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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
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+...
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
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
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
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
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...
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