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I bought two M149A2 buffalos from a GSA auction here Florida and one has a bastard tank on it where boards had to be used to elevate the outlets to make it functional for the faucet assemblies. I have photos in her somewhere and looking for someone who might be able to I.D. the tank. U was...
I have an April 1974 copy of FM 10-16 that came with my deuce when I bought it locally. Not sure if this one is in the "library" but I will be happy to provide pages from the book in the event any of the members want them. I just scanned the cover and table of contents for now.
Boostedagain, those are awesome photos! I wish they could have been videos to show the action as Greg's truck was pulled down the canal. It was great to see photos taken from the opposite side of the ditch. Lavarok will be proud!
KENNY!!!!!!
You were nice enough to lend Greg the towing strap which we did not use in the recovery. The winch cable did all the work even though the winch quit working right when the pulling started. I would have taken my deuce but I have brake and radiator issues at present. If we would...
What a day! Lavarok and I assisted in the recovery of a fellow member's winch truck from a local drainage canal which proved to be anything but simple. I'll post a link to Part 2 of the three videos that I made during the process of getting the truck topside again. I think we should have...
As a fellow M149A2 owner I want to congratulate you one your acquisition of the Water buffalo. I have one complete M149A2, one M149A2 minus the tank and one M149 that has a tank but I know it is not the correct tank for the trailer. For some reason I have always wanted one of these after...
Glad that Lavarok chimed in because he is amazing when it comes to troubleshooting. His M1010 heater will run you out of the truck it works so well! I would love to get one of them to heat my garage for my cats!
My buddy Lavarok had that same problem and found a fuel shutoff valve somewhere under the truck by the heater or in where the heater is located. Once he turned that on, the heater worked fine and it sure puts out the heat too!
Thanks to all who responded to this thread. I guess what I have is something specifically designed for a special purpose. I was kind of hoping it would be one that would fit an M37. Back when I acquired this a few M37s were still in use at Patrick AFB. Can you imagine trying to find the...
Steelandcanvas, I'll definitely look into the model 12117 units next time I am over at Northern. Not sure if my 6TLs have sufphated plates but they probably do. Most battery failures are because of that problem. Thanks for the info!
SPEDDMON!!!! Actually it IS related because I have been trying to find a use for these things and just happen to have an old Sears buzz box in my garage. Show me whatever you have in regards to converting AC to DC! Do you still have your Lube Trailer?
For several days now I have had one of my Interstate 6TLs charging with a schumaker 1.5A Battery Maintainer units that never seems to move from the charging mode to the fully charged mode. At least two of the cells in this battery are weeping electrolyte and it appears that the other cells...
I just typed out a nice long reply to two of the members who added comments to my thread and when I went to post the reply I had to "sign in" again which resulted in the loss of everything that I wrote. This has happened before and normally I copy the text so that I can paste it back in the...
Thanks so much for the reply and advice regarding the use of the power supply. I recently had one of those Harbor Freight (HF) "float chargers" go bad (the transformer overheated and died). I needed a float charger right away so I cut the little in-line regulator box off of the HF charger and...
I just came across a power supply that I have had in storage for years and decided to wire it up to see if it works. I got this back when I was assigned to the USAF Hospital Homestead, Homestead AFB Florida back in the early 80's At the time they were renovating the biomedical laboratory and...
Interior light finished!
Finished wiring the light today and took Lavarok's advice by pulling the visor off to make it easier to thread the wire over to the driver's side of the truck. I had previously bought some male to male military wires which were about two feet long. I cut one of...
Here's two of them on Ebay - the one for $25.00 is the same person I bought mine for. Hope this helps.
APC Dome Light UFIX Military Vehicle 24V - eBay (item 360318617945 end time Dec-11-10 08:53:40 PST)
Military M151 M37 M715 M35 M998 RAT ROD DOME LIGHT USED - eBay (item 270582137174 end time...
Thanks Jay! I appreciate the reply. With the exception of the missing gear and the shaft that it rides on this thing seems to be in perfect mechanical shape. It might just fit a 205 transfer case so I am checking that possibility. It came from Patrick Air Force Base Florida way back in the...