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  1. J

    Picking up an M816, new to the 5tons

    I've got a 1970 816 great trucks , decent drains on the bottom of the tank depending on how old the fuel and if there's a ton of water in it. Pretty hardy set up
  2. J

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - March VOTE HERE!

    Both our wreckers have a gentle reminder about your toes. Thanks to our stencil maker and my girls imaginations
  3. J

    Lug Nut Size for M101 A1 Trailer

    5 bolt M-37 style wheel on the 3/4 ton trailer, 6 lug M-35 style wheel on the 1.5 ton version like the M-105
  4. J

    Steel Soldiers MV of the month 2024 - March VOTE HERE!

    This 1970 XM816 was brought to life a couple years ago after sitting for 6-8 years in the weeds. It was originally od green, tri color camo applied, and lastly desert sand color. Got running, cleaned, painted, used it around our area including dragging home our newest project M-51 dump truck 70+...
  5. J

    MV of the month March 2024

    I'll throw one in. In primer and in paint my 816
  6. J

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    No alignment collar of any kind they are 1.5" outside I've had a couple off of the 105 when we went to Kentucky to get the gen set on the 200 so we had some spare tires for the trip but completely forget if they're all standard right hand threads and the pics I took today were both the same side
  7. J

    M56B1 questions

    Working on the M116 pioneer trailer frame today and waiting for paint to dry we tore into the front of the M56-B1 to check out how much rust has eaten the fenders. Found the US ARMY on the hood but no numbers yet
  8. J

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Here are the nuts that are on my 105a3 and 200 generator trailer
  9. J

    Does the m800 use the same caging bolts as an fmtv

    Pretty decent looking truck, hopefully you guys can get it going and stopping on its own soon. And glad you found a towing company that knew and understood the task at hand and probably even brought back some memories and spark for those operators
  10. J

    What did you do to your trailer today.

    116 trailer in the shop today in primer , putting together the pioneer trailer soon hopefully
  11. J

    Does the m800 use the same caging bolts as an fmtv

    Air over hydraulic brakes on 800 series truck
  12. J

    Introduction and pictures

    Welcome my friend, great group of guys here. Nice looking project. Lots of parts available vintage power wagons and eBay have been my go-to working on mine
  13. J

    Continental R6602

    I'm not sure the make but here's one I took some pics of a couple years ago when I was looking at a m-62 gasser wrecker when I was building mine
  14. J

    Continental 6602 engines

    I went through and painted my 816 in 2022 and did the m-62 in 2023 they kinda look alike when quickly going through pictures to post from my phone. I love the way the m-62 runs and sounds we got it from military auction in 1996 or so when I was about 15 and about 15 years ago it started getting...
  15. J

    Continental 6602 engines

    Sorry wrong truck that's the 816 dragging the m51 last fall. Here's some pictures of the m-62 in use at the Portland military show in Portland Indiana 2023
  16. J

    Continental 6602 engines

    Portrayal press has it for $49 on the their website
  17. J

    M818 no crank

    My 816 had a bad ground at the frame last summer
  18. J

    M56B1 questions

    Here's the written manual I got from portrayal press for under $20
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