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M-135 videos
Hello everyone, just getting things set up here, hope you enjoy them and I'll keep posting as I get them made.
https://youtu.be/jsOm8wZ4-hY
M-135 and other stuff
Hello everyone, just getting things done here, did some travelling today and stopped by to see the former owners son that had the old M-211 pole setter truck and see if I could get a phone number to the current owner. In the process this guy showed me a Volvo Laplander 4x4...
Latest m135
Got back ok, have video's of the whole thing plus a quick look at the truck as parked in the yard underneath looking at the transmission. Been busy with company so can't post things just yet. But soon.
Build date.
Hello everybody, got some great news today, I went back to talk to the deuce owner, and was able to make a deal to buy the truck. Also included in the deal was a fresh rebuilt water pump, which was why he stopped running it. The numbers on the frame had me thrown for awhile, but...
Found another truck
Was out enjoying the beautiful weather today, and stopped to check out a truck I spotted last year. The owner wasn't around, but his buddy was and he allowed me access to the truck and even allowed me to take a few pictures. I was stumped when I saw THREE pedals on the...
Original cab for the F.W.D fire truck.
I know I put some of these up here before, but just wanted to show again how good the cab looked. This is as it was, no new paint or body work. Just taken off my chassis, and plopped down on a Dodge 3/4 ton chassis with a Cummins Turbo Diesel engine...
"What is that?"
It is an old corner mount Pitman Polecat 650 material handler.(1973 or so) It's digger part was removed long before I started working on booms, and last year the truck it was mounted on was re-purposed for something else. So this was too old, no parts available, not worth it...
Needle valves
Here is a side by side comparison of the old (plastic) and "new" (salvaged) needles.
I removed the just the damper spring from the steel one, and set the float height by having the ign switch in the on position, and removing the ground on the battery on the driver side. With...
I don't see the same tool bar as you have, so I gave it a shot, but don't worry, you have helped a lot. I will have to remember to point stuff out in the future, so it's a learning curve.
Arrow's
O.K, I'll giv'r a shot.... I forgot to show the arrow pointing to where my house is in this picture, BUT this shot was taken from Dalhousie Mtn last summer, and shows the Restigouche River in the background.
Just so you know, I did a boo boo. BUT, in my typical way of screwing up, I...
You know what the sad part is? That truck really only needed a battery and gas to run. It was scrapped for the cab and front clip. I got it just before it was going to be smashed apart for the brass in the fire pump (1500 pounds of brass ). The guy at the yard didn't sort of trust me to give...
Guess what? MORE STUFF COMING HOME!!!
This was what I did today, digging out stuff buried deep. The Mil water tank is banged up but salvagable, and the boom, is a Pitman Polecat 650. (1973) I inspect and repair all sorts of booms, and this was removed from a 1990- chassis. I have a use for...