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Welcome to the ward. Buying two M35’s right off the bat tells me that you are sick enough to belong here and I can tell you, you will fit right in! Glad you found the best site that serves our hobby... You are already getting some great advice from very knowledgeable folks.

Well I can tell you I NEVER dropped a screw or bolt or nut or clip or anything into something I had to spend hours to retrieve. Nope, not me...😜

What is wrong with it? How many miles are on it? I bought a 1983 M900 series 5 ton truck that sat in a depot for 8 years after being reset at Red River. Put in new batteries and drove 1,000 miles home. Once all the 8 year old fuel was burned, it ran like new. It had 5,000 miles on it. These...

Sounds to me like gpw22 is your power steering system... :tank:

I think the best advice for anyone getting into this hobby is buy a place with a long driveway... As time goes on, this will make perfect sense.

The last time my M934 had four batteries they were all dead and beyond taking a charge. I run two batteries. My truck sits way more than it should. I installed a 24 volt battery tender and leave it plugged in all the time. I live in Michigan so I installed a block heater. When the temp goes...

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This is one some friends and I turned into a chuck wagon. It has a griddle, stove, water heater ( turkey burner and pot), pizza oven, two large coolers, two 20 lb propane tanks, five 5 gal water cans, plus all the cooking and serving utensils. All of this packs up in/on the trailer.

This a great restoration! I love to see a good truck find a good home.

Nice project! Looking forward to watching your progress.

You bought from a good place!

When I park my MV’s I put plywood down so the tires don’t sit on gravel or concrete. I’m a bit sensitive about the tires. I had to replace all ten on the 934 not because they were dry rotted but because they had flat spots that I just could not fix. Buying 10 radial tires at one time will set...

I would hang it in my kitchen... Our local affiliate, Military Vehicle Collectors Club of Michigan, prints one every year. We sell them as a small fund raiser. They are nice to look at each month. If you do a calendar, what kind of price could we expect?

Yes, that would be nice and light too. I made mine with 1/4” plywood. I also covered the door windows. Sun light is very hard on our vehicles when they have to sit outside. I put UV block on the tires as well. When we drove my M934 home from fort Reilly, we started out with a steering wheel...

I made some window shades to keep the sun out of my cab. It might look a little like towmater...;)

Here is where I bought my NOS wheel... https://www.bigmikesmotorpool.com/collections/5-ton-parts/steering-and-suspension-parts

This is a good solution. By the time you find and buy the parts you will find they aren’t making much on the labor to build these...

Take a look at this... https://www.xm381.com/Civi_to_Mil_Info.html These folks have a “ plug and play” adaptor. I bought one to connect a military vehicle to a 12 volt trailer and it works just fine . They also make units to go the other way.

Why not rent a UHaul car hauler trailer. It would cost a bit more but you can better secure your “new” trailer and it won’t bounce nearly as much. I think your ride quality while returning home would be worth the extra rent fee and it might be a lot safer.

All M series vehicles, including trailers, are 24 volt unless someone coverts them to 12 volt. Your trailer may just have 12 volt bulbs on the tail lights. You can purchase LED tail lights that will work on 12 or 24 volts. I left the stock 24 volt tail lights on mine so I could tow it with M37...