright M35 (parts donor now), and still have a 1963 utica-bend M49C. Weight-to-hoist capy ratio, that M108 was a very efficient and impressive little truck compared to my M62 .. And a "yes" goes out to Longhunter7,,,, Reo did make the...

Several army national guard and air national guard units were still fielding M37's up into 1976-77,,, because that was when the majority of M880/890's/usaf commercial D200's started to roll in, and also there were many units which never received any M715's ... The M715 was intended to replace...

For those out there pounding on tires, I've been changing big tires since 1974 as well as loading them with liquids and done plenty of bead and sidewall repairs. Learned a lot of tricks the hard way or by observing the professionals. A neighbor introduced me to his bestest shop friend about 20...

have not seen that name.. I no longer buy new tires for anything except one car... I buy 99% of my tires used-guaranteed from a truck salvage yard.. I don't do enough miles anymore.. Heck, I still have a pallet stacked with eight Hawk 1100x20 NDCC's with 90% tread which were trucked from...

If your front end play is good , your "new" tires likely have a flat spot from sitting a long time. Jack it up, spin the tires and see if you can see a flat spot. If there's a spot going outwards in the other direction, yikes. But most-likely you have a flat spot and they will do one of three...

Technically not split rim but we all know what you mean... M37's, M715's, deuces, 5-tons, and 10-tons all have a split lockring type wheel.. A true "split rim" is exactly that, and a rare sight these days... The rim itself is split entirely all the way across its width. It uses a solid...

My neck, "missing parts" lower back, reconstructed shoulder, bad knee, and damaged other shoulder keep yelling the second stanza !! ! Somehow my whistling ears are not receiving :LOL:

yep, I agree . .There is some good stuff out there.. I was being very broad about the situation without intent to slam every import. You hit it right on the head.. In the US there are many who jump at price without considering quality. I myself have done it and have been bitten.. In the US we...

don't SIR me! :LOL: ,, and i wish i was very wrong about some of it

1: I concur with gringeltaube .. You could get creases / overlaps when you assemble it, which will create friction "sores" and could eventually fail.. It does depends on how far "off" the tube is, the type of use or speed it will see, and the thickness of the tube.. This is true with any...

If you can't find any kits avail, you can always install the armor-up kits the army provided us to practice with in the 70's-80's. Sandbags on the floor and a flak jacket to sit on :smile: .. Definitely fits the 5-ton M39-series and M809-series.. I don't know whether they fit the...

Thanks! The only WW2 heavies I am familiar with are the LaFrance M1A1, CCKW, and M5H6's.. Grew up near a road-building outfit that ran them regularly from 1946-1975 and learned which was what by the time i was a teen.. I could also tell just by the sound of the engine, what was coming up the...

yep , sure do .. were there any 17" or 18" tires/cbt rims avail for WC's.. I'm not a WC expert, by far .. I have only seen two in my lifetime up close, and neither had the tires/rims seen in dad's pic

i was thinking same thing for same reasons.. Those are combat rims and the tires look taller than 900x16's

I have never seen it with his things.. Perhaps he souvenired it when he went home

All are of the same jeep .. Note rivets and other features, doesn't fit so well around the lower front door openings .. Perhaps homemade? What do you think? Below: Apparently dad needs to check spare tire lugnuts .. Pranksters at the shop! Saar kaserne, Munich 1947 below: Murch and...

My father with a dodge in 1947.. Solln area of Munich, Bavaria.. The patch is "ETO-Advanced Base.." At this point of his 3 years there, he was with "HQ & Supply Troop" and no longer wore a 2nd Constabulary Bde patch. Note the high-top canvas , he was hauling food packages for an orphanage...

my father took these Archer, Ichkoff, and unknown .. All had served under the 3rd army during the push into Germany... They were retained for occupation duty Below: Saar Kaserne motor pool, Munchen .. Name is Kawahara, 50/50 japanese-hawaiian.. Enlisted in Hawaii , sent to ETO ...

More like truly gritty !! It's rarely clean... It's just a good workhorse ... I have to admit I have a soft spot for clean M38A1's ... My A1 is in sad shape, half torn apart for decades now.. And my M38"A5" sits in a shed ignored, while the tires slowly fall apart :(

I always vote for someone else's stuff if it's nicer than mine !! ;)